The Rs.2,035-crore National Cancer Institute (NCI) – touted as one of the biggest government-run health projects in the country – has got a nudge from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The project was delayed by almost a year, but the PMO has directed that it should be completed before the September 2017 deadline. And there […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left the tech world charmed at its very epicentre in Silicon Valley, securing an endorsement for his ambitions “Digital India” project from the chief executives of some of the world’s top firms in the business like Apple, Qualcomm, Google and Microsoft. The best in Modi’s fame as a digital-friendly […]
Ahead of his interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg changed his profile picture to support ‘Digital India‘. Within minutes, Modi too changed his picture to thank him. “I changed my profile picture to support ‘Digital India’, the Indian government’s effort to connect rural communities to the internet and give people access […]
The number of Indian pilgrims killed in the Makkah Haj stampede continued to rise, with six more deaths announced, taking the toll to 35 so far, the government said on Sunday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: “Unfortunately, there are six more Indians (among dead) taking the toll to 35.” She said the Saudi authorities […]
Free Wi-Fi facility was inaugurated at INA Market’s Dilli Haat in the national capital on Sunday by Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra. Addressing the gathering, Mishra said: “Dilli Haat is now a free Wi-Fi zone. Every visitor can now access free internet connectivity for 20 minutes every day in Dilli Haat.” “By launching free Wi-Fi […]
India, along with the other G4 countries of Brazil, Germany and Japan, on Saturday pushed for reform of the UN Security Council, stressing they are “legitimate candidates” for permanent membership in an expanded and reformed council and supported each other’s candidature. At a special summit, convened by India, of the G4, being held after a […]
Domestic handset maker Intex had released its first wearable device at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai this year. The device, named iRist is now available in India for Rs.9,999. The watch is supposed to be an affordable option in competition to the Apple Watch or the Moto 360 and here is what we think […]
Thirty-five-years-ago, Bhagirathi Devi was a sweeper in the block development office in Narkatiyaganj, a town in Bihar’s West Champaran district. Today, she is a third-term member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing the Ramnagar (formerly Shikarpur) constituency in northwestern Bihar, one of 34 female MLAs in the 243-member house. […]
Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi says his sole aim in the assembly elections is to oust Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The 70-year-old, a friend-turned-foe of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader, also feels it is wrong to dub the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
All those who followed Sourav Ganguly closely are not surprised at the recent turn of events in his own life and that in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). Kolkata journalists, who keep a track of his cricket and business interests, had an I-knew-it-was-coming look when he was “elected”/”appointed” president of the CAB. The question […]