NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Quad is pursuing a “constructive agenda for the Indo-Pacific region. With this, the image of Quad as a ‘Force for Good’ will be strengthened even more”. PM Modi’s comments came during his opening remarks at the second in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo which was […]
NEW DELHI: With an aim to bring the Indian diaspora together and strengthen their connection with the people at home, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invoked ‘Bharat Chalo, Bharat Se Judo’ as he addressed members of the 40,000 strong Indian diaspora in Japan. “Whenever I come to Japan, I get extreme love from the […]
NEW DELHI: Inviting Japanese business leaders to invest in the country, Prime Minister Modi on Monday said that despite the slowdown in the global economy, India has received a record Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of USD 84 billion in the previous financial year as he termed it as “a vote of confidence of India’s economic […]
NEW DELHI: India and the US signed the Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) on Monday which is expected to boost investment support by the US International Development Finance Corporation in a wide range of sectors. The IIA was signed in Tokyo by foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra and Scott Nathan, the chief executive officer of the DFC. […]
NEW DELHI: Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Vinai Kumar Saxena will be the next Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Days after Anil Baijal resigned from the post citing personal reasons, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday accepted his resignation and appointed Saxena as the next LG of the national capital. “The President of […]
NEW DELHI: After clinging to its iconic status for ages, Mumbai’s signature red buses are fast changing into the modern way of life. And in a bid to boost eco-friendly public transport, Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) has placed its biggest ever order for 2,100 electric buses worth Rs 3,675 crores with Olectra […]
NEW DELHI: On the backdrop of the Indian government’s push for electric vehicles in the country to curb the country’s dependency on fossil fuel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Suzuki Motors Corporation (SMC)’s advisor Osamu Suzuki in Tokyo. The meeting was also attended by Suzuki’s son Toshihiro Suzuki, president and COO of SMC, […]
NEW DELHI: Calling the region the engine of global economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed India’s commitment to a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region as it joined the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The trade initiative was launched on Monday by US President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida […]
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday summoned West Bengal Trinamool Congress leader Anubarta Mondal in connection with the Birbhum post-poll violence case. According to CBI sources, the agency summoned Mondal on Tuesday. He was also summoned in connection with the cattle smuggling case on May 27, the source added. The CBI […]
SRINAGAR: The Resistance Front, an off-shoot of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, has threatened to spill blood as it issued a threat to the forthcoming Shri Amarnath Yatra. In a letter released on Sunday, TRF said that the fascist regime is pumping RSS Sanghis into the valley in the name of pilgrimage. “They (government) are going to […]