Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said using technology in the right direction and in a fearless manner can take policing to the next level. Addressing an annual event of the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) at the Maharashtra Police Headquarters in south Mumbai, he stressed the need to change the organisational structure of…
Gayaji (Bihar): President Droupadi Murmu on Friday offered ‘pind daan’ at the Vishnupad temple in Bihar’s Gayaji for the salvation of her ancestors’ souls. The President performed the ‘pind daan’ rituals and ‘jal tarpan’ at the place of worship, said Shambhu Lal Vitthal, working president of the Vishnupad temple trust. Talking to reporters, Vitthal said,…
New Delhi: Beth Mooney matched the searing Delhi heat with a blistering century, powering Australia to their joint highest-ever innings total of 412 all out against India in the series-deciding third women’s ODI here on Saturday. Australia had posted 412/3 against Denmark in 1997. With the effort, Australia also posted the highest-ever innings total against…
Mumbai: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday initiated the breakthrough of a five-kilometre-long tunnel in Thane near Mumbai, marking a significant achievement in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Standing at one of the openings of the tunnel, Vaishnaw pushed the button and triggered a controlled dynamite blast to break through its final layer, completing five…
Bhavnagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for ‘atmanirbharta’ saying the main enemy of India was the dependence on other nations and asserting the country should make everything from (semiconductor) chips to ships. He was speaking at the ‘Samudra se Samruddhi’ event in Gandhi Maidan in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar, where he inaugurated…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump said abuse of the H-1B programme is a national security threat as he signed a proclamation restricting the entry of certain non-immigrant workers and imposing a staggering annual USD 100,000 fee on the visas used by companies to hire workers, including from India, to live and work in the…
New York/Washington: In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the US, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas to a staggering USD 100,000 annually, the latest in the administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration. White House staff secretary Will Scharf…
Abu Dhabi: India beat Oman by 21 runs after the ICC associate member nation put up a spirited show with the bat in the last group league fixture of the Asia Cup here on Friday. Sanju Samson struck a 45-ball 56, and Abhishek Sharma provided the early momentum with a 15-ball 38 as India scored…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said people should punish through elections those who use foul language in politics, which only degrades the country’s political discourse. Shah also said that the opposition wants to debate on the road instead of any constitutional platform, and that’s why the public has kept them on…
New Delhi: India and the US have agreed to intensify efforts for early conclusion of a “mutually beneficial” trade deal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday, amid attempts to repair the bilateral ties that witnessed sharp downturn after Washington slapped punitive tariffs on Indian goods. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the discussions…
