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March 25, 2017 1:14 PM

World Bank inks 100 million dollars Healthcare deal for Uttarakhand

India has signed Financing Agreement with World Bank for 100 million US dollars for Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project. The agreement was signed in Delhi by Raj Kumar who is Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and Hisham Abdo, Acting Country Director, of World Bank. An offic...

March 25, 2017 12:23 PM

10 killed in two gold mine accident in China

In China, 10 people were killed in two separate accidents at neighbouring gold mines in Henan Province. State-run Xinhua news agency said that in the first accident occured at Qinling gold mine in Lingbao City, 12 workers and six management staff were trapped. Emergency response office said that sev...

March 25, 2017 12:23 PM

UAE joins 175 countries to participate in Earth Hour

UAE will join 175 countries covering over 7000 cities to participate in one of the biggest environmental event 'Earth Hour' to raise awareness amongst people to care and protect the Planet. Ten years after the world's first Earth Hour in Sydney put the spotlight on climate change, the...

March 25, 2017 8:54 AM

UN Security Council calls on South Sudan to prioritize needs of its people

UN Security Council unanimously called on South Sudan to prioritize the needs of its people. At a briefing in New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Security Council members that the humanitarian crisis continues to deepen in South Sudan. The UN chief told the council that 100,000 So...

March 25, 2017 8:40 AM

Indian mission in UK issues advisory for fraud-hit nationals

Indian High Commission in London has advised Indian nationals in the UK not to entertain suspicious phone calls after some community members received calls demanding money for alleged mistakes on their passport and visa documents.' The mission said in its advisory in London that Indian national...

March 25, 2017 8:40 AM

Afghan Chief Executive meets Sushma Swaraj

Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New delhi yesterday and discussed ways to further deepen bilateral engagement between the two countries. A range of issues, including implementation of India's development projects and boosting trad...

March 25, 2017 8:39 AM

Pakistani boat with 9 crew members captured by Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a Pakistani boat with nine crew members from the Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast. The Coast Guard officials said in Bhuj that a Pakistani boat with nine crew members, which had entered the Indian waters, was seized by a Coast Guard vessel off Jakhau coast of Kutch di...

March 25, 2017 8:30 AM

India a Step Closer to Extradition of industrialist Vijay Mallya

Government has moved a step closer in getting industrialist Vijay Mallya extradited from Britain. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay told reporters in New Delhi that India's request for Mallya's extradition has been certified by the UK government.<br/><br/><...

March 25, 2017 8:21 AM

Navy successfully test-fires surface-to-air missile from INS Vikramaditya

In a boost to India's martime prowess, the Navy has successfully conducted the maiden trial firing of newly installed surface-to-air Barak missile system from its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. A Navy official said in New Delhi that during the firing carried out in the Arabian Sea, the miss...

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