With many African countries battling debt distress, foreign minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India believes in forging a development partnership with Africa that’s based on the needs and priorities of its partners and that India is in the continent for the long-term, with a focus on promoting capabilities and creating capacities. India has … Read more
KALYAN: A 17-year-old student who had taken more than Rs 1 lakh from his home without informing his parents to buy an iPhone committed suicide after his father found out about the missing money and scolded him.The boy, Rajvardhan Yadav, hails from UP’s Gajipur, but was staying with his uncle in Mira Road to finish … Read more
SHIMLA/KULLU: BJP president JP Nadda on Monday attacked Congress, saying it’s a ‘dynastic party of maa, beta and beti’ which had “zero ideology and was ready to make any compromise to grab power”.Comparing the “cadre-based BJP” with the “family-oriented non-BJP parties”, Nadda said at a rally in Kangra’s Nurpur: “There is no party in which … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tasked by Union home minister Amit Shah, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma went to Imphal on Saturday on a day-long visit that he said was “to discuss creating confidence-building measures” with his Manipur counterpart, N Biren Singh. Sarma also met members of the state cabinet, MLAs, BJP politicians and civil society organisations.“For … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation, the adjudicating authority for Fema has issued showcause notices to Xiaomi Technology India Pvt Ltd, its officials and three banks — CITI Bank, HSBC Bank and Deutsche Bank AG — for allowing foreign outward remittances in the name of royalty to the tune of Rs 5,551 … Read more
NEW DELHI: The number of MBBS seats in the country is all set to cross the 1-lakh mark with the Centre approving 50 new medical colleges (30 government and 20 private) this year besides adding nearly 2,000 seats in existing colleges.The newly approved medical colleges are spread across states, with 13 colleges for Telangana, followed … Read more
NEW DELHI: An Air India ferry flight (without passengers) took off from Mumbai for Magadan, Russia, where 232 people — 216 passengers and 16 crew members — have been stranded since Tuesday when its Delhi-San Francisco nonstop had diverted to safely following an engine snag. This aircraft will reach Magadan around 1am IST on June … Read more
NEW DELHI: As the CBI on Monday started its probe into the Balasore train accident, top railway officials once again stressed that the crash took place because of “deliberate interference” with the electronic interlocking system. Late in the evening, a CBI team reached the crash site to begin the investigation which, among other things, is … Read more
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: In an unusual move, the Centre on Sunday announced a CBI probe into the rail accident in Odisha as the railways’ preliminary investigation singled out “interference” with the ‘electronic interlocking system’ and ‘points’, which ensure safe movement of trains, as the “root cause” of the crash. The railway ministry ruled out any fault … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over Coromandel Express train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district and assured that all possible assistance is being given to those affected.The Prime Minister said he was distressed to hear of the accident and had spoken to Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take stock of … Read more