President Ram Nath Kovind on a state visit to Cuba offered floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Havana. President also visited the Biotechnology Centre and went to the historic Revolution Square in Havana. The President was accorded Guard of honour at the Revolution Palace. The President held a delegation level talks with … Read more
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is in Mongolia on a 3-day visit to further India’s relations with the Central Asian country and strengthen security cooperation. Mongolia is an important strategic partner for India. He attended the ground breaking ceremony of an oil refinery at Altanshiree Soum in Dor-no-gobi province with the Prime Minister of Mongolia, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Madhya Pradesh on a day’s visit on Saturday where he will unveil a bouquet of development projects for the state. In the first leg of his visit, PM will be in Rajgarh where he will dedicate the Mohanpura Dam Project to the nation. This project will facilitate irrigation … Read more
Jammu & Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has been holding a round of meetings since imposition of governor’s rule in the state to tighten administration and security in the state. Friday saw him hosting an all party meeting to take all political stakeholders on board where the next steps on J&K’s governance are concerned. The … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of Vanijya Bhawan at Delhi’s Akbar road. Once ready, the new building will house the Department of Commerce. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the construction of Vanijya Bhawan will be completed before December 2019. He added that earlier, construction pace was tardy, … Read more
At a very young age, Abbas has done something which many dream to do during their life. He lives in Assam’s Dibrugarh and owns a restaurant. He gives the entire credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Abbas says he was moved by PM’s speech in which he said that one should become employment generator and … Read more
Senior BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad has hit out at Congress leaders for undermining India’s sovereignty. He said that Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has insulted Indian Army by saying that Army is killing more civilians than terrorists. He asserted that Lashkar-e-Taiba endorses sentiments of Congress saying added that statements of their party leaders break the … Read more
Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday delivered a keynote speech at the high-level event ‘Climate, Peace and Security – The Time for Action’ in Brussels. Addressing the conference, she said stressed that these challenges are global in nature, and can be tackled only through global cooperation. The Minister also said that India is … Read more
Earlier, the DGP in a tweet informed about the gunning down of two terrorists but hours later he confirmed the report of four terrorists being killed. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Srigufwara area of the district in south Kashmir after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists. As the joint … Read more
Asian champions India have never won the Champions Trophy in its last 36 editions but will be hoping to claim the feat in the tournament’s last edition here. The best India has fared in the tournament was the runners-up finish at the 2016 event in London, losing to Australia in a shoot-out. Claiming the title … Read more
While import duty on walnut has been hiked to 120 per cent from 30 per cent, the same for shelled almond has been increased to Rs 120/kg from Rs 100/kg earlier. The import duty on chickpeas, Bengal gram (chana) and masur dal has been increased to 70 per cent from 30 per cent earlier, while … Read more
He said that Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has insulted Indian Army by saying that Army is killing more civilians than terrorists. He asserted that Lashkar-e-Taiba endorses sentiments of Congress saying added that statements of their party leaders break morale of forces & impinge upon security of country. Hitting out at Congress leader Saifuddin Soz’s … Read more
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the construction of Vanijya Bhawan will be completed before December 2019. He added that earlier, construction pace was tardy, but now construction is completed in a pre-determined time frame and full accountability is fixed. PM Modi also said that speedy completion of various works shows the … Read more
Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and manager Asanka Gurusinha have admitted to their role in team’s refusal to take the field during the second Test at St Lucia, the ICC said in a statement. Following their admission, the ICC appointed Michael Beloff QC as the Judicial Commissioner to hear the case to determine the appropriate sanction … Read more
Researchers at University of Bristol in the UK used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse aggregated and anonymised twitter content sampled every hour over the course of four years across 54 of the country’s largest cities to determine if our thinking modes change collectively. The, study published in the journal PLOS ONE, revealed different emotional and … Read more
Caffeine consumption has been associated with lower risks for multiple diseases, including type II diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, but the mechanism underlying these protective effects has been unclear. The study, published in the journal PLOS Biology, a protein called p27, known mainly as an inhibitor of the cell cycle, was present in mitochondria in … Read more
Earlier, the DGP in a tweet informed about the gunning down of two terrorists but hours later he confirmed the report of four terrorists being killed. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Srigufwara area of the district in south Kashmir after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists. As the joint … Read more
“Encounter at Khiram Srigufara on , two terrorists down, firing still continues. Unfortunate we lost one colleague of J&K Police,” Shesh Paul Vaid, DGP of J&K Police tweeted. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Srigufwara area of the district in south Kashmir after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists. … Read more
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Srigufwara area of the district in south Kashmir after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists. As the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot the hiding militants fired upon government forces triggering an encounter. The gunfight was going on when last reports … Read more
President Kovind arrived here yesterday on the last leg of his three-nation tour to Greece, Suriname and Cuba. Kovind along with India’s First Lady Savita Kovind paid tribute to the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the US. “Honoured to begin my state visit to Cuba by paying homage … Read more