PM’s flight was close behind
Officials say they have no information of any Indians on board the ill-fated MH-17 flight that crashed over Ukraine on Thursday. However, Prime Minister Modi’s flight could possibly have been in the same corridor as MH-17 just a short while later. MH-17 came down at Torez, near Shakhtersk,... read more »
Weak monsoon may result in 10% lower kharif output
If monsoon remains weak in key States in the next week, then kharif production is likely to be lower by an estimated 10 per cent, a top official of the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has said here. While rice output may not be affected due to better rain in Northeast and irrigation... read more »
Germany is a valued friend: Modi to Merkel
On his return journey from the BRICS summit in Brazil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his brief stopover in Frankfurt to telephone German Chancellor Angela Merkel, congratulate her for her 60th birthday and Germany’s FIFA win, and to exchange invitations for a bilateral summit next year. While... read more »
Dozens injured in French train collision
Dozens of people were wounded in a train collision in southern France, BBC reported on Friday. The accident occurred when a high-speed TGV train on the Pau-Bayonne line was transporting 178 people but it crashed into a regional TER train carrying 70 passengers. Initial reports indicate the TGV... read more »
