Budget 2016: PM #NarendraModi seen pivoting from roads & railway’s to fields
NEW DELHI: #PM #NarendraModi will recalibrate budget priorities in 2016 to focus on social initiatives, such as the country’s first major crop insurance scheme, while […]
Month: December 2015
Google CEO Sundar Pichai set up a New campus in India & Google Loon for internet access in Rural India
#NewDelhi : #SiliconValley #Google Inc CEO Sundar Pichai, on his first visit to India since being appointed to that position, announced on Wednesday that the […]
India to soon allow automakers make Ethanol-fuelled vehicles says Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
#NewDelhi : #India will soon allow Automakers to Manufacture vehicles Running entirely on ethanol, said Union Transport Minister Mr Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, even […]
#IPL2016: Chairman #RajeevShukla promises to make salaries of all #IPL players public
#Mumbai : #IPL chairman #RajeevShukla (centre) addresses the media along with #KeshavBansal (left), owner of the Rajkot franchise and Subroto Talukdar, a representative of […]
MS Dhoni ,Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev & Sourav Ganguly in Shane Warne’s greatest Indian Test XI
#Melbourne: The iconic Sachin Tendulkar was an expected pick for the No.4 slot while Sourav Ganguly was preferred in the leadership position in Australian spin […]
English house prices up 7% as average home in England hits £300,000, ONS figures
#London /#UK : House prices soared 7% in the past year as the average price of a house in England rose to £300,000, ONS figures […]
#CBI raid not against Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal : says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
#NewDelhi : #Finance #Minister Mr #ArunJaitley said on Tuesday that the #CBI raid was not against Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal, but against an official attached to […]
#IPL draft: M S Dhoni goes to Pune and Suresh Raina heads to Rajkot
#Mumbai : #India’s limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni todaye emerged as the top draw in the IPL draft with the Sanjeev Goenka-owned new franchise Pune […]
U.S. Navy commander Admiral #ScottSwift warns of possible South China Sea arms race
#TOKYO : The #US Pacific Fleet Commander has warned of a possible arms race in the disputed South #China Sea which could engulf the region, […]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweets ‘office raided by CBI’, attacks PM Narendra Modi
#Delhi : The #CBI has raided Delhi #CM #Arvind Kejriwal’s office. The office has been sealed. No specific reason has been given yet. Media reports […]
UNDP report, India ranks 130th out of 188 on Human Development Index in 2014
#Delhi /#Mumbai : #India’s ranking on Human Development Index (HDI) rose by a notch in 2014 — to 130 th from 131st a year earlier […]
CBI raids Delhi CM office; #ArvindKejriwal accuses PM #Modi of cowardice, calls him psychopath
#Delhi : In a series of tweets, #ArvindKejriwal himself announced this raid. “CBI raids my office. When PM Narendra Modi couldn’t handle me politically, he […]
Turkish troops leave Iraqi camp after Baghdad orders them out -sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Some Turkish troops started leaving their camp in Iraq and moving north on Monday, a Turkish military source and a senior official […]
Govt for involving corporate sector in Ganga cleaning ,Union Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat
#Delhi : #Jaipur Union Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat shared the information while responding to questions whether the government has entered […]
Rupee breaches 67-mark, falls 18 paise against dollar
#Mumbai /#Bangalore : The rupee again breached the 67-mark by depreciating 18 paise to 67.06 against the dollar in early trade today at the […]
Inflation rises to (-)1.99% in November on costlier food articles
#Delhi / #Mumbai : Deflationary trend eased in November with WPI inflation moving up to (-)1.99 per cent as food articles, led by and onion, […]
“Stop fighting each other and instead focus on defeating ISIL.” World powers pressure Libya
World leaders meeting in Rome have urged Libya’s warring factions to lay down their weapons and back a new national unity government under a UN […]
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to “drastically reduce” refugee arrivals in Germany
KARLSRUHE : Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to “drastically decrease” the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to […]
India to train Japan’s counter-terror intelligence unit
NEW DELHI: India will offer full support to augment capabilities of Japan’s newly-created intelligence unit, including training one of its officers who will be posted […]
CPI leader AB Bardhan’s condition ‘critical but stable’
The condition of veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan, who was admitted to a hospital here on Monday after he suffered a paralytic stroke, is […]
Paris climate summit ‘final draft’ agreement reached
#Paris: As one of the most important climate change summits in history wraps up in Paris today, organisers say a final draft text for limiting […]
Putin’s former finance minister Alexei Kudrin says the Russian government is running out of money
#Moscow: #Russia’s economic prognosis is dire. Alexei Kudrin, who was Russia’s finance minister from 2000 to 2011, said, that within the next few years, Russia’s “reserve […]