Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said here Monday that indigenous arms and weapons were needed to be manufactured for the country’s armed forces with export potential in future. “We should focus on producing indigenous firearms and weapons… It will not just add to our armoury, but the country will even be able […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday unveiled his vision of India as a global manufacturing hub at par with China. In an interview to Times Now news channel, Gandhi said: “I want to put India on the manufacturing map, I want to make this the centre of manufacturing in the world. I want to make […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said that it is not his job to ensure that cases are lodged against the party ministers accused of corruption. In an interview to Times Now, Gandhi acknowledged that there was no case being followed up against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh over alleged corruption, and said: “It […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that he has been working toward a “true partnership” with Pakistan since taking office a year ago. The top American envoy made the remarks as he reopened the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue at the State Department with Sartaj Aziz, the adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on […]
The BJP said Tuesday Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi knows “defeat stares at his face” as he shied away from a debate with its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. “Rahul recognises certain defeat stares at his face,” Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, referring to Rahul Gandhi’s TV interview on Monday. “He had […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets declined 82.26 points Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked key policy interest rates by 0.25 percent to tame inflation. Good buying was observed in auto and metal sectors, while selling pressure was seen in banking index (bankex) and IT sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) […]
A police officer was killed and five constables were injured when militants ambushed a patrolling party in Assam’s Sonitpur district Tuesday, police said. Police said militants belonging to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) anti-talk faction attacked the police team in Batasipur area. Additional Superintendent of Police of Sonitpur district Guljar Hussain was killed […]
A historical debate over when did humans really begin to control fire and use it for their daily needs has now been put to rest. A team of Israeli scientists have discovered a large hearth in the Qesem Cave – an archaeological site near Rosh HaAyin, a city in Israel – that humans built nearly […]
A Chinese police officer was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday for causing intentional injury to a seven-month-old baby. According to the Henan Provincial Higher People’s Court, Guo Zengxi of the public security bureau was convicted of the crime of causing intentional injury to the baby, Xinhua reported. On July 18, 2013, Guo took […]
A major fire broke out in a British-era half-timbered building in this Himachal Pradesh capital early Tuesday, officials said. There was no loss of life. The fire was reported from the top two floors of the four-storeyed 109-year-old Gorton Castle, housing the state’s Audit and Accountant General, a fire department official told IANS. Deputy Commissioner […]