Facebook Bans Pakistan’s National Boradcaster Over Anti-India Content
The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) said that the bulletins of state-run Radio Pakistan were hit by the ban.
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India-Nepal Ties Focusing on, Energy Collaboration
India’s relations with Nepal continued to grow in 2019 with high-level bilateral visits and increased energy collaboration, including the inauguration of the first-ever cross-border petroleum pipeline in South Asia, amidst China’s heavy investments in the landlocked country
Army Intensifies Pro-People Activities in J&K After Abrogation of Article 370
The mission, thus, became an addition to the multifarious activities carried out by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir over the past three decades to win over the hearts and minds of the residents and wean away the youth from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, an army officer said.
300 Bangladeshis Held Crossing from India this Year
More than 300 Bangladeshis have been apprehended this year while crossing from the Indian side to Bangladesh for lack of travel documents, Border Guards Bangladesh chief Major General Shafeenul Islam said on Sunday
India To Surpass Germany to Become 4th-Largest Economy in 2026: CEBR
“India has decisively overtaken both France and the UK to become the world’s fifth-largest economy in 2019. It is expected to overtake Germany to become fourth largest in 2026 and Japan to become the third largest in 2034,” the report, titled ‘World Economic League Table 2020’, said.
Manipur: Radio-Tagged Amur Falcon Reaches Southern Africa
“This is the first time that an Amur falcon tracked from Manipur has reached southern Africa,” Suresh Kumar, scientist of the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII), said.
Home Minister Amit Shah To Lay Foundation Stone For New CRPF Headquarters
The project, targeted to be completed in 2022, will cost Rs 277 crore. The ground plus 11 storey building with 3 basements, will have a total built-up area of 45,675 square metres. Apart from offices, the building will have an auditorium, conference hall, barracks for accommodating subordinate staff, guest rooms and a gymnasium.
FPI Inflow in Equity Nears ₹ 1 Trillion in 2019, Highest in Six Years
According to the latest available depository data, the FPIs pumped Rs 43,781 crore (US$ 6.36 billion) in the fourth quarter (October – December) of CY19 showing faith after pulling out Rs 22,463 crore (US$ 3.21 billion) from Indian equities during the third quarter (July-September) of CY19 from the equity market.
India’s Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Achieves Milestone with Record Firing
India’s domestically produced advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS) has achieved yet another breakthrough, successfully firing five rounds in 62 seconds. The 155 mm x 52 calibre ATAGS achieved the milestone during evaluation trials at a firing range in the Pokharan region of India’s Rajasthan state. It offered the key parameters for the howitzer to pass the evaluation trials.
Indian Railways: 150 Private Trains to Run on 100 Routes
With finance ministry’s Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) giving in-principal approval to the proposal on December 19, the path has been cleared for the railways to roll out its reform in engaging private operators, ending its long monopoly in running passenger trains.