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India extends USD 1 bn line of credit to Russia�s Far East
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India extends USD 1 bn line of credit to Russia�s Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 5 - India on Thursday announced an �unprecedented� USD 1 billion line of credit for Russia�s resource-rich Far East with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to support President Vladimir Putin�s �stupendous efforts� to develop the extremely harsh region.Addressing the plenary...
Will use force to defend, says Rajnath
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Will use force to defend, says Rajnath

NEW DELHI, Sept 5 - India has never been an aggressor but that does not mean it would balk at using its strength to defend itself, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. His comments at a defence dialogue in Seoul came in the backdrop of spiralling tension between India and Pakistan over...
Tea planters� bodies meet Himanta
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Tea planters� bodies meet Himanta

GUWAHATI, Sept 5 - Representatives of the tea planters� associations today met State�s Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on issues concerning the present crisis faced by the tea industry.According to information available with this newspaper, the delegation of the tea planters� associations �...
Demonstration against NRC
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Demonstration against NRC

NEW DELHI, Sept 5 - The All Assam Bengali Youth Students Federation (United), a body of 13 organisations, on Thursday staged a demonstration here and lashed out against the BJP government protesting against the discrimination and unconstitutional procedure taken to detect foreigners through the...
ATC garden workers to get 20 pc bonus
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ATC garden workers to get 20 pc bonus

GUWAHATI, Sept 5 - The State Government today announced 20 per cent bonus to the workers of the tea gardens run by the Assam Tea Corporation (ATC).An official press release said here this evening that the announcement was made by the State Government following a direction from Chief Minister...
2 teachers from State receive National award
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2 teachers from State receive National award

NEW DELHI, Sept 5 - President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday handed over the national teacher award to Archana Barua and Remya Parameswar Iyer of Assam.Altogether 46 teachers from across the country received the national award from the President at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan here on the occasion...
Call for integrated approach to fight insurgency in NE
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Call for integrated approach to fight insurgency in NE

DIMAPUR, Sept 5 - Nagaland Governor RN Ravi on Thursday said security cannot be fragmented between the states and emphasised the need for an integrated approach towards fighting insurgency in the northeastern region.Addressing the first day of the two-day 26th conference of DGPs, IGPs and heads of...
Chidambaram sent to Tihar jail
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Chidambaram sent to Tihar jail

NEW DELHI, Sept 5 - Veteran Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram was sent to Tihar jail on Thursday by a Delhi court where he will spend 14 days in judicial custody in connection with the INX Media corruption case.Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar sent him to judicial custody till...
Rupee rises 17 paise to 71.67 against USD in early trade
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Rupee rises 17 paise to 71.67 against USD in early trade

MUMBAI, Sept 6: The Indian rupee appreciated by 17 paise to 71.67 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as gains in domestic equity market and resumption of US-China trade talks in October strengthened investor sentiments.At the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 71.87, then...
Sensex jumps over 200 points; TechM rallies 5 pc
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Sensex jumps over 200 points; TechM rallies 5 pc

MUMBAI, Sept 6: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 200 points in early session on Friday, led by gains in index heavyweights Infosys and RIL, amid positive cues from global markets.After rising 223 points, the 30-share index was trading 164.05 points, or 0.45 per cent, higher at...
PM to witness soft-landing on Moon as it happens
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PM to witness soft-landing on Moon as it happens

BENGALURU, Sept 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the city to witness live, Chandrayaan-2's landing module 'Vikram' trying to pull off a historic soft-landing on the lunar surface in the early hours of Saturday."Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Bengaluru on September 6 and will...
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