Seeking to bridge the rural-urban divide, government will set up 300 rural clusters by 2019-20 across the country as the Union Cabinet approved Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission with an outlay of Rs 5142.08 crore. The mission aims to spur economic, social and infrastructure development in rural areas. The preferred ...

India’s bid for permanent membership in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) got a big momentum on Monday after UN general assembly (UNGA) agreed to have a common negotiating text for Security Council reforms. But how close India is remains a speculative question and experts of global affairs say that still ...

The Indian delegation led by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, visited the US Navy’s state-of-the-art aircraft carrier – PCU Gerald Ford – currently under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, and received briefs on US Navy management of aircraft carrier programmes. The delegation met with senior Pentagon officials, and toured ...