New Delhi, Apart from bullet trains, India needs high-speed growth, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday while addressing business leaders of India and Japan here with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. The visit of Abe, who arrived here on Friday on a three-day official sojourn, is expected to see progress towards India’s first bullet […]
Washington, Reiterating that it wants the perpetrators of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack brought to justice, the US has offered to do anything it can to support Indian authorities in that task. “We’ve long said just writ large that we want to see the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack brought to justice,” Sate Department […]
New Delhi, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Saturday said Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project will be completed in seven years. Japan has given a highly concessional loan with repayment period of 50 years and 15 year moratorium. It has an interest rate of 0.1 percent. The project will be executed in a joint venture of […]
New Delhi, Chief Justice of India T.S.Thakur on Friday said for arbitration to succeed in India, all those involved in the process, be it the arbitrator or the lawyers, would have to act professionally. Pointing out that the arbitration overseas was highly professional, he said that it was this lack of this professional approach that […]
New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said that no new diesel vehicles would be registered in the national capital. This would be an interim step till the next date of hearing on January 6, the tribunal said. According to experts, there are about five lakh diesel cars in Delhi. The tribunal also […]
Siwan (Bihar), A Bihar court on Friday sentenced former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin and three others to life imprisonment for dousing two brothers in acid and then murdering them 11 years ago. On Wednesday, Shahabuddin and the other three were convicted. He had been in jail for years in connection with several criminal cases. The politician […]
New Delhi, Surpassing expectations, India’s factory output rose sharply by 9.8 percent in October, due mainly to a robust 10.6-percent growth in the manufacturing industry, official data showed on Friday. The growth decelerated to 3.84 percent in the month before and was placed at (-)2.7 percent in October of last fiscal year. While the electricity […]
New Delhi, The government on Friday said 207 districts in nine states have been hit by drought, and contingency steps had been taken to ensure there was no marked reduction in sowing area. Replying to a marathon debate in the Lok Sabha in which 33 members spoke and 41 gave their views in writing, Agriculture […]
New Delhi, The India-Japan strategic relationship can contribute to peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who arrived here on Friday on a three-day official visit expected to see progress towards India’s first bullet train and a civil nuclear deal. “Indo-Japanese relations will contribute to peace and prosperity […]
New Delhi, Leading multi-utility services provider Urban Clap on Thursday announced that Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata had invested an unspecified amount in it in his personal capacity. “Tata’s personal investment in our unique start-up is a testament to the market opportunity and calibre of our team, which is building a valuable marketplace,” the […]