Modi participates in Vesak Day celebration

Modi participates in Vesak Day celebration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Sri Lanka, on Friday participated in the opening ceremony of the 14th International Vesak Day celebration here. Modi, who is the chief guest, arrived on Friday morning at the venue and was received by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid traditional fanfare. […]

China plans to install cabin on moon

China plans to install cabin on moon

While it remains unclear exactly how long China’s first lunar explorers will spend on the surface, the country is already planning for longer stays. Eight Chinese volunteers will live in “Yuegong-1,” a simulated space “cabin” in Beijing for the next year, strengthening China’s knowledge and technical know-how, and helping the country’s scientists understand exactly what […]

Sri Lanka visit, a sign of strong relationship: Modi

Sri Lanka visit, a sign of strong relationship: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his visit to Sri Lanka is a sign of “strong relationship” between the two countries. “I will be in Sri Lanka for a two-day visit starting today. This will be my second bilateral visit there in two years, a sign of our strong relationship,” Modi said in a […]

Maharaja’s Haveli Food Festivals are back with a Bang

Maharaja’s Haveli Food Festivals are back with a Bang

Food Festivals are back. Maharaja’s Haveli is all set to kick up a storm in Sydney with back to back Festivals commencing from June 2017. Satinder Benepal the owner of Sydney’s own Maharaja’s Haveli said, “Our customers have been anxiously awaiting the return of the food festivals. Although Maharaja’s Haveli specialises in regional food from […]

India test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile

India test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile

India on Thursday test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-II off the Odisha coast, but the test failed after the missile deviated from its trajectory, sources said. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted from Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Balasore district, said officials. […]

Punjab, Uttarakhand Congress units get new PCC chiefs

Punjab, Uttarakhand Congress units get new PCC chiefs

The Congress on Thursday announced new chiefs for Punjab and Uttarakhand units of the party and appointed Avinash Pande incharge of party affairs in Rajasthan where assembly election is due for next year. Party’s Communications Department incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters that the changes are part of an organisational revamp being gradually effected by […]

Madhya Pradesh BJP MP’s caste certificate cancelled

Madhya Pradesh BJP MP’s caste certificate cancelled

The Lok Sabha membership of Jyoti Dhurve, BJP MP from Betul in Madhya Pradesh, is under threat as a high-level inquiry committee has found the Scheduled Tribe certificate issued to her fake and cancelled it on Wednesday. Betul is a reserved parliamentary constituency for Scheduled Tribes. According to informed sources, the committee formed by the […]

Massive dust storm lashes UP, damages mango harvest

Massive dust storm lashes UP, damages mango harvest

Heavy damage to property, crops especially to the mango harvest has been reported from across Uttar Pradesh as a massive dust storm hit most parts of the state late on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday. More than 25 per cent of the mango harvest, specially in the Malihabad mango belt has been damaged with […]