Ankara, Feb 20 (IANS) Russia will deliver the first batch of S-400 air defence system to Turkey in July and the missile systems will be activated in October, officials here said on Wednesday. “Delivery of the S-400 system will begin in July. And in October, the system will be active,”[Read More…]
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Nasscom sees economic uncertainties ahead, stops forecasting
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Industry body Nasscom on Wednesday released the findings of a survey of 100 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of information technology companies showcasing “cautious optimism” due to global economic uncertainties like trade wars, Brexit and currency fluctuations. “As per the survey, global economic uncertainties are leading to[Read More…]
Rahul Jadhav successfully completes DeAddiction Ultra Run 2019
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) In a move to spread awareness about addiction and ways to combat it, Rahul Jadhav, a reformed addict from Mumbai, on Wednesday successfully completed an ultra-run from Gateway of India to India Gate covering a distance of 1475 kms. The DeAddiction Ultra Run 2019 in[Read More…]
Pulwama exposes rising e-jehad in Valley
By Gautam Datt New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Pulwama attack has brought the focus on the rapidly spreading radicalization through internet in the Valley which is inspiring the youth to adopt global terrorist practices such as suicide bombing. Officials said 20-year-old Adil Ahmad Dar, who recorded a video calling[Read More…]
Sri Lanka’s first satellite set for April launch
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka will launch its first satellite into space in April, marking its entry into the space age, said an official here on Wednesday. To be named RAAVANA-1, it is a research satellite built by two Sri Lankan students from the University of Peradeniya and the[Read More…]
Asees Chadha denied bail, moves sessions court
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Asees Singh Chadha, a 19-year-old nephew of the late Ponty Chadha of the Wave Group, who allegedly killed a 51-year-old woman from Turkmenistan here on Monday, failed to get bail on Wednesday from a city court which rejected his application. Soon after the rejection of[Read More…]
LCA Tejas gets FOC for induction into IAF
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IANS) India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas got the final operational clearance (FOC) from military aviation regulator Cemilac for induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a weaponised fighter jet in its operational fleet, an official said on Wednesday. The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification[Read More…]
Wahhabism in Kashmir: Tale of oil money from Saudi Arabia, Gulf
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) Ever since the ongoing armed violence started in the Kashmir Valley, Indian intelligence agencies have been worried about the growing influence of the strait-laced interpretation of Islam propagated through ‘Wahhabism’. The fast-growing influence of this particular interpretation of Islam in Kashmir, especially during the last 30[Read More…]
Avalanche kills ITBP trooper, five missing in HP
Shimla, Feb 20 (IANS) A snow avalanche killed an Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) trooper while five others were missing near the international border in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Wednesday, officials said. The avalanche, triggered by fierce snow blizzards near Namgyal village bordering Tibet, buried at least six ITBP personnel.[Read More…]
NDA asks HAM’s Manjhi to return
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar on Wednesday asked Jitan Ram Manjhi, a former ally and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president, to rejoin it ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Nityanand Rai made the offer. Another major BJP ally[Read More…]
Influencers manipulating social media in India, IT Act silent (IANS Special)
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) If the Cobrapost investigation which exposed that several Bollywood celebrities were willing to pass views of political parties as personal opinion for money shook your conscience, there is not much you can do to restrict them from doing so because the relevant Indian law is[Read More…]
Top China military commander gets life term for corruption
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) A military court on Wednesday sentenced Fang Fenghui, former Chief of Staff of China’s Central Military Commission Joint Staff Department, to life imprisonment on charges of corruption. Fang was found guilty of accepting and offering bribes and acquiring properties from unidentified sources, according to the court[Read More…]
States, Centre should work together as Team India: Venkaiah Naidu
Tirupati, Feb 20 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that state governments and the Centre should work together to develop the country, keeping aside politics. The Vice President called up on the State and Central governments to adopt a ‘Team India’ approach for development. He was speaking[Read More…]
India to emerge a key player in global defence arena: Sitharaman
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IANS) India is set to emerge as a key player in the global defence arena, said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday. “With the policy initiatives and procedural reforms, I am confident that India will emerge as a key player in the global defence arena. We will[Read More…]
Egypt executes 9 for A-G killing
Cairo, Feb 20 (IANS) Egyptian authorities on Wednesday executed nine prisoners for their involvement in the killing of an Attorney-General four years ago, officials said. The execution by hanging took place early in the morning in a Cairo prison before several officials, including a member of the General Prosecutor’s Office,[Read More…]
Vodafone Idea to complete network integration by June 2020
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The network integration process of Vodafone Idea is on track and expected to complete by June 2020, said the company’s Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters here, Vora said that already the ‘Radio’ network integration has completed in nine circles covering[Read More…]
Grand alliance in Bihar to finalise seat sharing by Feb 25
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) With barely three months to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the “Mahagatbandhan” (grand alliance) in Bihar is all set to finalise the seat sharing formula in the state by February 25, party leaders said on Wednesday. The development comes a day after Rashtriya Janata[Read More…]
Avalanche in HP kills five ITBP troopers, one missing (Lead)
Shimla, Feb 20 (IANS) A snow avalanche killed five Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) troopers while one trooper was missing near the Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Wednesday, officials said. The avalanche, triggered with the slide of glacier near Shipkila bordering Tibet, buried at least six ITBP personnel,[Read More…]
BAI announces 20-member squad for Dutch, German Junior 2019
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Wednesday announced 20-member junior India squad for the six-day Dutch Junior International, starting on February 27, and the four-day German Junior 2019 starting on March 7. Manipur’s Maisnam Meiraba Luwang will be leading the boys’ singles challenge by[Read More…]
IL&FS probe: ED registers case, carries out raids at 6 places (Lead)
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at six places in different cities in connection with a case of money laundering it registered against the former Chairman and directors of the IL&FS, officials said. A senior ED official said the agency was carrying[Read More…]
SC to hold Ayodhya title suit hearing on Feb 26
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hold a hearing on February 26 on a batch of petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict trifurcating the disputed site in Ayodhya and giving one part each to the Nirmohi Akhara, Ram Lalla and the original Muslim litigant. The[Read More…]
Putin warns US over deploying missiles in European nations
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would deploy missiles capable of striking the US if Washington decides to station missiles in European nations within striking distance of Russia. Giving his annual address to the Parliament, Putin said he was not looking for a confrontation[Read More…]
Japan court orders compensation for Fukushima nuclear crisis evacuees
Tokyo, Feb 20 (IANS) A court in Japan on Wednesday ordered the government and the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to pay damages to those affected by the disaster in 2011. The Yokohama District Court ruled that nearly 420 million yen (around $3.8 million) be paid in[Read More…]
Rights activists rally attacked in Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) Members of a Kolkata-based civil rights body were allegedly attacked and manhandled by some people while they were holding an “anti-war rally” here on Wednesday, the organisation said. Police said they have detained two persons for trying to instigate violence. The Association for Protection of Democratic[Read More…]
HC declines to declare Gumti of Shaikh Alia as monument of national importance
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to declare the Gumti of Shaikh Ali as a monument of national importance observing that it has lost its originality. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and V. Kameswar Rao dismissed the plea filed[Read More…]