New Delhi, May 29 Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday made it clear that the government will not allow any bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan till the time “cross-border terrorism” does not stop. The minister’s firm statement comes on a day the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board areRead More

New Delhi, May 29 Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said it was “preposterous” to suggest that any member of his family could influence six secretaries of the central government who were part of the FIPB. Rebutting allegations that his son Karti had influenced the decisions of the now-defunctRead More

New Delhi, May 27 Sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain of misappropriating health funds and claimed three health scams, including one involving Rs 300 crore. Mishra said three big scams were perpetrated in the health sector by theRead More

Srinagar, May 27 Eight militants, including a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander and close aide of Burhan Wani, were killed in two different operations across Kashmir since late Friday evening.Police sources said Sabzar Ahmad, alias Sahbeh Don, and his associate were killed in a fierce gunfight at Saimoh village of TralRead More

New Delhi, May 27,A $500-million line of credit (LoC) from India to Mauritius is among four agreements signed by the two countries following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth here on Saturday. “#IndiaMauritius – New Vistas for a Futuristic Partnership,” External AffairsRead More

Kushinagar, May 27 In a bizarre move, the district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar asked the residents to have a bath before attending a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath so that they “don’t stink”. To ensure the instructions were followed, soaps, shampoos and perfumes were distributed among the villagers.Read More

New Delhi, May 27 An Indian Navy ship with relief materials reached Colombo on Saturday as the death toll from the worst floods since 2003 in Sri Lanka climbed to 100 and authorities warned of more rains.The Disaster Management Centre issued an urgent evacuation warning for residents living along theRead More

New Delhi, May 27 Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday left for strife-torn Saharanpur, but district authorities said he would be stopped at the border. Party sources said Rahul left for Shabbirpur village, the centre of the caste-based violence in the district, by road this morning after meeting Congress presidentRead More

Dibrugarh, May 26 Marking the third anniversary of the NDA government at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the country’s longest river bridge — the Dhola-Sadiya Bridge over the Brahmaputra river in Assam — and dedicated it to the people of the nation. The 9.15 km longRead More

New Delhi,The government’s surprise announcement that solar photovoltaic cells and modules will attract a levy of 18 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime that comes into force on July 1 caught the industry unawares, but experts said it was unlikely to have any lasting impact onRead More