
Centre opens coal mining to private firms for commercial use, ends Coal India monopoly
Feb. 21, 2018
New Delhi :The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to open up the coal sector to commercial mining by private entities.

CBI grills Rotomac pens owner, son in Delhi over Rs 3,695 cr loan
Feb. 21, 2018
New Delhi: The CBI said that Vikram Kothari, promoter of Rotomac pens, and his son Rahul Kothari, are being questioned at its headquarter in

Ambani vows additional Rs 10,000 cr investment in UP
Feb. 21, 2018
Lucknow: Terming contribution to Uttar Pradesh’s development his patriotic duty, Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday promised investment of another Rs 10,000 crore

Palestine calls for peace; US firm on Jerusalem move : UN
Feb. 21, 2018
United Nations:Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas has presented a three-point peace plan centred on convening an international peace conference by mid-year to resolve the intractable

PLA builds the ‘Great Underwater Wall’ in South China Sea for warfare advantage
Feb. 21, 2018
Beijing :The People’s Liberation Army of China is building an ‘Underwater Great Wall’ in the South China Sea in a bid to gain substantial

Pakistan claims it escaped terror net, US says not so fast
Feb. 21, 2018
Washington :The US said a global watchdog was expected to announce after two days its decision to put Pakistan on a terror watchlist, indicating

North Korea scrapped talks with Pence ‘at last minute:US
Feb. 21, 2018
Washington:Mike Pence and North Korean officials had planned to meet secretly during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, but Pyongyang scrapped the talks after the

Trump pushes for ban on rapid-fire gun ‘bump stocks’
Feb. 21, 2018
Washington : Facing anger over the deadly school shooting in Florida, United States President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to consider banning