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IIT Roorkee stands 1st in citations per faculty

Water conclave begins at IIT Roorkee

7:32 pm February 26, 2020

Dehradun: A conclave on hydrological aspects of climate change began at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on Wednesday. Roorkee Water Conclave 2020, a three-day event being attended by experts from several countries like the USA, Spain, Germany, Japan, Netherlands and the UK, is being organised by IIT-R in collaboration with the National Institute of Hydrology. […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

UN thanks India for paying regular budget assessments in full

3:23 pm January 11, 2020

United Nations: The UN has thanked India for paying its regular budget assessments, only the fourth nation to make full contributions within the specified timeframe of the 193-member world body. India paid USD 23,396,496 net assessment on January 10, becoming only the fourth country to have paid its regular budget assessments in full by February […]

Fugitive gangster Ejaz Lakdawala arrested

4:18 pm January 9, 2020

Mumbai: Fugitive gangster Ejaz Lakdawala, wanted in connection with several cases of extortion and attempt to kill, has been arrested by Mumbai Police’s anti- extortion cell, a top official said on Thursday. Lakdawala, 50, was detained at Patna by the anti- extortion cell with the help of Bihar Police on Wednesday. He was then brought […]

Cheers, tears, prayers: A look at how world is ushering in 2020

5:52 am January 1, 2020

Washington: Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ___ PARIS A joyful crowd of Parisians and tourists walked, biked and […]

Rajnath Singh visits US naval air station, reflects on strong defence ties

2:24 pm December 18, 2019

Washington: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Naval Air Station base at Norfolk in Virginia in the US during which he observed a static display and a Boeing fighter jet demonstration as the two sides reflected on the “strong defence ties.” Singh, along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, is in the US for the second […]