Expansion of bilateral defence ties is expected to be a key focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Paris beginning July 13 with ground work being finalised for New Delhi’s procurement of 26 naval variant of Rafale jets from France besides firming up a big-ticket deal to jointly develop an aircraft engine in...
The torrential Yamuna in Delhi swelled to a staggering 208.48 metres Thursday morning, inundating nearby streets and public and private infrastructure, and causing immense hardships to people living in close proximity to the river. The water level at the Old Railway Bridge crossed the 208-metre mark Wednesday night and rose to 208.48 metres by 8...
The India Meteorological Department on Monday issued a ‘yellow alert’ for the nationalcapital while the Yamuna River in Delhi, which was flowing above warning level forhours, crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres at 5 pm on Monday, the latest datafrom the flood control department said.Moreover, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that the government is...
New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and other top leadership to discuss a wide range of issues to bolster bilateral defence and strategic ties. Singh arrived in Kuala Lumpur on a three-day visit to Malaysia on 9 July The defence minister and his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Hasan...
Foxconn said on Monday it is pulling out of a joint venture with Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Monday it has withdrawn from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta Ltd that was set up to make semiconductors from India. Foxconn says not proceeding with Vedanta JV on mega semiconductor plan. “Foxconn is working to remove...
The Delhi BJP on Monday protested near the AAP office at DDU Marg here against the inconvenience caused to people due to extensive waterlogging on several roads and stretches across the city. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged a ”scam” in desilting of drains in the city. ”It is clear that the drains have not...
The Indian Navy will add more teeth to its already formidable arsenal in the coming years with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to sign a deal for acquisition of 26 Rafale-Marine fighters for the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier and a repeat order for building three more Scorpene (Kalveri) class submarines at Mazagon Dockyards Limited (MDL) through the “Make in India” route...
BJP MP and Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will soon have to follow former minister Satyendar Jain and Manish Sisodia, who are presently behind bars Replying to questions from Rajat Sharma in AAP KI ADALAT show, to be telecast again tonight at 10 pm on India TV, Manoj...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (July 10) will file his nomination for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar. Gujarat BJP general secretary Pradeepsinh Vaghela said Jaishankar is scheduled to file his nomination form on Monday at around noon, news agency PTI reported. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the election on 10 Rajya Sabha seats across three states– Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal...
Monsoon fury disrupted normal life across several North Indian states including Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Extremely heavy rainfall has caused waterlogging, swept cars away and washed away bridges in several states. India received 81% above normal rainfall on Sunday while Delhi recorded the highest rainfall in four decades. According to the weather department,...