Bengaluru : State-run National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and Delhi-based Mesco Aerospace would jointly develop and manufacture a two-seat civil aircraft for multi-roles, including pilot training, coastal surveillance and hobby flying, a top official said on Friday....
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh is promoting the cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants by encouraging farmers to cultivate them, the government said on Sunday. Under the National AYUSH Mission, the government is providing financial assistance for which farmer...
By Arul Louis, New York : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that India's planned purchase of a Russian missile system or its relations with Iran will not be "the primary focus" of the "incredibly important" 2+2 Strategic Dialogue meeting he and Defence...
New Delhi : Delhi's ruling AAP on Wednesday blamed the Modi government for the Delhi Metro fare hike and said it was meant to defame the city government. Addressing the media here, Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Pankaj Gupta and Nitin Tyagi said it was a shame that Delhi Metro...
Nicosia : An anti-money laundering memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between India and Cyprus will help boost investment cross-flows between the two countries, President Ram Nath Kovind said here on Monday. "We welcome the signing of the MoU between Financial...
By Vishav and Manish Gupta, New Delhi : India is fully prepared to deal with any fallout of the US sanctions on Iran and has made necessary provisions for every possible scenario, says a top government adviser. However, he said, it was better to wait till the actual...
New Delhi : A day after the RBI revealed that 99.3 per cent of the demonetised currency was returned to the banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the invalidation of the non-deposited currency was not the only objective of the noteban. Jaitley said the...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : In a first, Indian Railways is set to opt for the reverse auction method to decide on its wagon tender as 13 players have entered the race to manufacture 21,758 wagons at an estimated cost of Rs 5,600 crore -- the largest wagon order...
Kathmandu : A day ahead of the start of 4th BIMSTEC Summit, India's Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Wednesday said that the sub-regional group of seven nations was a priority for India as it fulfilled the country's "Neighbourhood First" and "Act...
New Delhi/Dehradun : Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday successfully operated India's first test flight partially powered by bio-fuel. A mix of 25 per cent bio-fuel and 75 aviation turbine fuel (ATF) powered a SpiceJet Q400 turboprop aircraft on the 200 km...