New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The United States has scheduled an emergency visa interview for the father of Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian student who has been in a coma at a California hospital following a road accident on February 14. The interview will take place at 9 a.m. on Friday. The development came after … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) A Maharashtra family has made a desperate appeal to the central government for a visa after their 35-year-old daughter, Nilam Shinde, was left in a coma following a severe accident in California on February 14. Shinde’s father, Tanaji Shinde, has been struggling to secure a visa to travel to the United … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India’s space economy is expected to increase five-fold from $8 billion to $44 billion in the next few years, said Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology. He noted that this growth will make a value addition to the Indian economy and move towards … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi received a warm welcome from India’s Ambassador Sanjeev Singla in Paris ahead of the former’s interaction with his French counterpart over bilateral Defence cooperation and global security challenges, an official said here on Monday. General Dwivedi’s visit from February 24 to … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) With an aim to explore new avenues of cooperation and enhance the strategic partnership, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has departed on an official visit to France from February 24 to 27, an official statement said on Sunday. Gen Dwivedi will engage with senior French military leadership at Les … Read more
Bhopal, Feb 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the Central government is committed to reduce the medical expenses for every Indian, which has been a pressing issue, especially for the economically weaker sections. “Our government is committed to reduce treatment costs for all citizens, which were exorbitant before our government came … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The West Bengal Police team investigating the racket of arranging fake Indian identity documents, including passports, for Bangladeshi infiltrators, arrested a kingpin from Jalpaiguri district on Saturday. The kingpin has been identified at Bipul Adhikari and according to district police, he was one of the masterminds in running such fake Indian … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Calling nationalism as every citizen’s first religion, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he was shocked by the revelation about a foreign attempt to manipulate Indian elections and called for exposing those who colluded in such an attack on our democracy. Addressing the Global Conference of Meditation Leaders, he … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Following US President Donald Trump’s admission to attempts by former US governments to influence elections in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday took potshots at Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claiming that he acted as a “tool for foreign agencies” and aligned with … Read more
