Pressure to bar Chinese firms from power contracts
New Delhi: The government is under pressure to bar Chinese firms from participating in contracts in the sensitive power sector,...
Trial by media a matter of concern, say legal luminaries
The first edition of the Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture Series was organised on Saturday by the ITV Network’s English news...
RSS wants to go ‘soft’ on population control issue
‘Measures to control population should be implemented with a soft hand’. New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) wants...
India among nations with hypersonic missile tech
New Delhi: India has joined the elite club of countries having the ability to develop hypersonic missiles which can travel...
India doubles steel export, China major buyer
New Delhi: India’s export of finished steel grew over two-fold between April and July this year, while import of such...
Sowing of Kharif crops touches new record
New Delhi: Even as the Centre is making all-out efforts to bring the economy on track in the aftermath of...
Non-BJP states oppose coal auction for commercial mining
‘38 blocks will go for auction, instead of the 41 mines announced earlier’. New Delhi: The Centre is facing...
Pressure on Centre, RBI over loan moratorium
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the matter on 1 September. NEW DELHI: Pressure is mounting on the...
EPFO’s subscribers rose by 8 lakh in 2020-21 first quarter
NEW DELHI: More than 8 lakh subscribers of the EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation) were added during the first quarter...
Railways working to be self-sufficient in power needs
New Delhi: The Indian Railways is working out a mega plan for becoming “Atma-Nirbhar” (self-sufficient) for its power needs, going...
Talks on third foundational military pact with U.S. soon
A country needs to sign three pacts to get cutting-edge weapons from the US. New Delhi: The issue of...
‘Centre ready as India’s Covid vaccine may arrive early’
New Delhi: The Centre is ready for the smooth distribution of Covid-19 vaccine in case it is ready before December....
Parliament session will see Covid-related safety measures
New Delhi: The upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, likely to start from the second week of September, may see several...
Undersea cable gives Andaman & Nicobar strategic heft
The network from Chennai to Port Blair could be the first step for India to set up an alternative to...
PM’s I-Day speech gives mega push to infrastructure
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech on Saturday provided a new direction for India by giving a...
Centre readies plan for smooth distribution of Covid vaccine
Tracking of the vaccination process will focus on last mile delivery. Some experts believe that India may have a vaccine...
Centre helping JNU improve its infrastructure
New Delhi: The Centre is providing full assistance to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to improve its infrastructure, including student...
AICTE-linked bodies see over 1.53 lakh seats reduced
Effectively, seats of pharmacy and architecture have not been reduced, but taken over by their respective regulatory bodies. New...
Lord Ram belongs to all Indians: Arif M. Khan
‘What is happening in Ayodhya is not an event related to one religion. The overwhelming number of Indians who otherwise...
India’s passport power improves by 24 ranks in 5 years
New Delhi: India’s passport power has improved by 24 ranks in the last five years because of the liberalisation of its...
Chinese envoy ‘meddling’ in Nepal politics
New Delhi: Even as Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli struggles hard to retain power, Chinese Ambassador to the country...
Coal imports drop by 30% in April-June period
As part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign, the Centre plans to reduce coal imports to zero. New Delhi: India’s...
Over 3,500 register for Covaxin trial at AIIMS
New Delhi: Over 3,500 volunteers have registered themselves for the trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)...
Talked to Nitish Kumar, I may join JDU: Chandrika Rai
NDA will come back to power with a thumping majority in Bihar, says Rai, who parted ways with Lalu recently....
