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Pakistan is under a lot of pressure at the Financial Action Task Force or the FATF meeting, currently under way in Paris, to rein in terror groups operating from its soil.  Pakistani delegation will apprise the task force about the steps it has taken to comply with the requirements.  At the ongoing plenary of the FATF, chances are high that …

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The move comes close on the heels of the government’s decision to lift restrictions on the movement of tourists in the valley.  The valley has nearly 66 lakh mobile subscribers. Partial landline telephony resumed in the valley on 17th August and by 4th September all landlines were made functional.  Meanwhile, the police and security forces deployed in the region are …

The NSA said that terrorism is not a new thing. He credited the NIA for being able to contain terror activities in the  country. Doval said that terrorism is finding support from outside the country. He said Pakistan has been using terrorism as part of state policy. In his address, NIA Director-General Yogesh Chander Modi said there is a ninety …

PM Modi said that Article 370 was a big hurdle in the way for providing equal opportunity to all citizens of the country in Kashmir. He said that Valmiki samaj was also bearing the brunt of this injustice. PM said that abrogation of article 370 has provided equal opportunity to all sections of society. CAMPAIGNING INTENSIFIES IN MAHARASHTRA   Political …

He also recalled that Ahmedabad airport was renamed as Sardar Vallabhai Patel International airport and Sardar Vallabhai Patel memorial was built in his home town in Nadiad, Gujarat in the past. These have been brought to a logical end by the construction of world’s tallest statue for the Iron Man of India.  He also added that it had been made …

It was also celebrated in order to respect the meaningful bond that grow in a relationship between human and other well-beings, especially animals, which by some means, the celebration also gave hope to wildlife preservation. What have been mentioned above are essentially aligned with the mission of Bali Zoo, which always put animal preservation on top mission. With that alignment, …

“Inspired by the mesmerising animated discs, the animated Doodle art was made to reflect Plateau’s style, with different imagery and themes in them on different device platforms,” Google said in its description of the Doodle. Born in Brussels on October 14 in 1801, Plateau was the son of an artist who specialised in painting flowers. After studying law, Plateau became …

Ceremonial Reception was accorded to King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima of the Netherlands in New Delhi Monday morning. King of Netherlands, and his wife met President Ramnath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Later, both Dutch king and his queen also visited Rajghat and paid floral tributes to Mahatama Gandhi. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima …

A major decision has been taken that all Sports Authority of India Stadiums and facilities will be made free for federations to hold competitions and leagues. Also, non-SAI coaches can train their athletes in SAI facilities free of cost by booking training slots online. This decision was made to promote Fit India Movement and to make play fields and sporting …

The airlines will operate three flights to Chennai, Tiruchirapalli and Kochi in South India. Sri Lankan transport minister Arjuna Ranatunga said the airport marks an important development for the region as well as whole of Sri Lanka. Jaffna airport was operational during 60s and 70s but was closed down following eruption of LTTE war. The airport has been developed afresh …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured investors that India will honor contractual commitments under various energy agreements. While addressing the 3rd India Energy Forum in New Delhi, she said that government’s commitment towards renewable energy can been seen by the fact that under the leadership of Narendra Modi LPG cylinders were provided to 8 Crore families as promised. Sitharaman …

The top court was hearing a petition filed by Facebook to transfer cases being heard in the High Courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh in connection with the linking of social media profiles with Aadhaar. In its transfer petition, Facebook had said that the cases pending in the High Courts involved similar questions of law and should be heard …

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and GST Council to make a beginning by bringing Aviation Turbine Fuel and Natural Gas under Ambit of GST. Addressing the India Energy Forum, the Cera Week, and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that Government is focusing of making India a low Carbon Economy. Download App to read Latest News …

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan addressed the third meeting of International Think-Tank in New Delhi on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the minister called upon Oil companies to develop a major strategic mindset by using the latest technologies and working on transforming the oil sector. He said, India’s excessive oil import dependency makes it vulnerable to external developments more …

In the impact of the explosion, a two storied building collapsed. Sleuths of NDRF and other security personnel have been rushed to the spot as several people were still trapped under the collapsed building. UP DGP OP Singh while confirming 10 deaths, said that the incident occurred in Walidpur village at around 0730 hrs when a two storied building collapsed …

The report points out that its economy is likely to maintain growth above 7 percent, supported by a robust macroeconomic framework, political stability, and strong public investments. Bangladesh has reduced the current account deficit due to rising export and remittances which was above dollar 15.5 billion in 2018. However, the report says financial sector vulnerability, fiscal pressures and loss of …

US gymnastics star Simone Biles won her fifth gold medal in the women’s floor final to conclude her best ever world championships and extend her all-time record to 25 medals at the competition in Stuttgart on Sunday. Biles, who won the beam title earlier in the day, claimed an unrivalled 19th world gold following her previous successes in the team, …

India scripted history, as they defeated South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in Pune on Sunday. This was India’s 11th successive Test series win at home as they broke Australia’s record of 10 series wins in the longest format. South Africa were bundled out for 189 in the second innings as Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja picked up …

The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara’s offensive. The Kurdish administration said the deal struck with Damascus “paves the way to liberate the rest of the Syrian cities occupied by the Turkish army such as Afrin”. Turkey’s President Recep …

On the second leg of his visit to two African nations, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is in Sierra Leon. During his visit the Vice president had a productive meet with Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, at the State House in Freetown on Sunday. The Vice President also participated in the delegation level talks. India …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most-followed elected world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram, ahead of US President Donald Trump, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and former president Barack Obama. With 30 million followers, PM Modi leads the list of world leaders on Instagram, with Joko Widodo coming in a close second with 25.6 million followers on the popular app …

Campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections in the state of Maharashtra has reached a feverish pitch. BJP national president Amit Shah lashed out at the opposition, enumerating the achievements of the Modi government in front of the people. Comparing the Modi government’s stern stand against terrorism and the opposition’s response to it, the BJP president said Modi government conducted air …

Voting for the Maharashtra and Haryana Legislative Assembly is due next week. As election time draws near, all political parties are increasing the pace of campaigning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Faridabad on Monday. BJP president Amit Shah will also address a public meeting in Ellenabad in the state. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also …

The move comes barely days after the Centre issued an advisory opening the valley for tourists. Earlier, schools were re-opened followed by colleges and landline phones were made fully operational. The weekly flea market in Sri Nagar, locally known as the “Sunday market”, was open as several dozen vendors put up stalls on the Lal Chowk road. The market on …

Mariam Thresia, who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in Thrissur in May 1914, was raised to the highest position within the centuries-old institution during the ceremony at the St Peter’s Square.  The nun from Kerala was canonised along with English Cardinal John Henry Newman, Swiss laywoman Marguerite Bays, Brazilian Sister Dulce Lopes and Italian Sister …

The dead included 5 people who were killed when pro-Turkey rebels opened fire on their car near Ain Issa.  Meanwhile, Turkey’s deadly assault on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced over one lakh thirty thousand people to flee their homes, the United Nations said adding it was preparing for that figure to more than triple.  The UN had said …

This was India’s 11th successive Test series win at home as they broke Australia’s record of 10 series wins in the longest format.  South Africa were bundled out for 189 in the second innings as Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets apiece.  Ravichandran Ashwin also accounted for a couple of wickets while Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami …

On the second day of his two-day Gujarat visit, the president and his wife Savita Kovind met the prime minister’s mother at her residence in Raisan village, where she lives with her younger son Pankaj Modi.   Download App to read Latest News Today

With 30 million followers, PM Modi leads the list of world leaders on Instagram, with Joko Widodo coming in a close second with 25.6 million followers on the popular app owned by Facebook.  Barack Obama comes in third with 24.8 million followers while his successor, Donald Trump, trails behind with 14.9 million followers.  BJP’s working president JP Nadda congratulated PM …

The manifesto, is titled ‘Mhare Sapne Ka Haryana’ or ‘Haryana of My dreams’. Party’s Working President JP Nadda, and other senior functionaries were also present during the manifesto release. The Haryana Assembly polls are scheduled for October 21. Votes will be counted on October 24. Speaking on the occasion, Haryana Chief Minsiter  Manohar Lal said that during the last five …

AMIT SHAH ACCUSES CONGRESS AND NCP OF CORRUPTION Campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections in the state of Maharastra has reached a feverish pitch. BJP national president Amit Shah lashed out at the opposition, enumerating the achievements of the Modi government in front of the people. Comparing the Modi government’s stern stand against terrorism and the opposition’s response to it, …

Prime Minister Modi said that govt is fulfilling its promise of giving a stable, clean, and empowered Govt to the citizens. He also praised Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for giving good governance to the state. A week before Maharashtra assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Jalgaon to start his election campaign. While addressing the rally Prime Minister challenged the …

Police had filed charge sheet In  November last year against eight members of the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam, also known as Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), in connection with the murder of publisher Dipan. Dipan was hacked to death in his office in the Shahbagh area of Dhaka on 31 October, 2015. He had published  several books of blogger …

More than twenty five Bauls performed during the program. Bauls Swapan Adhikari, Karuna Prasad and Ila Biswas from India performed during the program among others. Renowned Baul singers from Bangladesh like Tuntun Baul, Razzak Fakir, Abu Bakr Siddik and Arefina Iva also performed during the event. Apart from the songs performed by Bauls from Bangladesh and India, a seminar was …

According to public broadcaster NHK, the typhoon left four people dead, 17 missing and more than 100 people injured. The numbers are growing, underlining the damage from Hagibis, which means “speed” in the Philippine language of Tagalog. Several rivers overflowed, including Tama River near Tokyo. Authorities warned that the risk of mudslides remained. Some train service in the Tokyo area, …

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said, this funding will provide emergency financial assistance to Syrian human rights defenders, civil society organisations and reconciliation efforts directly supporting ethnic and religious minority victims of the conflict. She said, it will also go towards increasing accountability, removal of explosive remnants of war, community security, documenting human rights abuses and international humanitarian law …

Later, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ms. Nabeela Fareeda Tunis called on the Vice President. Mr Naidu will have a detailed bilateral meeting with Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Wonie Bio. He will also meet Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament Abbas Chernor Bundu. The Vice President will also interact with Indian community there. Download App to read Latest …

Sixth-seeded Rani entered the final beating Thailand’s Chuthamat Raksat 4-1 in her semifinal bout of 48-kilogram category at Ulan-Ude yesterday. Debutant Rani was the lone Indian to enter the final. Six-time champion MC Mary Kom, Jamuna Boro and Lovlina Borgohain settled for bronze medals. Despite loss, it was a stupendous campaign for 36-year-old Mary Kom. This bronze is her first …

In a tweet, PM Modi said, the NDA is going to the people based on the stellar work of the Devendra Fadnavis government. Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah is also scheduled to address several rallies in the state, while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a public meeting at Dharavi in Mumbai. The assembly elections in the two …

South Africa Bowled were all out for  275  in their 1st innings in Pune.  Mohammed Shami’s hostile morning spell and an acrobatic catch by Wriddhiman Saha were the highlights of the first session.  Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock then put up South Africa’s first meaningful partnership before Ravichandran Ashwin bowled out the de Kock  for 31.  Du Plessis …

It is the first visit by a Chinese President to Himalayan nation in 23 years. He was received by the President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari. Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and other senior leaders were also present at the airport to welcome President Jinping. He was accorded Ceremonial Reception at the airport. Later …

Jammu and Kashmir police in a tweet said that #Terrorists lobbed a grenade at Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar. 05 #civilians injured. All are stated to be stable.  Area under cordon. Search in the area is in progress.    Download App to read Latest News Today

The announcement was made by Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary and Spokesman Rohit Kansal in press conference in Srinagar.   Download App to read Latest News Today

Prime Minister tweeted he was anguished by the passing of the Archbishop.  The PM said the Rev. Domnic Jala will always be “remembered for his impeccable service to  society and for his passion towards Meghalaya’s Progress. May his soul rest in peace.” Archbishop of Shillong Rev Domnic Jala, passed away in a car crash in California, United States on the …

Prime Minister Modi who was taking a morning stroll along the shores of Mamallapuram plogged for over 30 minutes collecting strewn plastic and garbage. He later tweeted, “Plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram this morning. It lasted for over 30 minutes. Also handed over my ‘collection’ to Jeyaraj, who is a part of the hotel staff. Let us ensure our …

Recalling the first informal summit between India and China last year in Wuhan, Prime Minister Narednra Modi said that last year’s summit led to fresh stability in our relations and gave a fresh momentum, while today’s talks in ‘Chennai ‘ are a start to a new era in India-China relations. For most part of the last 2000 years, India and …

Both the leaders were in a one on one conversation for around an hour in the relaxed setting of the informal summit. Prime Minister Modi and President Xi exchanged views facing the seafront in the luxury hotel Taj Fisherman’s Cove. Wide range of issues including current geopolitical issues is believed to have been discussed. Both the leaders are now participating …

Mary Kom, seeded third, lost 1-4 to second seed Cakiroglu, who is the reigning European Championships and European Games gold-medallist. Both the boxers seemed hesitant to make the first move in the opening round but Mary Kom had the edge in counter-attacks as Cakiroglu struggled to make her height advantage count. The second round followed a similar pattern as far …

Erdogan’s pledge to keep up the offensive, which the UN says has displaced more than 100,000 people since it began on Wednesday, came as the US Treasury warned President Donald Trump was planning to activate “very powerful” sanctions on Ankara. Trump, whose order to pull back US troops from the border this week effectively triggered the intervention, has faced a …