newsCorporate espionage: Police custody extended for two men
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A court here on Thursday extended till March 21 the police custody of two people allegedly involved in the leakage and sale of confidential government documents.Central
B-Town rejoices at India's entry into World Cup semis
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) As the Indian cricket team secured its place in the World Cup semi-finals, members of the film fraternity like Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Sushant Singh Rajput lauded
Swine flu-hit CPI-M leader stable
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The condition of CPI-M leader Gautam Deb, who is down with swine flu, was stable, his doctor said on Thursday.Deb, a former minister, was admitted to the critical care unit
Dhoni first Indian skipper to register 100 ODI wins
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday entered his name in the record books as he became the first Indian cricket captain and the third in the history of the game to win 100
Derek O'Brien now Trinamool's chief national spokesperson
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has appointed Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien as its chief national spokesperson, the party announced on Thursday.The Trinamool also brought in
India's air-to-air missile Astra test-fired
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) India's Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test fired on Thursday in Odisha, the defence ministry said.The Indian Air Force (IAF)
Stop diversionary tactics on land bill: Congress to Government
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress asked the government on Thursday to stop "diversionary tactics" on the land bill, calling it a "sinister attempt" to kill the spirit of the land acquisition
Himachal to light up villages with solar energy
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will try to light up three non-electrified villages located in the deep forests of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, India's richest
HC allows arrested BJD MP to attend parliament
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) The Odisha High Court on Thursday allowed suspended Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Ramchandra Hansdah, who is currently in jail for his alleged involvement in chit-fund scam,
Unfazed 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
