Will oust Left from power in Tripura soon: BJP
Agartala, Sep 14 (IANS) The Left Front government will rule Tripura for just four to five more months and then the BJP will come to power, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav said here on Thursday….
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Pakistan poll panel issues arrest warrant for Imran Khan
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a bailable arrest warrant for PTI chief Imran Khan following his failure to show up for the contempt of court proceedings. The…
IANS to launch special media project to showcase inclusive India
Washington/New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Frank Islam Foundation in Washington has joined hands with IANS, Indias largest independent newswire, for a media project that aims to tell some remarkable stories from across India, it…
New railway philosophy lifeline to new India: Modi
Gandhinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) Following the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the “new railway philosophy” will be the lifeline to a new India. “This…
Bullet train project not economically viable: Kharge
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress party on Thursday questioned the economic viability of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, for which the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese…
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi gets key role in Democrats’ task force
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has been appointed to a leadership role in the Democratic Party’s new task force on the economy focussing on creating more jobs for Americans. The Congressman…
Modi, Abe lay foundation for India’s first bullet train project
By Anand Singh Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday laid the foundation stone for India’s first bullet train project, the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh crore…
Don’t form alliance: China tells India, Japan
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) China said on Thursday that India and Japan should work for partnership rather than form an alliance, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe…
Two terror suspects arrested in Bihar
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) Two terror suspects including one accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad bomb blast case were arrested in Bihar’s Gaya district on Thursday, police said. According to police officials, the Bihar Anti-Terrorist Squad…
22 die in UP boat tragedy
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) An overcrowded boat filled with labourers capsized in the Yamuna river in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh early on Thursday, killing at least 22 people, officials said. Locals blamed overcrowding for the…
Modi, Abe visit museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) Ahead of their annual bilateral summit here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Thursday visited Dandi Kutir, India’s largest and only museum dedicated to the life…
Equities trade with marginal gains; healthcare, banks stocks in green
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices — the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — traded on a flat note with marginal gains during the mid-afternoon session on Thursday, with healthy buying in healthcare…
Unicef sends aid to Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Kutupalong Camp (Bangladesh), Sep 14 (IANS) Trucks loaded with supplies including soap, diapers, towels and slippers were headed to Bangladeshi refugee camps sheltering nearly 380,000 Rohingyas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said on Thursday….
Australian naval base evacuated due to forest fire
Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) The Australian navy base at Jervis Bay was evacuated on Thursday after a forest fire along the southeast coast of the country spiralled out of control, officials said. The Rural Fire…
India, Japan cannot challenge China: Chinese daily
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits India, a Chinese daily has said that close ties between New Delhi and Tokyo posed no “grave threat” to Beijing. China…
5bn Bluetooth devices at risk as ‘BlueBorne’ malware spreads
San Francisco, Sep 14 (IANS) Researchers at Internet of Things (IoT) security firm Armis Labs have found “BlueBorne” — a new malware that targets devices via Bluetooth and over five billion such devices globally are…
India’s wholesale inflation in August accelerates to 3.24%
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A massive jump in food prices pushed up India’s wholesale price-indexed (WPI) inflation in August at 3.24 per cent to nearly double that of July, official data showed on Thursday….
Dassault Systemes to drive digital innovation at VECV
By Saurabh Sinha Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Global 3D experience major Dassault Systemes on Thursday announced that it will provide integrated digital solutions to VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV), a joint venture of the Volvo…
Bullet train will bring pace to development: Modi after foundation laying ceremony
By Anand Singh Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh crore ($17 billion) bullet train project for which he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid…
Google to launch digital payment app ‘Tez’ in India on September 18
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Joining the digital payment bandwagon in India and eclipsing WhatsApp’s plans, Google is launching a Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based digital payment service called “Tez” on September 18. According to The-Ken.com,…