Situation at LAC in eastern Ladakh very fragile, dangerous: Jaishankar

The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh remains “very fragile” and “quite dangerous” in terms of military assessment, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, in a significant choice of words that underlines...

Ukraine issue splits G20 ministers, joint statement eludes meet

The G20 foreign ministers' meeting ended with a chair summary and outcome document rather than a joint communique, as foreign minister S Jaishankar put it, extremely polarised views on the Ukraine issue, even though there was significant "meeting...

Isro hits another milestone as SSLV puts 3 satellites in space

With the successful launch of the SSLV-D2, Isro's newest and smallest commercial rocket, the SSLV, joined the market for small satellite launch services globally. After failing to successfully orbit the satellites during its initial flight on...

India's defence sector ready for big leap, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during the inauguration of Aero India's 14th edition that India's defence exports are on track to more than triple from the present $1. 5 billion to $5 billion by 2024–25, which is building a path from being...

TMC stands for 'terror, mafia, corruption': Nadda

Kolkata: Launching a frontal attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led regime in Bengal, BJP national president J P Nadda said that the time has come to bid farewell to the jungle raj of the TMC, which stands for ’Terror, Mafia, Corruption’.

Encroachment row: Didi gives Amartya Sen land deed

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land record documents of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to the celebrated economist, dismissing the claims of the current Visva-Bharati dispensation that he was illegally...

Vibrant Gujarat roadshow held in Mumbai

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani held a roadshow in Mumbai on November 26, for the ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019

Manchester airport delivers major boost to north with new Mumbai connection

Jet Airways’ five-times-a-week service from Manchester to Mumbai took for the first time this morning, at a celebration attended by Aviation Minister, Baroness Liz Sugg and hundreds of guests from across the region.

The prime accused in the solar panel scam in Kerala has claimed to possess video clippings in which six politicians, including Chief Minister Oommen Chandy talking to his partner Saritha Nair and “engaging in wrong situations”.

Andhra Pradesh government has announced Rs 500,000 ex-gratia to kin of each of the five victims, who died after consuming spurious liquor in the city, also ordering a magisterial inquiry into the matter.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed visit to Moscow, a veteran sports journalist and grandnephew of Subhash Chandra Bose, Ashis Ray, released a set of documents in London on Monday evening, that he claims are part of the classified...

Faced with a fresh controversy, just after Maggi noodles hit the market, much to the consumer's delight, Nestle's Pasta has now landed in a soup after its samples, tested at Uttar Pradesh government-owned food testing laboratory, were found...



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