Cabinet decides to ratify Paris agreement

Cabinet decides to ratify Paris agreement

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to ratify the Paris agreement on climate change. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Today the cabinet has decided to ratify Paris agreement,” Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters here. Modi had announced during the BJP national council […]

Over a million Indians don’t get a train seat daily: Study

Over a million Indians don’t get a train seat daily: Study

Indicating a whopping demand-supply mismatch, a new study released here on Wednesday has revealed that over a million Indians fail to get a seat every day on the Indian Railways due to unavailability of tickets. The study by RailYatri.in portal said that though the demand-supply gap on long-distance trains is well known since long, but […]

19th Saarc summit in Islamabad postponed

19th Saarc summit in Islamabad postponed

The 19th Saarc Summit to be held in Pakistan in November has been postponed. With India’s decision to pull out from the summit on Tuesday followed by Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan, the November 9-10 summit automatically stands postponed or cancelled. The formal announcement of the postponement will be made later by the Kathmandu-based Saarc Secretariat, […]

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan join India in boycotting Islamabad Saarc Summit

Following the diplomatic blitzkrieg launched by New Delhi, Pakistan is virtually getting isolated in the region with Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan joining India in boycotting the annual Saarc Summit scheduled to be hosted by Islamabad in November. “Due to increased level of violence and fighting as a result of imposed terrorism on Afghanistan, President of […]

Bangladesh, Bhutan too pull out of Islamabad Saarc Summit

Bangladesh, Bhutan too pull out of Islamabad Saarc Summit

Following the diplomatic blitzkrieg launched by New Delhi, Pakistan is virtually getting isolated in the region with Bangladesh and Bhutan joining India in boycotting the annual Saarc Summit scheduled to be hosted by Islamabad in November. “The growing interference in the internal affairs of Bangladesh by ‘one country’ has created an environment which is not […]

Modi wishes Lata Mangeshkar on 87th birthday

Modi wishes Lata Mangeshkar on 87th birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India, Lata Mangeshkar, on her 87th birthday. “Spoke to Lata (Mangeshkar) Didi and conveyed birthday greetings to her. I pray for her long and healthy life,” Modi tweeted. Twitter was flooded with birthday messages for the melody queen. […]

Tata Motors enters Bolivian commercial vehicle market

Tata Motors enters Bolivian commercial vehicle market

Automobile major Tata Motors on Tuesday announced its foray into the Bolivian commercial vehicle market by entering into a distribution agreement with local partner — Bolivian Auto Motors. “We at Tata Motors understand our customers well and today have introduced class-leading products, suitable for varied terrains, with each of these built for better load carrying […]

Indian-origin lawyer shoots 9 in US, killed by police

Indian-origin lawyer shoots 9 in US, killed by police

An Indian-origin lawyer with apparent Nazi sympathies went on an early morning rampage in US’ Houston city shooting nine people on Monday before he was killed by police, according to authorities. Nathan Desai was wearing military-style clothing with Nazi symbols during the 20-minute shooting spree when he fired at passing cars. Police said that they […]

Short covering, positive global cues buoy equity markets

Short covering, positive global cues buoy equity markets

Short covering, along with positive global indices buoyed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 30.80 points or 0.35 per cent to 8, 753.85 points. The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 28,373.02 […]

President on a 3-day visit to Uttarakhand

President on a 3-day visit to Uttarakhand

President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Uttarakhand on Tuesday for a three-day visit, officials said. Elaborate security arrangements were made for the high-profile visit and security has been beefed up at places where he is slated to visit. On his first day, the President will inaugurate a building ‘Aashiana’ at the Presidential Bodyguards’ campus at […]