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October 6, 2015 12:35 PM

PM Modi & Angela Merkel visit Bosch facility in Bengaluru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel today visited the Bosch Engineering and Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, where they interacted with its executives on innovation and research to help the government promote initiative like Make in India and Digital India. <br/>&lt...

October 6, 2015 12:12 PM

Germany pledges over Rs 7,000 cr aid for India's solar projects

Germany has pledged about one billion Euros ( 7,300 crore rupees) assistance for India's solar projects as part of the bilateral cooperation in energy sector. The joint statement issued after the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said both the countries...

October 6, 2015 11:39 AM

Dadri like incidents hurt country's image: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has condemned the lynching of a man over beef eating rumour in Uttar Pradesh, saying such incidents hurt the country's image. Talking to reporters in New York after a lecture at Columbia University yesterday, he said we need to rise above these kinds of incidents b...

October 6, 2015 11:38 AM

Haj stampede: Death toll of Indian rises to 74

The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has gone up to 74. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed this via a Twitter post today. Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh rushed to Saudi Arabia yesterday to coordinate with the authorities there to trace the missing Indians. Acc...

October 6, 2015 8:10 AM

SC seeks response on levy of pollution compensatory charges

Supreme Court has asked the Centre and Delhi government to positively respond to a plea seeking levy of pollution compensatory charges, along with toll tax, on commercial vehicles plying in the national capital. Bench of the Chief Justice of India and Justices Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel said ...

October 6, 2015 8:06 AM

Ex-Foreign Secy Mathai deposes in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Former Foreign Secretary, now India's High Commissioner to the UK Ranjan Mathai, told the special TADA court in Mumbai that the Ministry of External Affairs had not held any meeting regarding the additional charges slapped against gangster Abu Salem.<br/><br/>Mr. Mathai deposed thro...

October 6, 2015 7:57 AM

Centre to spend Rs 70,000 cr in 12 ports under Sagarmala: Gadkari

Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Centre will spend around 70 thousand crore rupees in 12 major ports in the next five years under Sagarmala Project, aimed at port-led development in coastal areas. After chairing the first meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee in New Delhi...

October 6, 2015 7:37 AM

FIR against Akbaruddin Owaisi for making inflammatory speech at Bihar rally

In Bihar, an FIR was lodged against All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi by Kishanganj district administration for allegedly making inflammatory speech at an election rally on Sunday. The police are also probing whether damage to idols at two temples in the to...

October 6, 2015 6:57 AM

PM to lay foundation stone of Babasaheb Ambedkar's memorial in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's memorial at Mumbai's Indu Mill land. The function is scheduled to be held on Sunday. The Prime Minister is also expected to lay the foundation stone for two Metro routes which would cover Mumbai's w...

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