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Feb 26, 2019
@FeedingIndia has served more than 13 million meals
"@FeedingIndia has served more than 13 million meals since it began in 2014." An amazing stat from an amazing project. Founded by Ankit...


Wall Street Journal
Jan 19, 2019
Apples iPhones fall flat in the worlds largest untapped market
With global smart phone sales flattening, Apple has looked to India for new growth, with little success so far. Read more #Newsletter #India
RCS Ottawa
Jan 12, 2018
India begins countdown to launch 31 satellites on Friday
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 11 (IANS) India began countdown early Thursday for launching 31 satellites in a Polar Satellite Launch...


RCS Ottawa
Dec 27, 2017
President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate Andhra Pradesh Fibre Grid on Wednesday
President Ram Nath Kovind will on Wednesday inaugurate the Andhra Pradesh Fibre Grid project, aimed at providing high-speed internet...


RCS Ottawa
Dec 15, 2017
Supreme Court’s order on mandatory linking of Aadhaar today
The Supreme Court will pronounce on Friday its order on several petitions seeking an interim stay on government directives making Aadhaar...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 4, 2017
Now Robots Are Coming After India’s Low-Cost Labour
Butler, a stubby, orange robot, crawls along the aisles to fetch everything from smartphones to shampoos from warehouse shelves. It takes...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 19, 2017
Superpower India to Replace China as Growth Engine
India is poised to emerge as an economic superpower, driven in part by its young population, while China and the Asian Tigers age...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 4, 2017
Modi gives India its 2nd woman Defence Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, who just took oath as the new Cabinet member, has been given the Defence Ministry portfolio, according to a report of...


RCS Ottawa
Jul 29, 2017
An Indian IT firm is building a million-dollar empire with an army of high school graduates
Not inclined to pursue his studies beyond high school, 17-year old Abdul Alim dropped out of school in 2013. Unable to find a job in his...
RCS Ottawa
Jul 17, 2017
INDIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2017: CANDIDATES, ISSUES AND WHAT'S AT STAKE
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brand of Hindu nationalism will likely be bolstered Monday when the country holds an election to...


RCS Ottawa
Jul 4, 2017
Exclusive: Indian utility bets $10 billion on coal power despite surplus, green concerns
India's state-run power utility plans to invest $10 billion in new coal-fired power stations over the next five years despite the...


RCS Ottawa
Jun 9, 2017
Squabbling neighbours India and Pakistan will be security partners as SCO members
The China-dominated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will have India and Pakistan as its full members when the security bloc holds...


RCS Ottawa
Jun 3, 2017
After years of suffering alone, docile Indian techies are now coming together to fight layoffs
Rajesh*, an employee of Cognizant in southern India, has a workday unlike most others in his company. The 29-year-old says he swipes his...


RCS Ottawa
May 31, 2017
World Bank pegs India’s economic growth at 7.2 per cent this financial year
Pegging India’s GDP growth at 7.2 per cent in 2017-18 on account of reforms, domestic consumption, and improvement in trade, the World...
RCS Ottawa
May 30, 2017
Cyclonic Storm Mora threatens to flood parts of Bangladesh, northeastern India with up to 300 mm of
Cyclonic Storm Mora will continue to batter parts of Bangladesh, northeast India and northwest Myanmar into Wednesday. Landfall occurred...
RCS Ottawa
May 27, 2017
Indian solar power prices hit record low, undercutting fossil fuels
Wholesale solar power prices have reached another record low in India, faster than analysts predicted and further undercutting the price...


RCS Ottawa
May 5, 2017
The ambitious plan to make India the new center of the experimental physics world
In 2016, a week after scientists in the US clinked champagne glasses to celebrate the monumental discovery of gravitational waves in...


RCS Ottawa
May 1, 2017
The world’s most famous man gave a TED talk and many in the audience didn’t know who he was
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan may well be the most famous person in the world. In terms of audience...
RCS Ottawa
May 1, 2017
Turkish President Erdogan in India; to hold talks with PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived here on Sunday evening and will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister...


RCS Ottawa
Apr 25, 2017
Sri Lanka's oil firm workers strike over India deal
Thousands of Sri Lankan motorists were queuing for fuel on Monday after workers at the state-run oil firm went on strike, demanding the...
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