UP Forest Corporation certified by international agency
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) International agency FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) has granted certification to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation (U
Corporate espionage case: CBI probing role of PwC official
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The CBI Saturday said its investigations into leakage of some documents from the finance ministry has revealed the alleg
616 students conferred diplomas at IIM-Lucknow convocation
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) The 29th annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) was held on Saturday, with 616 students
AIR Facebook page crosses two mn likes
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Facebook page of All India Radio News has crossed two million likes, making it the most favoured news organisation a
Focus on multiplying efforts for reducing disaster risk: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India is focusing on multiplying its efforts towards reducing the risk of disasters, Home minister Rajnath Singh said on
Rajya Sabha to work overtime to finish pending business
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha will sit beyond its scheduled time next week to complete pending business, including passing the general
Conclave to seek solutions for transforming public libraries
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A conference-cum-workshop in the national capital beginning on March 17 will discuss how public libraries can be regaine
India-US relationship remade and reinvigorated: Ambassador
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India and the US are witnessing a relationship that is being "remade" and "reinvigorated", US Ambassador Richard R. Verm
Academic institutions should be benchmarked, accredited: Mukherjee
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the academic institutions in the country should be benchmarked and accredit
90 kg of Darjeeling tea to fetch over Rs.40 lakh in Britain
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The prized first flush from Namring's upper tea estate in Darjeeling has made its way to Britain's East India Company (EIC
Odisha seeks AICTE nod for new technical courses
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) The Odisha government has urged the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to accord approval to the proposa
Pietersen could ditch IPL for English county deal
Hobart, March 14 (IANS) Exiled batsman Kevin Pietersen says he's considering a return to English county cricket this year in a bid to regain his pl
Concentrating more on process than results: Dhoni
Auckland, March 14 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team is in rollicking form because they are concentrating on processes rather
Nitish Kumar begins 24-hour fast against land acquisition bill
Patna, March 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar began a 24-hour fast here on Saturday morning in protest against the land acquisition amen
Civil servants must have right values: President
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has said the country's civil servants must have the right values, including a spirit of publi
Dhoni, Raina guide India to 6-0
Auckland, March 14 (IANS) A 196-run record fifth-wicket stand between captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina guided India to a six-wicket vi
Raina, Dhoni help India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets
Auckland, March 14 (IANS) India completed their cricket World Cup Pool B campaign with six consecutive victories as they defeated Zimbabwe by six w
MGNREGA employees' stir in Tripura hits job scheme
Agartala, March 14 (IANS) Over 2,700 employees engaged in MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme continued their s
India needs to build own leather brands: Industry official
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Notwithstanding Indian finished leather exports surging by over ten percent during April-November 2014, an industry offici
Congress miffed over cops seeking Rahul's description
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Congress was on Saturday miffed over the visit of Delhi police officials to the party office here seeking details of