Month: March 2019

PM Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today, launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana at Vastral in Gujarat. He also distributed the PM-SYM pension cards to select beneficiaries. Over two crore workers at three lakh Common Service Centers across the country witnessed […]

Press Statement

open view news desk In the morning of 27 Feb 19, our Air Defence system was on full alert. Build up of PAF aircraft on their side of LoC was noticed in time and additional aircraft were scrambled to tackle the adversary. In their attempt to attackĀ our ground […]

NITI Aayog to hold Conference on implementing SDGs in Aspirational Districts

open view news desk Linking the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme with India’s pursuit of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the NITI Aayog is organizing a conference on implementation of SDGs in Aspirational Districts. The conference will include deliberations on key SDGs and best practices to help […]

Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes

Last month’s visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For as Moscow steps up its activity in the warming Arctic, conflict with the rare species is likely to increase. More than 50 bears approached Belyushya Guba, a village […]

Second HIV remission patient rekindles cure hope

For just the second time ever an HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was hailed by experts Tuesday as proof that the AIDS-causing condition could one day be curable. Ten years almost to the day since the first confirmed case of an HIV-infected […]

India beat Australia by 8 wkts in 2nd ODI

Nagpur, Mar 5:Ā India beat Australia by 8 runs in the second ODI to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series here Tuesday. Brief scores: India: 250 all out in 48.2 overs (Virat Kohli 116; Pat Cummins 4/29). Australia: 242 all out in 49.3 overs (Marcus Stoinis 52; […]

Pak’s claims on Indian submarine false propaganda: Navy

New Delhi, May 5:Ā The Indian Navy on Tuesday dismissed as “false propaganda” Pakistan’s claim that it had thwarted an attempt by an Indian submarine to enter the country’s territorial waters. In a statement, the Pakistan Navy claimed in Islamabad that it used specialised skills to ward off the […]

India cites ‘active mobile phones’ to back air strike casualty claim

NEW DELHIĀ  – An Indian government surveillance agency had detected 300 active mobile phones at a suspected militant camp in Pakistan that India says its fighter jets bombed last week, the interior minister said on Tuesday, seeking to quell rising doubts about the success of the operation. ā€œSome […]

India, Pakistan resume barter trade amid tension in contested Kashmir

SRINAGAR – India and Pakistan resumed barter trade at a border crossing in Kashmir on Tuesday, an Indian official said, but tension in the contested region continued with a general strike and more fighting between Indian security forces and separatists. Hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalated dramatically late […]

Trump scraps trade privilege for India; Delhi plays down impact

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI – U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to open a new front in his trade wars on Monday with a plan to end preferential trade treatment for India that allows duty-free entry for up to $5.6 billion worth of its exports to the United States. India […]

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