Driving Naari Programme launched in ChandigarhPunjab farmers reaping benefits of Mann Government’s crop diversification initiativesPunjab and Kerala Join Hands to Address NRI ConcernsMacron refuses French Prime Minister’s resignation after chaotic election resultsModi lands in Russia for first visit since Ukraine offensiveSaudi Arabia approves granting citizenship to global experts under Vision 2030Vigilance arrests Panchayat Secretary, former Sarpanch for embezzlement in Panchayat fundsHousing crisis in Canada forcing residents to move out of pricier cities: PollHistoric Milestone: Canada Appoints Its First Female Chief of DefenseVictory parade of T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team concludes in MumbaiMaximizing impact of Aadhar in PunjabAmritpal Singh to take oath as Khadoor Sahib MP on July 5
Wuhan, China’s first high-security biosafety laboratory will be ready for use by December, in a move hailed as a “crucial” moment in the fight against pathogens such as the Ebola virus, officials said. The facility, which has been under construction since July 2011, has been billed as the first inRead More
Yemen, Hundreds took to the streets of Yemen’s capital on Tuesday for the second protest this week demanding that Huthi rebels who seized control of Sanaa leave. The rebels overran the capital 10 days ago in a lightning offensive and have maintained a strong military presence, conducting patrols and manningRead More
New Delhi, Just two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in New York that Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders would get lifetime visas and be exempt from police reporting in India, his government has walked the talk and formally notified the two measures. The Union home ministry, inRead More
Washington, The US today broadbased its strategic ties with India by pledging to back New Delhi’s entry into elite nuclear clubs and as a permanent member of the reformed UN Security Council. In a joint statement issued at the end of the five-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi toRead More
Beijing,Taking stock of the “big picture,” following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-profile visit to the United States, China has arrived at the conclusion that India would not join Japan, Australia and the Philippines in an anti-Beijing coalition led by Washington. An article that appeared in the People’s Daily, the officialRead More
New Delhi, The stay on summons issued by a trial court against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald assets case was, on Wednesday, extended till November 3. The Delhi High Court adjourned the hearing on a petition moved by them against the trialRead More
New Delhi, India had cancelled the deal with AgustaWestland for 12 helicopters in January, citing a breach of integrity related to alleged corruption. That was then. But twenty months after it started probe into the Rs.3,600-crore chopper scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is yet to file a chargesheetRead More
New Delhi, Anant Geete, Shiv Sena’s lone member in the Union Cabinet, today said he will not resign as Heavy Industries Minister after his party decided to ontinue in NDA despite parting ways with BJP for Maharashtra polls. Asked whether he will resign, Geete said, “Certainly not”. “It (the alliance)Read More
Chandigarh, Congress, seeking a third term in a row in Haryana, on Wednesday released its election manifesto for the October 15 polls, attempting to woo farmers and other sections, even as Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda promised to put the state on higher growth trajectory. Seeking mandate in the nameRead More
New Delhi, Dawood Ibrahim, the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai blasts, and his financial network are now for the first time the target of india and the United States following their agreement to dismantle safe havens for terrorists and criminal networks, including those of the D-company. Prime Minister Narendra ModiRead More
