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News Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China has yielded $22 billion worth of MoUs showing China Inc.’s strong interest in the Indian story. The MoUs which span a wide range of industries including renewable energy, power infrastructure, and steel and small & medium industries will enhance Chinese companies’ commitment ...

News India has voiced concern over the easy access to arms and weapons provided by some states as a deliberate policy, saying such availability facilitates terrorism across the world. Calling for the strict implementation of the UN Security Council arms embargo to check the menace of global terrorism, India said ...

News Surprise inspections, hefty fines and strict vigil have ensured that New Delhi railway station looks clean and tidy and meets commuters’ expectations. Thanks to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Northern Railway has taken a slew of measures to raise the sanitation standard of the station. A comprehensive cleaning contract is being ...

News India said it agrees with the assessment that it is “presumptuous” of the five permanent members to claim responsibility for global security when they represent only 1.9 billion of the world’s seven billion population. Prakash Gupta, the Counsellor at the Indian mission at UN said there is a structural ...

News India purchased nearly $ 10 billion worth bonds in just one month. This made India’s exposure to US government securities reach $ 101.7 billion. The holdings crossed the $ 100 billion-mark in February, the highest level in more than a year. From the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government came to the power ...

News India is likely to get the Vice-President’s post in China-backed Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in which India and 56 countries have been admitted as founding members. Chances of India getting the Vice President’s post are high as the vote share is expected to be based on 50 per ...

American Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R Sherman yesterday expressed the US government’s interest to work with India not only in Asia but also in Middle East and Africa. The African continent has been witnessing an increasing Chinese investment. The Under Secretary said that she wishes that India shares ...

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has offered to send experienced Central Secretariat Service Officers on deputation to North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. CSS, which has about 2,200 Group A officers, provide a strong and permanent set up of middle ...

The Union Cabinet today approved amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, that provide for classifying corruption as a heinous crime and longer prison terms for both the bribe giver and the bribe taker. The refurbished anti-corruption law will stipulate that all corruption trials will be completed within two ...