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May 28, 2016 9:54 AM

FM Arun Jaitley to embark on six-day visit to Japan today

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will leave for Tokyo Saturday evening on a six-day visit to Japan.<br/><br/>He will have meetings with CEOs of Japanese companies including Soft Bank in Tokyo on Sunday.<br/><br/>On Monday, Mr Jaitley will attend the 22nd International Conference...

May 28, 2016 9:18 AM

Missing Indian climber Paresh Nath's body found on Everest

A 58-year-old Indian mountaineer, Paresh Chandra Nath, who went missing on Mount Everest nearly a week ago, was found dead on Friday.<br/><br/>Attempts were being made to locate another Indian climber whose body was reportedly lying above 8,000 metres on the world's highest mountain...

May 28, 2016 9:09 AM

PM visits Elephant Falls near Shillong in Meghalaya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Elephant Falls near Shillong in Meghalaya Saturday morning.<br/><br/>He was accompanied by Minister for Department of North-Eastern Region (DONER), Jitendra Singh.<br/><br/>Prime Minister took some pictures at the famous tourist site which...

May 27, 2016 9:08 PM

Brahmos missile successfully test fired at Pokaran

In Rajasthan, the supersonic ballistic missile Brahmos was test fired successfully today at the Pokaran field firing range in Jaisalmer. <br/><br/>It operates on fire and forget principal. The missile has flight range of up to 290 km with supersonic speed all through the flight. Army, Ai...

May 27, 2016 9:05 PM

Jaitley to leave tomorrow on 6-day visit to Japan

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will leave for Japan on a six day official visit tomorrow evening. On Sunday in Tokyo, Mr Jaitley will have meetings with CEOs of Japanese companies including Soft Bank. On Monday, the Finance Minister will attend the 22nd International Conference on The Future of...

May 27, 2016 9:02 PM

Sushma seeks report from Telangana govt over attack on Nigerian student

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sought a report from the Telangana Government over reports of an attack on a Nigerian student in Hyderabad which comes close on the heels of the lynching of a Congolese national in New Delhi. External Affairs Ministry's spokesperson Vikas Swarup twe...

May 27, 2016 8:59 PM

President describes his China visit as fruitful and productive

President Pranab Mukherjee has described his four day state visit to China as fruitful and productive. In a statement at the end of the visit today, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee said, he had multifaceted and comprehensive interaction with Chinese leadership. He said, there is a national consensus with in In...

May 27, 2016 8:55 PM

Govt verifying authenticity of IS video threatening India: Rajnath

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that government is verifying the authenticity of the recently released video of terror group Islamic State (IS) threatening to wage war against India. <br/><br/>In an exclusive interview to DD News, Mr. Singh expressed confidence that the IS activitie...

May 27, 2016 8:50 PM

Joshna pips defending champ Annie to reach Hong Kong final

India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa has entered the final of the PSA HKFC International tournament. <br/><br/>In Hong Kong today, third seeded Joshna recorded a close win against defending champion Annie Au of the host nation. The scoreline read 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 11...

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