Nilay Sinha, suspected to be involved in the death of Bhartiya Janta Party MLA Debendra Nath Roy was arrested by West Bengal CID on June 15. "We are questioning Mr Sinha. Our sleuths are in search of the other person and hopefully, we will be able to nab him soon," the IPS officer said. BJP leader was found hanging near his home at Hemtabad.
PM Narendra Modi at his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme lauded a TN-based farmer PM Murugesan for his agro-based innovation. Making ropes out of banana fibre, Murugesan also developed four rope making machines from plantain waste of which three have… read-more
TAGS: farmer, Tamil Nadu, Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi, PM Murugesan, Banana Fibre Rope
The Reserve Bank of India has requested banks to dilute their stake in the capital intensive insurance sector to 20%, reducing the limit to over half. The regulator urged banks to focus on the dominant area of business instead of the insurance… read-more
TAGS: RBI, India, Modi Government , Central Government, FDI, Insurance
India offers a lower cost of production compared to China in an attempt to make Tesla start their manufacturing unit in the country. This decision comes a week after Tesla registered a company for the imports and sale of cars. Union minister… read-more
TAGS: Tesla, Union Minister, Elon Musk, China, Electric Car
India and the Philippines have signed an agreement to facilitate government-to-government deals on military equipment. The Philippines Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana stated the deal includes the potential supply of BrahMos cruise missiles but… read-more
TAGS: BrahMos, Philippines, Missile, India, Defense Ministry
The RailTel Corporation of India has launched high-speed paid Wi-Fi services at 4,073 railway stations. The pre-paid plan will offer 30 minutes of free Wi-Fi a day at 1 mbps. However, at an extra fee, one can avail higher speed up to 34 mbps. The… read-more
TAGS: wifi, Indian Railways, RailTel Corporation Ltd, Internet
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 5 lashed out at US-based 'Freedom House' for demoting India in freedom index and publishing wrong Indian map. Sitharaman said, "How do I take you seriously when you don't have our map right and comment… read-more
TAGS: Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, Freedom House, US