Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will procure around 60 vessels in multiple batches to facilitate transport through inland waterways, a top official said on Friday. “We will be procuring 60-65…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) — an association of 500 civil societies in 100 countries promoting tobacco control policies — on Friday urged over 180 member-countries of Framework Convention on…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on an appeal filed by Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) In the absence of a consensus on who will exercise control over Goods and Services Tax assessees — the Centre or the states, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday called…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Pointing to India’s huge infrastructure deficit, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said he sees a ‘lot of investment’ coming into the sector in the next few years. “India has an…
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Nov 4 (IANS) In a move to step-up the Make in India initiative, the Department of Heavy Industries has partnered with IIT-Kharagpur to set up a proposed centre of excellence on advanced…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Survivors Against Tuberculosis (TB) — a group of TB survivors in India — has urged the government to urgently strengthen its initiatives to tackle TB in the country by making…
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation department (CID) of West Bengal Police is mulling legal action against the Ruia Group Chairman and Jessop owner Pawan Kumar Ruia, for not appearing before the CID even…
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Pune, Nov 4 (IANS) Electronic Dance Music (EDM) artistes like Armin Van Buuren, Axwell, Ingrosso, Afrojack, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and KSHMR are set to headline the tenth edition of EDM festival Sunburn this…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday blamed “the faulty policies” of Jawaharlal Nehru for people not being skilled in the country. “The policies of Nehru were wrong. These could not make…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With the eighth edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) 2017 slated in January, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday invited global and domestic investors to the state with…
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Actress Saumya Tandon, who is known for her onscreen character Anita Bhabhi in TV show “Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai”, had a working birthday. After the cast and crew wrapped up…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Early implementation of the historic Paris Agreement is a common political will to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and a worldwide green light for climate…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Friday presented the President’s Colours to 20 Mahar and 21 Mahar Battalions of the Indian Army on behalf of President Pranab Mukherjee. The ceremony…
Panaji, Nov 4 (IANS) Calling Internet-based medicine and drug delivery portals as potential hubs for purchase of scheduled drugs and habit-forming pharmaceutical products, the Chemists and Druggists Association of Goa, will join an all-India strike…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed pleas of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others for transfer of their case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots to another judge, terming…
Bengaluru, Nov 4 (IANS) Titan Company on Friday reported a stand-alone net profit of Rs 181 crore for the second quarter (July-September) of fiscal 2016-17, registering a 24 per cent annual growth from Rs 146…
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Director Anubhav Sinha who is coming back with the sequel of “Tum bin”, says that after churning out “Dus”, people thought he was good with the action film genre unlike his…
Malappuram (Kerala), Nov 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Kerala Police teams probing the November 1 Malappuram Collectorate bomb blast here, have got vital leads in the case, according to sources in…