Bengaluru, May 22: Vice-President Hamid Ansari today said promotion and embedding of science and scientific temper in citizenry is a constitutional duty, apart from being a moral one, “if we are to emerge as a modern, progressive nation.” Poverty, hunger, disease, ignorance, superstition and obscurantism are impediments that exist in our society, he said while […]
New Delhi, May 22: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has invited US businesses to invest in India saying that the government is creating framework for greater private participation across sectors, with the power sector alone offering a huge USD 250 billion opportunity. ”He (Goyal) urged the U.S. Businesses to invest in India which is a large […]
New Delhi, May 22 : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the one rank one pension (OROP) concept was “an unambiguous commitment” of the government. Addressing a press conference held to mark one year of the Narendra Modi government, Jaitley said the defence ministry was talking to his ministry on the issue.“It will be […]
Washington, May 21 : The United States has said it plans to sell thousands of bombs and missiles to Israel as well as 10 Seahawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia, in deals worth about USD 1.9 billion each, officials said. The US State Department informed Congress of the proposed arms sales to two allies in the […]
Washington : What does one expects of a President who fortunately carries an umbrella, while his staffers haven’t and the rain decides to pour down heavily at the same time? Well, being the gentleman he is, United States President Barack Obama did just what is expected of a gentleman. This video of President Obama shielding […]