Beijing : China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday. China’s defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country’s largest non-nuclear bomb, […]
Washington : Veteran Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, considered an ardent supporter of India-US ties, has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, becoming the most powerful elected woman in the US. Pelosi, 78, second in line for the presidency, took the gavel as […]
Bengaluru : JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda has asked coalition partner Congress to treat regional parties well before striking an alliance for the forthcoming Lok Sabha. “Congress is big brother of secular parties. They (Congress) should treat us well before striking an alliance for the Lok Sabha polls later this […]
New Delhi : The HRD Ministry has constituted a task force to look into the circumstances leading to the reported suicide of 49 students, including Dalits, of residential Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) between 2013 and 2017, according to an official statement. The ministry has also sent a proposal — […]
New Delhi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said if his party comes to power in 2019, a criminal investigation will be launched into the Rafale deal and the accused will be punished. Speaking to the media outside Parliament ahead of the government’s reply, he urged Defence Minister Nirmala […]
Sabarimala (Ker) : Confusion prevailed over the entry of a 46-year old Sri Lankan Tamil woman into the Lord Ayyappa temple here late Thursday night with the woman denying it and official sources claiming otherwise. While the woman, Sasikala, said she was not allowed to undertake the trek to […]
Imphal : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday inaugurated eight key development projects and laid the foundation stones for four schemes in Manipur. The prime minister inaugurated the projects during a public rally in Imphal. These include an integrated check post in Moreh, Dolaithabi Barrage, a food storage godown and […]
Chandigarh : Cold weather conditions continued to prevail at most places in Punjab and Haryana on Friday, with Adampur recording a minimum temperature of 1.2 degrees Celsius — the lowest in the two states. Adampur, near Jalandhar, recorded a below normal minimum temperature while the mercury settled 4 degrees […]
Bengaluru : The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been given the nod to manufacture weaponised version of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas for the Indian Air Force and the first such aircraft is expected to be out by the year-end, according to a company spokesperson. The Centre for Military […]
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said in Lok Sabha that there would be no loss of jobs due to merger of public sector banks. Earlier this week, the Cabinet approved merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda. Jaitley said that there […]
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