Elimination of terrorism in all its forms is a “precondition” for fruitful cooperation in South Asia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, in a veiled attack on Pakistan while emphasising that the relevance of the SAARC will be determined by decisive actions against the scourge.
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Vikram had a “hard landing”, NASA said today, as it released high-resolution images captured by its reconnaissance orbiter of the Moon’s unchartered south pole where the Chandrayaan 2 lander attempted to soft-land during the ambitious mission three weeks ago.
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia today, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
In a major crackdown on five prominent auto dealers in the city who sell the high-end Jaguars and BMWs and also Harley Davidsons and Kawasakis, the directorate general of GST intelligence has recovered unpaid GST worth Rs 25.04 crore along with interest of Rs 28.47 lakh.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today made a strong pitch for holding simultaneous polls across India to avoid “deviation, dilution and diversion” of the public work. Naidu made the remarks at a public event here.
The Muslim parties today took a U-turn on questioning the authorship of the 2003 report of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and apologised to the Supreme Court for wasting it’s time in the Ayodhya land dispute case.
Largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has emerged as the most valued Indian brand at $22.70 billion. The list of top ten brands, prepared by the world’s largest media buyer WPP, includes companies from banking, financial services, and insurance, telecom and auto segments.
Global e-commerce major Amazon has unveiled eight new Echo devices for the US market, three of which will be available in India for now. Seattle-based Amazon also announced new Alexa features and smart home experiences.
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council, a statutory body engaged in promotion of business, has organised roadshows in India to attract prospective Indian businessmen for investments