Category: General

Sikkim’s 100% organic farming wins FAO’s Future Policy Gold Award

By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) Sikkim has won the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Future Policy…

6 years ago

ADB pledges $1bn fund for Indonesia’s earthquake, tsunami

Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged up to $1 billion of emergency assistance fund to support…

6 years ago

Cashier shot dead in Delhi bank robbery

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A 33-year-old cashier working with Corporation Bank was gunned down here on Friday by six…

6 years ago

Astronauts from aborted Soyuz rocket to fly to ISS next spring

Moscow, Oct 12 (IANS) The two astronauts aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) that failed…

6 years ago

Amid controversy, Hamid Ansari to release ‘The Sarkari Mussalman’

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Former Vice President Hamid Ansari will release "The Sarkari Mussalman" by Lt. General Zameer Uddin…

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#MeToo complaints against Sajid Khan: Family, co-workers upset

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) As multiple women came out to share their #MeToo experiences with Sajid Khan, the Bollywood director…

6 years ago

SC stays execution of death sentence of Rohtak woman

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of the death sentence of Sonam, convicted…

6 years ago

NITI Aayog partners with Microsoft to boost AI accessibility in India

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The National Institution for Transforming India, also called the NITI Aayog, on Friday said it…

6 years ago

Haryana’s first autism research centre opens in Gurugram

Gurugram, Oct 12 (IANS) First of its kind in Haryana, National Autism Intervention Research Centre was launched here on Friday…

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US firm Ametek opens India tech centre in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) The US-based Ametek Instruments on Friday said it opened its India arm's technology solutions centre here…

6 years ago

C-section births doubled globally since 2000: Lancet

Nairobi, Oct 12 (IANS) The number of babies born through caesarean section (C-section) nearly doubled from 12 per cent to…

6 years ago

Sikkim wins gold at global Future Policy Awards for promoting organic farming

Hamburg/Rome, Oct 12 (IANS) Sikkim has been awarded the prestigious gold prize at global Future Policy Awards for promoting agro-ecology…

6 years ago

India calls for counter-terror cooperation, connectivity among SCO members

Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Oct 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday called for cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts and enhanced…

6 years ago

Panel to monitor relief, restoration in cyclone-hit Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday formed a three-member ministerial committee to monitor rescue, relief…

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CM launches Rs 1,500 cr mega IT project in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday launched the Rs 1,500-crore Taurus Downtown project, which will be…

6 years ago

AMU acts against 9 students over Kashmir killing

Aligarh, Oct 12 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has taken action against nine students who wanted to hold a…

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International food summit opens with ‘langar’ in Golden Temple

By Siddhi Jain Amritsar, Oct 12 (IANS) Amid the calmness and selfless service the sacred Golden Temple offers and the…

6 years ago

India’s August industrial output eases to 4.3%

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India's industrial output eased in August with a slower rise of 4.3 per cent as…

6 years ago

Information is power, free flow the essence of democracy: President

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Emphasizing that information is power, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that free flow…

6 years ago

SC refuses to block Bengal funding of Durga Puja committees

New Delhi, Oct. Oct 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the West Bengal government's decision…

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