Govt okays 12 new SSB battalions for Nepal, Bhutan borders

The government has sanctioned a dozen fresh SSB battalions, comprising over 13,000 personnel for the Nepal and Bhutan borders guarding force, to "fortify" defences along these fronts including the......

Migrants pelt stones on MP-Maha border

Demanding food and transportation, hundreds of migrant workers on Thursday pelted stones near Sendhwa on the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border. Image used for representational purposes only.......

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

A Paytm employee in Gurgaon has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, advising its employees to work from home for the next couple of days. With......

PM to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor on Nov 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor to Sri Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on November 8, Union minister Harsimrat Badal said. Modi will inaugurate the......

Parking woes hit India's border trade with Bangladesh

While the Bongaon municipality accommodates 1,200 trucks, the rest are at the mercy of private parking lots, where contractors charge an upfront fee of about Rs 4,000 per day. Two-hour parking......

Why it is important for the RBI to arrest rupee fall

If the rupee continues to slide from Rs 60 level, it will have a negative impact on the country's fiscal deficit. Is the rupee fairly valued? Should the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allow it to......

India is the world's third largest economy: World Bank

In a matter of six years, India emerged as the world's third-largest economy in 2011 from being the 10th largest in 2005, moving ahead of Japan, while the US remained the largest economy......

TERI offers innovative solutions in UP village

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) led by R K Pachauri on Wednesday has commissioned a solar micro-grid connection (SMG) in Tanda village of Jagdishpur block (about 80 km from Lucknow) in......