As political parties are split over moves to have simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls, a Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh has decided not to take a final call on the issue for now. “There is no consensus among political parties. Some regional parties like Akali Dal, AGP and AIADMK […]
India, with a 7,500-km long coastline, is set for a gigantic leap in maritime sector with water-based trade, commercial and transport activities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Inaugurating the first Maritime India Summit (MIS) 2016 here, Modi said it was the government’s endeavour to revive and restore India’s position of eminence in the […]
Royal Challengers Bangalore won their inaugural Indian Premier League match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 45 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. Amassing an imposing total of 227/4, Royal Challengers restricted the Sunrisers to 182/6. Except for skipper David Warner’s spirited 58 off 25 balls with four fours and five sixes and Ashish Reddy’s […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Wednesday was trading 279.50 points or 1.11 points higher during the morning session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 68.20 points or 0.88 percent higher at 7,777.15 points. The Sensex of the BSE, which opened […]
Key Indian stock market indices were trading significantly higher on Wednesday morning, cheered by the news a day earlier from official agencies that factory output was back on the growth path, retail inflation has fallen further and rains this monsoon season will be bountiful. Investors were also bracing for a long weekend with trading holidays […]
Know India Programme of the Ministry is a three-week orientation programme for diaspora youth conducted with a view to promote awareness on different facets of life in India and the progress made by the country in various fields e.g. economic, industrial, education, Science & Technology, Communication & Information Technology, culture. KIP provide a unique forum […]
An illegal fireworks show in a Hindu temple in Kerala early on Sunday set off a huge fire which left nearly 100 people dead and over 350 injured, many in critical condition. A flying spark from a firecracker landed on a building where a large quantity of crackers had been stored, setting off explosions and […]
By Shamshad Ali Srinagar Any reference to the Kashmir Valley’s cuisine will invariably bring to mind Wazwan. But as connoisseurs of good food are aware, there’s a mind-boggling variety of traditional bakery products available in the state. Very few outsiders would know that the Valley bakes products, known for their unique taste, prepared in a […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday ordered a multi-agency probe team on the global expose by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), dubbed the “Panama Papers”, which found over 500 Indians also had alleged offshore links. “A multi-agency group is being formed to monitor the black money trail,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here after […]