Source- indianexpress.com The Indian Army Monday targeted Pakistan army’s administrative headquarters at Hazira, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) causing extensive damage, officials said. According to security officials, this was retaliation to the firing of “stray shells’’ by Pakistani army on Poonch and Jhallas areas on October 23. One of the shells had landed in Poonch artillery brigade
Source- news18.com New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has turned down India’s invitation to be the chief guest at next year’s Republic Day parade, CNN-News18 has learnt. Sources said the US authorities conveyed Trump’s decision in a letter to NSA Ajit Doval recently. The US president’s “domestic commitments”, including his State of the Union address, around that
Source- indianexpress.com In an important development for the fighter aircraft squadrons of the country, the first indigenously overhauled Sukhoi-30 MKI frontline fighter jet was handed over by the Base Repair Depot (BRD) in Ojhar to the Indian Air Force. It will be deployed with the Air Force base in Pune. In a ceremony at the
Source- ndtv.com The number of taxpayers earning above Rs. 1 crore per annum has risen to over 1.40 lakh in the country in the last four years, depicting a growth of about 60 per cent, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said on Monday. Releasing key statistics of income tax and direct taxes for a period of
Source- ndtv.com BENGALURU: India successfully tested the cryogenic engine for the heavy rocket that would launch the country’s second moon mission on January 3, 2019, the space agency said on Friday. “The cryogenic engine of the Geo Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV MK-III) in the upper stage has been tested for the Chandrayaan-2 Mission,” said the state-run
Source- ndtv.com India was elected to the United Nations’ top human rights body for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019, getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category, the highest number of votes among all candidates. The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections for new members to the UN Human Rights Council. The 18
Source- ndtv.com The government on Thursday rejected the findings of the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI), which has placed the country at 115th position out of 157 countries on various parameters, such as survivability measured by under-five mortality rate. “The government of India, therefore, has decided to ignore the HCI and will continue to undertake
Source- indiatoday.in We don’t talk about it as much as we talk about other diseases, but you’ll be shocked to know that 300 million people worldwide are suffering from depression. Depression and bad mental health have been ignored as a serious issue since ages. But, do you know, depression can also lead to death if it
Source- moneycontrol.com Green bodies expressed concern over the findings of the latest IPCC climate change report, saying India is one of the most vulnerable countries for extreme weather events. Reacting to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), the Centre for Science and Environment said the impact of 1.5 degrees Celsius warming
Source- ndtv.com The International Monetary Fund or IMF on Tuesday predicted a growth rate of 7.3 per cent for India in the current year and 7.4 per cent in 2019. In 2017, India had recorded a 6.7 per cent growth rate. “India’s growth is expected to increase to 7.3 per cent in 2018 and to 7.4
