Yearly Archives: 2015
Modi’s visits need to be backed up with action on ground: Raghuram Rajan
September 30, 2015
MUMBAI – Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as being "ahead of us" but said his visits abroad need to be backed up with "action on the ground".
"I think it is changing positively," he remarked on the world view of India in the aftermath of Modi's foreign visits.
Prime Minister Modi: The 21st Century Belongs to India
September 30, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Top: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the gathering at the Community Reception held in his honor at the SAP Center in San Jose, CA. Below left, he greets US lawmakers, from left to right, Congressmen Eric Swalwell, Ami Bera, John Garamendi, Jerry McNerney, and Ed Royce. Photo credit: PIB India
Supreme Court dismisses BCCI’s plea over conflict of interest
September 29, 2015
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed BCCI's plea seeking review of its verdict by which a controversial amendment of a rule which permitted the cricket board administrators to acquire or hold commercial interest in events like IPL and champions league was struck down.
Mars: Nasa planning to send humans to Red Planet ‘in 2030s’
September 29, 2015
NASA's Curiosity rover lands on Mars - 06 Aug 2012 Curiosity approaching Mars - artist's concept
US, UK, France support India’s permanent membership in UNSC
September 28, 2015
New York: The United States, Britain and France on Monday reaffirmed their support to India’s permanent membership of the UN Security Council as text-based negotiations to expand the most powerful wing of the world body begins in November.
Mamata Banerjee claims credit for WiFi at railway stations initiative
September 28, 2015
KOLKATTA – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today claimed credit for the initiative to provide Wi-Fi facilities at railway stations as she hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' campaign.
India launches first space observatory
September 28, 2015
Andhra Pradesh: A rocket carrying the ASTROSAT observatory and six foreign satellites was launched from the Satish Dahawan Space Centre in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh on Monday, officials said.
‘Super blood moon’ shines bright in North America
September 28, 2015
Washington: Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event Sunday when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing the planet bathed in blood-red light.
Even Pakistani media believes Modi ‘received like a star’ in US
September 28, 2015
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an astute politician with the ability to outsmart rivals and he is aiming for the "political and military dominance of India", said a Pakistani daily that noted he was “received like a star” in the US.
‘Make India first’: Arvind Kejriwal attacks PM Modi’s Make in India project
September 27, 2015
New Delhi: In an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet theme 'Make in India', Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the goal cannot be achieved without 'Making India'.
