New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday hailed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the initiatives of his government and creating industry friendly ecosystem. Her remarks came here at an…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Oxford University Press on Thursday announced the launch of online Hindi dictionary as part of the Oxford Global Languages (OGL) programme. Hindi is the ninth language to become a part…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Swaraj Abhiyan on Thursday released a letter written by US-based lawyer C. Edmonds Allen to the Prime Minister’s Office that alleged BJP MP Varun Gandhi was “honey trapped and compromised”…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) A local court in Odisha on Thursday allowed the Commissionerate Police to take SUM Hospitals chairman Manoj Nayak on two-day remand for further questioning in connection with the fire tragedy in…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will be on a state visit to India from October 24 to 27 and his visit will boost business ties with India, said Ministry…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The BLK Super Specialty Hospital here will organise Delhi’s biggest cancer awareness walk on October 23, the hospital authorities said on Thursday. The walk would be organised by the hospital…
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) The condition of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee showed “slight improvement” on Thursday, though he still had fever and was administered oxygen, said the nursing home treating the leader after Tuesday’s…
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Reliance Industries on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 7,206 crore for the quarter ended September 30. Excluding exceptional items — mainly on account of the net impact of…
Bengaluru, Oct 20 (IANS) Biotech major Biocon Ltd on Thursday reported Rs 147 crore consolidated net profit for second quarter (July-September) of fiscal 2016-17, registering 57 per cent annual growth from Rs 97 crore in…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said Parliament has done nothing in the last two decades to stop misuse of religion for electoral gains. The apex court’s seven-judge Constitution Bench asked…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday announced that the Delhi government will soon set up Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) centres in Delhi. He made the announcement…
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Madras will set up an Applied Centre for Advanced Automotive Research Centre in partnership with Fraunhofer Gesellschaft of Germany on its campus here, the…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Protesting Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on Thursday let Vice Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar leave his office after keeping him confined to it for almost 20 hours as thed Delhi…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) CBI Director Anil Sinha on Thursday held talks with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Bob Paulson on pending Letters Rogatory in several cases. The Canadian police officer was in the…
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Leading private sector lender Yes Bank on Thursday reported a 31.3 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 801.5 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2016, as compared…
Tokyo, Oct 20 (IANS) Automobile major Nissan Motor on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of a 34 per cent equity stake in Mitsubishi Motors to become its largest shareholder. “The combination of Nissan,…
Agra, Oct 20 (IANS) A five feet long rock python created panic among villagers after it slithered through a village street here. A four member Wild Life SOS team rescued the python from Nagla Vindu…
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his family members and others in the “Panama Papers” scandal on petitions seeking his disqualification over alleged corruption….
Jammu, Oct 20 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) troopers foiled a major infiltration bid on the international border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, a BSF officer said on Thursday. BSF Inspector General…
Hyderabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Leading restaurant chain, KFC India, has joined hands with Hyderabad-based Advait Biofuel Ltd to recycle used cooking oil into bio-diesel. Advait will collect used cooking oil from KFC restaurants in Andhra…