In a major technological breakthrough, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully developed a state-of-the-art Regeneration System through in-house R&D efforts, for Railways’ fleet of conventional electric locomotives. The country’s first such regenerative 5000 HP WAG-7 Electric locomotive was flagged-off by Ghanshyam Singh, Member Traction & Ex-Officio Secretary to the Ministry of Railways, in the presence of Atul Sobti, Chairman & Managing Director, BHEL from the company’s Jhansi plant. Directors on the board of BHEL and senior officials from Indian Railways were also present on this occasion. The idea of developing the energy efficient Regeneration System was mooted by Railways…
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The NDA government and the BJP on Friday slammed Congress and especially its chief Rahul Gandhi for raking up the Rafale row yet again and said the opposition party was unnecessarily giving credence to a section of media that only carried a biased report. “We want to allege that Rahul Gandhi and Congress are working with a single point agenda to get the Rafale aircraft deal cancelled,” BJP leader and Union Prakash Javadekar told reporters here. “They are playing into the hands of foreign power and the vested interests of the multi national companies. They are least bothered that the…
International consultations on the situation in Venezuela must not turn into a “dialogue on capitulation” but should be aimed at the reconciliation of opposing political forces in the country, Director of the Latin American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Shchetinin said in an interview with Sputnik. “What does Russia propose in the context of what is happening in Venezuela? To respect [Venezuela’s] sovereignty. To prevent a destructive, including forceful, foreign intervention. To establish a dialogue. If international assistance is needed to do this, we support it. Therefore, we welcome the initiative of Mexico, Uruguay, and the CARICOM [Caribbean…
India and Bangladesh on Friday held the Joint Consultative Commission meeting here. “Time-tested good neighbourly relations based on trust and mutual understanding,” tweeted MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj welcomed her Bangladeshi counterpart Dr Abdul Momen ahead of the India Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission meet. “Our solid ties have their genesis in War of Liberation of Bangladesh,” he stated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is committed to work with Bangladesh for good bilateral relations and to build on the existing momentum. He made the remarks when the visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister called on him…
Department of Economics Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Thursday called the RBI announcement of cutting repo rate a “very balanced and pragmatic policy”, saying the Government welcomes the decision. He said the assessment of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for growth and inflation outlook is consistent with the Government’s assessment of inflation and growth. “The Government welcomes the assessment of the MPC and its decision to reduce the Policy Rate and change of Monetary Policy Stance,” he said in a statement here. Soon after the RBI cut the repo rate, Mr Garg took on the social media and tweeted,…
Under Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) route, the Government is aggressively collecting information about foreign assets accumulated by people in foreign countries and for this, it has signed treaties with various countries such as Hong Kong, Switzerland to plug in the loopholes, informed Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) at an event – ‘National Conference on Recent Challenges in Taxation and the Way Forward’ organised by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi today. Maintaining the rationale that there could not be exceptionally high tax rate, Mr Chandra said, “Last year we got 6.85 crore returns and the number of…
In the first day of Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), Mamata Banerjee left the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre with a smiling face as ‘Bengal’ receives above 50000 crores of investment proposals from the kingpins of trade circuit. As a sum up BGBS 2019 started with a high note. Mukesh Ambani solely announced of investing Rs 10000 crore in the recent future. Ambani’s Reliance already have invested over Rs 30000 crores in Bengal earlier. Mr Ambani, showed his eagerness of launching a new commerce platform that will empower three crore small shopkeepers. Reliance made its one tenth of the total investment…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accused the National Enquirer’s owner of trying to blackmail him over publishing indecent pictures unless he stopped investigating how other private photos and messages were obtained by the tabloid. Mr Bezos said the magazine’s parent company American Media Inc (AMI) wanted him to drop an investigation into how it obtained his private messages. Mr Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, said last month they were getting divorced and their announcement came just before the National Enquirer carried reports about the tech titan’s extramarital affair. In a stunning blog post on Thursday, Mr Bezos posted an email he…
Three major suspects were arrested late Thursday, less than 48 hours after the murder of two local Afghan reporters, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Friday. “Afghan National Police personnel arrested three suspects in northeastern Takhar province in charges of murdering of two journalists of a local radio in Takhar,” the ministry said in a statement. On Tuesday night, two staff of Radio Hamsada based in northeastern Takhar province were shot dead inside their office by unidentified gunmen. The trios were handed over to related government departments and a judicial investigation will be opened soon, the statement read. At…
Coming down heavily on the Prime minister Narendra Modi’s earlier remark on the Karnataka Government’s loan waiver scheme, Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said Modi was grossly misleading the country and the Parliament. Addressing a hurriedly called press conference the chief minister strongly countered the Prime Minister’s speech in Parliament in which he said that only about 5000 farmers loan had been waived so far as against 44 lakh farmers, is a gross untruth and misleading the country. Informing that more than 4 lakh farmer’s farm had been waived so far and another 2000 crore had been released in the…
Government has implemented 360 degree multimedia campaigns along with mass media to create awareness on HIV/AIDS and promoting services, facilities across the country. At the inter-personal level, training and sensitization programmes for Self-Help Groups, Anganwadi workers, ASHA, members of Panchayati Raj Institutions and other key stakeholders are also being organised to spread awareness about treatment and other facilities, official sources here said. In addition, awareness activities are conducted amongst High Risk Groups including female sex workers, men having sex with Men, injecting drug users, transgenders and bridge population like truck drivers, migrants as part of targeted intervention projects. The Centre…
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the officials, here on Friday, to probe into spurious liquor. He took a serious note on the death of over 9 people after consuming spurious liquor in Kushinagar and Saharanpur districts during the past couple of days and directed that proper medical care be ensured in the affected persons. He directed the Principal Secretary Excise to take departmental action both District Excise Officers and directed a 15-day joint operation of Excise and Police to take action against spurious liquor operatives. A report from Kushinagar said that seven people have died after consuming spurious…
Auckland, Feb 8 (UNI) New Zealand defeated India in a nail-biting encounter by four wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series to get an unassailable lead of 2-0 here at Eden Park, on Friday. The hosts managed to reach the target off the last ball of the game. The final match of the series is to be played on Sunday in Hamilton. Chasing a small target of 136 runs, the hosts got off to a good start as the opening pair of Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates put on 33 runs in 4.4 overs. Devine was the first…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Renewing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the light of fresh revelations that the Defence Ministry objected to parallel negotiations by the Prime Minister office in the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that it was now clear that the PM stole money from the country and from the Indian Air force and was guilty in the scam. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Gandhi, referring to a report published in a National daily that the Ministry of Defence objected to parallel negotiations being carried out with French authorities in…
Envisaging the significance of the farming sector Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday projected it as heart of the issue making a grand provision of Rs.19.577 cr in the interim budget.
Prime Minister Modi made a scathing attack on the opposition unity calling it a ‘maha millavat mahagathbandhan’ and laughed at the effort to succeed in uprooting his government. He retorted at the allegation replying on Thursday on the motion on vote of thanks on President’s address, that crores of jobs were created in informal and formal sectors.
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ରାଜଧାନୀ ଉପରେ ସାରା ରାଜ୍ୟର ହକ ଅଛି, ହେଲେ ରାଜଧାନୀବାସୀଙ୍କର ନାହିଁ। ସତ କହିବାକୁ ଗଲେ ରାଜଧାନୀ ଉପରେ କେବଳ ରାଜନୀତି ଓ ରାଜନେତାଙ୍କର ହିଁ ଅଧିକାର ରହିଛି। ରାଜଧାନୀରେ ରହୁଥିବା ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକ ଏଠି ତୃତୀୟଶ୍ରେଣୀର ନାଗରିକ ମଧ୍ୟ ନୁହନ୍ତି। ଏଠି ଚବିଶ ଘଣ୍ଟା ଧାରଣା, ଅନଶନ, ଘେରାଓ, ରାଲି ଓ ସାଧାରଣ ସଭା। ବିଧାନସଭାରୁ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ ଯାଏଁ ସବୁକିଛି ରାଜନୀତିର ଅକ୍ତିୟାରରେ। ଧାରଣା ଓ ରାଲି ନାମରେ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ସହରର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରସ୍ଥଳ କୁ ଅଚଳ କରି ଦିଆଯାଏ। ଏଇ ଅଳ୍ପ ଦିନ ତଳେ ରାଲି ଯୋଗୁଁ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ଜାମରେ ହସପିଟାଲ ପହଞ୍ଚି ନପାରି ଶିଶୁଟିଏ ରାସ୍ତାରେ ମରିଗଲା। ରାମ ମନ୍ଦିର ରୁ ରାଜମହଲ ଛକ, ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନରୁ ବିଧାନସଭା ଓ ଏଜି ଛକରୁ ହାଉସିଂ ବୋର୍ଡ ପର୍ଯନ୍ତ ରାଜଧାନୀର ସବୁ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ସଡକ ଅନେକ ସମୟରେ ବନ୍ଦ ରହୁଛି। ବିଶେଷ କରି ବିଧାନସଭା ଚାଲୁଥିବା…
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Yadav today urged people not to allow MPs from backward castes and Dalit community for their failure to demand for enhancement in the reservation quota for majority section of the society. RJD leader Mr Yadav in his official Twitter account while addressing to people said, “If your MP is backward or Dalit, do not allow him to enter into your constituencies as they have not demanded for increasing reservation quota for you and majority section of the society. Such coward and meek people are not fit to become your MPs”. The Leader of…
Supreme Court on Thursday asked the former interim Director of CBI to be personally present in the Court on February 12 to explain why the CBI officer heading the probe in the case, AK Sharma, was transferred without the leave of the court in connection with the alleged Bihar shelter home cases. A bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, said that the former CBI interim director M Nageswara Rao had, seemed prima facie, committed the contempt of court for shifting CBI officer A K Sharma from Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case without…
Visiting UNHCR special envoy Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka and appreciated Hasina’s government for giving shelter to the Rohingya refugees. Jolie made the remarks when she paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday night. Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. Angeline Jolie said, leaders like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are a very few in the world at this moment. The UN Special Envoy said that huge number of Rohingyas have created serious burden for…
In a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called him a ‘darpok’ (coward) and challenged the Prime Minister for a debate with him on issues like national security and Rafale fighter jet deal. Addressing a gathering of party’s minority cells from across the country, the Congress president said if the BJP has any courage, they should make Mr Modi stand with him on the stage for a debate. “When you watch Mr. Modi’s face today, you can see fear. He has realised that by dividing the nation he cannot govern the country, and…