India

Nepal Army Chief on a 4-day visit to New Delhi, to be conferred rank of an honorary General of the Indian Army

<p> Army chief of Nepal General Prabhuram Sharma, who is on a four-day visit to India, will be conferred the…

3 years ago

India surpasses China in people benefiting from banks

<p> India is now ahead of China in financial inclusion metrics, with mobile and internet banking transactions rising to 13,615…

3 years ago

Video: Badminton star PV Sindhu dances to CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’ ahead of Padma Bhushan award

<p> Shortly before she was conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan award, Olympic badminton champion PV Sindhu posted a video of…

3 years ago

India’s digital payments soar thanks to Covid 19 and demonetisation drive

<p> India’s digital payment system is booming. Exactly, five years since the demonetisation exercise took place—a move that wiped out…

3 years ago

Venture capital firms flocking to India after China’s Tech Crackdown

<p> China’s much-vaunted tech industry, which contributes  nearly 40 percent of its GDP, is being kneecapped by Chinese President Xi…

3 years ago

Pakistani maritime security shoots dead Indian fisherman, New Delhi to raise issue with Islamabad

<p> A young fisherman from Palghar in Maharashtra, who was in a fishing boat with six others, was shot dead…

3 years ago

Unable to get a job, courageous postgraduate Tuktuki Das starts MA English Chaiwali tea stall

<p> <strong>Braving the adverse circumstances, some individuals manage to overcome them. Take for example the case of Kolkata’s Tuktuki Das.…

3 years ago

Doval in Paris as India and France intensify strategic partnership

<p> <strong>France has underscored its commitment to deepening the Indo-French strategic partnership and strengthening its various aspects after the meeting…

3 years ago

Hypersonic Weapons: Global threats and India’s preparedness

<p> <strong>By Lt. Gen. PR Kumar (Retd.)</strong></p> <p> <strong>Hypersonic Weapons</strong></p> <p> Capable of traveling at more than 10-15 times the…

3 years ago

Varanasi’s 125 year old Swami Shivananda sets an example for others by taking the second dose of Covid vaccine

<p> <strong>He is a standing and shinning example for all those young and old who are reluctant to get vaccinated…

3 years ago

PM offers prayers at holy Kedarnath temple

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Kedarnath temple and performed 'aarti' at the holy shrine on Friday…

3 years ago

Indian Air Force, DRDO successfully test-fire smart bomb that can destroy enemy airfields

<p> The Indian Air Force and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired an indigenous smart…

3 years ago

Pakistan used LOC ceasefire to build terror network in Kashmir

<p> <strong>By KN Pandita</strong></p> <p> The Defence Ministry and policy planners in India were unnecessarily impatient to respond positively to…

3 years ago

Ideas on India: Some thoughts on bringing India upwards

<p> <strong>By Karsten Riise</strong></p> <p> A starting point for these thoughts is in defense. But defense is like ISRO testifies…

3 years ago

PM Modi tells laggard states to launch door-to-door drive to deliver vaccines at every doorstep

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told the laggard states that Covid-19 vaccines should now be taken door to…

3 years ago

Will India and Japan design their own space navigation system?

<p> <strong>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have nailed satellite navigation space industry among areas where…

3 years ago

Israeli PM lauds Modi as the ‘most popular person’ in his country

<p> <strong>Naftali Bennett, the Prime Minister of Israel, has credited Indian PM Narendra Modi for "restarting the relationship between two…

3 years ago

Uniformed daughter salutes officer father to make him proud

<p> <strong>It is indeed heart-warming for a father to see his children follow his footsteps. One such case is that…

3 years ago

Manipur’s young woman entrepreneur uses lotus yarn to make neckties and scarves

<p> <strong>She truly personifies the new young India as Bijayashanti Tongbram used whatever opportunity came her way to help herself…

3 years ago

India At COP 26 Climate summit 2021 Glasgow- PM Modi Gives India’s 5 Point Mantra For Climate Action

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ow6a8syRcxc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(13,…

3 years ago

Back Story: Why some Kashmiris celebrated India’s T-20 loss to Pakistan

<p> Chief of the Islami Jamiat Talaba, the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Tajamul Islam,…

3 years ago