A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashed in eastern Bhutan Friday afternoon, killing both the pilots, official sources said. The single-engine helicopter was on its way from Khirmu in Arunanchal Pradesh to Yonphula in Bhutan and went out of radio and visual contact soon after 1 pm. Both the pilots – one Indian and the other from Royal Bhutanese ...
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Bye Elections to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
There are two casual vacancies in the Council of States each from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as detailed below: State Name of Members Reason Date of vacancy Term Up to UttarPradesh Arun Jaitley Death 24.08.2019 02.04.2024 Bihar Jethmalani Ram Boolchand Death 08.09.2019 07.07.2022 The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar ...
Read More »PM’s meets Global CEOs of leading American Companies
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi chaired an exclusive roundtable discussion, at New York, with 42 global captains of industry from across 20 sectors. The companies that participated in the roundtable had a combined net worth of US$ 16.4 trillion, of which their net worth in India is US$ 50 billion. The gathering included Ms. Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President and ...
Read More »President inaugurates Seminar of Spirituality for Human and Social Development
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated a seminar on ‘Spirituality for Human and Social Development’ today (September 26, 2019) in New Delhi. This seminar is being organised by the Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Mahatma Gandhi had understood very well that emphasis ...
Read More »National water mission awards- 2019 presented
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Sekhawat said that water conservation along with water-harvesting and judicious and multiple use of water are key to tackle the water challenge in India. Speaking after giving away the National Water Mission Awards-2019 here, the Minister said that Jal-Andolan should become a true Jan-Andolan as exhorted by the Prime Minister to tide over ...
Read More »Skilling of youth must become a national movement: Vice President
The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today said that skilling of youth should become national movement and urged all stakeholders to participate in a mission- mode to accomplish this objective. Speaking at the National Institute of Personnel Management Personnel (NIPM) 2019 conference on ‘India’s Changing Paradigm: Skills and Entrepreneurship for Global Competitiveness’ in Bengaluru today, he pointed out ...
Read More »9th India-China Financial Dialogue held in Delhi
The 9th India-China Financial dialogue was held in here today. A high level Chinese delegation led by Ms. Zou Jiayi, Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance, People’s Republic of China interacted with the Indian delegation led by Shri Atanu Chakraborty, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India on wide-ranging issues of mutual interest. India and China bilateral ...
Read More »Oxygen blast in Haridwar factory kills two
On Tuesday evening, the driver-operator was killed and three employees were badly injured in the explosion of an oxygen cylinder at the Driplex Water Engineering Private Limited Company in Siidul factory in Haridwar. The accident occurred when driver-operators were unloading cylinders from a vehicle which arrived from the industrial unit of Bahadarabad. The explosion was so severe that the walls ...
Read More »Rupee slips 7 paise to 71.01 against USD
The Indian rupee on Tuesday dropped 7 paise to close at 71.01 against the US dollar as foreign fund outflows and subdued equities weakened forex market sentiment. However, easing crude oil prices and weaker greenback against rival currencies restricted the rupee fall to some extent. Foreign investors pulled out Rs 828.49 crore from Indian equities on Tuesday, according to exchange ...
Read More »Amitabh Bachchan named Dadasaheb Phalke winner
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was on Tuesday named Dadasaheb Phalke winner, Indian cinema’s highest honour for an artiste. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar confirmed the news in a Twitter post. “The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for 2 generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and international community is happy. My heartiest Congratulations to ...
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