Tremors Jolt New Delhi,NCR at Midnight
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Minor tremors were felt in parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region areas on Saturday after an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter Scale struck. The tremors were…
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Overtaking China, India Set to Grow 7.5 Percent in 2016: IMF
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Overtaking China, India is expected to grow at 7.3 percent in 2015, rising to 7.5 percent in 2016, the International Monetary Fund forecast Friday lowering its April projections by 0.2 percentage…
Congress Alleges over Rs.6,000 Crore ‘Black Money’ Sent out of India
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Congress alleged on Friday that Rs.6,000 crore of “black money” had been sent out of the country from a public sector bank months after the NDA government came to…
Could ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ Happen?
London, Oct 9 (IANS) Did you find it hard to believe the climate scenario featured in the disaster movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’? Now, a researcher has produced a scientific study of the scenario. In…
Tunisian Coalition Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Oct 9 (IANS) The Tunisian national dialogue quartet, a coalition of civil society organisations, has won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Academy announced here on Friday. According to an official statement,…
Ghulam Ali to Perform in Delhi in December: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali has agreed to regale his Indian fans at a concert here in December, says Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Ghulam Ali Sahib. Hum apke bahut…
Baba Ramdev Will Sell Noodles
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurveda will roll out its noodles across the country on October 15. “We will launch Patanjali noodles all over India on October 15. Maggi used to sell…
Ambanis Lead 17 Indian Groups in Forbes Asian Richest Family List
Singapore, Oct 8 (IANS) As many as 17 Indian families, led by the Ambanis, figure in the maiden Forbes list of 50 richest Asian families, which is the highest for any country in this part…
Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal Listed Among CNN’s Top Ten Heroes
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal is listed among CNN’s Top 10 Heroes of 2015, for bringing safe drinking water to more than 10,000 drought-stricken people in his native Rajasthan. Each of the ten…
Women to Be Inducted as Fighter Pilots: IAF Chief
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Women would soon be inducted as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said here on Thursday. “We have women pilots flying transport aircrafts and…
Indian-American Groups to Campaign on Immigration Issues
New York, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian-American groups have called for a campaign on immigration issues affecting the Indian diaspora including the use of H-1B visa by technology companies from India and growing backlog of family…
To Settle Debt, MP Man Allows Another to Outrage Wife’s Modesty
Bhopal, Oct 7 (IANS) A debt-burdened man in a Madhya Pradesh village allegedly allowed the lender to sleep with his wife in settlement of dues. The man and the lender were arrested after the woman…
Wipro Sacks Two Techies over Lawsuit in Britain
Bengaluru, Oct 7 (IANS) Wipro Ltd has sacked an Indian male and a female employee working at its development centre in Britain over a lawsuit filed by the latter, the global software major said on…
Three AIIMS for Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh Approved
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in as many states. The new AIIMS would be set up…
Three Share 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Stockholm, Oct 7 (IANS) Three scientists will share the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. The prize was awarded jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz…
Navjot Sidhu admitted to hospital after vein clot
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Former cricket and BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Tuesday admitted to a hospital here after suffering from acute deep vein thrombosis, a deep clot in the blood vessel….
India Tops Asia in Sending Scientists and Engineers to US: Report
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Among Asian countries, India continues to be the top country of birth for scientists and engineers who have made the US their destination for key research and development, latest data has revealed….
Nikki Haley’s South Carolina Declared Disaster Hit
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) As South Carolina Tuesday began a slow recovery from what its Indian-American governor Nikki Haley called a “1,000-year level of rain” President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration ordering federal aid…
Risk of Cyber Attack on Global Nuclear Facilities Growing
London, Oct 6 (IANS) With the increasing reliance on digital systems and use of commercial “off-the-shelf” software, global civil nuclear facilities are facing growing risk of a serious cyber attack, a report released on Monday…
Indian-American Couple Gifts $100 mn to New York Engineering School
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) An Indian-American couple has announced a $100 million gift to the New York University School of Engineering in what is believed to be the largest philanthropic gift by a member of…