Month: November 2018

Prime Minister felicitates crew of INS Arihant on completion of Nuclear Triad

open view web desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received today the crew of Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine (SSBN) INS Arihant. The submarine recently returned from its first deterrence patrol, completing the establishment of the country’s survivable nuclear triad. Stressing the significance of the successful deployment of INS […]

Indian capital under cloud of smog as pollution level jumps

NEW DELHI – Air quality in India’s haze-hit north, including the capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Monday because of unfavorable weather and an increase in smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region. Levels of PM 2.5, tiny particulate matter that can reach deep into the […]

Killing of two tigers in India triggers recriminations, threat of prosecution from Maneka Gandhi

NEW DELHI – The killing of two tigers in India, one shot by authorities and the other run over by a tractor and beaten to death by villagers, has sparked anger among environmentalists and a threat of prosecution from Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi. […]

India says nuclear submarine makes first patrol, Modi warns against ‘misadventure’

NEW DELHI- India said on Monday its first domestically built nuclear-powered submarine had recently completed a “deterrence patrol”, giving it the capability to fire nuclear weapons from land, air and sea in the event of any “misadventure” by enemies. With nuclear-armed China to its north and nuclear-armed Pakistan […]

Modi govt achieved ‘nothing’ in five years: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Nov 5: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government did not fulfil the promises it made five years ago and said it had achieved “nothing”. The former finance minister said the BJP-led government began its term with promises of development, jobs […]

Protests mark opening of J&K Secretariat in Jammu

Jammu, Nov 5: A series of protests marked the opening of the Civil Secretariat here, with agitators seeking the intervention of Governor Satya Pal Malik to resolve their grievances. The Civil Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, among other move offices, opened here after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual […]

Framing guidelines for keeping foreigners in detention centres, govt tells SC

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the process of framing guidelines for keeping foreign nationals in detention centres across the country was “under preparation”.  The Centre told a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that the work of framing detention manual or […]

Indian villagers crush tigress to death after she killed man

LUCKNOW, India — Villagers in northern India have crushed a tigress to death with a tractor after she killed a man, officials said Monday. Forest officer Mahavir Kaujlagi said that villagers had circled around the tigress after it killed a man working on farmland late Sunday. When the […]

Darbar Move: J&K Secretariat opens in Jammu

Jammu, Nov 5: Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, opened here on Monday after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’. Besides the Civil Secretariat, the other move offices, including Raj Bhawan and police headquarters, also opened here after six months of […]

Golden memories? Graf ‘rarely looks back’ at Grand Slam

German great Steffi Graf had the tennis world at her feet when she completed the “Golden Slam” in 1988 but 30 years later, she says she hardly even thinks about the achievement. Graf, who retired in 1999 and married Andre Agassi two years later, said her life has […]

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