India
Centre Doing Little To Rein In Middlemen In Farm Sector: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Centre of intimidating the people and said that it fails to stand with them during a crisis. Addressing a farmers' rally in the Hooghly district over the phone, Banerjee said the BJP ne...
Trump Team Says Dems Eroding Trust In Vaccine
Washington, Sep 16 (AP) President Donald Trump's campaign is accusing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris of seeking to undermine public confidence in a coronavirus vaccine. On a call for reporters Wednesday hosted by the campaign, Trump surrogate and Ohio Rep...
49 Fresh Cases Take Sikkim's COVID-19 Tally To 2,221
Sikkim reported 49 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the Himalayan state to 2,221, an official said on Wednesday. East Sikkim registered 38 fresh cases, followed by five each in North and South Sikkim and one in West Sikkim, state Information Educ...
Fraud-hit PMC Banks Approaches Banks Over Possible Merger, Reveals Report
The bulk of PMC's loan book was found to be disbursed to one Indian real estate company, HDIL, and an RBI-appointed administrator, Jai Bhagwan Bhoria, has been trying to recover the dues in a bid to rescue the lender.
5 Cases of Illegal Transfer of Defence Land in last 3 Years Being Probed: Shripad Naik in Parliament
In two cases pertaining to Haryana's Narnaud Hisar (area 29.99 acres) and one pertaining to Punjab's Muktsar, (area 6.05 acres), the respective state governments claimed the defence land.
Indian and Chinese NSAs to Attend BRICS Virtual Meeting Tomorrow Chaired by Russia
The agenda of the meeting comprises challenges and threats to global, regional and national security in today’s world.
Ban on Export of PPE Kits, Hydroxychloroquine, Sanitiser and Masks Lifted as Domestic Production Rises
In a statement, the Commerce Ministry said that export of diagnostic kits and N-95 and FFP2 masks is restricted, with only a limited monthly quota being allowed to be shipped overseas.
SC Says Centre Approved Use of Remdesivir and Fabiparivir to Treat Coronavirus Patients
The top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and selling these two medicines for treating COVID-19 patients allegedly without valid licences.
Centre in SC Favours Time Bound Trial of Pending Cases Against Lawmakers
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that these cases "must reach their logical conclusion within a time bound manner" and if any central agency (like CBI or ED) is not proceeding with the matter despite there being no stay then he would take up...
News18 Afternoon Digest: Govt Says No Infiltration at China Border; 100-200 'Warning Shots' Fired at Pangong and Apple Launch Event
These are the top stories we are covering right now: Home ministry tells Parliament there has been no infiltration along Indo-China border in six months; Indian and Chinese soldiers fired 100-200 rounds of 'warning shots' on North Bank of Pangong Lake in...
Social Distancing Globally Won't Help Combat COVID-19; World Needs Multilateralism: UNGA Prez
Social distancing at the global level will not help as no country could combat COVID-19 alone, President of the UN General Assembly's 75th session Volkan Bozkir has said, asserting that multilateralism is the panacea to all the problems in the world. Boz...
Unlocking, Norm Violations to Blame for Covid-19 Spike, Says Maharashtra Min Rajesh Tope
He said the state government is taking all possible measures to bring down the cases in Maharashtra, where the COVID-19 tally has crossed the 11.21-lakh mark.
Power Ministry Begins Process to Set Up Rs 2,000 Crore Joint Venture for Rollout of Smart Metres
The joint venture would have four promoters, NTPC Ltd, REC Ltd, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power.
Major Unwed Daughter with No Abnormality Cannot Claim Maintenance, Supreme Court Rules
The bench noted that Section 20(3) of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 cast a statutory obligation of a Hindu to maintain his or her daughter, who is unmarried and is unable to maintain herself out of her own earnings or other property.
Apple Launches Virtual Fitness Service, Apple One Subscription Bundle, New Watches
Apple Inc on Tuesday introduced a new Apple Watch Series 6 that monitors blood oxygen for $399 and a lowercost Apple Watch SE for $279, kicking off a product lineup for a holiday shopping season that will be unlike any other due to COVID19.
India Has One of the Better Air Safety Indicators in the World: Hardeep Singh Puri
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India have taken positive steps to further strengthen the aviation safety infrastructure in the country, he added.