Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 (IANS) World Bank’s global head for Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Jobs Parmesh Saha on Thursday suggested that Odisha government transform the state’s bumper agricultural production base into entrepreneurship by setting up more…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In a first, six senior-most judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday morning visited the capital’s six district courts here for surprise inspections to check the punctuality and discipline…
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday named Mahendra Nath Pandey, presently Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, as the next chief of its Uttar Pradesh unit. He will replace Keshav Prasad…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) To cut the chances of miscarriage in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), a new technology that can diagnose the abnormal chromosomes during the implantation was launched at a city hospital here…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The government on Thursday extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar to PAN by four more months till December 31, 2017. “Aadhaar was to be linked with PAN by August 31,…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The growth in production in India’s eight major industries accelerated during July when total output grew by 2.4 per cent in comparison with a 0.8 per cent marginal increase during…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Media conglomerate Asianet News Network on Thursday announced the acquisition of Tamil langauge based digital news platform Newsfast. According to Asianet News Network, post-acquisition, the group’s digital news media reach…
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Saif Ali Khan, who has featured in two instalments of Bollywood franchise “Race”, says who better than superstar Salman Khan to replace him in the third movie. Ramesh Taurani has reportedly…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 31 (IANS) The Indian navigation satellite launched here on Thursday was declared a failure. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said: “The mission was unsuccessful.” He added: “The…
Mumbai:Actress Diana Penty during the promotion of her upcoming film “Lucknow Central” in Mumbai on Aug 31,2017. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai:Actress Diana Penty during the promotion of her upcoming film “Lucknow Central” in Mumbai on Aug…
Tokyo, Aug 31 (IANS) Japan and the United Kingdom on Thursday agreed to join forces to step up pressure on North Korea amid its constant weapons tests and to expand military cooperation with measures including…
Swansea (Wales), Aug 31 (IANS) Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches on Thursday joined English Premier League (EPL) club Swansea A.F.C. on a season-long loan. “Swansea city have completed a season-long loan for Bayern Munich’a Euro…
Pyongyang, Aug 31 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday rejected the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) statement condemning its latest test firing of a medium-range ballistic missile. The North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said Pyongyang “categorically”…
Mumbai:Actor Anupam Kher spotted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai:Actor Anupam Kher spotted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai:Actor Anupam Kher spotted at Chhatrapati Shivaji…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the RBI’s annual report that revealed low efficacy of demonetisation, with the Congress terming the move to junk…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A major decline in manufacturing and the lingering effects of demonetisation sharply pulled down India’s economic growth rate in the first quarter of the current fiscal ended June to 5.7…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Thursday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Switzerland for technical cooperation and to establish George Fernandes Institute of Tunnel Technology (GFITT) in Goa. The MoUs…
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) In the worst building crash this monsoon, at least 22 persons were killed and another 34 injured when a 117-year-old, six-storey building collapsed near the J.J. Hospital here on Thursday morning,…
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Two teenage girls, suspected to be playing the macabre online game Blue Whale Challenge, were interrogated and counselled in West Bengal, police said on Thursday. Two Class 9 girls of Barasat…
Makkah (Saudi Arabia), Aug 31 (IANS) Nearly two million Muslims from around the world have gathered here in an effort “to renew their sense of purpose in life, erase past sins and beg God for…