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Wrong to suppress Netaji’s files for 70 years, Modi told kin
New Delhi, Oct 14: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's nephew Dr D.N. Bose, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday along with other members of the extended family, said Modi told them that "it was wrong to suppress Netaji's files for 70…
Defence deals worth Rs. 3.1 lakh crore cleared, but zero movement on ground
New Delhi, Oct 14: In the 17 months that the NDA government has been in power, the Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) that vets all big-ticket deals has cleared projects worth a whopping Rs. 3.1 lakh crore ($47 billion), but none of these…
Prime Minister needs to speak up on Beef Killing
The brutal killing of a man in Bisada village in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, not far from the Indian capital, on suspicion that he consumed beef after killing a cow was more than a murder. It was an attack on one of our most cherished values,…
India eyes Africa’s 2,600 GW Power Pie
Accra, Oct 13: With the mega India-Africa summit in New Delhi later this month, India is eyeing a 2,600 GW pie over the next 10 years in Africa, which has 13 percent of the world's population but 48 percent of the global population without…
India lashes out against ‘Powerless’ UN Security Council
United Nations, Oct 13: Calling the Security Council ineffective and powerless, India has lashed out against its lack of accountability and transparency in mandating peacekeeping operations and blamed it for the rising casualties among…
Millions vote in Bihar, Rajnath says Modi still popular
Patna, Oct 12: Millions voted on Monday in the first round of staggered assembly polls in Bihar where the BJP-led alliance is determined to oust the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and its allies. More than 53 percent of the 13.5 million…
Mountain States find Common Ground on Disaster Management
Itanagar, Oct 12: A unique three-day summit on sustainable development of mountain states in India, held in this Arunachal Pradesh capital, called for special steps for disaster risk reduction and optimal utilisation of mountain…
India will support Palestine cause, engage with Israel: Mukherjee
Amman, Oct 12: India will continue to extend unwavering support for separate statehood for Palestine while also engaging with Israel to forge an independent and long-standing bilateral relationship, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on…
MIM in serious fight in Bihar: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad, Oct 12: The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) is making a beginning in Bihar by contesting six seats in the assembly elections but it won't be a symbolic fight, says party chief Asaduddin Owaisi. "It's a serious fight and we…
Job Quotas pledge in Private Sector upsets Upper Castes
Patna, Oct 10: The election pledge by BJP allies HAM and LJP to extend job quotas to the private sector if the BJP-led alliance wins the Bihar elections has upset the state's upper castes.
The move by the Hindustani Awami Morcha (HAM)…