New Delhi:
Supreme Court To Deliver Key Verdicts On Sabarimala Temple, Rafale, Rahul Gandhi
The Supreme Court on Thursday will pronounce the judgements on the review petitions filed on the issue of entry of women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple, the Rafale fighter jet deal, where the top court will review its December 2018 ruling of not ordering a CBI probe into the deal and the criminal contempt plea filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi for wrongly attributing to the apex court his "chowkidar chor hai" remark in Rafale case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more…
BRICS 2019: After Mamallapuram, Now Xi Jinping Invites PM Modi To China For Informal Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit. During the meeting PM Modi said there was a “new direction and new energy” in bilateral ties after the two leaders’ second informal summit in Chennai. “Fruitful meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on the sidelines on the BRICS Summit in Brazil. Trade and investment were among the key issues both leaders talked about,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a tweet. Read more…
PM Narendra Modi Meets Bolsonaro, Invites Him To Republic Day Parade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS summit. The two leaders discussed a range of issues, including ways to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the areas of economy, connectivity and people-to-people ties. “Met President Jair Bolsonaro on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brazil. Grateful to him and the people of Brazil for hosting the Summit. During our talks today, we discussed furthering cooperation in areas pertaining to the economy, connectivity and people-to-people ties,” PM Modi said in a tweet. Read more…
ISRO Moves On From Heartbreak, Sets Target For Chandrayaan-3's November 2020 Launch
ISRO, India’s premier space agency, is moving on from the heartbreak of Chandrayaan-2. Latest reports say that the agency is preparing for Chandrayaan-3 to land on Moon by November next year. News Nation tried to speak to ISRO officials on this latest development. The officials said that no final decision has been taken yet and various things are under discussion. However, what gives credence to the November, 2020 launch date is the fact that ISRO officials said that the agency will be ready for another Moon Mission ‘by the end of 2020.’ Read more…
Garbage From India Floats To Los Angeles, Rants Donald Trump Over 'Horrible, Horrible' Paris Accord
US President Donald Trump has said countries like China, India and Russia are doing "absolutely nothing" to clean up their smokestacks and industrial plants and the garbage that they drop in sea floats into Los Angeles. Terming climate change as a "very complex issue", Trump said he considers himself to be, in many ways, an environmentalist, believe it or not". Read more…
