December 10, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined a vision of a transformed Indo-Russian relationship with a deeper level of partnership. This could see joint development of advanced weapons, cooperation in hi-tech areas ranging from nuclear power to space, and New Delhi benefiting from Moscow’s plans to be Asia’s “reliable” energy supplier.
December 9, 2014
Bhubaneswar: An inspired India registered their first win over the Netherlands in 18 years when they stunned the World Cup and Olympic silver medallists 3-2 in a high-voltage encounter to finish third in Pool B at the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Tuesday.
December 9, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC: An exhaustive, five-year Senate investigation of the CIA’s secret interrogations of terrorism suspects renders a strikingly bleak verdict of a program launched in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, describing levels of brutality, dishonesty and seemingly arbitrary violence that at times brought even agency employees to moments of anguish.
December 9, 2014
Apathy is the biggest obstacle to eliminating forced child labour and the world needs more secular education to reduce intolerance, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said on Tuesday.
Nobel Peace Prize laureates Kailash Satyarthi (R) and Malala Yousafzai smile during a news conference in Oslo December 9, 2014.
December 9, 2014
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make the shortlist of eight finalists selected by TIME for its annual ‘Person of the Year’ title but has won the publication’s readers’ poll online.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Brisbane G20 Terminal in Australia.
December 8, 2014
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank today notified the government's decision to increase foreign investment ceiling in defence sector and permitting 100 per cent FDI in railways infrastructure.
After assuming power, the NDA government has reviewed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for railways sector as well as defence.
Government has permitted 100 per cent FDI in railway infrastructure sector under the automatic route subject to conditions.
December 8, 2014
New Delhi: The Delhi government said on Monday it has banned Uber after a passenger accused one of the online taxi service’s drivers of raping her.
The arrested driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, will appear in court at about midday on Monday.
December 8, 2014
New Delhi: India and Russia are likely to ink a key deal for the joint development of a BrahMos 'mini missile' during the visit of Russian President Vladmir Putin later this week.
Official sources said that a tripartite agreement n this regard is likely to be signed between DRDO, NPOM lab of Russia and BrahMos Aerospace.
December 8, 2014
Washington: Discarded laptop batteries still have enough life in them to power slums in India and other developing countries, a new study by IBM India has found.
The research presented at a conference in San Jose, US, analyzed a sample of discarded batteries and found 70 per cent had enough power to keep an LED light on for more than four hours a day for a year.
December 8, 2014
Bengaluru: After its launch was deferred twice due to bad weather, India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was placed in orbit by Ariane 5 rocket in the early hours on Sunday from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
