Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outreach to the Indian diaspora to invest in their ancestral country has been bearing fruit with more FDI coming into India. In a significant development signalling renewed Indian-African business ties, Shrai Madhvani, promoter of the globally diversified Madhvani Group, has announced … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 17 (IANS) The flow of water to the Hogenakkal falls has surged by 1,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) following continuous rainfall in the catchment areas, including Pilikundulu, over the past few days. According to Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department officials, the rainfall recorded in regions upstream of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) With the US having cut off arms supplies to Pakistan in the wake of the changed geopolitical situation in Afghanistan, cash-strapped Islamabad has been increasingly leaning on China in recent years to fill the gap. According to data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Amid ongoing tensions with Pakistan over the Indus Water Treaty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India’s water resources would be utilised solely for the nation’s interests. Speaking at a news channel’s programme ‘India@2047 Summit’, the PM sent a strong message to Pakistan and emphasised … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP Information Technology cell chief Amit Malviya on Monday hailed the Narendra Modi government’s ‘muscular doctrine’ behind the decision to stop the release of Chenab river to Pakistan from Salal Dam in J&K, saying “water and the blood of our citizens cannot flow together”. Sharing … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Condemning Punjab political parties for politicising the river water issue, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday advised the leaders not to indulge in petty politics. He said “if politics continues like this, the water will go waste and flow into Pakistan”. “Punjab is the … Read more
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) An 11-member Bangladeshi delegation, which is part of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint River Commission, arrived in Kolkata on Monday to discuss the Ganga-Padam water pact. The team is heading for a review of the Farakka Barrage in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal and reviewing the flow of water from Ganga on … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Ahead of visiting Prayagraj on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Maha Kumbh is a unique symbol of the uninterrupted flow of Sanatan culture and he was eager to take a dip in the confluence and seek the blessings. The Union Minister is set to attend the Maha Kumbh, … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has got in touch with banks this week to understand the impact of its new liquidity coverage norms following concerns that the move would adversely impact the flow of credit in the economy. Banks have provided some feedback, asked for deferment of the norms and … Read more