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New Delhi, Jan 25: India and France today inked an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on the sale of 36 French fighter jets, Rafale, but were unable to sign the final deal due to some "financial" aspects, which are expected to be sorted out in "couple of days". This agreement was among the 14 pacts signed between the two countries after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and

New Delhi, Jan 25: President Pranab Mukherjee today said that ideally dialogue should be a continual engagement for resolving disputes among nations but peace cannot be discussed under a "shower of bullets". In significant remarks that come against the backdrop of the Pathankot attack, he also said terrorism is a war beyond any doctrine and is a "cancer which must be operated out with a firm

Rampur, Jan 25: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Sunday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, saying the Congress vice president is still a kid and nobody takes him seriously. When asked about Gandhi's recent trip to Bundelkhand, Khan said the Congress vice president must be tired of visiting here and there. “He should take some toffees along, have them, and distribute them among other kids too,”said

Chandigarh, Jan 25: France would immediately start investing $1 billion in India annually which will be scaled up later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced after discussions with French President Francois Hollande here on Sunday. The two sides also signed 16 MoUs, including one for manufacture of helicopters in India. Hollande, who began his three-day India visit with a stopover at Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Jan 24: As the fastest growing big economy in the world, India has both the skilled workforce to produce as well be the market for French products, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. "India is the fastest growing economy in the world. We have the labour and the market for your products," Modi said at the India-France chief executives meeting here along with visiting French

New Delhi, Jan 24: An Israel-type highly secured fencing may come up along the Indo-Pak border to check infiltration from across the border as the government is exploring the possibility of installing such a barrier in the sensitive frontiers of Punjab and Jammu. In the wake of Pathankot terror attack, which was carried out by the Pakistan-based JeM terrorists after crossing the border, the issue

Hyderabad, Jan 24: A day after the students sitting on a hunger strike against the death of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula here were hospitalised, a fresh batch of seven students resumed the strike today demanding the removal of Hyderabad University VC and grant of Rs 50 lakh compensation to the deceased's family. The security personnel of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) had last

New Delhi, Jan 24: French President François Hollande arrives in India for a three-day visit. Mr. Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade on Tuesday. He has indicated that the nearly Rs. 60,000 crore Rafale deal is on the “right track” but unlikely to be signed during this visit. Earlier, the French President appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi “for his diplomacy

Hyderabad, Jan 23: At least 70 passengers were offloaded from a Raipur-bound Indigo flight at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here last night on the grounds of "unruly behaviour", following which the fliers lodged a complaint with airport police alleging they were harassed by the airline staff. The incident happened between 8:30 PM and 9:00 PM. The passengers, who as a group were travelling to

New Delhi, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made public digital copies of 100 secret files relating to Subhash Chandra Bose on his 119th birth anniversary, which could throw some light on the controversy over his death. The files were declassified and put on digital display at the National Archives of India (NAI) here by the Prime Minister, who pressed a button in the presence of Bose