Kochi, March 1 (IANS) The Coconut Development Board (CDB) has developed a new product — tender coconut beverage or Coconut lassi, in association with Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore. The Kochi-headquartered CDB on…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent, to 14 days judicial custody, JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans, sources said. Both the…
Ghaziabad, March 1 (IANS) A CBI court here on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of Noida’s former chief engineer Yadav Singh till March 15 in a corruption case. On February 17, Special Judge G. Sridevi…
Patna, March 1 (IANS) Another property of Rashtriya Janata Dal legislator Raj Ballabh Prasad Yadav, who has been accused of rape, was attached here on Tuesday, police said. Two days after the legislator’s house at…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the country must continue to harness its e-governance capability for improving the lives of the poor and to make society more equitable and financially…
Ranchi, March 1 (IANS) The Jharkhand assembly was disrupted for the third consecutive day on Tuesday over the opposition’s noisy protests against the alleged irregularities in the state civil services examinations. The opposition parties allege…
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) A woman on Tuesday filed a harassment complaint against an Odisha MLA who she claimed was her father-in-law but the Independent legislator dismissed the accusation as “baseless”. In her complaint at…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A day after presenting the union budget for 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said efforts are necessary to sustain growth in a challenging global economic environment. “The prevailing…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A campaign against holding the next Defence Expo in Goa found an echo in parliament on Tuesday with Congress M.P. Shantaram Naik raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The…
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Sahara Group’s flagship project, Aamby Valley Resort, has been sealed by the Maharashtra government for non-payment of non-agriculture taxes of around Rs.4.50 crore, an official said on Tuesday. A team of…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday cleared a proposal to acquire two more Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) at the cost of Rs.7,500 crore under a tripartite…
Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The government has received proposals worth Rs.120,294 crore for electronics manufacturing in India till date, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an explanation from the army regarding its recruitment rally in Bihar where candidates were made to appear in the written test in their briefs,…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Police shot dead six Maoists on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday, police said. A gun battle erupted in the Chintavadu forests in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh near Khammam district in Telangana….
Agra, March 1 (IANS) A Catholic priest on Monday opened a yoga and nature cure centre in the city’s Dayalbagh area to “benefit the suffering humanity”. Father John Ferriera – who said he had treated…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force’s Induction Publicity Exhibition Vehicle (IPEV), a mobile platform promoting its various activities across the country, will visit various colleges in Kolkata and adjoining cities from March 3….
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A notice to bring a privilege motion against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani was submitted to Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari on Tuesday, a day after a similar notice…
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai will arrive here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, an official said. He will visit the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur where…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) After arresting five suspects, police in Kerala say that more arrests are likely on charges of abusing and threatening a leading woman anchor of a popular TV channel. The telephone of…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Indian smartphone maker Micromax on Tuesday launched its first 4G tablet – Canvas Tab P702, with seven-inch HD IPS display and 3000mAh battery. The tablet will be exclusively available on…