India

Modi 3.0: India’s Wishlist


By Vipul Tamhane India awaits the grand showdown in April-May later this year, with an anticipation of a possible third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. In the last ten years, the BJP government led by PM Modi has attained many milestones. Freedom from corruption, poverty, and appeasement that have shrouded the country...

India successfully tests ICBM with multiple warheads


New Delhi: India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads. “Proud of our DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) scientists for Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) technology,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...

A tête-à-tête on holistic medicine


Governor of Rajasthan hon’ble Kalraj Mishra and the publisher of The South Asian Times Kamlesh Mehta were presented with the book 'Role of Holistic Medicine in Present Time' written by Dr. Govind Pareek in Jaipur on March 13. Suresh Mishra, the President of Sanskriti Youth Institute and social worker Dinesh Sharma were also present...

Indian troops withdraw from Maldives after president’s order


Male: The Indian military, operating a surveillance aircraft in the Maldives, began withdrawing from the island weeks after Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's order, local media reported. According to the Maldivian newspaper Mihaaru, 25 Indian troops deployed in the southernmost atoll of Addu had left Maldives last week. However, there is no official confirmation from either...

India, Russia in talks to develop “World’s most powerful fusion reactor”


Chennai: India and Russia are in discussions to collaborate on a range of activities including research on controlled thermonuclear fusion and joint development of the transit potential of the Northern Sea route, a top official of the state-run atomic energy corporation in Moscow, Rosatom, has said. AE Likhacheva, CEO of Rosatom said the main topic...

“Where’s evidence”: Ally questions Canada’s claims on Hardeep Nijjar


New Delhi: Amid the diplomatic face-off between India and Canada over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of an Indian role in the killing of a Khalistani terrorist, a key ally of Ottawa has questioned the lack of evidence of New Delhi's involvement. Winston Peters, New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, told The...

India rejects China’s claim on Arunachal Pradesh


New Delhi: India has rejected China’s contention that Arunachal Pradesh, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a major infrastructure project last week, is part of Chinese territory and said such claims will not change the reality that the state is part of the country. This was the latest war of words between the two sides...

Assembly polls in J&K to be held “at earliest possible”: CEC


Jammu: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar stated that assembly elections in J&K would be held “at the earliest possible”, and decision about their simultaneous conduct with parliamentary polls would be made after taking into account (gathered) inputs of all stakeholders, including political parties and considering “security complications and implications.” In the same breath, he,...

BJP releases second list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls


New Delhi: The BJP released its second list of candidates this evening for the Lok Sabha polls, after a last-minute hiccup over one seat in Bihar. The list of 72 names includes a number of old hands including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, who is making his electoral debut, and Anurag Singh Thakur....