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Funds for green cover used for iPhones, gadgets: CAG

Dehradun, Feb. 22 -- Funds meant for compensatory afforestation in Uttarakhand were diverted to buying iPhones, kitchen appliances, building renovation, even fighting court cases, the Comptroller and ... Read More


India, pak hold flag meeting at loC near poonch

Jammu, Feb. 22 -- Amid an increase in instances of cross-border firing, India and Pakistan on Friday held a flag meeting along the Line of Control (LoC) in Chakan da Bagh area of Poonch district, peop... Read More


After guv's appeal, arms surrendered in Manipur

Imphal, Feb. 22 -- The Manipur Police on Friday said a person has surrendered their weapons and combat gear, a day after governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla urged all communities to voluntarily surrender loote... Read More


Dhalla rejects claims of Indian meddling

India, Feb. 22 -- Indo-Canadian Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla condemned efforts to "discredit" her as "unacceptable" after Canadian media, citing unnamed party sources, alleged Indian inter... Read More


UK FTA talks set to restart; India may soften its stance on mobility

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- India and the UK are set to restart talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) after nearly a year, with a top British delegation arriving in New Delhi on Sunday. India is likely to... Read More


Govt plans highway toll discounts for regular users

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Highway tolls are eating into commuters' budgets, with costs rising year after year. Now, the government is weighing a plan to offer discounted toll passes that could bring relie... Read More


Pvt sector output surges on services boost; mfg falls

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- India's private sector output increased at the fastest pace in six months during February amid a quicker expansion in services activity, according to an HSBC flash survey release... Read More


Policy easing doesn't fuel outflows, hit rupee: MPC

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- Monetary policy committee (MPC) members acknowledged the need to give growth the much-needed impetus, while assuaging concerns about the impact of policy action on foreign exchange ... Read More


No need for Sebi to comment on small, mid-cap slump: Buch

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said on Friday that there was no need for the regulator to comment on the recent slump in mid- and small-... Read More


rss-linked body starts campaign to use 'bharat' instead of 'india'

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- The Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Friday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu seeking a constitutional amendment to renam... Read More