WASHINGTON: An Indian-American entrepreneur has pitched for fast track mini nuclear reactors, saying they are economical and could be constructed within two years. Negotiations on mega nuclear power plants with US companies Westinghouse and General Electric are either in doldrums or moving at snail’s pace. “The new generation Small Nuclear Reactor uses light water technology…
The Gujarat high court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Monday on the appeals filed over the SIT court’s judgement in the 2002 Godhra train coach burning case. Here’s all you need to know: A special SIT court had on March 1, 2011 convicted 31 people and acquitted 63 in the 2002 Godhra train…
JALANDHAR: After Jagmeet Singh was elevated as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) – the first nonwhite and turbaned Sikh to head any political party in Canada – 69% respondents in an online poll said they would consider voting for a national party leader who wears a turban and carries a kirpan. The…
Buying US crude has become attractive for Indian refiners after the differential between Brent (the benchmark crude or marker crude that serves as a reference price for buyers in the western world) and Dubai (which serves as a benchmark for countries in the east) has narrowed. Export of American crude oil to India will create…
The capture of the Canadian citizen came after an investigation using an undercover FBI agent posing as an Islamic extremist that also led to the arrests last year of US citizen Talha Haroon in Pakistan and Russell Salic in the Philippines, where he’s a citizen. Three Islamic State group sympathizers plotted to cause bloodshed at…
Among those targeted by the bomb calls, Friday were all four Moscow airports, five railway stations, 15 shopping malls, several hotels, more than 20 schools and many other venues, the state Tass news agency said. Moscow on Friday faced over 130 fake bomb calls that prompted the evacuation of some 100,000 people from shopping malls,…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim also said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will have a huge positive impact on the Indian economy. WASHINGTON: The recent slowdown in India’s economic growth is an “aberration” and mainly due to a temporary disruption caused by preparations for the new national tax GST, the World Bank said…
Unions at Thyssenkrupp have opposed the deal and are concerned more steel jobs may go in the long term in addition to as many as 4,000 job losses already announced as part of the merger. Berlin: Labour bosses at Germany’s Thyssenkrupp said workers’ legal say in strategic decisions at the corporate level could be diluted…
The UIDAI has explained whether it is mandatory for NRIs or OCIs holding accounts in India to get their Aadhaar card linked by the December 31 deadline. The Aadhaar number – the 12-digit Unique Identification Number or UID on Aadhaar Card – is to be mandatorily linked with your bank account by December 31, 2017….
Police confirm controlled explosion carried out A controlled explosion was carried out by police at a tube station in central London after a suspect package was discovered. Officers evacuated and cordoned off Angel station, in Islington, North London, on Wednesday evening to investigate the object. It is not known what caused the alarm to be raised….
