AS Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a visit to France, the first stop of his three-nation tour, it’s worth bearing in mind that the country’s hexagonal geography and its multi-dimensional policies and technology skills have the potential to match India’s 21st-century aspirations. At the same time, the French are looking at India as a […]
The West Bengal government has proposed setting up a City-to-City (C2C) partnership of Howrah with Yokohama in Japan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Thursday. “We have proposed to set up a C2C partnership of Howrah with Yokohama. This bilateral co-operation will lead to social, economic and cultural exchanges between the two satellite cities with […]
A mob in a village in Odisha killed four people and burnt their vehicles after they were found to be smuggling cannabis, police said. The incident took place near Balia village in Koraput district, about 550 km from here, when the group of 10 suspected smugglers were on their way to Chhattisgarh with their cannabis […]
-Mihir Mishra Music Launch of the upcoming film ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’ held on 7th April at the Le meridian hotel, New Delhi. Representatives of the entire reputed media organisation were present at the venue for the music launch. The star cast and the reputed names associated with the movie were present at the launch. While […]
– by Aman Chaubey Music of upcoming movie Nanak Shah Fakir was launched by music sensation, Oscar winner, A. R. Rahman. For the first time ever, a movie on first guru of Sikhs has been made. Score mentor A. R. Rahman along with Resul Pookutty, co-producer and sound designer, Tuomas kantelinen and music director Uttam […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said farmers would be eligible for input subsidy if 33 percent of their crop has been damaged as against the prevailing norm of 50 percent or more. Making the announcement during the launch of the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana here, Modi said the input subsidy given to distressed farmers […]
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs.3 lakh each to families of the 20 people, mostly Tamils, killed by police in Andhra Pradesh as sporadic protests took place in Tamil Nadu against the widely condemned killings. As a section of lawyers urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure justice to those […]
Saudi Arabia, the largest supplier of crude oil to India, is keen to participate in the Make in India initiative of the Narendra Modi government and has asked its businesspeople to explore the opportunities in India under the scheme, the kingdom’s envoy has said. “I think it is a very good idea the initiative of […]
Is it an emotion, wrath or anger? Yograj Singh, father of ace cricketer Yuvraj Singh, in a remark that could trigger a major controversy and war of words, has blasted India’s ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his son’s exclusion from the ICC World Cup 2015 squad. An emotional Yograj also cursed the Indian captain […]
Fabindia officials, including its managing director and the chief executive officer, will appear before the crime branch of Goa Police in “two to four days”, the company said on Wednesday. “Over the coming two to four days, other members of the team who have been asked to attend the proceedings, including the CEO and the […]