Mongolia and China tussle after Dalai Lama’s visit to the nation prompted the former to seek India more religiously as a defence partner. A delegation of General Authority for Border Protection (GABP) of Mongolia a few days back met Kiren Rijiju, MOS (Home). The Indian Minister described the meeting with GABP delegation as ‘extremely fruitful.’ GABP […]
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex during his visit to Hyderabad today. He visited the integration centre at Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and reviewed ongoing missile technologies and related Programmes. Dr S. Christopher, Secretary, DD&D and Chairman DRDO alongwith Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, SA to RM and Director General, […]
A financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 48 million (equivalent) for the Nagaland Health Project was signed with the World Bank in New Delhi today. The Financing Agreement was signed by Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of Government of India and Genevieve Connors, Acting Country Director, World Bank (India) […]
A Mobile app named SEZ India has been launched by the Commerce Secretary. SEZ Division, Department of Commerce under its broader e-Governance initiative i.e. SEZ Online System, has developed mobile app SEZ India for Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Commerce Secretary launched the app and mentioned that the SEZ India App would help the SEZ Units and Developers […]
Journalist Barkha Dutt today resigned as the Consulting Editor of the Indian news channel NDTV in a move that took many media watchers by surprise. She was in talks to start her own venture for some time. In an official statement by NDTV the channel noted her cooperation signaling that the journalist is taking the […]
Veeru Kolhi, the Hindu Dalit woman, who has seen many a tumultuous weather, is now challenging the Wadheras of Sindh! The Wadhera is a rogue term often used for the influential Zamindar class which use their religious and political status to oppress the poor. Veeru Kolhi, the Hindu Dalit woman, is challenging the echelon of […]
The Indian government has denied that it does not respect the independence and autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India which many newspaper reports have suggested. Finance Ministry today responded to the reports. This controversy came into existence after it was revealed that it was Prime Minister Modi and the Finance Ministry which were the main […]
Human Rights organization Amnesty International has taken up the case of Hindu man Rasraj Das who was forced to confess that he had shared an anti-Islam Facebook post on his account, a charge that led to murderous attacks on the Bangladeshi Hindu community across the nation just before the Hindu festival of Diwali. 25-year old […]
