Category: INDIA

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday backed former Pakistani cricket captain Shahid Afridi’s remarks over Kashmir. In a press conference, Singh said “He (Afridi) was right in saying that Pakistan is not able to handle its own four provinces, what will they handle Kashmir. Kashmir was a part of India, is a part of India and will always be a part of India. In a press conference in London, the United Kingdom, the former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi had said that Pakistan does not need Kashmir.…

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SINGAPORE: PM Modi today felicitated the six winning teams, including three from India, of the first India-Singapore Hackathon, a platform for the youth of the two countries to harness and showcase their innovations. The top six teams, three each from India and Singapore, participated in a 36-hour Hackathon Grande Finale in Singapore. PM Modi presented the awards to the winning teams at an awards ceremony which was also attended by Education Minister of Singapore Ong Ye Kung. The winning teams from India were IIT Kharagpur, NIT Trichy and MIT College of…

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SINGAPORE: PM Modi on Wednesday arrived in Singapore for a two-day visit, during which he will participate in a number of engagements. PM Modi was given a warm welcome by members of the Indian community upon his arrival at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. PM Modi delivered the keynote address at the Singapore Fintech Summit. During his address, the PM wooed global investors, assuring them that India was the best destination for tech, whiel also highlighting the technological progress achieved by India. The Prime Miniter also held a bilateral meeting with US Vice…

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, November 14, said a discussion on the pricing of Rafale fighter jets can only take place if the facts of the deal are allowed to come into the public domain. The Supreme Court Wednesday commenced its crucial hearing on pleas seeking court-monitored probe into procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said that for now it will only focus on the procedure leading to signing of the…

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By: Kauser Khan, Associate Editor-ICN Group Google today, is celebrating Children’s Day with a doodle that has been created by a school student.The theme this year was “What inspires me”.  “The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country.” Children’s Day in India is celebrated on November 14, 2018, as a day to celebrate the innocence of children and the importance of children in society. The day also commemorates the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru our…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group  Dear all, let us on this special day, pause for a moment and think, think what would be the best gift we can give our children. KOLKATA: Today,the 14 th of November,the birth anniversary of Nehruji, has been dedicated to our dear children, whether our own or those,who, we nurture at school. For us, parents and  teachers, however every day  is Children’s day,isn’t it? Our lives revolve around our children. It is for children that we are able to play the role of a parent or…

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NEW DELHI: PM Modi will be in Singapore from November 14 to 15 to attend a series of summits, including the East Asian summit and ASEAN meetings. PM Modi will present awards to winners of the first ‘India-Singapore Hackathon 2018’ which aims to harness and showcase innovation potential of the youth from the two countries. Singapore has designated the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and its innovation and enterprise arm NTUitive to conduct the Hackathon. India has designated the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). From India, an 83-member delegation…

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