Month: February 2019

First State Level Awareness Programme on Agri Export Policy Held in Pune

open view news desk Commerce Minister, Suresh Prabhu,in his address at the first state level awareness programme on agriculture export policy said that in order to achieve the purpose of the policy clusters have been identified across the country for development of agriculture exports.  In Maharashtra, six clusters […]

Applications Invited for National Intellectual Property Awards

open view news desk National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards are conferred to recognize and reward: contribution of individual, company, R&D institutions, academic institutions and  organizations for their creations and commercialization of IP which have contributed to harnessing the country’s intellectual capital and creating IP eco-system that boosts creativity […]

New Delhi, 4th February, 2019 German Delegation Meets MoS Commerce and Industry

open view news desk A high level German delegation led by Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, German Minister of Economic Affairs, Digitalisation and Energy of North Rhine Westphaliamet with Minister of State of Commerce & Industry, C R Chaudhary, in New Delhi today. Both sides held discussions on a wide […]

Modi govt has snatched farmers’ sleep, says Mamata; refers to her 26-day fast in 2006

Kolkata :  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of having snatched farmers’ sleep and while referring to the sops announced in the interim Budget on Friday claimed that the peasants were being cheated before the general elections. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress chief, […]

Air India’s first ever Flight Simulator ready for Public Viewing at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai

open view news desk Restored Boeing 747-200 Flight Simulator Launched Agreement signed for development of Aviation Gallery – Hall of Aerospace, Nehru Science Centre Air India’s first ever Flight Simulator is ready for public viewing at Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai. Known as ‘Boeing 747-200’, it was extensively used […]

Train derails in eastern India, killing 7 people

PATNA, India — Seven people were killed and 29 injured when nine coaches of a New Delhi-bound train derailed early Sunday in eastern India, officials said. Most of the passengers were asleep when the train jumped the tracks. Soon after the accident, hundreds of villagers rushed to help […]

India monitoring detention of students in US university case

NEW DELHI — India said it is closely monitoring the detention of several Indian students in the U.S. and has urged authorities there to not deport them against their will. Indian news reports say as many as 129 Indians were among those detained Jan. 30 by U.S. immigration […]

Jury set for deliberations at US trial of El Chapo

NEW YORK — After nearly three months of testimony about a vast drug-smuggling conspiracy steeped in violence, a jury is due to begin deliberations Monday at the U.S. trial of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. A federal judge in Brooklyn is set to give […]

Venezuela: nearly two weeks of turmoil

Opposition chief Juan Guaido’s claim nearly two weeks ago to be acting president plunged crisis-hit Venezuela into new turmoil, with a series of countries recognizing him as leader while others continue to back President Nicolas Maduro. Here is a recap of key developments. – ‘Acting president’ – On […]

Pope calls for end to wars in Middle East in Gulf trip

Pope Francis on Monday called for an end to wars in the Middle East during the first visit by the head of the Catholic church to the birthplace of Islam — the Arabian Peninsula. Francis, who has made outreach to Muslim communities a cornerstone of his papacy, is […]

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