newsWinning Cup will be New Zealand's finest moment in sport: Hadlee
Melbourne, March 27 (IANS) Former New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee on Friday said that the Black Caps winning on Sunday against Australia would be the country's finest moment in sport.Co-hosts
New tape shows Kejriwal slamming Bhushan, Yadav
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A new tape surfaced on Friday in which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal purportedly slams senior leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan and threatens to walk
Subsidised foodgrain beneficiaries to be doubled in Bengal
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal is in the process of increasing its count of people availing subsidised foodgrain from the present figure of three crore to six crore, Chief Minister Mamata
India's commitment to nuclear safety is strong: IAEA
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency's experts reviewing India's regulatory framework for nuclear power plants on Friday praised the "strong commitment to safety in
Indian food additives market to grow 12 percent CAGR
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The growing demand for ready-to-eat food products coupled with rising preference for natural or organic food ingredients will grow at a compounded rate of 12 percent and
Train on new Assam line carries Bengal potatoes
Guwahati/New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Assam's underdeveloped Barak Valley was brought on the broad gauge rail map on Friday, with the inaugural goods train carrying about 2,300 tonnes of potatoes
Prabhu opens Lumding-Silchar rail line in Assam
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday inaugurated the landmark Lumding-Silchar broad gauge rail line by flagging off a goods train from here over video-conference,
India should be energy independent to serve people's needs: Modi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Stressing upon energy security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will have to be independent in this area and seek new avenues to replenish existing
Court appoints Coal India as custodian of two mines
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday made Coal India Ltd (CIL) custodian of Gare Palma IV/2 and IV/3 coal mines in Chhattisgarh as an interim measures from April 1, while also
Mamata happy over Bharat Ratna to Vajpayee
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed happiness over the conferring of the nation's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, on former prime
Need to cut oil imports, says Jaitley
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Pointing out how decreasing oil prices helped control inflation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the government required to pay attention to oil exploration
South Eastern Railway to run 65 pairs of summer specials
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer, the South Eastern Railway has decided to run 65 pairs of specials in different directions between April 1
Nun gang rape: Accused sent to 14 days police custody
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) A court in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday sent a Bangladeshi national, arrested in connection with the gang rape of a nun inside a convent in Ranaghat, to 14 days
Scale of AAP victory too much for friend and foe
The stunning victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on February 10 in Delhi coincided with the global liberal order in disarray.Far left Syriza had come to power in Greece. Southern Europe was likewise
India-Qatar cementing social security ties: Naresh Trehan
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India-Qatar relations have gone beyond trade and energy and the two countries are looking forward to strengthening ties in multiple sectors including in social security,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A giant in Indian politics (Profile)
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IANS) In the six decades he was in electoral politics, the now ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee, presented the Bharat Ratna on Friday, catapulted from one who lost one election after
President confers Bharat Ratna on Vajpayee at his home
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Friday conferred with the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honour, by President Pranab Mukherjee at a brief
Vajpayee conferred Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Friday conferred the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honour, by President Pranab Mukherjee at a brief
Tamil Nadu urges Centre to advise Karnataka over dam
Chennai, March 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday passed a resolution urging the central government to constitute Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority (CWRA).The
Members of civil services Everest expedition call on Modi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A five-member climbing team embarking on the first All-India Services expedition to Mount Everest called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday, an official
