IOC close to plastics-to-oil tech breakthrough

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest PSU refiner and retailer, is about to complete a research that could throw up one of the biggest breakthroughs and help the government eliminate all single-use plastics from the country…

Prasad asks BSNL/MTNL to start dialogue with staff on VRS

New Delhi (IANS) Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has directed the ailing telecom PSUs, BSNL and MTNL, to start a dialogue with their employees on the terms and conditions of the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) and prepare a roadmap for its…

Modi invites Thai entrepreneurs to invest in India

Bangkok (IANS) Asserting that India had stopped working in a routine, bureaucratic manner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invited Thai entrepreneurs to invest in the country for easy business.

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BJP nervous ahead of Jharkhand polls: Babulal Marandi

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) chief Babulal Marandi has made it clear that his party will not enter any coalition of bigger Opposition parties and will contest the Jharkhand Assembly elections on its own. On post-poll coalition possibilities,…

EC appoints Special Expenditure Observer for Jharkhand

New Delhi (IANS) Election Commission has appointed former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer B. Murali Kumar as Special Expenditure Observer for the forthcoming elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand, the Commission said on Sunday.

ASEAN integral part of India's Act East Policy: Modi

Bangkok (IANS) Terming the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region as an integral part of India's Act East Policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is keen to strengthen partnership in the fields of maritime security,…

India, EU launch 18mn euro call on research on developing local energy system

New Delhi  (IANS) The European Commission and India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) on Friday launched an 18 million euros joint call on research and innovation to develop integrated local energy systems.

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Modi leaves for Bangkok, flags India concerns on RCEP

New Delhi (IANS) As he embarked on a three-day visit to Bangkok, Thailand, for the ASEAN-related summits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India will take stock of progress in the RCEP negotiations, and "consider all issues including…

PoK areas feature in new maps released by govt

New Delhi (IANS) In the wake of the creation of separate Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the government on Saturday released a new political map of the Indian Union, with 28 States and nine Union Territories (UTs).

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US Congressman lauds Modi, Parliament for revoking Article 370

Washington (IANS) A US Congressman has praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Parliament for "promoting stability" in Jammu and Kashmir by revoking Article 370 which "created a polarising environment and was exploited politically".

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