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Asking nations to shun negativism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a strong pitch for a positive agenda to tackle climate change in his talks with US President Barack Obama who said India’s leadership at the Paris conference will set the tone for decades to come. “President and I share an uncompromising commitment on climate […]
today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his barbs at the party in the US, saying they were “ashamed” of his behaviour on foreign soil. “Listening to the Prime Minister’s speech I am ashamed. Indian PM after going to California is making fun of his countrymen and and is only praising himself,” Congress […]
Google will soon help India set up base for free Wi-Fi at 500 railway stations while Microsoft will take low-cost broadband technology to some five lakh villages across that country as part of five key announcements made during the meeting the US top tech titans had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the who’s who […]
The death toll of Indian pilgrims in last week’s horrific stampede during Haj rose to 35 today as authorities identified 13 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. “Unfortunately, there are six more Indians taking the toll to 35,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted. […]
On September 24, U.S. Consul General Tom Vajda and Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum Honorary Director and Managing Trustee Tasneem Zakaria Mehta jointly launched the “Kindred Nations: The United States and India, 1783-1947”exhibit at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai. Kindred Nations showcases U.S.-India relations over the past two centuries through historical images gathered […]
On Thursday, to satisfy Patidar agitation for OBC status and reservation benefits, the Gujarat CM on behalf of Gujarat government announced the Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana (MYSY). The package offers scholarship for students and age limit relaxation for government jobs, irrespective of caste, for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) with annual income limit of Rs 4.5 […]
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was today appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya. The announcement of Ganguly was made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in presence of senior CAB officials and […]
Two Indians, including a woman, were among at least 717 people killed and over 860 others injured in a stampede today when Haj pilgrims jostled their way to perform symbolic stoning of the devil here, marking the culmination of the annual pilgrimage. At least two Indian pilgrims were among the injured in the tragedy, the […]
The Narendra Modi government has made way for enactment of a controversial anti-terrorism legislation passed by Gujarat which was thrice rejected by its predecessor United Progressive Alliance.Home ministry has cleared the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime ( GCTOC) Bill, 2015 — which has been hanging fire since Modi first introduced it in 2001 […]
Today Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao rejected Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s plea to cancel jail term in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts.The petition by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju seeking pardon for the actor has been rejected exactly after two-and-a-half years. The 56-year-old actor, on parole after he cited his daughter […]
