Pawar boosts PM on Rafale, adamant on JPC probe

Mumbai (IANS): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image has been unscathed in the ongoing Rafale fighter aircraft row, a statement the BJP heartily welcomed on Thursday.

"There…

Tata firm to set up cybersecurity response centres in Europe, US

Chennai (IANS): Tata Communications Ltd on Thursday launched its cybersecurity response centre (CSRC) here and will come up with one such centre each in Europe and the US in future, a senior company official said.

The new CSRC was inaugurated…

US will consider Afghan factor in Iran sanctions' impact on India

New York (IANS): The US will take into consideration the impact of American sanctions against Tehran on India's Chabahar port project in Iran that provides a surface link between India and Afghanistan, according to a senior US State Department…

Target to provide pure drinking water to all the households of the state by 2022- CM

Chief Minister Raghubar Das thanked all those people who contributed to the cleanliness campaign. The state has become 96% open defecation free, whereas 4 years ago it was only 16% open defecation free. The honest effort of all of you has reflected…

Vice President Naidu lauds Jharkhand's achievement in cleanliness

Ranchi: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu appreciated the progress of cleanliness in Jharkhand. He was attending Jansamvad cum Awareness ceremony organized in Namkumu on Thursday under Cleanliness is Service 2018. 

The Vice President said…

India ready to take lead on climate action: Sushma Swaraj

United Nations (IANS): India has declared that as a firm believer in multilateralism, it was ready to take the lead on climate action.

"The world needs a roadmap for finance and technology to achieve the goals set out in the Convention…

India's solar alliance gets major push with EIB funds

New York (IANS): In a major push to India's International Solar Alliance (ISA), European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer on Wednesday announced a major progress on tackling climate change globally at the One Planet Summit here.

Pompeo to travel to Pyongyang in October to plan new Trump-Kim summit

United Nations (IANS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang in October to prepare a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Department of State said in a communique on Wednesday.

NIA busts LeT-linked hawala module, arrests 3

New Delhi (IANS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it has busted a hawala network linked to the Pakistan-based Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) and arrested three persons from Delhi, including a Kashmir-based hawala…

IAF successfully test fires air-to-air Astra missile

New Delhi (IANS): The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully test fired the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra from a Su-30 aircraft, the Defence Ministry said.

The missile, tested at Kalaikunda…