President greets CISF on eve of Raising Day
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday extended greetings and felicitations to CISF personnel and their families on the eve
Geelani meets Pakistan high commissioner
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Monday met Pakistan's high commissioner in New Delhi, Hurriyat source
Sundaram Finance awaits IRDAI's nod for stake hike in Royal Sundaram
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) City-based Sundaram Finance Ltd is awaiting approval from the insurance regulator for completing a 26 percent stake purchas
Bangladesh enter WC quarters, England ousted
Adelaide, March 9 (IANS) Bangladesh created history on Monday by ousting England from the cricket World Cup's league stage and securing a quarterfi
CISF to recruit nearly 10,800 personnel in 2015
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) plans to recruit 10,771 personnel by the end of 2015, Director General Arvin
Uphaar fire: HC reserves order on Ansal brothers plea
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on a plea of real estate tycoons Sushil and Gopal Ansal and two of their empl
Coal auction: Allotment order to new operators to include clearances
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) In what was the first working of the new transparent regime of coal allocations, the central government in a meeting on M
Sri Lankan PM's comments snub to Modi: Karunanidhi
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday termed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's justification of the shooting o
'Rs.19,338 lakh spent on monument-conservation'
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) An amount of Rs.19,338 lakh has been spent during 2014-15 on the conservation and maintenance of protected monuments agai
World's first solar-powered aircraft to land in Gujarat on Tuesday
Ahmedabad, March 9 (IANS) Solar Impulse, which claims to be the world's only solar-powered aircraft, will make a stop over in Ahmedabad on Tuesday
World-class tourism infrastructure in twelve cities soon
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The tourism ministry will develop world class infrastructure in twelve cities - that see high pilgrim traffic - in differ
Sydney murder: Sushma Swaraj speaks to victim's husband
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said she has spoken to the husband of Indian woman IT consultant Prabha
Restoration of Sher Shah Gate to be completed in 2016
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The restoration work on the Sher Shah Gate, opposite Purana Qila, is in progress and will be completed in the next financ
Tibetan leader to woo the young in US
Dharamsala, March 9 (IANS) The 17th Tibetan Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, will visit the US where he will interact with the young.Beginning March 17,
Non-banking firms to benefit from asset act
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) The central government's move to extend the applicability of the SARFAESI Act to non-banking finance companies (NBFC) would
Over 10 Percent Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Foreign tourist arrivals grew by 10.6 percent in 2014 as compared to last year, the tourism ministry said on Monday."The y
Normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir after Masrat Alam's release
Jammu/Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Though the ruckus that followed the controversial release of separatist leader Masrat Alam continued to ruffle feath
Rs.1.34 crore looted from bank van in Punjab
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Unidentified men on Monday looted over Rs.1.34 crore from the cash van of a private bank in a village near Mohali town
Lok Sabha begins discussion on land bill
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Monday took up for discussion the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehab
Ishant helped me a lot, says Mohit Sharma
Hamilton, March 9 (IANS) Pacer Mohit Sharma, who has been a revelation in the ongoing cricket World Cup, credited injured Ishant Sharma for his own
