India ‘not forthcoming’ on resuming comprehensive dialogue, Pakistan envoy at UN
NEW YORK: India is “not forthcoming” in resuming comprehensive dialoguewith Pakistan and such an attitude is “impeding” prospects of normalization of bilateral relations, Pakistan’s envoy to the UN has said. Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN ambassador Maleeha Lodhi told a group of students and faculty members from the US Army War College last week that […]
William Makes Dosa In Mumbai, But Kate Refuses A Bite
MUMBAI: Britain’s Prince William helped cook a Dosa in Mumbai on Monday after he and wife Kate met perhaps their biggest fan in India, making the 93-year-old’s dream come true. The Duke of Cambridge met entrepreneurs and inventors before getting his chef on using an automatic device called DosaMatic. After watching a demonstration, William gladly poured […]
Modi’s ‘Make in India’ a success: Moody’s
MUMBAI: Ratings agency Moody’s has said that net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have hit an all-time high in early 2016, highlighting the success of Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. The ratings agency said that the FDI inflows have more than financed the current account deficit (CAD) for the first time since 2004. A […]
India, Saudi Arabia pledge to fight terror together
NEW DELHI: India and Saudi Arabia built on a strategic partnership to take big strides together in fighting terrorism, ramping up security and intelligence cooperation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi King Salman committed to fighting the scourge together. In addition, Modi invited Saudi businessmen to invest in India, and opened the door for […]
Terrorism has evolved, but responses have become old: Modi
Global terrorism has evolved over time and terrorists are now using modern technology and devices while national and international efforts to counter them have become outdated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of global leaders at a dinner hosted by U.S President Barack Obama at the White House. The dinner kicked off the fourth […]
Sufi meet to Time interview: Six times Modi spoke on freedom of faith
Islam is a religion of “faith and peace”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, stressing the fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion. Modi’s remarks came at a time his right-wing government is facing criticism over alleged religious and political intolerance. “Of the 99 names of Allah, none stand for force […]
Delhi on high alert after report of Pak militants sneaking into Gujarat
The national capital was put on high alert on Sunday following intelligence inputs that more than half a dozen Pakistan-based militants had sneaked into Gujarat and could stage attacks anywhere ahead of Maha Shivratri festival. Authorities rushed four teams of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos to Gujarat and cancelled Monday’s Maha Shivratri festival at the […]
In bid to attract more Indian students, UK increases scholarships
KOLKATA: The number of Indian students has decreased in the last few years in the UK, following a clamp down on bogus colleges. The British government will woo Indian students by increasing scholarships, a British High Commission official said on Friday. “If you compare the figures with what was there three to four years ago, […]
NRIs can buy house in India, rules consumer body
NEW DELHI: Non-Resident Indians, who return to the country “every now and then”, can purchase a house in India, the apex consumer commission has said while asking Supertech Ltd to pay around Rs 64 lakh to an NRI for denying possession of a flat in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission […]
Sharif, Modi likely to meet in Washington next month
WASHINGTON: The United States, Pakistan and India are quietly exploring the possibility of a meeting between Indian and Pakistani prime ministers in the US capital next month, diplomatic sources told Dawn. Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi have both accepted US President Barack Obama’s invitation to attend a nuclear summit he is hosting in […]
The teacher with a million-dollar plan
Mumbai: Robin Chaurasiya, one of the 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2016, knows what she is going to do with her million dollars if she wins—she will share it with the nine others. “They all need the money as much as I do to support the work that they are doing,” says the 30-year-old […]
SC to hear arrested JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea today
The bail plea of JNU leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges for allegedly chanting “anti-national” slogans at an event in the university, will come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday. Kumar had moved the apex court seeking bail on Thursday, claiming threat to his life in Tihar Jail, where he was sent on […]
1 ‘killed’ in police firing; minister’s house attacked in Jat stir
As police opened fire on Jat protesters seeking reservation, at least one person was reported killed and six were injured near the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) campus here. The protesters also attacked in a bid to set on fire the house of Haryana minister Capt Abhimanyu, who was not inside. Another house was also burnt. […]
Whole Stage Was On Fire, Says Aamir Khan
MUMBAI: The fire at the Make in India event in Mumbai spread at an alarming speed, engulfing the whole stage in a matter of minutes, said actor Aamir Khan who was set to perform at the venue on Sunday night. “I was waiting in my make-up van. My performance was in an hour. Then my staff told […]
Oil Falls With Equities as Venezuela Tour Doesn’t Deliver Deal
Oil fell for a third day in New York to trade near $30 a barrel as equities declined and no supply agreement emerged from Venezuela’s tour of crude-producing nations. Futures fell as much as 2.7 percent. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi met his Venezuelan counterpart Sunday in Riyadh, the Middle East nation’s Petroleum Ministry […]
At least 86 killed in Boko Haram attack, including children burned alive
DALORI, Nigeria – A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremists. Scores of charred corpses and bodies with bullet wounds littered the streets from Saturday […]
Self-Driving Cars May Face Increased Hacking Risk: Study
LOS ANGELES: The driverless car technology will open up new security problems such as hacks that make it possible to take over the brakes, engine or other components of a car remotely, researchers say. “We are a long way from securing the non-autonomous vehicles, let alone the autonomous ones. The extra computers, sensors, and improved internet […]
U.S. economy hits soft patch in fourth quarter as inventories, trade weigh
U.S. economic growth braked sharply in the fourth quarter as businesses stepped up efforts to reduce an inventory glut and a strong dollar and tepid global demand weighed on exports. Gross domestic product increased at a 0.7 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday in a report that showed a further cutback in […]
Greece threatened with expulsion from Schengen over migration crisis
European Union interior ministers on Monday urged Greece to do more to control the influx of migrants, some threatening to exclude it from the continent’s prized passport-free travel zone as the crisis increasingly divides the bloc’s members. Greece was the main gateway to Europe for more than a million refugees and migrants who reached the […]
Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan
NEW DELHI: Superstar Rajinikanth, founder of the Reliance empire late Dhirubhai Ambani, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and media baron Ramoji Rao have been chosen for Padma Vibhushan, country’s second highest civilian award, this year. Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan, former DRDO chief V K Aatre, cancer specialist and chairperson of […]
