DAINIK NATION BUREAU To de-congest the city road from traffic, Dehradun Railway station to be shifted to Harrawala. As this was discussed with union railway minister and they have agreed to do so. Union government is ready to support Uttarakhand. They are keen to support state in laying of new railway line or establishment of residential school in 27 blocks ...

A seven-year-old was allegedly stabbed by a senior girl student. He is now at the trauma centre of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow. The boy got deep wounds on chest and stomach but is now reportedly out of danger.According to the victim’s statement a ‘didi with boy-cut hair’ took him to the bathroom on the second floor, slapped ...

India on Thursday test fired its indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V, which can reach targets as far as Beijing. The firing took place from the Abdul Kalam Island facility off the Odisha coast. A Defence Ministry official said the pre-induction test of the highly sophisticated and world class game-changer missile was successful. Developed by the Defence Research ...

The BSE Sensex continued its record-setting spree for a second day, scaling a new high of 35,476.70 in opening trade today as banking stocks led rally on sustained foreign fund inflows. Also, the broader NSE Nifty zoomed to a new high of 10,887.10. The 30-share index rallied by 394.88 points, or 1.12 per cent, to hit the peak of 35,476.70, ...

Writer-producer Twinkle Khanna has been invited to speak at The Oxford Union, the world’s most prestigious debating society. The 43-year-old actor-turned-author will address the students of the Oxford University tomorrow, where she will also showcase her upcoming production, “Padman”. Based on the life of social entrepreneur and activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, who revolutionised sanitary hygiene in rural India 20 years ago, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Japanese steel and engineering companies are in the driver’s seat to bag major supply contracts for a $17 billion Indian bullet train, several sources said, undermining a key component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic policy – a push to ‘Make in India’. Japan is funding most of the project, and Japanese companies are likely to supply ...

A Border Security Force jawan was today killed as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled Indian positions along the International Border in R S Pura sector of Jammu. “BSF troops are giving a befitting reply,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Arun Manhas, said. A BSF personnel died in the heavy shelling. He has been identified as head constable Suresh. He ...