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PM Modi Speaks in New York

Ut World September 29, 2014 0

In a glitzy show of lights, lasers and slogans, populist Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a triumphal address to tens of thousands of Indian-Americans and U.S. dignitaries in New York on Sunday, less than a decade after he was barred from the United States over bloody sectarian Continue Reading

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Richard Verma Nominated to be the U.S. Ambassador to India

Ut World September 19, 2014 0

President Barack Obama nominated former State Department official Richard Verma as U.S. ambassador to India on Thursday, just ahead of a visit to Washington by new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a White House statement said. Verma, an Indian-American, served as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs at the State Department in the Obama administration Continue Reading

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GAIL India gas pipeline blast causes fourteen deaths in Andhra Pradesh

Ut World June 28, 2014 0

 In a blast and fire at a gas pipeline which occurred in Andhra Pradesh, fourteen people were killed and 20 were injured. This again has come to raise concerns of safety over the country’s energy projects. According to the TV news footage and the eyewitness,’ the fire broke out on a stretch of pipeline which […]Continue Reading

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India’s citizens believed to be held captive with workers from other countries

Ut World June 23, 2014 0

India has learned the location of 40 of its citizens kidnapped in Iraq by suspected Islamist militants and believes they are being held captive with workers of other nationalities, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The hostages worked for Baghdad-based construction company Tariq Noor Al Huda and were abducted in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul […]Continue Reading

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New government works on defence and dam projects

Ut World June 14, 2014 0

The new government kicked into gear this week, clearing billions of dollars worth of long-delayed defence projects, including a big navy base, as well as approving the scaling-up of one of the country’s biggest dams. The decision to give the projects the go-ahead despite concern about their environmental and social impact signals Prime Minister Narendra […]Continue Reading

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Protecting and respecting the women

Ut World June 13, 2014 0

A woman was hanged from a tree in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and another was allegedly raped in a police station, police said, the latest incidents in a wave of crimes against women reported in the country’s most populous region over the past two weeks. Police suspect the hanged woman was raped before being murdered, bringing to […]Continue Reading

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More power cuts in Delhi

Ut World June 11, 2014 0

Residents in Delhi should brace for more power cuts amid scorching summer heat, the power minister said on Tuesday, warning that dilapidated power grids could not cope with the extra electricity needed to meet demand. North India has endured a heatwave in the last week, with temperatures in some parts of Delhi reaching a 62-year high. […]Continue Reading

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Modi’s invitation to the Chinese President

Ut World May 31, 2014 0

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday to visit India, seeking greater engagement between the world’s two most populous nations on trade and regional security.Modi extended the invitation when he spoke by telephone with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who had called to congratulate him on his victory in India’s general Continue Reading

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Demand for gold to increase

Ut World May 20, 2014 0

India’s gold demand is likely to pick up in the second half of the year as curbs on bullion imports are expected to be eased by the country’s new government, top officials at the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Tuesday. Struggling with a ballooning trade deficit, India in 2013 imposed a record high duty of […]Continue Reading

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Sonia Gandhi and her son offer to resign

Ut World May 20, 2014 0

Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul on Monday offered to step down as leaders of the Congress party after it suffered its worst ever election defeat, but in a bid to snuff out dissent against the country’s leading political dynasty, party bosses declined. Congress, which has ruled India for most of its 67 years of independence including […]Continue Reading