New Delhi:  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the proposed Health and National Security Cess will be levied only on demerit goods, like pan masala, and not on essential...

Beijing:  India has pitched for boosting its tea exports to China, where varieties such as Darjeeling and Masala tea have been gaining popularity among consumers traditionally inclined towards green tea....

New Delhi:  A depreciating rupee will help exporters and the IT sector, but make imports costlier, thus fuelling inflation, according to experts. As the rupee plunged below 90-mark to a...

New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has directed drug licensing authorities in all states and Union territories to ensure that a designated Quick Response (QR) code and toll-free...

New Delhi:  A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the NIA custody of Jasir Bilal Wani, a key accused in the Red Fort blast case, by seven days. Wani was produced...

New Delhi:  The government on Wednesday withdrew its directive requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run cybersecurity application on all new devices, as it moved to quell rising concerns that...

Jammu:  Praising the contribution of Village Defence Guards (VDGs), Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday said the force would not hesitate to induct them in...

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to brief all political parties on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to address lingering concerns and...

Jammu:  Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohita Sharma on Wednesday reviewed security in Kathua, a district on the Jammu and Kashmir border. She directed police to keep a close watch...

Jammu:  A traffic management plan was finalised on Wednesday to ensure two-way movement on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway amid construction work of a new flyover in Ramban district, an...