The staggered relaxations during the two-month-long nationwide lockdown did not have much of an impact on retail business and their businesses witnessed a severe contraction during the period, according to a survey by the Retailers Association of India (RAI). In a statement, RAI said that the business assessment for three months — March, April and […]
Military-level talks between India and China continued for de-escalation in the Galwan region of eastern Ladakh on Friday with top army commanders from both sides meeting to resolve the face-off. The fifth round of military-level talks took place even as the troop build-up continued on both sides, days after a slight retreat by both armies […]
The police in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district are probing the allegations of gang-rape, forced labour and under payment levelled by two Santhali tribal women from Jharkhand, an official said on Friday. “A Santhali tribal woman from Jharkhand has complained of being gang-raped by two middlemen from the district and also of being under paid for forced […]
Almost half of India’s population will not be able to survive more than a month without any job or income, just with the help of savings or family support. With a protracted lockdown and dismal economy, job losses are mounting and concerns are going up for families as to how long they can hold out. […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered the invoking of the National Security Act (NSA) against Noor Alam and Javed Siddiqui, the two main accused responsible for setting on fire some houses of Dalits in the Jaunpur district. The Chief Minister, on Wednesday, directed the concerned police officials to book all the accused […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to Tamil Nadu government on a news report claiming as many 35 children in a protection home near Chennai got infected by Covid-19. A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Krishna Murari and S. Ravindra Bhat said that 35 children have been infected with Covid-19 in […]
A massive negative impact on income due to the lockdown is driving households to a flight to safety towards public sector banks while a large number of Indians now feel their hopes of purchasing a home of their own would remain a dream, as per the latest IANS CVoter Economic Battery Wave survey. As the […]
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday once again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over the India-China stand-off. Gandhi has been demanding a statement on the current situation at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. “The Chinese have walked in and taken our territory in Ladakh. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is absolutely silent […]
The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday said that India and China have agreed to “peacefully resolve” the standoff in Ladakh in accordance with various bilateral agreements. The Ministry stressed that military and diplomatic dialogue will continue to resolve the situation in eastern Ladakh. “The two sides will continue the military and diplomatic engagements to […]
New Delhi Indian Army oldest artillery man Major (retd.) Gurdial Singh Jallanwalia, who fought four wars, including World War II and two wars against Pakistan, has passed away. He was 103. The war veteran breathed his last on May 21, a senior Indian Army officer said. Jallanwalia and 13 of his family members served in […]