366 ships blacklisted for Abandonment of Indian Seafarers
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), India, has blacklisted 88 vessels and restricted 278 others for abandoning Indian seafarers. Abandonment occurs when a seafarer is left stranded at a foreign port without wages, food or…
US trade deficit narrows; India gap remains modest
Washington, June 9 (IANS) The United States trade deficit narrowed slightly in April as exports rose faster than imports, while the country’s trade gap with India remained significantly smaller than those with several major Asian manufacturing…
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway records 23.76 pc revenue growth in five years
Guwahati, June 9 (IANS) Scripting a remarkable growth story, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), the UNESCO World Heritage mountain railway operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has registered a 23.76 per cent increase in revenue over the…
Telangana CM condemns ‘BJP conspiracy’ to reject Meenakshi Natrajan’s nomination
Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday condemned what he termed a conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh that led to the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for…
Indian-American students among White House AI challenge winners
Washington, June 9 (IANS) Several Indian-American students were among the national champions honoured at the White House on Tuesday as First Lady Melania Trump recognised winners of the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge, a nationwide competition that…
Piyush Goyal meets EY Global Chair, discusses investment avenues
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday held a meeting with Janet Truncale, Global Chair and CEO of EY. They exchanged views on India’s consistently growing role in global supply chains and opportunities…
Kangana Ranaut expresses gratitude to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta at special screening of ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Actress and politician Kangana Ranaut has expressed her gratitude towards the Chief Minister of Delhi, as the latter graced the screening of her upcoming film ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’. Ahead of the film’s theatrical release,…
Three more children die in Bangladesh measles outbreak; death toll reaches 631
Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, three more children have died from the symptoms of the disease on Tuesday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 631 since March 15 this year, local…
India can be world’s manufacturer, trusted pharmaceutical partner: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that India is well-positioned to serve the world as an innovator, manufacturer, reliable supplier of affordable medicines, partner in advanced healthcare technologies,…
Neetu Chandra & Anup Jalota congratulate PM Modi as he becomes India’s longest-serving Prime Minister
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Creating history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving PM of the country. Congratulating PM Modi on this latest benchmark, Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra said during an exclusive conversation with IANS,…