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Archive for August, 2018

Army starts process to acquire 6.5L assault rifles under ‘Make in India’

Friday, August 31, 2018 15:48

The Army on Friday floated a RFI (request for information) for 7.62x31 square mm caliber assault rifles, with an effective kill range of 300 metres to be produced by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) as well as private sector companies, for which responses must be submitted by September 24.

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Government orders inspection of books of Jet Airways: P P Chaudhary

Friday, August 31, 2018 14:59

The Corporate Affairs Ministry has ordered an inspection of "books and papers" of Jet Airways, Union Minister P P Chaudhary said today. The Registrar of Companies (RoC), which comes under the ministry, had sought an explanation from the crisis-hit full-service carrier following receipt of a complaint. To a ...

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As Siang swells, rescue ops on in Arunachal, Assam

Friday, August 31, 2018 14:51

As many as 19 people were on Friday airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from a flooded Arunachal Pradesh island, while over 200 others were rescued by disaster response teams from Assam's Dhemaji district as the Siang river, originating from China, continued to swell due to heavy rains.

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Asiad: Indian women’s hockey team loses 1-2 to Japan, gets silver

Friday, August 31, 2018 14:50

The Indian women hockey team's dream of reclaiming the gold at the Asian Games after 36 years remained unfulfilled as it lost 1-2 to Japan to settle for the silver medal here on Friday. It was yet another heartbreak for Indian hockey, a day after the fancied men's team lost ...

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India at 2018 Asian Games: All Day 13 Results

Friday, August 31, 2018 14:36

Indian women's hockey team suffered heartbreak as they went down fighting 1-2 in the final against Japan and missed out a chance to qualify for 2020 Olympics. Amit Panghal was the lone Indian boxer to make it to the final of 18th edition of Asian ...

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Reliance Infrastructure settles Rs 2,640 crore Maharashtra government due

Friday, August 31, 2018 14:24

RInfra settles Rs 2,640-cr Maha govt dues Mumbai, Aug 31 () The state government today said it has received a payment of Rs 2,640 crore from Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure towards the arrears of electricity charges and taxes. The payment was made in two instalments through GRAS (Government Receipt Accounting ...

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Rahul flight scare was ‘survivable’, says probe

Friday, August 31, 2018 14:14

An expert panel set up by the aviation ministry to probe this incident released its report on Friday evening, stating that "the incident was survivable." Rahul Gandhi was flying from Delhi to Hubli, Karnataka, on April 26 when his plane had developed a technical snag.

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‘England too dependent on Cook & Root’: Gambhir

Friday, August 31, 2018 13:17

The fourth India vs England Test is quite interestingly poised after a good performance by the Indian fast bowlers on the opening day. In a candid chat with TimesofIndia.com Gautam Gambhir talks about the vulnerable English batting line-up and also why youngster Sam Curran manages to bat freely while seniors ...

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This could be the first bullet train route

Friday, August 31, 2018 12:47

The railways is contemplating opening a shorter 50-km section of bullet train route in August 2022, which was the deadline for making the entire 508-km high speed corridor operational, sources said here indicating that the bullet train project is running behind schedule. The sources in the National High Speed ...

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Jindal Stainless Group aims 15-20pc jump in topline in FY19

Friday, August 31, 2018 12:33

KOLKATA: The Jindal Stainless Group -- Jindal Stainless Ltd and Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd -- is aiming at a 15-20 per cent jump in topline in the 2018-19 fiscal, betting big on higher value-added product mix."Stainless steel demand in India is growing at 9-10 per cent, while our growth is ...

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