Govt will announce additional measures to boost growth: FM
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is considering additional measures to bolster economy that has hit a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal. The minister said an announcement with regard to the additional steps will be made after consulting Prime Minister […]
China jabs back at Trump’s barb over South China Sea
Beijing, Sep 20 (AFP) Beijing hit back today at US President Donald Trump’s veiled criticism of its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea, countering that the United States was a greater threat to sovereignty. In his speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday, Trump decried “threats to sovereignty” in Ukraine and the resource- rich […]
MS Dhoni nominated for Padma Bhushan Award by BCCI
September 20, 2017 MS Dhoni has been nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday. With the nomination, former India captain Dhoni joins the elite club comprising of Cottari Nayudu, Vinoo Mankand, Sunil Gavaskar, Raja Bhalendra Singh, Dinkar Balwant Deodhar, Kapil Dev, Chandu Borde […]
21 school kids among 248 killed by strong Mexico quake
September 20, 2017 More than 248 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on Richter scale struck Mexico on Tuesday, causing serious damage to lives and property in the region. The casualties included at least 21 children who were crushed beneath an elementary school that was reduced to rubble.. The death toll […]
Accident victim of sopore succumbs
A young person identified as Tariq Ahmad Malik of Sopore who was seriously injured in road accident on tuesday evening succumbed to his injuries in SKIMS hospital. Police said that Tariq was seriously injured and was shifted to Srinagar hospital. There has been sharp increase in deaths in the road accidents across kashmir valley in […]
CASO at khag in Budgam district
Army and security forces have sealed all the entry points to Shonglipora village on Wednesday morning after having intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Reports said that police and security forces have started massive cordon and search operation and it was going on till reports last reached here.
US defence firms want control over technology in Make in India plan
Reuters : Sep 19, 2017, NEW DELHI: US defence firms offering to set up production lines in India to win deals worth billions of dollars want stronger assurances they won’t have to part with proprietary technology, according to a business lobby group’s letter to India’s defence minister. These companies are also saying they shouldn’t be […]
FIR against Honeypreet, police steps up search operations
September 19, 2017 Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan has been booked for allegedly inciting violence following the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Haryana Police said on Tuesday. Honeypreet has been booked at Sector 5 police station in Panchkula. The police added her name in FIR number 345 as an […]
India welcomes Suu Kyi’s statement on Rohingyas
Yangon, Sep 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday welcomed as encouraging and positive Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s address on the situation in the country’s Rakhine state where violence has triggered an outflow of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to neighbouring Bangladesh. “It was an encouraging address and contained a very positive message,” […]
