Month: September 2019

TMC will not allow implementation of NRC in WB : Mamata

Kolkata, Sep 6:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the TMC government will not allow implementation of the NRC in the state. The implementation of the NRC as nothing but a political vendetta of the BJP-led central government. she told the Assembly. “We will never […]

Mamata writes to PM protests against bank merger

Kolkata, Sep 6: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday protesting against the Centre’s unilateral decision to merge two public sector banks headquartered in the city without consulting the state government. Expressing concern, she said the merger and the threat of shifting […]

Security beefed up ahead of Modi’s visit to Mumbai

Mumbai, Sep 6: Mumbai police on Friday beefed up security in the metropolis ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city on Saturday, a senior official said. Modi is scheduled to perform the ‘bhoomipujan’ for the new Metro rail lines 10, 11, 12 and for Metro Bhavan. […]

Alka Lamba quits AAP on Twitter, to join Congress

New Delhi, Sep 6: The time has come to say goodbye to the Aam Aadmi Party, disgruntled Delhi MLA Alka Lamba said on Friday while announcing that she would be returning to the Congress. Lamba, who quit the AAP’s primary membership, said she would shortly join the Congress in […]

India hails Mugabe as true friend, icon of liberation

New Delhi, Sep 6: India on Friday condoled the demise of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, hailing him as a “true friend” and “an icon of liberation”. Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017, died aged 95, the country’s president announced Friday. The Ministry of External Affairs, in […]

Everything going according to plan, ISRO chief on proposed soft landing of ‘Vikram’ module

Bengaluru, Sep 6: Hours before Chandrayaan-2’s ‘Vikram’ module’s proposed soft landing on the Lunar surface, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said on Friday things are progressing as per plan for the much-awaited event. “We are eagerly waiting for the event. Everything is going according to the plan,” Sivan told PTI […]

India ‘sowing seeds of war’ with Kashmir actions – Pakistan military spokesman

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military spokesman said on Wednesday that India’s actions in disputed Kashmir were endangering regional peace, after New Delhi revoked the autonomy of Indian Kashmir last month. “The situation in Kashmir has become a big danger in the region…the Indian action in Kashmir is sowing seeds […]

Modi says India is safeguarding oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz

VLADIVOSTOK – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India had put security arrangements in place to safeguard its oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which has seen a series of attacks on international vessels in recent months. Modi made the comments at an economic […]

India to offer Russia $1 billion loan to develop Far East: Modi

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India would offer Russia a $1 billion credit line to help develop the Russian Far East. Modi was speaking at an economic forum in the city of Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East. Sep 5, 2019 Reporting […]

In Kashmir, shopkeepers refuse to open despite India easing some curbs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked special rights for Jammu and Kashmir state on Aug. 5, striking down long-standing constitutional provisions for the Himalayan region, which is also claimed by neighbouring Pakistan. To dampen the possibility of widespread protests, India flooded Kashmir – already one of the world’s most […]

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