Category: India News

Bilateral Exercise Between Indian & Republic of Singapore Navies – SIMBEX 18 – marks Silver Jubilee this Year

open view web desk The 25th edition of SIMBEX, an acronym for “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise” is scheduled from 10th to 21st November 2018 off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Bilateral cooperation between Singapore and India was first formalised when RSN ships began training with the Indian Navy in 1994. […]

Indian rebels blow up bus, killing 4 civilians, 1 soldier

PATNA, India — Maoist rebels blew up a bus on Thursday, killing four civilians and a paramilitary soldier, in a central Indian state where legislative elections are to be held next week. Senior police officer D.M. Awasthi said the attack occurred in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh state, a […]

Delhi’s air quality ‘severe’; sees improvement from Thursday

New Delhi, Nov 9: Delhi’s pollution level remained ‘severe’ for the second day as a thick haze engulfed the national capital, even as the authorities said there was significant improvement in the air quality as compared to Thursday. The overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 426 which […]

Sitharaman, Rijiju take stock of Army-Police clash issue in Arunachal

Bomdila, Nov 7:  Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju Wednesday took stock of the situation arising out of clashes between Army and Arunachal Pradesh Police personnel here. Some soldiers had allegedly vandalised the Bomdila police station and assaulted police personnel and civilians last week. “The Defence Minister (Sitharaman) […]

Mizoram CM fails to submit nomination papers in home turf Serchhip

Aizawl, Nov 7: Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, who is contesting from two seats, could not file his nomination papers in Serchhip as agitators demanding the removal of the state chief electoral officer (CEO) continued their picketing in front of the office of the returning officer. Additional Deputy Commissioner […]

Pb attracted Rs 10,000 cr investment since Cong came to power: CM

Chandigarh, Nov 6:  Punjab has attracted industrial investment of over Rs 10,000 crore since the Congress came to power in the state last year, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Tuesday. “Various initiatives taken by the government has already boosted investment sentiment,” Amarinder said in a statement here. “As is […]

Physically challenged vendor beaten to death by UP cops

Hathras (UP), Nov 6: A physically challenged vendor was allegedly beaten to death by some policemen following which irate locals staged a blockade on the Agra-Aligarh highway, officials said Tuesday. Vimal, 45, was allegedly thrashed to death by the personnel of Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday night in Sadar […]

Porn ban: Centre directs internet providers to block over 800 adult sites in India

Based on an order passed by the Uttarakhand High Court, the DoT has asked for a blanket ban on porn The Indian government has once again passed a ban on pornographic websites. This time, a list of 827 sites have been sent to ISPs based on a ruling […]

India’s ex-central bank chief defends RBI call for autonomy: CNBC-TV18

MUMBAI – Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan defended the central bank’s call for greater autonomy from the government, saying ultimately the nation stands to benefit from an independent and robust RBI. In an interview on CNBC-TV 18 telecast on Tuesday Rajan said current rift between […]

TV cameraman attacked in Sabarimala temple

Sabarimala (Kerala), Nov 6:  A cameraman of a Malayalam television news channel was attacked, allegedly by angry devotees, at the Lord Ayyappa temple complex here Tuesday when he was filming a protest organised to prevent the entry of a woman, whom they suspected to be of menstrual age. Hundreds […]

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