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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur (PTI file image)

Uniform Civil Code a good step, open to implementing it in Himachal:...

In Himachal, the ruling BJP is facing a new challenger in AAP which had recently won the neighbouring state of Punjab

25 April 2022 1:05 PM IST

Sixty four per cent of capital outlays in the military budget of 2021 were earmarked for acquisitions of domestically produced arms. (Representational image: DC)

India's military spending 3rd highest in world after US, China:...

According to the Stockholm based institute, India's military spending was up by 0.9 per cent from 2020 and by 33 per...

25 April 2022 11:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a function to commemorate the annual Panchayati Raj, or grassroots democracy, Day in Palli village near Jammu, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP/Channi Anand)

PM Modi's mega infra boost in J&K, inaugurates Rs.20K cr projects

The Prime Minister said that he felt quite happy after e-inaugurating these projects 'as power sector is having huge...

25 April 2022 3:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards supporters during a rally on Panchayati Raj Day, at Palli in Samba district, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Union Minister Jitendra Singh and J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha is also seen. (PTI Photo)

Democracy to reach grassroots in J&K, youth to benefit, pledges PM...

Prime minister said that corruption is being crushed by the clean administration which has raised the confidence of...

25 April 2022 3:00 AM IST

A security officer patrols near the site of an attack in Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Three militants killed ahead of PM's visit; mysterious blast in Jammu

Jammu ADGP Mukesh Singh claimed that JeM militants were speaking to one another and others in Pashto, the official...

25 April 2022 1:16 AM IST

Ashish Mishra, accused in the Tikonia violence case, arrives at the Crime Branch office in Lakhimpur Kheri. (Photo: PTI)

Ashish Mishra surrenders in Lakhimpur court

The Supreme Court had cancelled the bail granted to Ashish Mishra and asked him to surrender in a week

25 April 2022 12:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the dedication of KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital at Bhuj in Gujarat, through a video conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Digital transactions worth Rs 20k cr seen daily in India: PM Modi

Modi said small online payments are helping build a big digital economy and many new fintech start-ups are coming up

24 April 2022 1:55 PM IST

Bulldozers being used to remove illegal structures during a joint anti-encroachment drive by NDMC, PWD, local bodies and the police, in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Complete breakdown of law & order: Chidambaram on bulldozer-enabled...

Chidambaram said secularism is part of the basic structure of the Constitution and it is a basic foundational value of...

24 April 2022 1:07 PM IST

A Border Security force (BSF) jawan stands guard near the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modis upcoming rally at Palli village of Samba district, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi to arrive in Palli hamlet of J-K amid tight security

A red alert has already been sounded in the Union Territory following the encounter on Friday near Sunjwan Army camp

24 April 2022 12:23 PM IST

ED attaches Rs 2,800 cr assets of Rana Kapoor, Wadhawan brothers under PMLA. (PTI Photo)

Forced to buy Rs.2 cr M F Husain painting from Priyanka Gandhi: Rana...

The sale proceeds were utilised by the Gandhi family for the medical treatment of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New...

24 April 2022 11:06 AM IST

A health worker inoculates a man with a booster dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination center in Hyderabad. (NOAH SEELAM / AFP)

Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 15,873

The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.59 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.54 per cent, according to...

24 April 2022 10:16 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during a function honouring the war heroes of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, in Guwahati, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Won't hesitate to cross border if terrorists target India from...

Singh said that the eastern boundary of the country was currently experiencing more peace and stability compared to the...

24 April 2022 7:56 AM IST