TDP celebrates 44th formation day with ‘cadre is the leader’ slogan
Amaravati, March 29 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party celebrated its 44th formation day on Sunday in a grand manner at the party’s central office with the slogan ‘cadre is the leader’, highlighting the priority the party accords to its cadre. TDP national president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, while addressing the party […]
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu has no moral right to run TDP, says NTR’s wife
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) General Secretary, Nandamuri Lakshmi Parvathi, said on Sunday that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has no moral right to run the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Lakshmi Parvathi, the second wife of TDP founder and former Chief Minister late N.T. Rama Rao (NTR), lashed out at […]
India, Malta agree to deepen cooperation in ICT, healthcare and renewable energy
Valetta, March 29 (IANS) India and Malta held fourth round of Foreign Office Consultations in Valletta and reviewed bilateral ties. The two nations agreed to take forward cooperation in sectors like Information and Communications Technology, healthcare, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and education. During the meeting, India and Malta discussed ways to deepen economic and commercial relations, […]
Nepal’s ex-Energy Minister Deepak Khadka arrested over money laundering charges
Kathmandu, March 29 (IANS) Police on Sunday arrested Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Deepak Khadka, in a money laundering case, a senior police officer said. A day after former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested in homicide-related cases linked to the […]
Book ‘Hyderabad Days’ by Microsoft executive traces roots of leadership
Washington, March 28 (IANS) An Indian American senior executive at Microsoft has turned to memory and meaning in a new memoir that argues leadership is shaped long before one writes a line of code. Ravi Vedula, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, said his book ‘Hyderabad Days’ draws from “recollections and vignettes of life in the […]
India-Israel farm ties poised for big leap
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The India-Israel cooperation in agriculture has received a huge push with the announcement, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jerusalem last month, of setting up more Centres of Excellence as high-tech agricultural hubs and taking these further to the village level to ensure that the use of modern farm […]
Two drones crash in Finland after entering airspace
Helsinki, March 29 (IANS) Two drones entered Finnish airspace and crashed near the town of Kouvola in southeastern Finland on Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Defence said. No injuries were reported. The drones came down in separate locations near Kouvola, with one landing north of the town and the other to the east. Police have […]
Two mine workers die due to gas poisoning in Afghanistan’s Samangan
Kabul, March 29 (IANS) Two mine workers have died due to gas poisoning in Afghanistan’s Samangan, local media reported on Sunday. According to local Taliban authorities in Samangan, the two workers died due to gas poisoning inside a coal mine in Dara-i-Suf Bala district of Samangan, news agency Khaama Press reported. In a statement on […]
India, African nations hold talks on bolstering trade and investment ties
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday discussed the issue of strengthening India’s trade and investment relations with Africa at a meeting with the ministers and ambassadors of African countries on the sidelines of the WTO ministerial conference in Cameroon. “Had a meaningful engagement with ministers and ambassadors of […]
US shutdown standoff hits airports, DHS funding stuck
Washington, March 29 (IANS) A funding standoff has disrupted US airports, with thousands of federal workers unpaid, as White House border czar Tom Homan said Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff will only be paid “as soon as Congress opens up the government and funds the Department of Homeland Security”. Speaking to CNN on Sunday, Homan […]
