Amid the ongoing controversy in the Unnao and Kathua gangrape cases, Congress president Rahul Gandhi is set to hold a candlelight protest at Delhi’s India Gate on Thursday midnight. Asking his followers on Twitter to join him in a ‘silent and peaceful’ vigil, the Congress chief will protest against violence against women and demand justice … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday took another swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence over the Unnao and Kathua gang-rape cases. “Mr Prime Minister, your silence is unacceptable.1.What do YOU think about the growing violence against women & children?2. Why are accused rapists and murderers protected by the state? India is waiting,” … Read more
New Delhi: Citing continuing support to cross-border terrorism from Pakistan, India said today it was difficult to proceed with the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) initiative under current circumstances. The issue of organising the SAARC Summit came up for discussion during a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K … Read more
NEW DELHI: The NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched a baseline ranking mechanism under which 101 most underdeveloped districts of the country which have been termed as ‘aspirational’ would be competing with each other in terms of performance. As per the baseline ranking, Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh is ranked highest with score of 48.13 per cent … Read more
India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and mechanical engineering industry strives to apply cutting-edge technology, produce high-quality products up to international standards, and further participate in the global value chain. To make this initiative more meaningful and impactful, Switzerland-based Scientist Dr. Rajendra Joshi and his wife Mrs. Ursula Joshi (RU J Group) have set-up India’s first of … Read more
New Delhi: China on Monday promised to address the issue of its massive trade surplus with India and work towards a more balanced trade relationship, while urging greater focus on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations at a time of increasing protectionist trends globally. This was stated in an Indian Commerce Ministry release following … Read more
BEIJING: India is a brother, but China is like a long lost cousin found, Maldives Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal has said, asserting that his country would push ahead with Chinese projects despite New Delhi’s concerns. The Maldives will further embrace Chinese investment but is aware it risks getting caught between China and India, Faisal … Read more