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India signed an MoU with Mauritius on Monday to cooperate in fisheries and cooperatives in agro industry, fisheries and dairy sector. India’s Union Minister of Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh and Minister of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives, Govt. of Mauritius, Mr. Soomilduth Bholah signed on MoU for Cooperation in the field of Cooperatives, in New Delhi on Monday. The MoU will ...

The tickets for viewing the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath on 26th January and Full Dress Rehearsal of Beating the Retreat Ceremony at Vijay Chowk on 28th January will be available at seven Departmental Sale Counters, said a statement. The price of tickets for the Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2017 are Rs.500 for reserved seats and Rs.100 and ...

An American woman who returned from New Delhi after she was allegedly infected by a superbug finally succumbed to the highly resistant bacterial infection called Klebsiella Pneumoniae that was found to have resisted 14 known anti-bacterial drugs on her during the treatment. Irony was that a treatment called fosfomycin, approved in Europe, was not approved in the US still. The ...

As Indian PM Narendra Modi replaced Gandhi’s face on Khadi calendar of 2017, the US e-commerce giant Amazon has gone a step ahead to sell slippers with Gandhi face on them, ridiculing the face of India. Called ‘Gandhi flip flops’, Amazon describes them as “foam rubber flip flops” with Gandhi face and priced $16.99 (Rs.1,200). This is the second time ...

Though 41% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, only 9% said they were successful in keeping them. According to research being presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention 20176, the time for successful habit change is not based on the calendar, but on big changes to our everyday lives like moving to a new home. ...

As different regions of India celebrate the first festival of the calendar year, PM Narendra Modi has greeted the people, on the occasion of various festivals across India. “Today people across India are celebrating various festivals. My greetings to everyone celebrating these auspicious festivals!,” he said adding festival-wise greetings. “Makar Sankranti greetings. May this day bring joy & prosperity in ...

Indian mission in Ghana will hold a Festival of India in four cities of Ghana from January 25 to March 16, 2017 as part of bilateral knowledge share initiative. The activities of the Festival include amalgamation of Indian classical dances, Sufi & Folk Music, and Saptarang – confluence of seven classical dance forms culminating in Vande Matram. To complete the ...

Welcoming Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had visited Kenya 6 months ago, said common belief in democratic values, shared developmental priorities and the warm currents of the Indian Ocean bind both the countries. “In our discussions today, President and I reviewed the full range of our relationship. During my visit to Kenya ...

India and Portugal have agreed to work out modalities for a co-production agreement in the Film Sector and an agreement would be framed in a time-bound manner keeping in mind the legal aspects, said a statement. The possibility of an MoU between the Public Broadcasters of both the Countries to share best practices and seek cooperation in Technical and Content ...

Jean-Marc Ayrault, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, led a 147-member French delegation to the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, on Tuesday, 10th January 2017 being a Partner Country of the Summit. French Nobel Laureate Serge Earache, renowned for his work on atomic physics, quantum optics, the study of the photon, and developing laser spectroscopy, will also participate in ...

President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee in his Valedictory Address at the 14th Edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention on Monday asked the diaspora to be foremost emissaries of Indian story in the world and conferred the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards on recipients at the closing ceremony in Bengaluru. Speaking on the occasion, the President expressed hope that the ...

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations, being held in Bangalore from January 7-9,2017, came to close on Monday with the presentation of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards to recipients from Canada to Trinidad & Tobago by President Pranab Mukherjee. PBD conventions are being held every year since 2003 and we have been honoring our Pravasis since the first edition. Since it was ...

Indian-origin US ambassador to India, Richard Verma, will quit as he was a political appointee of President Barack Obama and as per the tradition all political appointees quit after a new President is sworn in. Since the trasition team of President-elect Donald Trump refused any grace period to political appointees, all of them including Richard Verma will relinquish their offices ...

In his New Year message to Governors and Lt. Governors, President Pranab Mukherjee on January 5, 2017 clearly indicated his unhappiness over the slowdown it will have on Indian economy though he termed it temporary. The message is a clear signal that the President, also former finance minister himself, is unhappy at the prolonged impact on people, who are not ...

A Festival of India is being organized in Cambodia from 10th January to 16th February, 2017 featuring  Ramayana Performance, Rajasthani Folk Music and Dance Group (Manganiyar Group) and Classical Dance. A Buddhist Mahotsav – Exhibition titled Dhamma Darshana – to explore the life, teachings and important events connected with Lord Buddha and Photo Exhibition on Buddhist religious/heritage sites in India will also ...

By Pallavi Kumari pallavik Following news reports from Dubai about the United Arab Emirates government seizing the properties of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim worth Rs.15,000 crore, BJP has gone to the street basking on its new accomplishment. In a tweet, the Bharatiya Janata Party said the credit goes to PM Narendra Modi’s "major diplomatic success". It has also claimed that ...

IFC, a World Bank investment arm, is investing $67 million in Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited, a subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals group to focus on small-format healthcare centers across India, improve access to quality healthcare and create jobs. IFC is investing half for its own account and half will come from the IFC Emerging Asia Fund, an investment fund managed ...

  Minister of Shipping and Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated Sagarmala coastal and maritime development projects worth Rs. 1 Lakh Crore under Sagarmala programme. At a ceremony to inaugurate the Sagarmala Development Company in New Delhi on Monday, he said the Sagarmala Development Company (SDC) will achieve India’s maritime ploans. It has been incorporated under the Companies ...

In an effort to provide quick services and responses to Indians abroad and in the country for passport and other services, the Ministry of External Affairs has launched “Twitter Seva” platform, enabling the quick resolution of grievances. In the past two years, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj often used Twitter to help Indians who’re caught in difficulties abroad. Now, the ...

Cyanogen, the original Operating Software and rival of Google Android which was installed in One Plus first series of phones way back in 2013 has finally shut down its services with effect from Dec. 23, 2016. In a statement, the company said: "As part of the ongoing consolidation of Cyanogen, all services and Cyanogen-supported nightly builds will be discontinued no ...