India to Commemorate Seco

- September 28, 2018

In order to showcase the gallant action of our brave Army in the conduct of Surgical Strikes on 29 September, 2016 and also to remember the sacrifice of soldiers during Uri incident, various events will be held at important military stations to commemorate the second anniversary of Surgical Strikes during September 29 – 30, 2018.  It

Maharashtra Yatra to be l

- September 28, 2018

The Startup India – Maharashtra Yatra will be launched on the 3rd of October, by Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, at Raj Bhawan, Mumbai..  After a successful run in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana – the Startup India Yatra is making its

SC to deliver verdict on

- September 28, 2018

The Supreme Court is likely to deliver its verdict Friday on whether women aged between 10 and 50 can be barred from entering Kerala’s Sabarimala temple on the grounds that its presiding deity Lord Ayyappa is in the form of “naishtika brahmacharya” (perpetual celibate), reports Hindustan Times. A five-member constitution bench led by Chief Justice

SC quashes 158 year old a

- September 27, 2018

The Supreme Court has ruled today that adultery is no longer a criminal offense, bringing an end to the 158-year old law that “treats a husband as the master’, and found it as unconstitutional. “The adultery law is arbitrary and it offends the dignity of a woman,” Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who led

M S Subbulakshmi s 102n

- September 27, 2018

The doyen of Carnatic Music, Late Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi’s 102nd birth anniversary will be celebrated at the Shanmukhananda Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Auditorium on Friday, September 28. The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will be the Chief Guest and the Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao will preside over the function, being organized by Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts

Terrorist soldier killed

- September 27, 2018

A terrorist and a soldier were killed in an encounter in Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning, an army spokesperson said. Police said three encounters broke out in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir between militants and security forces, reports Hindustan Times. An encounter broke out early morning between security forces and

Dubai Attorney General I

- September 26, 2018

Dubai Attorney General, Essam Issa Al Humaidan, discussed with India's Consul-General Vipul, means of cooperation between the two countries in the judicial and legal fields. The meeting was attended by senior officials.

Abu Dhabi hosts India s T

- September 26, 2018

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, will be hosting the Travel Agents Federation of India’s, TAFI, annual convention from 25th to 27th September. The 12th edition of the event, which will be held at the Emirates Palace, will gather together key decision-makers from the Indian tourism industry to exchange

Dubai listed as one of th

- September 26, 2018

Dubai has retained its ranking as the fourth most visited city in the world for the fourth straight year, according to Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index, GDCI, 2018. The city welcomed 15.79 million overnight visitors last year and with a projected growth rate of 5.5 percent, the emirate is expected to witness another year of

Jaitley reviews performan

- September 26, 2018

The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley reviewed the performance of the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) with their Chief Executives and other Whole-time Directors in New Delhi. Rajiv Kumar, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance set the agenda for enhanced credit growth, focus on recovery and financial inclusion among