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Govt replaces Essentiality Certificate with self-certification for opening private schools

India, July 19 -- The Delhi Government on Saturday approved replacing the mandatory "Essentiality Certificate" required for opening private schools with a self-certification system, saying the move wi... Read More


Temperature drops slightly in Capital, IMD predicts light rain on Sunday

India, July 19 -- The national Capital saw a slight decrease in the maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday. A yellow alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Sunda... Read More


Indian-origin woman sentenced to 2 years for fraud in UK

India, July 19 -- An Indian-origin woman, who pleaded guilty to fraud over illegally obtaining five loans being offered by the state to support businesses at the height of the Covid pandemic, has been... Read More


Rebels attack army convoy, killing scores of soldiers in Mali

India, July 19 -- Jihadi militants and a separatist group ambushed a Malian army convoy in the country's hard-hit north on Saturday, resulting in the killing or capture of scores of soldiers, the rebe... Read More


9 killed, over 60 wounded in Ukrainian attack on Russian

India, July 19 -- Nine people were killed and more than 60 others were wounded in Russia by overnight Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian officials said on Saturday. Kyiv's forces are continuing their r... Read More


US lawmaker seeks review of arms sales to India

India, July 19 -- A US lawmaker and national security experts have urged Congress to review arms sales to India over alleged transnational repression during a briefing at the Capitol Hill. Congressma... Read More


US advocacy groups express solidarity with Wangchuk

India, July 19 -- Activists from the US-based advocacy groups gathered to express solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in the examin... Read More


UN experts express concern over detention of five indigenous rights activists in Assam

India, July 19 -- A group of UN experts has expressed concern over the detention of five indigenous human rights activists in Assam, saying the charges against them could undermine the legitimate work... Read More


PNB signs MoU with Digital India BHASHINI for multilingual AI banking

India, July 18 -- Punjab National Bank (PNB), one of India's leading public sector banks, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) at its Corporate Of... Read More


India's forex kitty jumps $964 million to $675.15 billion

India, July 18 -- India's forex reserves jumped $964 million to $675.157 billion in the week ended July 10, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had jumpe... Read More