'Make in India' crucial for defence production: Jaitley
[India], Mar. 17 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of being self-sufficient in the defence production sector, Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley said that the defence sector needs to be a key area of focus with regards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.”India is one of the largest importers of […]
UP Police beefs up Taj Mahal's security after ISIS threat
[ India], Mar. 17(ANI): In the wake of a media report of a threat to the Taj Mahal from the terror outfit ISIS, Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Daljeet Chowdhary on Friday assured that proper security has been beefed up and no untoward incident will take place.”As you are aware, […]
This MP actually wanted to know if India is brewing beer on the moon, here’s the reply
Who says Indian MPs only care about vote banks? Their interests range from the mundane to the Moon, and a 76-year-old member from West Bengal has given a brilliant example of the latter. In a question listed for a written answer on March 15, Sisir Kumar Adhikari asked a question titled ‘Brew Beer on Moon’. […]
Telangana IPS officer in trouble? Report alleges serious abuse of power
Tension is brewing between a newspaper and an IPS officer from Telangana. This after the newspaper claimed to have accessed a report that makes serious allegations against the police officer. In a piece for The New Indian Express on Thursday, Vikram Sharma reported that an enquiry by the Telangana State Intelligence Department had made several charges against […]
IS warns of attack on Taj Mahal, security tightened
Agra: Police on Friday patrolled the Yamuna river bank here and mounted extra vigil after a pro-Islamic State website threatened to target the Taj Mahal, the 17th century monument of love.An official said the information was passed on to the police and the intelligence agencies on Thursday after which several teams combed the area and […]
Sushma Swaraj speaks to Pakistani authorities on missing Indian clerics
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that she has spoken to the Pakistani authorities about the two Indian Sufi clerics who went missing in the country. “Indian nationals Syed Asif Ali Nizami, 80, and his nephew Nazim Ali Nizami went to Pakistan on March 8,” she tweeted. “We have taken up this matter […]
Arunachali student stuns everyone with special gadget called 'Goggle for Blind'
[India], Mar 17 (ANI): Chief Minister Pema Khandu met today Anang Tadar, a class XI student of New Galaxy Academy, Nirjuli who had left everyone stunned with his innovation of a gadget called Goggle for Blind (G4B).The invention was adjudged the most innovative award in recently concluded Regional Level Science Festival at Regional Science centre […]
RS adjourned till Mar. 20
[India], Mar. 17 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till 11 a.m. on March 20.Earlier in the day, the Upper House was adjourned for twenty minutes till noon over the issue of Goa Governor Mridula Sinha’s reported media interview on government formation in the state.The Congress members tried to raise the issue, saying […]
Trivendra Rawat to be sworn-in as U'khand CM tomorrow
[India], Mar. 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand on Friday elected Trivendra Singh Rawat as its legislative party leader, thereby clearing the decks for him to take over as the state’s next Chief Minister.Rawat, who will be administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Krishna Kant Paul at the Raj Bhavan […]
Pastor finds 706-carat diamond in Sierra Leone
A pastor has found one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds – a 706-carat rock in Sierra Leone’s eastern Kono region. The huge diamond was extracted by Emmanuel Momoh, one of thousands who pan for the gems hoping to strike it big in the diamond-rich region. The value of the rock has not yet been […]
