Jayant Sinha Takes Charge as Minister of State in Finance Ministry
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi) and Harvard Business School alumnus Jayant Sinha today took charge as Minister of State in the Finance Ministry. Mr Sinha was briefed by senior officials in the Ministry soon after taking charge. He assumes office at a time when the ministry is preparing... read more »
Cabinet reshuffle: Technocrats in Team Modi for reforms push
In the coming months, the government has promised to move on big-ticket issues such as land acquisition, infrastructure, skill development and also to step up growth in industry and agriculture. Suresh Prabhu, 61, the new railway minister, is also the PM’s sherpa for the G-20 summit later this... read more »
Fate of Isis leader remains unclear after US airstrike in Iraq
Officials in Baghdad and Washington remained unclear on Sunday about the fate of the Islamic State (Isis) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after a key aide was killed in a US air strike near Mosul. A senior Iraqi official confirmed to the Guardian that the aide, Abdur Rahman al-Athaee, also known as Abu... read more »
As it happened: Modi nominates Akhilesh, 8 others for Clean India drive
Honoured to be nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Swachhta Abhiyaan, will take up the endeavour as soon as I’m in Uttar Pradesh after ODI series, Suresh Raina tweets Social groups have assured me that in one month all the Ganga ghats will be cleaned, Mr. Modi said. In one month... read more »
Clashing Goals in Syria Strikes Put U.S. in Fix
BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Obama said the American-led airstrikes in Syria were intended to punish the terror organizations that threatened the United States — but would do nothing to... read more »
FBI identifies militant beheading videos of the Islamic State
WASHINGTON – The masked militant Islamic state seen in the videos of the beheading of two Americans has been identified, said the FBI director, James Comey, on Thursday, but without... read more »
Concern in Europe: “Al-Qaeda wants to show it is relevant”
Organization of the Islamic State (Daas) to carry out attacks in the subway of New York and Paris, chief of staff warned the EU counter-terrorism organization’s desire to increase in... read more »
The first part of the Ukrainian project “The Wall” will end by October
The first phase of construction of the “wall” between Russia and Ukraine have finished by October. 16 of 65propusknyh points on the Russian-Ukrainian border is no longer... read more »
Subway in France, the United States is the next targets of IS?
Iraq’s prime minister said IS plotting a terrorist attack subway systems in Paris and New York with the participation of Islamist extremism. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the... read more »
