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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indian businessman pays Rs 60 crore for unique Dubai number plate
An Indian businessman has paid around Rs 60 crore at an auction to grab a single-digit car registration plate in Dubai, feeding a passion for “unique” number plates. Balwinder Sahani, who owns a Dubai-based property management company, spent AED 33 million (around Rs 60 crore) on the “D5” number plate, in an auction organised by […]
Capable armed forces a must for a strong nation: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday quoted Jana Sangh founder Deen Dayal Upadhyaya to stress the need for a strong military as a prerequisite for a strong nation. “He (Upadhyaya) used to say that the country’s armed forces should be very capable, then only the nation can be strong,” Modi said to thunderous applause from […]
India-Pakistan Border To Be Sealed By December 2018: Home Minister Rajnath Singh
The India-Pakistan border will be completely sealed by December 2018, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today after reviewing security in border states with Chief Ministers. “This is time bound, it will be done by 2018 December. We are readying an action plan,” Mr Singh said after the meeting in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. A border security grid will […]
The Ro Test: An Indian-American Congressman for Silicon Valley could be a new milestone
WASHINGTON: First Indian-American Congressman. First Indian-American Governor. First Indian-American CEO of a Fortune100 company. First Indian-American District Attorney. First Indian-American federal judge. First Indian-American ambassador. First Indian-American Surgeon General. First Indian-American White House CTO. First Indian-American Presidential candidate. Milestones for the Indian diaspora in the US have been ticked off rapidly over the years as […]
Peace in war-torn Afghanistan only via Kashmir, Pakistan tells US
WASHINGTON: For the first time, Pakistan has linked peace in war-torn Afghanistan to the resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying a solution to both is required for peace and they cannot be “compartmentalised”. “Road to peace in Kabul lies in Kashmir in the sense that when you talk of peace, you cannot compartmentalise peace, you can’t segregate […]
Stone throwing, anti-India slogans by Pak gallery sully Wagah border ceremony
The prevailing tension between the neighbours spilled onto a usually peaceful exercise, as a stone was hurled into the Indian gallery from the Pakistan side at the Wagah border and anti-India slogans were shouted during the retreat ceremony on Sunday. A Border Security Force official confirmed the incident. Ever since the Uri terror attack and India’s subsequent surgical […]
