PM may stop over in Riyadh to firm up oil deals

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Amid reports that Saudi Aramco is set to announce its IPO next month, which would be the world's largest ever listing, India would be looking to expedite the $44 billion West Coast refinery project in Maharashtra, in which…

A Rs 20 crore Durga idol made of gold

Kolkata (IANS) Hoping to bewitch revellers with its radiance and opulence, a goddess Durga idol made of 50 kg gold worth around a whopping Rs 20 crore is nearing completion at a community puja marquee in central Kolkata.

The 13-feet tall idol…

Modi receives Global Goalkeeper Award, dedicates it to 1.3 bn Indians

New York (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday conferred the Global Goalkeeper Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat mission. The PM said the honour bestowed on him was for the millions of Indians who participated…

India, US very close to trade deal: Trump

New York (IANS) India and the US are very close to concluding a trade deal, and a larger deal is set to be finalised in some time, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, as teams from both sides were engaged in negotiating a limited trade package.

MiG 21 crashes near Gwalior in MP, no casualties

New Delhi (IANS) A MiG 21 fighter aircraft crashed near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday after taking off from the airfield on a training sortie. There were no casualties in the incident, said the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Sources…

Adityanath announces Rs 6,000 per year for divorced women

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced annual support of Rs 6,000 to the victims of triple talaq and also Hindu divorced women till their rehabilitation.

The divorced women will also…

17 school students suspended for shouting 'Jai Shri Ram'

Ranchi (IANS) A church-run school in Jharkhand's steel city Jamshedpur has suspended 17 students for allegedly shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' in the school, drawing protests from Hindu-right wing groups on Wednesday.

The matter came to…

Anti-terrorism measures should not be politicised: Modi

United Nations (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged nations not to politicise anti-terrorism measures like the listing of militants for UN sanctions or imposing financial restrictions on countries involved in financing terrorism.

Modi discusses cricket to counter-terrorism in meetings with leaders

United Nations (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with five world leaders on Monday on the sidelines of the General Assembly meeting to discuss bilateral cooperations with matters ranging from cricket to counter-terrorism cooperation.

Census 2021 exercise will begin from J&K in Sept 2020

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre is ready with a list of states and Union Territories for the first digital National Population Register (NPR) under census 2021 putting newly created Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir on top where the mammoth exercise would…