Shimla, Sep 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh on Thursday signed a preliminary pact with Singapore for developing a smart integrated township on the outskirts of Shimla town to decongest it, Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma said….
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (IANS) Kerala’s signature IT project – Kochi Smart City – will be fully operational in 2020, said a top official on Thursday. Jaber Bin Hafeez, representing Dubai Smart City, partners of the…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The supreme Court has agreed to hear a PIL seeking to prohibit the Central and the Jammu and Kashmir government from funding separatist groups and their leaders who were spearheading…
Hyderabad, Sep 8 (IANS) In its bid to inspire grassroots innovation and harness local talent in the country, Intel India along with the Department of Science & Technology (DST) on Thursday launched “Innovate for Digital…
Majuli, Sep 8 (IANS) The world’s largest river Island Majuli became India’s first and only island district after the Assam government on Thursday gave approval for its upgradation. The 352 square km island was till…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook on Thursday launched three new solutions to help small businesses become large and local businesses become global. Businesses can now use ‘Lookalike Audiences’ tool to reach…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Opposition parties — the Congress, the AAP and CPI-M — on Thursday slammed the surge pricing in railway fares on premium trains and demanded its rollback. The Congress termed the…
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) With an aim to reduce injuries and fatalities in mines, the central government is working out a plan to amend regulations of coal, metalliferous and oil mines, and the Mines Act,…
Bengaluru, Sep 8 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra and taxi aggregator Ola have entered into a strategic alliance, targeting vehicle sales and financing of over Rs 2,600 crore in two years. “Through this strategic…
Ghaziabad/Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Cash amounting to Rs 3 crore was seized from a car in Ghaziabad on Thursday but it was released after the BJP claimed the money and said it was being taken…
Gurgaon, Sep 8 (IANS) A case of cheating and fraud has been registered against real estate developer Vatika Group’s managing director and three others, Gurgaon police said on Thursday. Those booked on the basis of…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Sep 8 (IANS) India successfully launched its INSAT-3DR advanced weather satellite in copy-book style on Thursday evening using its heavy geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-F05) rocket. Around 17 minutes…
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) Ramping up eco-friendly erosion control interventions, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, have come up with a unique processing technique to fabricate degradation resistant and durable jute geotextiles. Geotextiles…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) In a first, a Special Court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to Delhi resident Ankur Narayanlal Panwar for a fatal acid attack his neighbour Preeti Rathi as she stepped off…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue with its investigation into the gangrape of a minor girl and her mother on the national…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Sep 8 (IANS) An Indian rocket with an over two tonne INSAT-3DR advanced weather satellite blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport here on Thursday afternoon. At precisely 4.50 p.m….
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Online cab service provider Uber on Thursday announced new features in its driver’s app which are aimed at predicting, preventing and reducing the number of crashes on the road. The…
Agartala, Sep 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday felicitated ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar and her coach and demanded that she be appointed sports ambassador of India. The party said it would raise the…
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Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Cash amounting to Rs 3 crore was recovered from the car of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Ghaziabad on Thursday, police said. The car was coming from Delhi and…