New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the US Monday sought to give a new momentum to their business relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama displaying their personal chemistry as they sought to iron out thorny issues, promised to cut red tape and laid thrust on concrete outcomes. Attending two back-to-back […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) It was the “Chai pe Charcha” moment in Indian diplomacy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known for his innovative and more personal approach to diplomatic engagements, Sunday took a stroll with US President Barack Obama in the neatly manicured lawns of Hyderabad House and also poured him a cup of tea […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Senior nuclear scientist M.R.Srinivasan, welcoming the agreement reached between India and the US in the nuclear power field Sunday, said the challenge now is on discussions on the cost of the plants to be imported from the US. Onn the day when India and the US achieved a “breakthrough” to the […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday that the presence of US President Barack Obama at the Republic Day parade will demonstrate to the world the growing ties of friendship and trust that bind the two democracies closely. In his banquet speech in honour of Obama, who is on a three-day state […]
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) The US media Sunday reported with a degree of scepticism about President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming a “breakthrough” on the stalled nuclear deal and progress on climate change issues. Obama had “swept aside past friction with India” in seeking “to transform a fraught relationship marked by suspicion […]
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Two people — a woman and a police constable — were killed and more than a dozen injured in a bomb blast in a Bihar court Friday. It was not a terror attack but was aimed at helping two undertrial prisoners escape, police said. Earlier, it was said that three people […]
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A day after witnessing the coldest Jan 22, the capital city experienced a warm Friday. The maximum temperature was recorded one notch above the season’s average at 19.8 degrees Celsius and the MeT department has forecast a clear weekend. The maximum temperature was four notches below the season’s average at […]
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The 10th India-Mongolia Joint Training Exercise commenced in Gwalior Friday, focusing on counter-insurgency and anti-terror operations. The Mongolian contingent from the 84 Airborne Special Forces Battalion comprising of one Infantry Platoon alongside an Indian Infantry Platoon is participating in the exercise. “The 15-day exercise is planned to train troops of […]
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday issued a second notice to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for asking people to take bribes for voting. Holding that his comments violated the model code of conduct, the poll panel asked Kejriwal to explain his stance by 11 a.m. Jan 27. This was the second notice […]
Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Himachal Pradesh Police Friday recovered antique idols stolen from a historic temple in Kullu town last month. Additional Director General Sanjay Kundu told reporters the idol of Lord Raghunath and other idols were recovered. He said all the idols and ornaments were recovered from the outskirts of […]