Visakhapatnam to be IT capital of AP: Minister
IT Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy said here on Tuesday that the government’s new IT policy would be announced in 10 days to attract large-scale investments. Single window clearance for new units within four weeks on the lines of Gujarat and special thrust to make Visakhapatnam the IT capital of... read more »
PM Narendra Modi meets Putin, favours broadening of strategic partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured broadening of the strategic partnership with Russia in nuclear, defence and energy sectors and invited President Vladimir Putin to visit Kudankulam atomic power project during his trip in December for his annual summit. The two leaders met for 40 minutes on... read more »
Mix of tears, cheers and violence in Argentina
Despite the 1-0 loss to Germany in the down-to-the-wire, extra-time match, young Argentines climbed onto traffic lights and bus stops, dancing and singing to the beat of drums. But after several hours of partying, dozens of hardcore fans known as “barra bravas” started throwing rocks at... read more »
Israel strikes Gaza for the 7th day as death toll hits 172
Israel kept up air strikes and artillery fire on the Gaza Strip Monday despite diplomatic efforts to halt the bloodshed, as its offensive entered the seventh day, AFP reported. Aircraft struck three training facilities of Hamas’s military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, around the... read more »
Narendra Modi’s Win May Have Mixed Impact on IT Industry
Narendra Modi-led BJP’s strong performance in elections has been welcomed by India Inc., which has been rooting for a stable government to pull the country out of the current economic... read more »
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigns
Patna – A day after his party JD(U)’s poor show in the Lok Sabha elections, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Saturday. The JD (U) had managed to get just 2 seats... read more »
BJP Parliamentary party to meet on May 20 to elect Modi
The BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on May 20 to formally elect Narendra Modi as its leader, a formality before his appointment as Prime Minister. This was decided a meeting of the... read more »
Sonia Gandhi And Rahul to Offer Resignations After Congress Rout : Sources
New Delhi – Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi will offer to resign, sources say, a day after they both accepted responsibility for the party’s worst... read more »
President Barack Obama Congratulates Narendra Modi, Invites Him t...
Washington – In the end it just took a phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi with an invitation to visit Washington to reset a US policy that had shunned India’s next... read more »
