newsUnfazed Rohit delivers again in India's time of need
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) With his well-paced hundred against Bangladesh in the cricket World Cup on Thursday, opener Rohit Sharma not only piloted India to an impressive total but also gave a
Uma Nath Singh sworn in as Meghalaya HC chief justice
Shillong, March 19 (IANS) Justice Uma Nath Singh was on Thursday sworn in as chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court.Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered the oath of office to Justice Singh
Mumbai airport numero uno in freight traffic
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Ltd. (CSIA) has emerged at the top by handling one-third of India's international air cargo movement, according to a
President, PM congratulate Indian cricket team
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the Indian cricket team for its 109-run victory over Bangladesh in the second World
No quick fix to plight of potato farmers in Bengal: Minister
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) There will be no immediate alleviation of the plight of potato farmers in West Bengal even as the state government is taking measures to combat the crisis, Agricultural
Himachal CM leaves chopper for snow-bound people
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) For mitigating the hardships faced by the snow-bound people in Himachal Pradesh, the 80-year-old chief minister has grounded his plans for flying to the national
Chennai Police chief gets NHRC notice
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to Chennai Police after a news channel was attacked recently for telecasting a controversial debate show.Taking suo motu cognizance of
Madhya Pradesh minister, wife robbed in train near Agra
Bhopal, March 19 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya and his wife were on Thursday robbed in a train near Agra, Uttar Pradesh. They were travelling in an air conditioned
Modi was prompt in condemning terror incident: Tunisian envoy
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The terror attack in Tunisia that left 19 people dead is a move to “derail” the democratic process in the north African country, said its envoy here Thursday
India working on making earthquake predictions possible
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India is making efforts to monitor and study earthquake pre-cursory phenomena in critical seismotectonic regions, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.Minister of
World Cup: India vs Bangladesh scoreboard
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the cricket World Cup quarter-final between India and Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday:IndiaRohit
Enjoy a healthy relationship with Narendra Modi: Brother Prahlad
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Though he has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi only thrice in the last 13 years, Prahlad Modi enjoys a healthy relationship with his elder brother. He is hoping the
Himachal CM orders probe into bridge collapse
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry into the collapse of a crucial bridge in the Lahaul Valley, located on the
Oracle to organise hackathon in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Oracle will host a hackathon on Saturday at its campus at Technopark here in collaboration with Venturesity to scout for good tech talent.The hackathon would be
India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs, reach World Cup semis
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs to enter the cricket World Cup semi-finals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Thursday.Powered by Rohit Sharma's 137, India
Rathore inaugurates national photography workshop
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Thursday inaugurated the first national workshop on photography and videography,
IAS officer's death: Karnataka assembly adjourned till Monday
Bengaluru, March 19 (IANS) The Karnataka legislative assembly was on Thursday adjourned till Monday amid uproar by the opposition lawmakers over the state government not allowing a CBI probe into
Black money bill likely to be tabled on Friday
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha is likely to take up on Friday the cabinet-approved anti-black-money bill that proposes a short window to overseas income tax assessees to declare assets,
CBI registers 39th FIR in coal allocation case
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday registered a fresh case in its ongoing probe into the coal block allocation scam, taking the total number to 39, an official said.Three companies and
Australia wary of rising Pakistan (Preview)
Adelaide, March 19 (IANS) Hosts Australia will have to counter a rising and unpredictable Pakistan in the third cricket World Cup quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval here on Friday.While four-time
