Rahul prays at temple
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Sep 27 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday resumed his ‘Kisan Yatra’ here after praying at the Sankata Devi temple, with a large crowd massed outside. Accompanied by former Union…
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Google goes bullish on India, announces country-specific products
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) In its bid to bring more and more people online in India, tech giant Google on Tuesday unveiled a slew of products like Google Station and YouTube Go to make…
Rs 1 cr for family of stabbed Delhi teacher
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Delhi government will provide Rs 1 crore to the family of a school teacher stabbed to death by two of his students, it was announced on Tuesday. The teacher,…
SCATSAT-1 data will be used by NASA: ISRO
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) The data generated by India’s SCATSAT-1 weather satelliteput into orbit on Monday will be used by international space agencies including NASA and European Space Agency (ESA), ISRO said on Tuesday. According…
Kejriwal defends minister, says accusations a conspiracy
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Defending its minister Satyendar Jain, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said its ministers were being framed in false cases due to a political conspiracy. Kejriwal, a former senior…
Anmol has brought tremendous luck to Reliance Capital: Anil Ambani
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Reliance Capital Chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday introduced his son Anmol to the company’s shareholders as a newly-inducted director on the board and said he has already brought “tremendous luck” to…
New lizard species discovered in Mumbai, named after Indian scientist
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon’s Aarey Colony and Thane’s Badlapur forested belts, 130 years after the last such gecko was discovered, and has been…
Kejriwal defends Jain, calls it a conspiracy
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday defended his minister Satyender Jain who has been accused of money laundering, deeming the allegations a “conspiracy”….
India to become Associate Member of CERN
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) India is set to become an associate member of CERN — the world’s biggest laboratory of particle physics — in the next few months, a Department of Science and Technology (DST)…
Suspended corporate affairs ministry officer, son commit suicide
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal, who was arrested for taking a bribe, and his son Yogesh, committed suicide by hanging themselves from ceiling fans at their apartment, police…
Clinton wins first presidential debate
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night’s presidential debate by 62 per cent of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27 per cent said…
President congratulates ISRO for successful satellite launch
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated ISRO scientists and engineers for successfully launching the SCATSAT-1 weather satellite and wished them “continued success in the coming years”. “”My heartiest congratulations to…
Clinton, Trump clash over jobs, tax, terrorism in 1st presidential debate
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) US presidential contenders Hillary Clinton (Democrat) and Donald Trump (Republican)clashed in their first head-to-head debate of the general election season mainly over job cuts, tax payments, rise of the Islamic…
US presidential debate: Trump gets personal, Hillary held debating edge with facts
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) US presidential contenders, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, sparred for 90 minutes at the Hofstra University auditorium in New York state in the first of their three presidential…
Short covering, positive global cues buoy equity markets
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Short covering, along with positive global indices buoyed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose…
President on a 3-day visit to Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Sep 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Uttarakhand on Tuesday for a three-day visit, officials said. Elaborate security arrangements were made for the high-profile visit and security has been beefed up at…
Indian-origin lawyer shoots 9 in US, killed by police
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) An Indian-origin lawyer with apparent Nazi sympathies went on an early morning rampage in US’ Houston city shooting nine people on Monday before he was killed by police, according to…
Amid date confusion, Google celebrates 18th birthday with Doodle
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) As Google celebrated its 18th birthday with an animated, festive-balloon Doodle on Tuesday, there were some confusion regarding the date as the search engine giant has celebrated its birthday on…
Clinton, Trump clash in first presidential debate
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump clashed repeatedly over economy, tax cuts, the Islamic State (IS) and racism on Monday night during the highly anticipated first presidential debate. Moderator…
Clinton, Trump begin presidential debate, spar over jobs, taxes
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump took to the stage on Monday to begin their first-ever presidential debate and have immediately sparred over jobs, taxes, the Islamic State, guns…