Indo-US military ties are closer than ever as America’s re-balance policy in the strategic Asia Pacific region is complimenting India’s Act East policy, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said today as he praised India for helping strengthen Vietnam’s military capabilities. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks during a media conference. “In the closer than ever US-India military relationship which – thanks to America’s strategic... 

NEW DELHI: Travelling time between Delhi and Kolkata will be cut down to as less as  five hours by operating a bullet train on the route, a firm commissioned by the  Railways has suggested. The Bullet train is expected to run about 300 km per hour on the dedicated track. The feasibility study is being undertaken for the 1513 km long Delhi-Kolkata high  speed corridor along with two other routes of the Diamond Quadrilateral project, said a senior... 

  Oppo A37 With 4G Support, 7.6mm Smartphone Oppo has unveiled its new A-series smartphone, the A37, in China. Priced at CNY 1,299(approximately Rs. 13,300), the Oppo A37 is now available to buy in China via the company’s official store. The company has so far not revealed plans to launch the Oppo A37 in more markets. The Oppo A37 features a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) IPS display and comes with a pixel density of 293ppi. The smartphone... 

Moto G4 will be available in India Last month, Motorola had taken the wraps off its Moto G4 iterations, with the G4 Plus made available immediately. Now, a new tweet from the company reveals that the G4 will be made available starting 22 June. The Moto G4 Plus is priced starting at Rs 13,499 for the 16GB variant (2GB RAM) and Rs 14,999 for the 32GB variant (3GB RAM). It will be available exclusively via Amazon, and the Moto G4 will also be exclusive... 

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to be launched in Odisha Bhubaneshwar: Launch of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to provide free of cost LPG cooking gas connections to women from BPL households will be held in Sambalpur, Odisha on Monday. Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan are scheduled to flag it off. According to reports, through this scheme, it is planned to increase the number of LPG customers in Odisha... 

NEW DELHI: In a first, Indian space agency ISRO is set to launch into space a hi-tech satellite made by a Google company into space as part of a record-making 20-satellite launch scheduled for Wednesday from Sriharikota. On its 36th launch, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle will fly 20 satellites into space at a cost about 10 times less than other space agencies. As a mark of the India-US friendship, ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation... 

NEW DELHI: China has said that India’s admission to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) is not on the agenda of the grouping as it meets this week in Seoul. China has been opposted to India’s membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group. The statement is being seen as a rebuff to India’s effort to join the NSG, especially a day after Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said India’s entry is just a matter of procedure. China... 

A Blackberry Bold smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy Note phablet, and an Apple iPad 2 tablet are displayed in this illustration photo Businesses are set to spend more on mobile Internet advertising than for ads seen via desktop computers for the first time in 2017, forecaster ZenithOptimedia said on Monday, a year earlier than it had previously predicted. Zenith said it expected companies around the world to spend $99.3 billion on mobile Internet advertising... 

RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio de Janeiro’s governor declared a state of financial emergency Friday and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start Aug. 5. Rio state declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics Emergency measures are needed to avoid “a total collapse in public security, health, education, transport and environmental management,” a decree in the state’s... 

Paul Allen’s space company nears debut of world’s biggest plane A space launch company bankrolled by Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen intends to compete with space entrepreneurs and industry stalwarts by launching satellites into orbit from the world’s biggest airplane. Stratolaunch Systems, a unit of Allen’s privately owned Vulcan Aerospace, last week gave a small group of reporters a first look at the nearly finished aircraft. With...