Nippon Life acquires nine percent stake in RCAM
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Japanese life insurance major Nippon Life Insurance has acquired an additional nine percent stake in Reliance Capital Asset
Scotland fined for slow over-rate
Perth, Feb 27 (IANS) Scotland Friday were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their cricket World Cup Pool A match against Afghanistan at
Hyper-growth in tech startups in India: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services (ITeS) sector, including Business Process Management (BPM), contin
Robbers kill three, escape with cash
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) Three people were shot dead when two men on a motorbike opened fire and escaped with a cash trunk being transferred to an AT
Odisha CM wants more coal mines for non-regulated sectors
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cut the number of coal blocks reserv
Shami to miss UAE encounter
Perth, Feb 27 (IANS) India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami was Friday ruled out of the cricket World Cup Pool B encounter against the United Arab E
E-visa gives fillip to Tourism Sector: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Easing of the Indian tourism visa regime through the expansion of Visa on Arrival enabled by Electronic Travel Authorizati
India-Bangladesh rail project to suffer due to lack of funds
Agartala, Feb 27 (IANS) Criticising the railway budget, Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey said Friday that the India-Bangladesh railway project
Issues important, Not names: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said that names for social sector schemes like Clean India campaign are not important,
Deworming drives started in 11 states: Government
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Health Minister J.P. Nadda Friday said the government has started deworming drives in 11 states and union territories to p
New AUM Pension System at Rs.72,000 Crore: Economic Survey
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) The assets under management (AUM) of the new pension system (NPS) grew 49.6 percent between Apr 1-Dec 31, 2014, the Economic
India has turned carbon subsidy regime into carbon taxation
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India has managed to turn a carbon subsidy regime into a carbon taxation one by cutting subsidies and increasing taxes on
14 swine flu cases detected in Bihar
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 14 cases of swine flu have been detected in Bihar till now, an official said Friday."With six more cases testing posit
Unclaimed bag in Varanasi village triggers panic
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) A large unclaimed bag containing items resembling army shells was recovered from a village field in Varanasi district in Utt
India, Pakistan to celebrate richness of Urdu in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani writers Intizar Hussain, Javed Akhtar, Ashok Vajpayee, and Nida Fazli, among others will participate
India look to extend winning run in World Cup (Preview)
Perth, Feb 27 (IANS) The below-par performance in the tri-series involving Australia and England had snatched the favourites tag away from India go
De Villiers powers Proteas to 408/5 against Windies
Sydney, Feb 27 (IANS) An unbelievable, unbeaten 162 from just 66 deliveries by captain AB de Villiers powered South Africa to 408/5 against the Wes
Essar was wooing Gadkari, says Congress; BJP dismissive
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Congress said Friday that corporate house Essar was wooing BJP leader and now cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari when it o
Subsidies aren't best weapon to tackle poverty: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Price subsidies did not have a transformative effect on the living standards of the poor, though they helped poor househol
Resident doctors protest over security issues
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Resident doctors working in government hospitals Friday staged a protest following the delay in improving security conditi
