Give me 50 days over scrapped notes, punish me if problems persist: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi choked with emotion during an impassioned speech in Goa on Sunday as he appealed to people to give him 50 days to end their hardship after his government abolished high-value banknotes. The BJP-led government pulled 500- and 1,000-rupee notes out of circulation from November 9 in a blitz against black money, […]
Withdrawal limits at banks, ATMs raised; new Rs 500 notes launched
The finance ministry revised the cap on bank withdrawals on Sunday while advising similar changes to ATM withdrawals less than a week after the government’s demonetisation of 1000 and 500 rupee notes left people in a tight spot. As per the directive, the weekly withdrawal limit from banks has been increased to Rs 24,000 from Rs […]
India is Britain’s ‘most important and closest’ friend: Theresa May
LONDON: Describing India as the UK’s “most important and closest” friend and a leading power in the world, Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said her visit to India+ will reaffirm the importance of bilateral strategic partnership. In an article published in the ‘Sunday Telegraph’ as she left for India for her first bilateral visit […]
Over 4,500 soldiers killed along LoC in Pak firing since 2001: Army
More than 4,500 soldiers have lost their lives in ceasefire violations along the LoC in Jammu & Kashmir since 2001, the Army said in reply to an application filed under RTI. The reply to the RTI application, filed on September 22, is dated October 26 and signed by CPIO of the Army, based on the […]
Delhi pollution: Schools shut for 3 days, odd-even may return, says Kejriwal
All schools in Delhi would remain closed for three days and road-rationing could be brought back, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday, announcing a list of emergency measures as the city continued to battle smog. Kejriwal called an emergency meeting of his cabinet during the day as pollution levels remained alarming for the […]
Meet the Hindus for Donald Trump
Of the 13 “Little Indias” in New Jersey, the one that offends Gloria Nisbet most is a 15-minute drive away, on Oak Tree Road in Iselin. Nisbet is mixed race and reluctantly admits she has a bit of Indian ancestry. She lives in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and visits this particular Little India often. “I have […]
Pakistan’s largest telescope brings outer space down to Earth
Few residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad likely know that the country’s largest telescope – capable of observing the solar system, the Milky Way and neighbouring galaxies – is housed in the capital, just 17 kilometres from Zero Point on the Islamabad Expressway. The telescope observatory is on the roof of the […]
Delhi choking: Root cause stems from deep crisis in agriculture
North India faces an annual trauma as winter approaches — the air in the region having more than 200 million people becomes toxic. Fingers are pointed at the hand that feeds India, farmers in the granary of the country are rebuked asking them not to burn agriculture waste in their fields as their action fouls […]
Greenpeace, others sought US intervention after action by India: Wikileaks
Environmental groups such as Greenpeace and other international NGOs working in India had sought US government intervention after their funding came under increased scrutiny of the Modi government, according to emails released by the Wikileaks. The emails, hacked from the email account of John Podesta, who is the chairman of the Clinton Campaign, also indicates […]
Yadav family feud: Damage irreversible, now SP govt at stake
Succession battles in political families are rarely smooth. DMK patriarch Karunanidhi has passed the party’s baton by and large comfortably to his son MK Stalin, but Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, caught between his demanding brother and son, has failed miserably. The SP power struggle has split the Yadav family and the 25-year-old party, […]
US Postal Service has no intention of discontinuing Forever Diwali stamp
The US Postal Service (USPS) has rejected reports will discontinue the “forever” Diwali stamp if there aren’t enough sales. “The Postal Service is excited about celebrating the festival of Diwali on a Forever stamp and has no plans to remove them from sale,” Mark Saunders of the corporate communications division of USPS headquarters, told Indian […]
Mukesh Ambani is worth more than half of India’s states
Industrialist Mukesh Ambani, who has been named India’s richest person for the ninth year in a row by Forbes, with a sharp increase in net worth to $23.1 billion, has a fortune that is more than the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of many Indian states. Ambani outranks 14 Indian states and union territories as […]
China confirms sale of 8 attack submarines to Pak, first delivery by 2023
China has announced the sale of eight attack submarines to its close ally Pakistan, widely considered to be one of Beijing’s biggest military deals with an estimated value of about $5 billion. Reports in the Chinese state media and the military’s official website quoted China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation chairman Hu Wenming as confirming the submarine […]
India-Australia Test series to start on Feb 23 in Pune
NEW DELHI: Pune, Ranchi and Dharamsala will be hosting Test matches for the first time as the BCCI on Friday announced venues for India’s four-match series against Australia beginning February 23. The teams will open their campaign in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with the first Test in Pune from February 23 to 27. The series will then move […]
Yuvraj Singh Leads From The Front as Punjab Beat Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Clash
ROHTAK: In-form skipper Yuvraj Singh’s sporting declaration paid off as his bowlers fired in unison to help Punjab bundle out Madhya Pradesh for 180 and notch up a 126-run win in their Group A Ranji Trophy match in Rohtak on Sunday. Chasing 307 runs for an outright victory, Madhya Pradesh were bowled out in 64.4 overs […]
Will block India’s NSG bid, Masood Azhar ban push until consensus, says China
China said on Friday it will continue to block India’s efforts to ban Pakistan-based militant Masood Azhar and New Delhi’s application to join the influential Nuclear Suppliers Group until a consensus emerged on both issues. A day before Chinese President Xi Jinping reaches Goa for the 8th Brics summit, the ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) […]
Donald Trump’s quotes on India: Narendra Modi is a great man, I am a fan of Hindus
The Republican Hindu Coalition organised a fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday night. In his keynote address, Trump focused on the relationship with India, saying that under the Trump administration, should he get elected, “Indian and Hindu community will have a true friend in the White House.” Speaking to NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain […]
Would love to see Pakistan and India get along: Donald Trump
Describing the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions as a “very, very hot tinderbox”, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he would “love to be the mediator or arbitrator” if it was necessary and if the two countries wanted him to. In an exclusive interview to Hindustan Times before his address to Indian-Americans on Saturday, Trump spoke about several issues […]
Selective approach to terrorism will be futile: PM Modi at BRICS Summit
A selective approach to countering terrorist individuals or organizations will be futile and counter-productive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Speaking at a plenary session of the BRICS Summit in Goa, Modi said the reach of terrorism was global and called for deeper engagement between the national security advisers of the five member nations […]
Second Presidential Debate Draws Many Together to Watch
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: When so much is going on during this hectic festive Navratri-Dusserah-Diwali season, the national election had added a degree of excitement that borders on a frenzied sport for the many keenly watching political races. And this cycle, none has garnered more interest than the Presidential contest between Donald Trump and Hilary […]
