Trump tariff-hit US firms keen to relocate to India from China

New York (IANS) About 200 US companies have expressed interest in coming from China to India, according to Mukesh Aghi, the president of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

The organisation, which promotes bilateral business and…

DTH TV, radio sets in high demand in communication-starved Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) With no cable TV services and internet available, direct-to-home (DTH) Dish TV connections and transistor radio sets are in high demand in Kashmir since the security and communication clampdown in the Valley following the abrogation…

91% of Kashmir open for traffic: Indian envoy to US

New Delhi (IANS) Noting that a section of the media especially in the US has peddled half-truths and incorrect information about the situation in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, India's Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla has…

India's moon lander Vikram all set to land on the Moon

Chennai (IANS) India's first moon lander Vikram is all set to land on the moon on September 7 with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completing the second and final de-orbital operations successfully on Wednesday.

According…

Centre to announce measures for real estate this week

New Delhi (IANS) After a slew of reform measures announced in the past fortnight, the Central Government is likely to come up with major announcements to boost the real estate industry this week.

According to official sources, the package for…

IDBI to receive Rs 9,300 cr capital to meet CAR

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Cabinet here on Tuesday approved infusion of over Rs 9,000 crore capital in the IDBI Bank to meet the regulatory capital requirements by raising the capital adequacy ratio (CAR), said HRD Minister Prakash K Javadekar.

Tough to prove 'Kashmir genocide' claim: Pak ICJ lawyer

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan's lawyer in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has left this country red faced. Khawar Qureshi in an open admission has accepted that there is no significant evidence with Pakistan for its claims of genocide in…

Eight Apache choppers inducted into IAF at Pathankot

New Delhi] (IANS) In a major boost to India's air defence capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted eight Apache helicopters on Tuesday at the Pathankot Air Base in Punjab.

The variant of the helicopter, Apache A64E, is the most…

ISRO completes de-oribital operation of moon lander Vikram

Chennai (IANS) India's first moon lander -- Vikram -- on Tuesday got nearer to the Moon with the Indian space agency successfully completing the first of the two de-orbital operations.

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation…

Multiple casualties feared in ONGC Raigad blaze

Raigad (Maharashtra) (IANS) Several casualties are feared amid reports of many injuries in a massive fire that raged through a storm water drainage network at the ONGC's oil and gas processing plant, in Uran, officials said here on Tuesday.