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PM Modi inaugurates Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant in Bhutan

11:22 pm August 17, 2019

Thimpu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant, one of the major projects under Bhutan’s initiative to generate 10,000 MW hydropower by 2020 with the Indian government’s support. The Rs 4,500-crore hydroelectric plant, touted as a Bhutan-India friendship project, is a 720MW run-of-river power plant built on the Mangdechhu River […]

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

Jaitley on life support; Nitish, Piyush Goyal and others visit AIIMS

7:32 pm August 17, 2019

New Delhi: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley has been put on life support system at AIIMS here, sources said, as several leaders including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union minister Piyush Goyal visited the hospital. The 66-year-old leader, who was admitted at the hospital on August 9, has been put on life support system […]

Modi arrives in Bhutan on two-day visit

3:47 pm August 17, 2019

Paro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a red-carpet welcome as he arrived in Bhutan on Saturday on a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with Bhutanese leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties. This is Modi’s second visit to Bhutan and the first since his re-election. Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering received […]

Close shave for many as BJP MP’s son rams car into wall of south Kolkata club

1:25 pm August 16, 2019

Kolkata: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly’s son, driving allegedly in an inebriated state, rammed his car into the wall of an upscale south Kolkata club on Thursday, with many having a near escape from being hit, police sources said. The incident happened late on Thursday night when Akash Mukhopadhyay (20), while taking a turn, rammed his […]

PM announces creation of Chief of Defence Staff

9:56 am August 15, 2019

New Delhi: In a major decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced creation of a chief of defence staff (CDS) as head of the tri- services. Modi made the key announcement in his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day. The prime minister […]