Kathmandu, July 26 (IANS) A new college building was inaugurated, and the foundation stone for a school building was laid in two districts of Nepal’s western Sudurpaschim Province on Saturday under a scheme funded by the Indian government, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Sunday.The building of Kedar Surya Multiple Campus in Badikedar Rural Municipality of Doti district, constructed with financial assistance from the Indian government, was jointly inaugurated by Basist Nandan, First Secre…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India is betting big on infrastructure-led growth and the world is starting to take notice, a new report has said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has spent more than a decade attempting one of the most ambitious economic transformations in modern history.The report from World Finance says that from freight rail and green energy to manufacturing and maritime trade, India is charting a truly transformative path.When a container is hoisted ashore a…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that the Chabahar Port terminal did not suffer any damage. While addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiwal said that Indian government had seen reports but confirmed that the Chabahar terminal did not suffer any damage. When asked about reports that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s post showed US forces targetted Chabahar and whether it has impacted India’s opera…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India’s equity market benchmark Nifty is likely to touch 27,019 in one year up from earlier expectation of 26,449, due to improved macroeconomic conditions and valuations, a report said on Wednesday.The report from PL Capital said India’s structural growth story remains firmly intact, but the domestic economy continues to face near-term risks from geopolitical uncertainty, weather-related disruptions and inflationary pressures.Despite these challenges, improving domesti…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Messaging platform Telegram has submitted its reply to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) notice on its ‘username’ feature, following a similar response from WhatsApp, according to sources.The government is currently examining the submissions made by both messaging platforms, according to them.The ‘username’ feature allows users to communicate without sharing their mobile phone numbers, a functionality that has drawn the Centre’s attention …
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with other law enforcement agencies in the United States, recently launched a major operation and took more than 20 individuals into custody.The crackdown, codenamed “Operation Hard Ball”, targeted the Lawrence Bishnoi network and was aimed at dismantling key factions of the transnational criminal syndicate allegedly involved in criminal activities affecting communities across North America and India. The action was linked…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Meta-backed messaging platform WhatsApp has assured the Indian government it will not roll out its proposed username feature in the country until ongoing consultations with authorities are completed, sources familiar with the matter said.The Meta‑owned messaging platform has also been granted an additional three days to respond to the government notice seeking clarification on the feature. The original deadline for WhatsApp’s reply had lapsed on Friday.WhatsApp had p…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) After the Centre issued a notice to Meta over the proposed rollout of its username feature on WhatsApp, the Meta-owned company said that to protect against impersonation, “we’ve held the highest-profile names like public figures, government entities, celebrities and verified Meta accounts” so they can only be claimed by their legitimate owners.The government earlier directed Kunal Shah-run WhatsApp to explain the username feature within three days and refrain from …
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday took potshots at Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, calling out their propaganda over India’s diplomacy in the conflict-ridden West Asia and said that they stand exposed after their own MP Shashi Tharoor’s admission of the Indian govt’s clear and unambiguous stance against American ‘misadventurisms’ in the Strait of Hormuz. A BJP spokesperson said that instead of giving gifts to Rahul on his birthday, they chose to ‘punctur…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd has been declared a Navratna by the Government of India, the Department of Public Enterprises announced in a post on Friday. The shipyard, which is a Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU), has built and delivered a record 118 warships to the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard over the last 65 years.As many as 80 have gone to the Navy. The latest among these are the INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, which were…