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New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, on Wednesday, hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked why did the PM not object when the US President Donald Trump called him the father of India, during  his recent visit to the country. Questioning Modi’s silence on Trump’s “Father of India” remark for him, Gehlot said that if the PM had regard for Mahatma Gandhi, he would have not remained silent at that point of time. "Today, on Gandhi Jayanti, I want to put my objection regarding the US president calling Modi the father of India and Modi not objecting to what Trump said. Why did Modi remain silent if he had any regard for Mahatma Gandhi," he said. "If Modi truly respected Mahatma Gandhi, then he should have corrected the US president there that India has only one Father of Nation and his name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and no one else could take this place," Gehlot added. The chief minister also accused the BJP and the RSS of not … [Read more...] about Why Did Modi Not Object To Trump Calling Him ‘Father Of India’: Gehlot Hits Out At PM

India is a "natural partner" of the US in the area of space and technology, an influential American lawmaker has said, underscoring the possibility of a "real strong partnership" between the two countries in the field.Barbara Comstock, one of the nine lawmakers from the powerful House Committee on Science, Space and technology, recently returned from a trip to Bangalore and New Delhi.The Congressional delegation was led by Congressman Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Committee.Close In Bangalore, the delegation visited the Indian Space Research Organisation and talked about its relationship with NASA. related news Maharashtra impasse: NCP leader Ajit Pawar meets Governor Angry over Aadhaar card not getting made, man threatens to blow up Haridwar ghat in call to CM's mobile Mamata conducts aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas; toll rises to 14 "They were really impressive because for a fraction of what we spend they were doing so much more," said the Republican lawmaker from … [Read more...] about India natural partner of US in space technology: Congresswoman

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday inaugurated the India Pavilion at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC). The India Pavilion has been set up by nine Indian Oil and Gas companies from the upstream, midstream, downstream and engineering segments, along with Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). While inaugurating the exhibition, Pradhan said, "India has a huge appetite for energy, and will be a driver of global energy demand in coming decades. In fact, oil and gas would continue to play a critical role in meeting our energy requirement, in the coming two decades even as we adopt renewable energy." He further said, "Our focus is to attract global investments into the oil and gas sector, as India would invest 100 billion dollars by 2024 in refining, pipelines and gas terminals. There is no better place to invest … [Read more...] about Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates India Pavilion in Abu Dhabi

Melbourne: The catastrophic bushfires in Australia, which killed three and displaced thousands, is partly due to the monsoon season ending late in India, according to an expert. Trent Penhman, who is associated with the University of Melbourne and studies the behaviour and formation of bushfires using real depictions of fuel, weather and topography, said the bushfires could be partly explained by monsoon season ending late in India, the state-run ABC news reported on Sunday. Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is struggling to deal with unprecedented bushfire season this year, which till now has killed three people, displaced thousands and destroyed over 150 homes. "The global systems are all linked, we can't dissociate them. But if you're sitting in one area it’s very hard to imagine that the weather 10,000 kilometres away is actually going to have an impact," Penham said. He said the record breaking rainfalls did not end from India until mid-last month. "The record … [Read more...] about Late Monsoon Ending in India Blamed for Australian Bushfires That Has Displaced Thousands

Amid prices of onion continuing to pinch the common man’s pocket, the Centre has informed Maldives that it will continue to export the bulb to the island nation at the same quantity as before, The Times of India has reported.The Indian mission in Male, on November 10, said, “This is to confirm to our Maldivian friends that India will continue exporting onions to Maldives in spite of importing 100,000 tonnes to meet severe onion shortage in India and spiralling prices.”Last week, the price of onion had crossed Rs 100 per kg in Delhi. The spike in price was reported due to low procurement from producing states.Close India is currently importing onion from Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran and Egypt. related news IT spending in India to grow 6.6% to $94 bn in 2020: Gartner NCLT orders insolvency proceedings against Aviva Life Insurance Govt formulating policy on credit ratings for MSMEs: Gadkari Maldives is wholly dependent on India for all of its essential … [Read more...] about Despite rising prices and shortage at home, India continues to export onion to Maldives