Doors India could not open till PM Modi knocked

Aman Sinha | July 12, 2026 11:31 AM

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Picture the scene. Perth, January 2008. India's special envoy has come seeking uranium for a power-starved nation of a billion people, from the country that sits atop the largest uranium reserves on earth. The answer is a flat no. Sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty first, India is told, or go home. India goes home.

IN-SPAN Centre launched to foster Nepal-India startup ecosystem

IANS | July 12, 2026 11:22 AM

Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) Two dozen Nepali startup entrepreneurs received mentorship and market exposure during an eight-week programme at the IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation in Chennai, India, from December last year to January this year.