‘India a better mediator than Pakistan’: Israeli envoy on Middle East war

[ad_1] As the war in the Middle East entered its second month, efforts to de-escalate and push for peace gathered pace, with Pakistan attempting to position itself as a key diplomatic player. However, an Israeli envoy firmly dismissed Islamabad’s role, instead expressing a clear preference for India as a “better mediator.”Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, special envoy at […]

Opposition questions Left-wing extremism debate in Lok Sabha; flags jobs crisis, ‘Hindutva extremism’ & tribal concerns | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Slamming the governing BJP for scheduling a discussion on Left-wing extremism (LWE) in Lok Sabha, the opposition on Monday asked why the Modi govt was not discussing in Parliament issues such as the West Asia war, “extremism” in the name of Hindutva, growing unemployment and rising atrocities against Dalits and weaker sections. […]

Fire safety must stay in building code, says BIS panel | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Citing recent incidents of fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha and Goa, a technical committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has disagreed with the deregulation cell of the Cabinet Secretariat to exclude “fire safety” provisions from the National Building Code. However, it has accepted over a dozen recommendations, including the […]

Avenue Supermarts rises on opening 3 new stores across India

[ad_1] Mumbai, March 30 (Udaipur Kiran): Avenue Supermarts is currently trading at Rs. 3942.75, up by 33.85 points or 0.87% from its previous closing of Rs. 3908.90 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 3780.20 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 3948.05 and Rs. 3780.20 respectively. So far 25100 shares were […]

Avantel soars on wining Rs 137.12 crore order from India Meteorological Department

[ad_1] Mumbai, March 30 (Udaipur Kiran): Avantel is currently trading at Rs. 127.20, up by 3.00 points or 2.42% from its previous closing of Rs. 124.20 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 124.35 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 129.00 and Rs. 122.00 respectively. So far 81316 shares were traded […]

India hosts key IONS maritime exercise in Kochi | India News

[ad_1] India hosts key IONS maritime exercise in Kochi NEW DELHI: Indian Navy hosted the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) maritime exercise at Maritime Warfare Centre of Southern Naval Command in Kochi last Friday. The high-level engagement brought together delegates from IONS member navies to deliberate on evolving non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indian […]

‘Petrol, diesel crisis developing worldwide’: PM Modi cautions during 132nd Mann ki Baat | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned that a petrol and diesel crisis was developing worldwide as ongoing conflicts continued to affect key energy regions.Speaking during the 132nd episode of Mann Ki Baat, he said, “This month of March has been extremely eventful on a global level. We all remember that, in […]

IAF starts work on ‘Vayu Baan’, India’s first helicopter-dropped drone project | India News

[ad_1] IAF starts work on ‘Vayu Baan’ NEW DELHI: With drones taking centre stage in conflicts around the world, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has started work on the country’s first helicopter-dropped drone project, called ‘Vayu Baan’ (air arrow).Vayu Baan is an indigenous air-launched effects (ALE) programme designed to integrate unmanned aerial systems directly with […]

‘No seat vacant’: Congress to take on Mamata with ‘big leader’, contest all 294 in Bengal polls | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Signalling an aggressive push ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday said it will contest all 294 seats in the state and will not shy away from fielding a candidate against chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhawanipur.The announcement came after a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee […]