India favourites in quarterfinal against Bangladesh (Preview) 
Melbourne, March 18  (IANS) India go into their cricket  World Cup quarterfinal against Bangladesh as the clear favourites but  they would surely not 
Modi presents awards to Gujarati journalists 
New Delhi, March 18  (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra  Modi presented Batukbhai Dikshit Award to 13 Gujarati journalists on  Wednesday, an official stat
Telangana assembly passes resolution for separate high court 
Hyderabad, March 18  (IANS) The Telangana assembly on  Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government  to set up a separate h
Haryana examining land lease to Rajiv Gandhi trust 
Chandigarh, March 18  (IANS) The Haryana government is  examining if any illegality was done in allowing the lease of five acres  of prime land to the
Steve Waugh boosts Australia ahead of Pakistan clash 
Adelaide, March 18,  (IANS) Australia's World  Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh joined his countrymen here on Wednesday  to help reassure the players t
Kozhikode Cyberpark aims to be post-production hub for Hollywood 
Kozhikode, March 18  (IANS) The Kerala government's  Cyberpark based here is all set to become a major IT post-production hub  for Hollywood movies, w
No new taxes in Punjab budget 
Chandigarh, March 18  (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister  Parminder Singh Dhindsa on Wednesday said no new taxes are being imposed  in the state's budget 
Modi took up fishermen issue with Sri Lanka: Sushma Swaraj 
New Delhi, March 18  (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra  Modi took up the problems of Indian fishermen with Sri Lanka during his  visit to the island-coun
Bengal gang rape: Bishops seek early action from Mamata 
Kolkata, March 18  (IANS) The Catholic Bishops'  Conference of India on Wednesday requested Chief Minister Mamata  Banerjee to hasten arrests of those
Ban on BBC documentary to continue till April 15 
New Delhi, March 18  (IANS) The ban on the telecast of  controversial BBC documentary "India's Daughter" on the December 16,  2012, gang rape will con
James Bond ditches formals for latest film poster 
Los Angeles, March 18  (IANS) Sony and EON productions  revealed a new teaser poster for the upcoming 24th sequel in the Bond  films franchise, "Spect
Wipro invests $5 Million in Cloud solutions firm 
Bengaluru, March 18  (IANS) IT bellwether Wipro has  invested $5 million (Rs.31 crore) to pick a minority stake in  Drivestream Inc., a US-based leadi
IIT team develops affordable dialysis technology 
Kolkata, March 18  (IANS) Researchers at the Indian  Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have engineered an indigenous,  cost-effective kidney dialysis 
Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ahmedabad for Varanasi 
Ahmedabad, March 18  (IANS) The Solar Impulse (Si2)  aircraft, powered solely by the sun's energy, took off from Ahmedabad's  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sharad Yadav regrets remarks on HRD minister 
New Delhi, March 18  (IANS) After much controversy,  Rajya Sabha member Sharad Yadav on Wednesday expressed regret over his  retort to Human Resource 
South Africa bowl Sri Lanka out for 133 
Sydney, March 18  (IANS) Spinners Imran Tahir (4-26)  and Jean-Paul Duminy (3-29) starred for South Africa as they bowled out  Sri Lanka for 133 runs 
President wishes Singapore ex-PM Lee speedy recovery 
New Delhi, March 18  (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee  on Wednesday extended his best wishes to former prime minister of  Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, for
Centre pushes states to be Business friendly 
Chennai, March 18  (IANS) The central government will  name and shame state governments that do not ease up the process of  doing business, a top offi
Congress protests over Rajya Sabha select panel reports 
New Delhi, March 18  (IANS) The report of the Select  Committee on the coal and mines and mineral bills was tabled in the  Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, a
Jammu and Kashmir assembly condemns Swamy's remarks on mosques 
Jammu, March 18  (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir  legislative assembly on Wednesday unanimously condemned BJP leader  Subramanian Swamy's remarks when he