New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday said the 100 percent FDI in domestic food processing announced in the Budget 2016-17 will lead to creation of infrastructure funded by…
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced that a medical college will be set up in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district at an investment of Rs.500 crore. Addressing a gathering in…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Over 100 companies of central forces are being moved for extensive confidence building measures (CBM) in West Bengal districts ahead of assembly polls in the state, an Election Commission official said…
Chandigarh, March 1 (IANS) The Haryana government on Tuesday ordered the transfer of 10 senior police officers, including an IG and three district police chiefs, just days after the violent Jat agitation for reservation which…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Over 100 companies of central forces are being moved for extensive confidence building measures (CBM) in West Bengal districts ahead of assembly polls in the state, an Election Commission official said…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for possessing 150 kg marijuana valued at Rs.15 lakh in the international market, police said on Tuesday. Vijay Kumar Jha, 23, Guddu Kumar Jha, 24,…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) One can now enjoy an aerial view of this historic city of pearls with a private aviation firm on Tuesday launching heli tourism. A 10-minute ride on four-seater Bell 206 covers…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Union minister Ram Shankar Katheria on Tuesday said that he did not target any community in his speech in Agra in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. “I did not take the…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) The future of 92-year-old Left Front stalwart V.S.Achuthanandan is expected to be known on Wednesday as the CPI-M state committee will decide what his role would be in the upcoming assembly…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday accused the opposition of targeting union minister Ram Shankar Katheria of deflecting public attention from a VHP leader’s murder in Uttar Pradesh as the minister denied…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Non-state actors from Pakistan were involved in the Pathankot terror attack but they could not function smoothly without state support, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday….
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday amended the treatment of certain balance sheet items in determining banks’ regulatory capital, towards further aligning these to the international Basel III capital standards….
Chennai/New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 1 (IANS) Indian automobile makers were cheerful on Tuesday as they reported higher sales numbers last month, a day after union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley deflated their enthusiasm proposing hike in tax…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Manufacturing conditions in India improved for the second consecutive month in February with the rise of new orders, exports, output and purchasing activity, key macro-economic data showed on Tuesday. In…
By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The government will add 4.14 lakh hectares to the cultivable area by bringing it under irrigation within one year, union Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said on…
Patna, March 1 (IANS) In an effort to address Nepals post-earthquake housing crisis, a new initiative is underway to harness the Himalayan countrys abundant bamboo resource to rebuild its devastated communities and promote sustainable livelihoods….
Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) A bank guard who single-handedly saved Rs.137 crore in a bank from being looted during Haryana’s Jat protests deserves the highest gallantry award for civilians, a minister said on Tuesday. Former…
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Barely five hours after the Maharashtra government sealed the Sahara India Pariwar’s flagship Aamby Valley Resort for non-payment of tax, the company paid up the outstanding non-agriculture tax dues and the…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) In the wake of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposing raising the clean energy cess, the Indian Met Coke Manufacturers Association (IMCOM) on Tuesday appealed for the abolition of the cess on…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Tata Communications said on Tuesday that its plans to sell majority stake in its Neotel to Vodacom, the South African subsidiary of Vodafone, has lapsed due to regulatory complexities in concluding…