BJP fields Netaji kin against Mamata
New Delhi: Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Banga Bhavan in New Delhi, on Oct 14, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday announced…
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Made in India Baleno launched in Japan
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) Japanese automobile company Suzuki Motor Corporation Wednesday launched the Made in India Baleno in Japan, said its Indian subsidiary Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. In a statement Maruti Suzuki India said the…
Delhi court summons Kejriwal, others in Jaitley defamation case
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five others in a criminal defamation case filed by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the…
Supercomputer centres to boost research on technical, societal sectors
Agartala, March 9 (IANS) The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has been setting up supercomputing centres in technical institutions to boost research and development in manufacturing, defence, power, agriculture, communications, climate change, drugs…
Two killed, four injured at Delhi AIIMS construction site
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Two labourers were killed and four others seriously injured when they were buried under loose soil that caved in at a construction site near AIIMS here on Wednesday, a senior…
YSRCP legislators suspended from Andhra assembly for a day
Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) Opposition legislators belonging to YSR Congress Party were suspended from Andhra Pradesh assembly for one day on Wednesday for stalling the proceedings over the land scam in the upcoming state capital….
Modi uses sarcasm, poetry to target Congress
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday mixed Urdu poetry and sarcasm to take digs at the Congress which he compared to ‘mrityu’ (death) even as he sought the cooperation of…
India top recipient of remittances in 2015
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India was the top recipient of remittances in 2015, the government said on Wednesday citing the World Bank. According to the World Bank Migration and Remittances Factbook, 2016, India is…
TVS launches revamped Victor motorcycle
Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) Leading two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor on Wednesday launched a revamped TVS Victor motorcycle in the Karnataka market, positioning it in the executive segment. “The success of TVS Victor first launched in…
ISRO getting ready to launch India’s sixth navigation satellite
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) The 54 hour, 30-minute countdown status for the March 10 launch of an Indian rocket with the country’s sixth navigation satellite is proceeding normally, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said…
India, Pakistan NSAs in touch since Pathankot attack: Minister
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The national security advisors of India and Pakistan continue to remain in touch with each other following the cross-border terror attack on the Pathankot airbase in January this year, the…
Anand Sharma files papers for Himachal Rajya Sabha seat
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Former union minister and Congress leader Anand Sharma on Wednesday filed his nomination for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from his home state Himachal Pradesh. The seat is falling vacant on…
No role of Water ministry in Art of Living event: Uma
Bhopal: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti during a press conference in Bhopal on Feb 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Uma…
Modi thanks opposition for ‘cooperation’ in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliament House during the presentation of national budget 2016-17 in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Striking…
NGT doesn’t stay AoL event, slaps fine
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday did not stay spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living to hold the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains but…
Indian student attacked in Russia dies
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) An Indian medical student, who was in a state of coma after being attacked by unidentified miscreants in a Russian city, has…
Indian artist’s painting displayed in London museum
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A painting by an Indian artist, depicting an elderly woman threading a needle, has been included in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the artist’s spouse said…
No NGT stay on AoL event
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday did not stay spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living’s World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains but slapped an initial…
Thane girl to attend US Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit
Thane (Maharashtra), March 9 (IANS) A Thane college girl studying in Mumbai has been selected to attend the US Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit to be held in Washington next year. Oishika Neogi, 16, who just…
TRS bags Warangal, Khammam corporations
Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) Extending its string of victories further, Telangana’s ruling TRS on Wednesday registered a clean sweep in the elections to Warangal and Khammam municipal corporations and one nagar panchayat in the state….