United States decides to cancel 300 million dollars military aid to Pakistan over its failure to take action against terror groups. The US will cancel USD 300 million in military aid to Pakistan over its failure to take “decisive actions” to support President Donald Trump’s new South Asia policy and act against terror groups like … Read more

ISRO lays down the road map to realise PM Modi’s promise to send an Indian into space; 3 Astronauts will be in space for 5 to 7 days; Entire project to cost less than Rupees ten thousand crores; Mission to be accomplished in 40 months. India’s first manned space flight – Gaganyaan – is expected … Read more

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed veteran Indian development economist and UN official Satya S Tripathi as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Tripathi, who will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago, has since 2017 served as Senior Adviser on the 2030 Agenda … Read more

Indian economy grew by 8.2 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, the highest in over two years. The Finance Ministry has exuded confidence that the economy could exceed estimated 7.5 per cent growth in the current fiscal. Attributing the high quarterly performance to reforms and fiscal prudence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said … Read more

The filing of Income Tax Returns has registered an upsurge of around 71 per cent upto the 31st of August as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, in a statement said, the total number of ITRs e-filed till the 31st of August this year was 5.42 crore … Read more

The Fifteenth Finance Commission of the Government is visiting the state of Tamil Nadu from 5th to 8th September 2018. The Commission led by the Chairman N.K.Singh, Members – Dr. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri, Dr. Ramesh Chand and Secretary Arvind Mehta along with other officials will have meetings with Chief Minister, Ministers and other … Read more

Writing letters of gratitude may improve well-being for not only the writer but the recipient as well, according to scientists, including one of Indian origin. Researchers, including Amit Kumar from the University of Texas at Austin in the US, asked participants to write a letter of gratitude to someone who has done something nice for … Read more

Happiness can prolong life in older adults, say scientists including one of Indian origin. The study, published in the journal Age and Ageing, used data for 4,478 participants of a survey to look at the association between happiness, assessed in the year 2009, and subsequent likelihood of dying due to any cause, until December 31, … Read more

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Janmashtami. Taking to his twitter handle, the President tweeted, “Greetings and good wishes to fellow citizens on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. The teachings of Lord Krishna have a universal message – Nishkam Karma. May this festival inspire us … Read more

A dominating Bajrang Punia opened India’s gold medal account at the 2018 Asian Games, bringing smiles and relief to the Indian camp which was jolted by the early exit of star wrestler Sushil Kumar today An in-form Bajrang won his maiden Asian Games gold in the 65kg category but a ‘rusty’ Sushil lost his last … Read more