Asthma on rise in India, says expert
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) One among every ten persons affected by asthma globally is an Indian, with the country having 20 million such patients and the number is on the rise, an expert said here…
April 2018
NSG to be deployed in J&K soon
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Central government is planning to deploy NSG commandos in Jammu and Kashmir to assist other security forces in anti-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in the state, an official said on…
40 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombings
Kabul/Kandahar, April 30 (IANS) At least 29 people, including eight journalists, were killed as two suicide bombers exploded themselves in quick succession in the Afghan capital on Monday. Hours later, another suicide attack killed 11…
Tripura CM to campaign in Karnataka
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb would join the senior and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to campaign for the party ahead of the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections, a party…
Passport verification goes paperless in Gurugram
Gurugram, April 30 (IANS) In order to cut delays in police verification for fresh and renewed passports, Gurugram Police on Monday provided android-based tablets and mobile application to all police stations in the district. “With…
Karamsad residents’ fast to seek recognition for Sardar Patel’s town
Gandhinagar, April 30 (IANS) A section of residents of Karamsad in Anand district of Gujarat on Monday began an indefinite fast to demand national recognition for the town associated with independent India’s first Home Minister…
Kotak Mahindra Bank net profit up 27% in Q4
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday reported a 27 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,789.24 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2018 as compared to Rs…
AAP appoints new leaders of opposition in MCDs
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling AAP on Monday announced the appointment of new leaders of opposition in the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCDs) which are ruled by the Bhartiya Janta Party. Aam Aadmi…
NRIs from Karnataka want Congress to retain power: Pitroda
Bengaluru, April 30 (IANS) The non-resident Indians (NRIs) hailing from Karnataka want the Congress to retain power as the party’s manifesto promises to make investing in the state “easy” for the diaspora, said Congress leader…
Narada like today’s Google, says Gujarat CM
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has equated Sage Narada, the messenger of the gods in Hindu mythology, with internet search engine Google. “Narada was a man who had information about everything…
BJP, AJSU to face each other in Jharkhand bypoll
Ranchi, April 30 (IANS) The ruling alliance partners, BJP and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), are likely to face each other in one of the Jharkhand Assembly bypolls scheduled on May 28. The AJSU…
‘Commercial space leasing up at 11 mn sq ft in Q1’
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Leasing activity in the commercial real estate segment rose 18 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis during January-March 2018, to 11 million square feet across the country, a report…
Higher aerobic fitness can boost language skiils in elderly: Study
London, April 30 (IANS) While aerobic exercises, such as walking, running, cycling, are known to confer various health benefits, for the first time researchers have shown that aerobic fitness may also be linked with increased…
India’s cultural heritage not preserved properly: Modi
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India’s cultural heritage was not preserved the way it should have been post Independence “due to various reasons”, but now his government is…
MAA Silver Jubilee Celebrations with Chiranjeevi as Chief Guest held in a grand style
డల్లాస్ లో తిరుమల ప్రొడక్షన్స్ అండ్ ఫిలింస్టార్స్ ఈవెంట్స్ సంయుక్తంగా నిర్వహించిన మూవీ ఆర్టిస్ట్సు సిల్వర్ జూబ్లీ వేడుకలు బ్రహ్మాండంగా, అంగరంగ వైభంగా జరిగాయి. మెగాస్టార్ చిరంజీవి ముఖ్య అతిథిగా హాజరయిన ఈ కార్యక్రమంలో తెలుగు సినీ పరిశ్రమకు చెందిన ప్రముఖ హీరోలు, హీరోయిన్లు హాజరయ్యి ‘ఆట-పాట’ అనే…
AAP to contest all Haryana seats in 2019
Gurugram, April 30 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest all 90 Assembly and 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in 2019, a party leader said on Monday. The elections in Haryana will be…
Panel to probe Goa politicians for illegal land conversion move
Panaji, April 30 (IANS) A special five-member committee will probe allegations that more than a dozen politicians were queueing up to illegally convert vast tracts of green land, many of them in no-development zones, for…
Huawei working on alternative to Android operating system
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies is working on its own proprietary Operating System (OS) since 2012 after a US investigation into the company, the media reported. The company, which is also…
Google, CBSE offer access to exam-related information on Search
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In a bid to help students, Google on Monday partnered with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to make finding results and other exam-related information easier and reliable on…
BJP-backed panel wins Tripura Bar Council polls
Agartala, April 30 (IANS) The ruling BJP and RSS-backed lawyers’ panel on Monday won the Tripura Bar Council (TBC) election, securing nine seats in the 15-member Council, an official said. The Communist Party of India-Marxist…