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 ...

A Bullero vehicle has crashed due to sliding on the Pokhri-Pauri motorway of the district. In which seven people, including the driver, were injured. The injured were admitted to the district hospital Pauri for treatment. Where after the treatment, two wounded have been referred to the Higher Center. The ADM reached the district hospital to know about the well being ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The State Government would request the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to include 54 Government colleges of the State in the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). This was said by the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat while undertaking a review meeting of higher and secondary education departments at his camp office on Tuesday.  He said that ...

The Uttarakhand government has suspended the Additional District Magistrate Tirthpal of Rudraprayag in the famous NH-74 land compensation case of Udham Singh Nagar. He is associated with the Office of Revenue Council. So far, eight PCS officers have been suspended in this case. On Wednesday, Principal Secretary (Personnel) Radha Rautudi ordered this. TheNH-74 scam involves four tehsils of Udham Singh ...

Lungi Ngidi claims 6 wickets on debut Lungi Ngidi’s sensational debut led South Africa to a memorable 135-run victory in the second Test at Centurion Park on Thursday. 21-year-old Ngidi’s figures of 6/39 in the second innings, which was also the sixth best for South Africa on debut, left the Indian batsmen gasping for breath as they were succumbed for ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Strange but true that two cabinet ministers have locked their horn over the appiontment of a lady officer. this has given enough scope to media to do anticipation.Uttarakhand Education Minister Arvind Pandey has criticised his Cabinet colleague Harak Singh Rawat ‘s decision to depute his close associate Damyanti Rawat as additional chief executive officer, Uttarakhand Building and ...