Modi, Abe lay foundation for bullet train
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart from Japan Shinzo Abe laid the foundation for the country’s first high speed train project Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train in Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Modi described the bullet train as “symbol of New India”
No floor test in TN Assembly till September 20, orders HC
The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from holding a floor test till Wednesday since Advocate General Vijay Narayan sought time till then to obtain instructions from the Governor on DMK’s plea to hold the test at the earliest.
Karti refuses to appear before CBI in Aircel-Maxis case
Karti Chidambaram on Thursday refused to appear before the CBI in the Aircel-Maxis case, his lawyer said. The agency had called Mr. Karti for questioning on September 14 in connection with the foreign investment clearance given in 2006 in the Aircel-Maxis deal when his father P. Chidambaram was the Finance Minister.
India sends relief materials for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
India on Thursday sent 53 tonnes of relief materials to Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, who poured into this country following the ethnic violence in the neighbouring Buddhist-majority nation. The first consignment of India’s assistance comes days after Dhaka briefed New Delhi about the problems arising due to the influx of Rohingya refugees.
14 live bombs recovered in Howrah
Fourteen live bombs were on Thursday recovered from a shop in Howrah district, where a man was injured in an explosion on Wednesday, police said. Bomb squad personnel, during the search in the shop this morning, found the explosives, a police officer said.
Russian submarines fire cruise missiles at Islamic state in Syria
The Russian Navy on Thursday fired seven cruise missiles at Islamic state targets in the suburbs of Syria’s Deir al-Zor, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Amarnath yatra attack mastermind Abu Ismail among two terrorists killed in J&K
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Abu Ismail, the mastermind behind the July 10 attack on Amarnath yatra pilgrims, was among two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Srinagar on Thursday, police said. The identity of the second terrorist is being ascertained, a police official said.
BJP to stage pro-NEET demonstrations across TN on Friday
The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced pro-NEET demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on Friday to counter the protests against the entrance test centered around the death of a 17 year-old medical aspirant.
Google to launch mobile payment service in India
Tech giant Google is slated to unveil a digital payment service in India next week that has been developed for the local market, according to industry sources. In July, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had said Google had completed the testing of its UPI payment service and was awaiting Reserve Bank of India’s approval to launch its service in the country.
Korea Super Series: Sindhu, Sameer progress to quarterfinals, Kashyap loses
P V Sindhu and Sameer Verma advanced to the quarter-finals with straight game wins but Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the $600,000 Korea Super Series following a narrow defeat in the second round, in Seoul on Thursday.