(PTI) China today said it was in talks with India over the denial of entry to 47 Indian pilgrims who were scheduled to travel to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet through the Nathu-la pass in Sikkim. “According to my information, the two governments are in touch over this issue,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Suhang told reporters, declining to elaborate whether it was due to any weather-related issues like landslides and rains the Pilgrims were stopped by the Chinese officials at the Sino-India border. He said the issue was being discussed by the two foreign ministries. China last week refused entry to…
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(Tribune) Trivendra Singh Rawat today said his government was taking every possible measure to check migration from hill areas of the state. The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering at the Parade Ground in Dehradun after releasing “Saun Din Sarkar Key, Sau Din Vikas Key”, a state government book that highlights its achievements during the past 100 days. The book release marked the completion of 100 days in office of the Trivendra Singh Rawat-led government. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said his government had in the past 100 days taken up the challenge of migration from hill areas of the…
(TOI) Inviting chiefs of top US companies+ to invest in India, PM Narendra Modi said the country has emerged as a business-friendly destination, particularly with the upcoming implementation of GST, which he termed a gamechanger. “Interacted with top CEOs. We held extensive discussions on opportunities in India+ ,” Modi tweeted after the meeting, which lasted for about 90 minutes and included Tim Cook of Apple, Sunder Pichai of Google, and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. He followed that with a session with members of the Indian diaspora in which he said that just as NRIs had done well once they got a…
(TNIE) Mounds of garbage sprouting in cities and coal mines shut due to high ash contents may soon fire cooking stoves in kitchens, as the government is gearing up to unveil an ambitious plan to cut down the dependence on west Asian countries for LPG imports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked the NITI Aayog for solutions to piling of urban garbage at landfill sites in a number of big cities. The think tank panel has drawn up a blueprint which can offer not just viable business opportunities for private players but help India cut down its import bill substantially. “The…
(TH) On June 15, when Mukesh Ambani, along with his partner BP plc, announced his return to the oil and gas business after a lag of almost six years, with a huge investment in the controversial KG D6 block, he said: “The new policies that have been announced have facilitated this investment.” Before making that announcement last week, Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and BP decided to drop the arbitration against the Centre on the gas price which their joint venture was was getting from the producing fields (D1 and D3) of the D6 block. In an emailed response to…
(AU) अब रेल यात्री यात्रा करने से पहले अपने रेल टिकट को उधार में बुक करा सकते हैं। इंडियन रेलवे कैटरिंग एंड ट्रैवल कॉर्पोरेशन (आईआरसीटीसी) ने इस सर्विस को शुरू किया है। पांच दिन पहले बुक करना होगा रेल टिकट मुंबई मिरर के मुताबिक, आईआरसीटीसी ने ‘बुक नाओ पे लेटर’ स्कीम के तहत इस सुविधा को लॉन्च किया है। इस स्कीम में यात्रा की तारीख से पांच दिन पहले टिकट बुक कराना होगा। यात्रियों को टिकट का पेमेंट देने के लिए 14 दिनों का वक्त मिलेगा। हालांकि यात्रियों को टिकट की कुल लागत का 3.5 फीसदी अतिरिक्त चार्ज देना होगा।…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी तीन देशों की यात्रा पर आज यानि शनिवार को रवाना हो गए हैं। पुर्तगाल, अमेरिका और नीदलैंड की यात्रा पर निकले पीएम मोदी आज पुर्तगाल पहुंचेंगे। इसके बाद वे अमेरिका के लिए रवाना होंगे, जहां उनकी परसो अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप से मुलाकात होगी। खास बात है कि ट्रंप के राष्ट्रपति चुने जाने के बाद पीएम मोदी वो पहले लीडर होंगे जो उनके साथ डिनर करेंगे। इससे पहले ट्रंप कई विदेश यात्राएं कर चुके हैं, लेकिन किसी भी विदेशी नेता ने व्हाइट हाउस में उनके साथ डिनर नहीं किया है। इससे पहले ट्रंप प्रशासन पीएम मोदी…
(FE) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made it clear that while he deeply respects Meira Kumar, the opposition’s candidate for President, he will not reconsider his decision to back Ram Nath Kovind, the BJP’s nominee for the country’s top post. Mr Kumar drove up this evening to the home of political partner Lalu Yadav, who has warned him that his decision to back Mr Kovind is “a historic blunder”. The Chief Minister was a guest at Lalu Yadav’s iftar party to mark the breaking of the daily fast during Ramzan. “I have a lot of respect for Meira Kumarji,…
(FE) The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) has instructed all the state-run oil marketing companies and the private retailers to not sell fuel to the Bengaluru-based start-up which recently started home delivery of diesel in the city. In a strongly worded letter, the agency entrusted with the responsibility to ensure safety of public and property from petroleum products said in absence of guidelines, the act of site delivery of petroleum products is fraught with danger. ANB Fuels, under the brand MyPetrolPump, started the sale of diesel in Bengaluru through online and on-call orders. The letter noted that the truck…