UIDAI denies reported security lapse in Aadhaar project
UIDAI denies reported security lapse
Five Indians killed in cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops
open view web desk SRINAGAR/MUZZAFARABAD – Five members of an Indian family were killed and two injured by shelling from Pakistani troops on Sunday along the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan, according to army and police officials. Both sides were engaging […]
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Alibaba deepens India push with BigBasket investment
open view web desk MUMBAI – China’s Alibaba became the biggest shareholder in India’s leading online grocer BigBasket after a $300-million funding round, stepping up its rivalry with Amazon in the country. Alibaba invested $146 million in the grocer, subscribing to compulsorily convertible preference shares, BigBasket said in […]
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Tensions soar along Indian, Pakistan frontier in Kashmir
open view web desk SRINAGAR, India — Tensions have soared along the volatile frontier between India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, as rival troops shelled villages and border posts for a third day Friday. Three civilians and a soldier were killed on both sides […]
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Israel’s Netanyahu pushes for India free trade deal during rare visit
open view web desk NEW DELHI – India and Israel will begin work on a free trade pact that Israel has been pushing for, officials said on Monday, as Benjamin Netanyahu began a first visit by an Israeli prime minister in 15 years. India and Israel have built […]
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‘Obama received gifts worth USD3K during Jan 2015 India visit’
open view web desk Washington, Jan 11: Former US president Barack Obama had received gifts worth about USD 3,000 during his visit to India in 2015 as Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade, according to the State Department. Obama was the first US head of state who attended […]
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WB reels under cold spell; similar conditions to continue, says MeT office
open view web desk Kolkata, Jan 7: Icy winds walloped most areas in West Bengal intensifying the prevailing cold conditions even as the MeT office today forecast similar conditions for the next few days. While the western districts of the state experienced cold wave conditions, there was abnormal drop […]
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India probes report on breach of Aadhaar database
open view web desk NEW DELHI – India on Thursday began investigating a report that access to its database of the identity details of more than 1 billion citizens was being sold for just $8 on social media, in what could be one of the giant programme’s biggest […]
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Lok Sabha adjourned over Hegde’s Constitution remark
The Lok Sabha was adjourned today till 4:15 pm after an uproar by the Opposition over Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde’s remark
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This ‘Santa Claus’ removed money from people’s pockets & cupboards: Congress on demonetisation
New Delhi, Dec 26: On the occasion of Christmas, Congress leader Manish Tewari took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes by describing him as a ‘Santa Claus’ who, instead of putting money in people’s socks, removed […]
