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Tata wins Rs 3,057 cr Bharat Net project in Chhattisgarh
Tata Projects Limited's "Smart Cities Business Unit" has been awarded the Rs 3,057 crore Bharat Net project in Chhattisgarh.
The project involves laying of optical fibre network that follows ring architecture with Internet Protocol --…
China welcomes Air India’s decision to change Taiwan’s name
China on Thursday welcomed Indian flag carrier Air India's decision to refer to self-ruled Taiwan as Chinese Taipei, saying foreign companies must respect the country's sovereignty.
The Indian state-owned carrier is the latest to join…
Kumaraswamy waives off Farmer loans worth Rs 34,000 crore
ONI Bureau: In the first Budget of the newly elected JD (S)-Congress coalition Government for the fiscal 2018-19 , Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday announced farm loan waiver worth Rs 34,000 crore, for the benefit of…
Jio Subscribers doubled 215 mn in 22 months: Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Jio has doubled its subscriber base to 215 million in 22 months, Reliance Industries' (RIL) Chairman & Managing Director Mukesh D. Ambani said here on Thurday.
"We have more than 25 million JioPhone users in india," Ambani…
ISRO tests crew escape system for Human Spaceflight
In its aim towards human spaceflight, Indian space agency ISRO on Thursday carried out the first in a series of tests to qualify a crew escape system.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in a statement said the crew escape…
Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Court grants Interim Bail to Shashi Tharoor
ONI Bureau: Delhi's Patiala House Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in the Sunanda Pushkar case.
He had asked to deposit a bail bond of Rs1 lakh.
However Tharoor cannot leave the Country…
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea against Polygamy
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Centre on a fresh plea that challenged the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among Muslims in India.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra,…
Rajnath Singh begins two-day visit to J&K
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which he will discuss the security situation in the state with top officials.
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Union…
Evening News Headlines (July 4, 2018)
ONI Bureau: ---- Gangster Tito taken on 5-day remand by Crime Branch.
---- Vigilance raid at senior IAS officer Vinod Kumar's residence at Nayapalli in Bhubaneswar in connection with ORHDC fraud.
---- Youth Congress organised a rally…
Cabinet approves funds to boost Educational Infrastructure
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a proposal for expanding the scope of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) by expanding its capital base to Rs 10,000 crore.
The CCEA also tasked the HEFA to…