India’s broadband subscribers increased 4.15 percent to 540.04 million in January 2019, a report by telecom regulator TRAI said. “As per the reports received from 308 operators in the month of January 2019, the number of broadband subscribers increased from 518.55 million at the end of Dec-18 to 540.04 million at the end of Jan-19 with a monthly growth rate ...

In a joint operation launched by Marine Task Force (MTF), Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad of Gujarat apprehended nine Iranian personnel along with 100 kilograms of narcotics off the coast of Gujarat on 26 March 2019. On 24 March 2019, inputs were received from ATS, Gujarat, regarding an illegal consignment of narcotic drug, heroin, likely to be smuggled ...

Shares of Jet Airways continued its upward journey Wednesday rising nearly 6 per cent, after the company set an ‘ambitious’ target of flying 40 additional aircraft by the end of April. The stock jumped 5.79 per cent to Rs 286.70 on the BSE. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), shares zoomed 5.94 per cent to Rs 287 apiece. In the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi got himself an hour of free TV and diverted nation’s attention away from issues on the ground, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said, shortly after Modi addressed the nation on India’s anti-satellite missile capability. “Today @narendramodi got himself an hour of free TV & divert(ed) nation’s attention away from issues on ground #Unemployment #RuralCrisis & ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite. Addressing the nation, the prime minister said India’s action was not directed against any country. Shooting down a low earth orbit satellite is a rare achievement for the country, he said. The satellite was orbiting at an altitude of 300 ...

The abuse of power by Education Minister Arvind Pandey who put all rule laws at bay with the mining businessmen would make the common man disenchanted. The violation of the code of conduct also shows up here. In the presence of the minister, mining traders not only abused the Kundeshwari police chowki in-charge, but also had a scuffle with the ...

Actor Sanjay Dutt has denied reports that he would be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019. The actor took to Twitter to clear the air surrounding the reports that claimed he was set to follow in his father, late actor-Congress MP Sunil Dutt’s foosteps and contest polls from Ghaziabad. “The rumor about me contesting for the Loksabha elections ...

Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized USD 1 billion to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to build 92 kilometers of 5.5-meter fencing, build and improve roads, and install lighting to support Trump’s emergency declaration as concerns the border. Shanahan ...

On 25 March 2019, the IAF formally inducted the CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy lift helicopters into its inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff was the Chief guest and the event was attended by various dignitaries. IAF had signed a contract with M/s Boeing Ltd ...

Phone and broadband of Rishikesh Raiwala Muni-ki-reiti and Swargashram area consumers connected to the exchange located at Nataraj Chowk, Rishikesh, suddenly got stalled. BSNL’s negligence has emerged in this case. According to Rail Vikas Nigam, seeing the work of Karanprayag Rail Project, the lines of the telecom corporation were to be shifted in the excavation work under the project. For ...