Imran, a rehri owner, ended up castrating a 10-year old destitute boy who was working for him after being abandoned by his father after he refused to convert to Islam. The 10-year-old boy is admitted to the Machhiwara Civil Hospital on Friday after he was castrated by Imran. Boys also suffer sexual abuse in India, […]
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NITI Aayog and Oracle sign a SoI to pilot drug supply-chain using blockchain
Blockchain will help fight the counterfeit drugs in India. NITI Aayog and Oracle signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to pilot a real drug supply-chain using blockchain distributed ledger and Internet of Things (IoT) software. Apollo Hospitals and Strides Pharma Sciences will partner in this effort. The SoI was signed by Adviser NITI Aayog, Anna Roy […]
SATAT: Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will kick off an innovative initiative in New Delhi on 1st October, 2018, with PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs ,i.e. IOC, BPCL and HPCL) inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential entrepreneurs to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production plants and make […]
PM inaugurates Parakram Parv, pays homage to martyrs at Konark War Memorial
Parakram Parv is one of India’s most prestigious moments when India conducted a surgical strike against terror dens in Pakistan. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, arrived in Jodhpur today to attend the Combined Commanders Conference. He inspected a tri-services guard of honour on arrival at the Air Force Station in Jodhpur. He paid homage to […]
Japan and India take to Bamboo research among others for development in North-East
The Ambassador of Japan to India, Kenji Hiramatsu called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi today. The two discussed cooperation in various sectors in India’s North-Eastern Region (NER) including infrastructure […]
India engages with Iran on ISIS terror, sends Ajit Doval
National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, visited Iran on 26 September 2018 to participate in a meeting focussing on the issue of threat posed by terrorism, including Daesh/ISIS, to regional and global peace, security and stability. Other participants included NSAs/Secretaries to the National Security Council/ Deputy Minister of Security from Afghanistan, China, Iran and Russia. […]
Government to commemorate birth centenary of Rajmata of Gwalior, Vijaya Raje Scindia
The Government of India has decided to celebrate the birth centenary of Vijaya Raje Scindia, Rajmata of Gwalior, from 11 October 2018 to 11 October 2019. The 12 member National Implementation Committee (NIC) headed by the Home Minister, Rajnath Singh will chalk out programmes and activities for the year long celebrations. A commemorative coin of […]
China set to taste first ever consignment of Indian non-Basmati rice
The first consignment of non-basmati rice (white rice 5% broken) of 100 tonnes is to be shipped to China from Nagpur tomorrow. The non-basmati rice consignment will be received by China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) which is one of China’s state-owned food processing holding companies. After concerted efforts of the Government of India, […]