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...
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'.
5 key announcements by US tech titans during Modi’s Silicon Valley...
September 27, 2015
San Jose: Google will soon help India set up base for free Wi-Fi at 500 railway stations while Microsoft will take low-cost broadband technology to some five lakh villages across the country as part of five key announcements made during the meeting the US top tech titans had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
People with Rs 4 lakh income on IT radar: CBDT
September 27, 2015
New Delhi: Those earning `4 lakh per annum, besides people in tier-II and tier-III cities with taxable income but not paying taxes are on the radar of the income tax (I-T) department, which has launched an ambitious drive to net one crore new assesses this financial year.
‘Blood Moon’ seen as sign of end times by some Mormons
September 26, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY — A rare confluence of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon set to happen this weekend has prompted such widespread fear of an impending apocalypse that the Mormon Church was compelled to issue a statement cautioning the faithful to not get caught up in speculation about a major calamity.
If PCB boycotts India in ICC events, it will bear fine:...
September 26, 2015
Lucknow: Reacting to Shaharyar Khan's recent statement of boycotting India in ICC tournaments if they refused to play the proposed series against Pakistan in December, IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla on said PCB will have to bear the brunt in that case.
