Zica is now TIAGO: Tata Motors
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Automobile maker Tata Motors Ltd on Monday said it has renamed its new hatchback Zica as TIAGO. In a statement, the company said the new name was crowdsourced and the winner…
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The long night when fear stalked JNU campus
By Archana Rao and Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) In the dead of a cold February night, they grew apprehensive, if not scary, and whispered in hushed tones that police may enter the…
Patel agitators set three buses afire in Gujarat
Representation purpose only Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Three buses of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) have been set ablaze by unidentified miscreants allegedly owing allegiance to the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), agitating…
Can only request airlines to keep fares low: Minister
Patna: Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma addresses a press conference in Patna on Feb 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS)…
Himachal bats for national transport policy
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister G.S. Bali on Monday favoured a national road transport policy to minimise the risks of accidents. Speaking at meeting of the National Road Safety Council and…
Bayern gnomes to challenge Juve’s giants
Berlin, Feb 22 (IANS) It is a duel millions of football fans can’t wait to see. When Italy’s Juventus and German champions Bayern Munich cross swords in the pre-quarterfinals first leg on Tuesday evening, many…
Ask CBI to probe Jat agitation: ex-minister
Gurgaon, Feb 22 (IANS) Former Haryana minister and Congress leader Ajay Singh Yadav on Monday sought a CBI probe into the Jat protests for job quotas that were accompanied by large-scale violence. Yadav said the…
Campaign to preserve Kolkata’s architectural legacy launched
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) Aimed at creating awareness on residential buildings outside of the heritage list and the diverse character they represent, a citizens’ initiative to stop the demolition of old buildings and draw attention…
Barcelona travel to London with their homework done
London, Feb 22 (IANS) Spanish football club Barcelona can travel to London on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League tie away to Arsenal confident that they have done their job in domestic competition and can…
India, Brazil, South Africa joint naval exercise off Goa coast
Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) The fifth edition of the 11-day IBSAMAR naval exercise between Brazil, India and South Africa is currently underway off the coast of Goa, the Indian Navy said on Monday. This is…
Bharat Fritz Werner launches Dr. Kalam Centre of Innovation
Bengaluru, Feb 22 (IANS) Machine tools manufacturer Bharat Fritz Werner (BFW) on Monday inaugurated Dr. Kalam Centre for Innovation at its premises here to work on core research and develop energy efficient and alternative material…
Terror accused Abu Jundal’s lawyer wants to quiz Headley
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The lawyer of Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, one of the prime accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, on Monday told a special court here that he wanted to…
Haryana minister threatens to quit over compensation issue
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) The Haryana government, under fire for its inept handling of the Jat agitation, faced a fresh crisis on Monday when senior minister Anil Vij threatened to resign after learning that the…
JNU situation is “disaster” by VC: Former faculty member
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A retired professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has come down heavily on Vice Chancellor M. Jagdeesh Kumar for letting the varsity plunge into an “unprecedented crisis” and said allowing…
Serena remains No.1, Radwanska jumps to 3rd
(160130) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 30, 2016 (Xinhua) — Serena Williams of the United States reacts during the final of women’s singles against Angelique Kerber of Germany at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia,…
Lend more, expand service: Odisha government tells banks
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday asked banks to increase their credit-deposit (CD) ratio and open branches in all Gram Panchayats (village councils) in the state. The villages without banks should be…
Maruti extends manufacturing suspension till Tuesday
Gurgaon, Feb 22 (IANS) Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Monday extended for another day the suspension of manufacture of cars at its facilities in Manesar and Gurgaon due to the ongoing Jat agitation, a company…
Jailed actor Sanjay Dutt to walk free on Thursday
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt arrives at his Bandra residence after being released on 30 days furlough for his daughter`s nose surgery from Pune’s Yerwada Jail in Mumbai,on August 26, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Pune, Feb 22…
The art of chocolate-making with Chef Oliver Vincenot
New Delhi Feb 22 (IANS) Corporate Chef Olivier Vincenot transported the attendees at a workshop here into a wonderland of fruit and nut chocolates, his culinary skills ensuring a chocolatier out of everyone who attended….
I want to have more releases : Aditya Roy Kapur
New Delhi: Actor Aditya Roy Kapur during a press conference of their upcoming film `Fitoor` in New Delhi, on Jan 15, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Actor Aditya Roy Kapur, who was…