Clear Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy with mist or haze…
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Sun Pharma acquires 14 drug brands from Novartis in Japan
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) In a $293 million cash deal India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to buy 14 established prescription brands from Novartis AG and Novartis Pharma AG in Japan, the Indian company…
Modi departs on three-nation tour
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed early Wednesday for Brussels on a three-nation tour during the course of which he will attend the…
Foundation for widows’ home laid in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, March 29 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a new 1,000-bed widows’ home slated to come up on 3.52 acres at a cost of…
Lava launches KKT Ultra + Union with 22 Indian languages support
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) In a fillip to Prime Minister’s Digital India initiative, domestic smartphone maker Lava International Ltd on Tuesday launched KKT Ultra+ Union — the first feature phone that supports 22 official…
Tigress, two cubs found dead in MP national park
Bhopal, March 29 (IANS) A tigress and her two cubs have been found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday. After a post-mortem examination of…
EC strengthens force multipliers for Bengal’s first phase polls
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) To keep a close watch on the polling process in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Election Commission on Tuesday said it has put in place multiple…
Automobile manufacturers welcome Delhi budget
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday appreciated the Delhi budget 2016-17, saying that focus on public transport and electric vehicles will help sustainable mobility. “Finance Minister Manish…
Delhi assembly passes resolution against excise duty on jewellery
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against the central government’s proposition to impose one percent excise duty on the jewellers and urged the prime minister to roll it…
BJP goes all guns blazing on ‘sting’ against Bengal leader
Kolkata: BJP chief Amit Shah addresses a press conference in Kolkata, on March 29, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata/New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Upping the ante on what it claims was a botched sting operation…
Congress asks president to remove Hyderabad varsity VC
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A Congress delegation met President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday to seek removal of University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor P. Appa Rao from his post. “We met President Pranab Mukherjee and…
Infosys founder Murthy mourns techie’s death
Bengaluru, March 29 (IANS) Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy on Tuesday mourned the death of company employee Raghavendran Ganeshan in a terror attack in Brussels last week and condoled with his family. “Raghavendra – a…
When India failed to forestall a British documentary belittling Netaji
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Despite efforts by then prime minister Indira Gandhi, the Indian government couldn’t forestall the screening of a 1984 British documentary that projected Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as a “traitor”, reveals a…
No fund to pay salaries from April: civic bodies to HC
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday was informed by the civic bodies that the funds were not being released by the Delhi government and corporations have no fund to pay…
Nasscom lauds conditional foreign equity in e-tail segment
Bengaluru, March 29 (IANS) Indian IT industry’s representative body Nasscom on Tuesday welcomed the opening up the retail e-commerce segment to 100 percent foreign equity through the clause of automatic route. “The Department of Industrial…
Centre may topple HP, Delhi governments: Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) After imposing central rule in Uttarakhand, the central government will now try to topple the governments in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Tuesday. Slamming the…
EC seeks report from Bengal about ‘sting operation’ on BJP leader
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday sought a detailed report, within 24 hours, from the West Bengal home secretary on a specific complaint from BJP leader Rahul Sinha on police having been…
Crowd funded app for kids goes live
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Hyderabad based start-up Bulbulapps announced on Tuesday that its first crowd funded learning app “TUK-TUK goes to Hyderabad” has gone live. The app is now available for download in Apple, Google…
Excess gadget use leading to hunched backs: Doctors
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Excessive use of electronic gadgets has led to a rise in cases of hunched backs among youngsters, health experts have said. They said the problem initially begins as a mild…
Congress yet to finalise Kerala candidates
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday cleared at least 50 names for the 82 seats it is contesting in the Kerala assembly elections, but party sources said the final list may take…