Watch: PM greeted with ‘Modi, Modi’ chants as he arrives in Thailand for BIMSTEC summit | India News

PM greeted with ‘Modi, Modi’ chants as he arrives in Thailand for BIMSTEC summit NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Thailand on Thursday for a two-day visit to participate in the sixth BIMSTEC summit. Upon his arrival at Don Mueang Airport, he was greeted enthusiastically by members of the Indian diaspora, shaking hands…

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Setback for Mamata government: SC upholds Calcutta HC order to cancel recruitment of 25,000 teachers, non-teaching staff in government schools | India News

NEW DELHI: In a big setback to the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Calcutta high court decision to cancel the recruitment of 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff to government schools, saying the entire process is tainted and vitiated.A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the…

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‘Great friend of mine, but …’: What Donald Trump said about PM Modi and India in tariff speech | India News

PM Modi with US President Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Prime Minister Modi his ‘great friend’ while imposing his ambitious retaliatory tariff on India.Trump said Washington would impose “discounted reciprocal tariffs” of 26 per cent on New Delhi.“India, very, very tough. Very, very tough. The Prime Minister just left. He’s…

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Indian student awarded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship for women in nuclear science | India News

NEW DELHI: Hemangi Shrivastava, an Indian student pursuing her master’s degree in electronics and nano electronics at Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI), has been awarded the prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme for women in nuclear science. MPEI is one of the flagship institutions under Russian Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom‘s core and partner university network.Hemangi chose…

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Govt okays 2nd phase of Vibrant Villages Programme of Rs 7k cr; to cover villages bordering Bangladesh, Myanmar | India News

NEW DELHI: The govt on Wednesday approved second phase of Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) for next five years with an outlay of around Rs 7,000 crore. The second phase will cover villages, including the ones close to the borders of Bangladesh and Myanmar.Sources said the second phase of the scheme will cover border villages across…

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