New Delhi: The defence ministry on Thursday approved capital acquisition proposals worth approximately Rs 7,800 crore that included procurement of electronic warfare suite for Mi-17 V5 helicopters. The proposals were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The defence ministry said the proposals approved by the DAC included one on…
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday suggested the G20 trade ministers to work collectively to ensure equitable competition between large and small sellers as there are challenges in the fast growing cross-border e-commerce. In a video message at the G20 Trade and Investment Minister’s meeting here, he also emphasised on the need to address the…
New Delhi: Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday wrote to ISRO Chairman S Somanath over the success of Chandrayaan-3, saying the space agency’s outstanding capabilities have been built up over decades and it being anchored on self-reliance since the early sixties has contributed to its great successes. In her letter to Somanath, the Congress parliamentary…
New Delhi: Congratulations have poured in for India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi from across the world, including the neighbourhood, on the success of the country’s lunar mission. Modi thanked them, asserting that India’s strides in space will truly benefit humanity in the times to come. “India will continue to explore, learn and share for the…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the country on the historic moment of Chandrayaan-3’s landing on the moon. This sounds the bugle for a developed India, said the prime minister, who joined through video conference the scientists at ISRO to witness the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3. “We are witness to the new flight of…
Jammu: Asserting that 99 per cent infiltration attempts from Pakistan on the border have been foiled in Jammu and Kashmir this year, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said the security agencies are fully alert and working to finish terrorism rather than just contain it. He said the border security grid is “much stronger…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Board examinations will be conducted twice a year and students will get an option to retain their best score, according to the New Curriculum Framework prepared by the Ministry of Education. Aiming to make the exams “easier” rather than “high stakes”, the boards have also been asked to develop capacities…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the ongoing Enforcement Directorate “raids” in Chhattisgarh were a reaction to the pre-poll surveys predicting a “massive rout” for the BJP, and asserted that its government will not get bogged down by such “threats”. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister…
Sagar: The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the assembly polls in the state, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday, accusing the regime at the Centre of wishing to change the Constitution. He was addressing a public rally in Sagar in MP’s Bundelkhand region. Assembly polls are expected to be…
New Delhi: Batting for resumption of dialogue with Pakistan, diplomat-turned-politician Mani Shankar Aiyar says India will not be able to take its due place in the world as long as its western neighbour is an “albatross around our necks”. The Congress leader, who served as India’s consul general in Karachi from December 1978-January 1982, has dedicated…
