Month: October 2018

With rose petals and guns, India inaugurates world’s tallest statue

India inaugurated the world’s tallest statue on Wednesday with fireworks, folk dances and floral tributes, deploying tight security amid an outcry by local groups over the soaring cost of the 182-metre (600-feet) sculpture of an independence hero. Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai […]

India Improves Rank by 23 Positions in Ease of Doing Business

India at 77 Rank in World Bank’s Doing Business Report open view web desk The World Bank released its latest Doing Business Report(DBR, 2019) todayin New Delhi. India has recorded a jump of 23 positions against its rank of 100 in 2017 to be placed now at 77thrank […]

Bomb injures 3 Russian security officers; attacker dead

MOSCOW — A man set off a bomb at the entrance of the local branch of Russia’s main intelligence agency in a northern city Wednesday, injuring three security officials and killing himself, authorities said. The man entered the local branch of the FSB intelligence agency in Akhangelsk and […]

Indian court seeks pricing of Rafale jet deal with France

NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Wednesday ordered the government to provide pricing details of 36 Rafale fighter jets it is buying from France. The court said the government must bring details of the decision-making process of the deal into the public domain, except those that are […]

Indian couple who died in Yosemite took risks for photos

SAN FRANCISCO — She was a self-described “adrenaline junkie,” and he took “wow-worthy photos” of the couple posing at the edge of cliffs and jumping from planes that appeared on social media and a travel blog that attracted thousands of followers. In one post at the Grand Canyon […]

The Latest: Official says pings definitely from black box

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Latest on the crash of a Lion Air passenger plane in Indonesia (all times local): 4 p.m. The head of the National Transportation Safety Committee, Soerjanto Tjahjono, says pings detected at sea in the search for a crashed Lion Air plane are definitely from […]

President of India graces Vigilance Awareness Week 2018 function; says checking corruption is essential to creating a New India

open view web desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the Vigilance Awareness Week 2018 function organised by the Central Vigilance Commission in New Delhi today (October 31, 2018). The theme of this year’s Vigilance Awareness Week is ‘Eradicate Corruption – Build a […]

India deploys huge security for inauguration of world’s biggest statue

Thousands of police guarded the world’s biggest statue ahead of its inauguration by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday with local people threatening protests over the enormous figure. Activists said about a dozen of their leaders had been detained ahead of the spectacular opening of the 182-metre […]

India known for diversity, Patel ensured it remains united with this uniqueness: Rajnath

New Delhi :  India is known for its diversity and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had ensured that the country remains united with its uniqueness, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Wednesday. Flagging off the ‘Run For Unity’, organised here on the occasion of 143rd birth anniversary of Patel, he said Prime […]

PM inaugurates Patel’s ‘Statue of Unity’

Kevadiya (Guj) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated an imposing 182-metre statue of Sardar Patel, touted as the world’s tallest, and said it will serve as a reminder about his courage to thwart conspiracy to disintegrate India. He used to occasion to slam those criticising the decision […]

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