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Monday, 29 May 2017 New Delhi – The Indian health ministry has confirmed its first cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organisation has said, the latest nation to be affected by the mosquito-borne virus that sparked global concern. Zika, which can cause babies to be born with microcephaly, …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 New Delhi – The bridge cost some $310 million to build and is made up of approximately 33,000 tons of steel. The aerial distance from the bridge to the Chinese border is less than 100 km. It is designed to facilitate the quick movement of troops and artillery from army bases in eastern India. “This bridge …

Friday, 26 May 2017 Mumbai: India’s passenger trains are notorious for being rickety and spartan, but the government is hoping to change all that with a new “luxury” service. The popular image of rail travel in the country of 1.2 billion people is of hundreds of people crammed into carriages, …

Saturday, 20 May 2017 NEW DELHI – A team of 12 doctors led by Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar conducted the surgery which began at noon on Thursday and lasted for a little over 9 hours at Pune’s Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute. Pune is a major IT and automobile hub in the western state of Maharashtra. The younger woman was …

Friday, 19 May 2017   New Delhi – The Indian ships, Shivalik, Sahyadri, Jyoti and Kamorta, as well as a P8-I maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft will be joined by Republic of Singapore Navy ships Supreme, Formidable, Victory and maritime patrol aircraft Fokker F50 in addition to the Republic …

Friday, 19 May 2017 AMSTERDAM: The World Court on Thursday ordered Pakistan not to execute Indian citizen Kulbhushan Sudir Jadhav, convicted of spying, until it has had time to hear an argument from India that Pakistan violated an international treaty guaranteeing diplomatic help to foreigners accused of capital crimes. The …

Thursday, 18 May 2017 New Delhi – The existing PWHR reactors in India have the capacity to generate between 220 MW and 700 MW. India expects the project to create more than 33,400 jobs in direct and indirect employment. It is also an attempt to prioritize the use of clean power in India’s energy mix, as part of low-carbon growth strategy …

Friday, 5 May 2017 TOKYO: The Japan government plans to strengthen support for foreigners seeking jobs in Japanese companies, according to sources. Envisaged measures include working with the private sector to secure human resources from India, where capable information technology personnel are plentiful, to compete with major US IT companies …

Tuesday, 2 May 2017 NEW DELHI: Malaysian plantation companies are recruiting hundreds of rubber tappers from India”s Kerala state with better pay offers. The recruitment drive comes amid tight business conditions in the Indian rubber industry amid a price decline that has led to retrenchments. “Malaysian companies are offering more …

Saturday, 29 April 2017 The single largest solar park in the world, with a maximum capacity of 1,000 megawatts, is nearing completion in India. The nine-square-mile Kurnal Ultra Mega Solar Park, which has cost 70 billion rupees ($1.09 billion) of both public and private money to construct, contains 4 million …