Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) With deterioration in Punjab’s air quality index due to stubble burning causing concern, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Tuesday urged farmers to conserve paddy straw in a scientific manner…
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) Despite its reputation as a cosmopolitan, tourism hub, Goa is not really fair on the local LGBT community, an organiser of the state’s first Rainbow Pride Walk, scheduled to be held…
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) Rejecting the hike in Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat announced by the central government on Tuesday, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Sngh termed it as “inadequate” and demanded a review in…
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Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Mumbai University Vice Chancellor, Sanjay Deshmukh, was on Tuesday evening sacked for the long delay in declaring the results of over four lakh students. Maharashtra Governor C. V. Rao sacked Deshmukh,…
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Cement maker Ambuja Cements on Tuesday posted a 50 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit after tax to Rs 351 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2017 as…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The central government on Tuesday increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Rabi crops for 2017-18 to encourage farmers to bring a major area under their cultivation. The Cabinet Committee…
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) The Punjab government has instructed all government departments/state-run undertakings and private organisations/businesses to notify every vacancy to the Employment Generation and Training Department, official sources said on Tuesday. “This has been…
Pune, Oct 24 (IANS) New Zealand batsman Tom Latham on Tuesday said to counter the Indian spinners, he finds the sweep shot easier than hitting them down the ground. Latham, who scored an unbeaten century…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that a parliamentary standing committees’ report was “advisory” in nature, which may or may not be accepted by Parliament and thus can’t be…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The government’s decision to infuse Rs 2.11 lakh crore in public sector banks and spend Rs 14 lakh crore on infrastructure projects has received the thumbs up from India Inc….
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) Over 3.15 lakh hectares in 70 blocks of 15 districts have been affected by drought in Odisha, Revenue Minister Maheswar Mohanty said on Tuesday. The Minister, who took a review meeting…
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) If Brazil score dazzling goals like they did in the quarter-final against England, players won’t be seen celebrating with the supporters near the stands. This is because FIFA, the governing body,…
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel mind-reading technology that uses artificial intelligence to decode what the human brain is seeing, an advance that could lead to new insights into brain function….
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) An environmental authority on Tuesday allowed an upcoming government event to use diesel generators that are otherwise banned in Delhi as the air quality crossed dangerous levels ahead of winters….
Athens, Oct 24 (IANS) The Olympic flame for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics was lit on Tuesday in the ruins of ancient Olympia during a traditional ceremony ahead of its crossing through Greece before being…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Around 6,200 girls have undergone self defence training in the past three years under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of BSES, one of Delhi’s two electricity distribution companies (discoms),…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the number of trade registrations under GST has seen an increase of 30-35 per cent in the first three months, and that…
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Brazil and England on Tuesday made light of the last-minute logistical alterations made for their FIFA U-17 semi-final due to poor pitch conditions in Guwahati, saying they are happy to play…