Foreign investment limit set to 74% for the defence sector: Ordnance factories to be corporatised

Foreign investment limit set to 74% for the defence sector: Ordnance factories to be corporatised

New Delhi: The Union government has taken a major decision of increasing the cap on foreign investment, in the defence equipment manufacturing sector, from 49% to 74%. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced an economic package of ₹20 trillion to provide an impetus to the country’s economy. While revealing the details of the package, Finance […]

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Indian coal sector to be opened for private companies: major decision by the Union government

Indian coal sector to be opened for private companies: major decision by the Union government

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made some more relevant announcements, in line with the Self-Reliant India Campaign, on Saturday. The government has ended its monopoly in the Coal sector and professional excavation will begin in this sector. All the mines in possession of Coal India Limited will be made available for the private sector […]

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India opposes dam being built by Pakistan and China in Gilgit -Baltistan

India opposes dam being built by Pakistan and China in Gilgit -Baltistan

New Delhi: India has bitterly opposed the agreement signed between Pakistan and China, to build the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, on the Indus river in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan occupied Kashmir. India said that Gilgit-Baltistan and other parts of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, are an integral part of India and warned that such unauthorised projects will not […]

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India is emerging as a powerful sea guard- Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh

India is emerging as a powerful sea guard- Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: “The rising power of ‘our sea guard’, Indian Coast Guard and Indian shipbuilding industry is a matter of pride for the country,” said Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh. On Friday, Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) via video conference. He also further expressed […]

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Taliban, Al Qaeda and Jaish-e-Mohammad unite in Afghanistan

Taliban, Al Qaeda and Jaish-e-Mohammad unite in Afghanistan

Kabul: The Pakistan sponsored terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed has joined hands with Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Jaish has set up bases in eastern Afghanistan, along with Taliban and Al Qaeda and the Afghan military officials alleged that the trio was responsible for the attacks carried out on the Afghan soldiers, in the Nangarhar and […]

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Dispute flares up over Coronavirus vaccine

Dispute flares up over Coronavirus vaccine

Washington/Paris: The number of Coronavirus deaths has reached 304,795, and more than 1.7 million people have recovered fully. But the number of cases is rapidly increasing in the world and warnings are being issued that this pandemic will last for the next five years. There is a tough competition for developing a vaccine for the […]

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