Pakistan, China to fight terrorism jointly

Pakistan, China to fight terrorism jointly

Pakistan and China would together fight terrorism to root it out, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday addressing a joint sitting of parliament’s both houses, which was convened to honour visiting Chinese President XI Jinping. “Our joint efforts against terrorism have succeeded so far but we need to intensify our efforts,” Sharif said. […]

Modi confers award on Tripura block for financial inclusion

Modi confers award on Tripura block for financial inclusion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conferred an award on Tripura’s Mandwai block where every tribal family has a bank account. Mandwai block’s feat in financial inclusion and financial literacy, besides according benefits to tribals, has made it a role model. Mandwai’s Block Development Officer (BDO) Monohar Biswas said: “Of the 12,910 families comprising 55,050 […]

Despite poor quarterly results, foreign investors remain

Despite poor quarterly results, foreign investors remain

Despite poor quarterly earnings by corporate India, foreign investors continued to pump cash into the country’s equity markets during the week ended April 17. The Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) remained net buyers in the Indian equities market for the week ended April 17, they bought stocks worth only Rs.914.12 crore or $146.55 million, according to […]

Projects in Gandhi bastions in UP fall on bad times

Projects in Gandhi bastions in UP fall on bad times

Having basked in envious glory for the past few decades, the Gandhi bastions of Rae Bareli and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh seem to have fallen on bad times after the ascendancy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the centre. With the union government red-flagging an ambitious mega food park project of Congress vice […]

Lead India to high table of international community: President

Lead India to high table of international community: President

President Pranab Mukherjee called on the youth of the country to lead India to the high table of the international community, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. Addressing the first batch of NIT scholars’ “In-Residence” programme, the president said he was impressed by their willingness to take on challenges with courage and find solutions. “If the […]

US presidential race: Hillary Clinton Vs the rest

US presidential race: Hillary Clinton Vs the rest

The US presidential race took off with Hillary Clinton finally jumping into the fray with an aura of inevitability, but that analysts suggested may turn out to be the former secretary of state’s biggest handicap. In her second bid to break the glass ceiling and return to the White House, the former first lady chose […]

VMC WELCOMES NEW ACTING CHAIRPERSON

VMC WELCOMES NEW ACTING CHAIRPERSON

Today Mr Ross (Spiro) Alatsas stepped into the role of Acting Chairperson for the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC). Mr Alatsas has been Deputy Chairperson of the VMC since 2011. Mr Alatsas said he is honoured to be taking on the mantle of Acting Chairperson during the recruitment process for the VMC’s next Chairperson. “I am […]

British Indian woman election candidate stands for change

British Indian woman election candidate stands for change

Gita Gordon, nominated by Britain’s Liberal Democrats as a candidate in next month’s parliamentary elections, has been a busy woman lately, attending one meeting after another and canvassing door-to-door, but never feels tired to underline her resolve to stand by the voters and prove they can change things. Gordon, an India-born woman fighting from the […]

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