news262 million viewers tuned in to India-Windies encounter
Mumbai March 12 (IANS) A staggering 262 million viewers tuned in to watch the India versus West Indies cricket World Cup Pool B game as the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side registered their fourth
Kejriwal does yoga during naturopathy treatment
Bengaluru, March 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, undergoing naturopathy treatment at a private institute here, is also practising yogic kriya and pranayama as part of his daily
Dhamra Port pays Rs.74.48 cr to Odisha government
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) Dhamra port, a subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., paid Rs.73.48 crore as revenue share of the port to the Odisha government on Thursday.Dhamra
Ignoring climate change could increase nutrition disorders
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Ignoring climate change could exacerbate nutrition deficiency disorders in South Asia, particularly in women and children, experts said on Thursday.Climate change effects
Opposition objects to 'identical' insurance bill in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Contending that an identical bill is pending with the house, the opposition in the Rajya Sabha questioned the tabling of a bill on Thursday to allow 49 percent FDI in
Odisha seeks corporate funding for affordable food scheme
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) The Odisha government has sought the assistance of corporate houses to roll out its affordable food scheme 'Aahar' for poor people from April 1, officials said on
India Inc. seeks speedy disposal of coal block cases
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) India Inc. on Thursday sought a speedy disposal of the coal block allocations cases against some industrialists like Kumar Mangalam Birla to avoid embarrassment for Indian
Mahatma Gandhi's clean India dream is also ours: Mukherjee
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Calling Mahatma Gandhi's dream of clean India "our dream", President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that his vision will guide people to have a clean, green and
Telangana CM launches flagship programme for restoring tanks
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday launched Mission Kakatiya, one of the flagship programmes of the government aimed at restoration of irrigation
ISRO to build third launch pad at Sriharikota
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Indian space agency has proposed to set up its third rocket launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh, parliament was informed on
India Inc. warns of Hindalco coal case impact on investors
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Reacting to the special CBI court summons to industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla as an accused in the coal scam case, Indian Inc. on Thursday cautioned about its
MIT swine flu report to be studied: Indian experts
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report claiming that the swine flu virus in India may have mutated and become severely infectious needs to be studied
Crude bomb attack on TV channel in Chennai
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Two tiffin-box crude bombs were hurled at the office of Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai on Thursday morning. The bombs exploded with a loud noise, but no one was
Mulayam Singh discharged from Gurgaon hospital
Gurgaon, March 12 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was discharged from Medanta - The Medicity hospital here on Thursday after six days of treatment, doctors said.The former union
Optical fibres show promise for Brain-like Computer
London, March 12 (IANS) Using optical fibres made of speciality glass, the researchers from the University of Southampton in Britain have shown that computers that function like the human brain
Su-Kam to install solar inverters for Delhi Jal Board
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Announcing an achievement in renewable energy, power back-up solutions provider Su-Kam on Thursday said it has bagged order for installing a 50 KW grid-tie system for
England players let coach Moores down: Afghanistan coach
Sydney, March 12 (IANS) As they head to a dead rubber on Friday, Afghanistan coach Andy Moles on Thursday expressed his sympathy for Peter Moores, saying the England coach was let down by his
Himachal CM dances in assembly
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Amid pandemonium in the assembly created by the main opposition BJP, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday found a unique way of jeering at the
Australian batsman try helmets with neck safety feature
Hobart, March 12 (IANS) Australian cricketers on Thursday tried out a new helmet attachment that is designed to protect back of the neck and head.At training, the likes of Steven Smith, Glenn
A bakery worker's daughter gets her wings
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) Unlike girls of her age who dream of becoming doctors or engineers, she wanted to be something different. Many laughed at her dream, but today she is one among the few
