India, US to sign memorandum of understanding on semiconductors

Washington DC, 9/3: The United States and India will sign a memorandum of understanding on semiconductors as both countries discuss coordination of investment and continue the dialogue around policies to spur private investment, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday.     Raimondo, who is on a four-day trip to India, is accompanied by…

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Eight suspects held in BSP leader K Armstrong’s murder: Police

Chennai, 6/7: At least eight suspects have been secured in connection with the murder of BSP state president K Armstrong, a senior police official said. The police have formed 10 teams to crack the case, Asra Garg, Additional Commissioner (North) told reporters late on Friday. Also Read:India Political Updates: Police prevent BSP protestors from entering…

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Liquor to be sold in tetra packs, not glass bottles: Odisha Govt

Alcoholic beverages will no longer be sold exclusively in glass bottles in Odisha, with the state government allowing the use of tetra packs as an alternative packaging option under the excise policy, the Assembly was informed on Saturday. Bhubaneswar: Alcoholic beverages will no longer be sold exclusively in glass bottles in Odisha, with the state…

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Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha demands drought relief for state

Ranchi, 9/9: The Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (JJM), a joint platform of organisations, has demanded that drought relief should be immediately provided by the state government and the Centre.   Referring to available rain data, the Mahasabha stated that the state received 25 per cent less rainfall than what was considered normal. Garhwa and Palamu were…

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Over 31 killed in US weather-related incidents as savage blizzard cause widespread damage

Washington DC, 26/12: A lethal blizzard paralyzed Buffalo, New York, on Christmas Day, trapping motorists and rescue workers in their vehicles, leaving thousands of homes without power and raising the death toll from storms that have chilled much of the United States for days.     At least 30 people have died in US weather-related…

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Exit Iran using available flights’: India asks citizens to leave country, advises to postpone visit amid rising instability

Tehran, 20/7:India has advised its citizens to postpone travel to Iran until the situation in the war-torn nation improves, while it also urged people already in the country to consider leaving through available commercial flights amid rising instability and conflict. In a revised travel advisory, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said that the “recent days…

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