All eyes on SCG curator ahead of India-Australia clash
Sydney, March 23 (IANS) Tom Parker, the unassuming Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) curator, has become the most wanted man here in the lead-up to Thursd
Sugar mills can be future power houses: Industry official
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The country's 550 odd sugar mills can produce at least 2,500 MW of electricity if they install high-power boilers which wi
Committee for appointing CIC has no minutes of meeting
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Even as the post of chief information commissioner lies vacant for seven months now, information provided by government
On martyrs' day, Prabhu promises train links to Bhagat Singh's village
Khatkar Kalan (Punjab), March 23 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday announced new rail links to Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village o
Navy's fourth indigenous LCU launched in Kolkata
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The fourth indigenous Landing Craft Utility (LCU) designed and being built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
India should accept five conditions on Kashmir: Geelani
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Geelani on Monday said India should accept five conditions set by his group
Police get forensic report on Pushkar's cell phones
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Monday said police have received the report of forensic experts on data analysis
12 years on, Nadimarg massacre still rankles
Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Nadimarg in Shopian district, like other small hamlets elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, was once known for bonhomie among
Modi prays at Golden Temple, visits Jallianwala Bagh
Amritsar, March 23 (IANS) Walking in the midst of hundreds of devotees, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at the holiest of Si
GRSE negotiating for building warships for Philippines
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) After making India's first warship for export, the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) is negotiating for d
Contradiction within BJD over PM's video conference
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Leaders of the ruling BJD in Odisha on Monday offered contradictory views over a monthly video conference by Prime Min
Sayeed concerned over drug abuse in Kashmir
Jammu, March 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Monday said he was concerned over drug abuse in the state, and tha
Bengal governor questions students' silence over alleged molestation
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) In the wake of the alleged molestation of a Jadavpur University student, West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Monday ques
Mumbai 'Innovation festival' to blend art, science, tech
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Participants from the fields of art, craft, science and technology in India will showcase new and emerging concepts at the
Final report against VMPL in coal scam soon
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The CBI on Monday told a special court hearing a coal block allocation case involving Kolkata-based Vikash Metal and Pow
Maharashtra bans but Goa 'beefs up'
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) Carmen Athaide, 49, slices a few slivers of beef into a broth that's just beginning to simmer on her old kitchen stove. As
Pace will be ace for Proteas against NZ: Ponting
Auckland, March 23 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Monday said South Africa should consider unleashing an all-out pace assault aga
Modi offers prayers at Golden Temple
Amritsar, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known a
Women not safe in Assam, statistics reveal
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Women are seemingly not safe in Assam. From 2005 to 2014, nearly 16,000 women have been raped, around 1,400 killed for do
BSF recovers 18 kg heroin from Punjab border
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on Monday recovered 18 kg of heroin, valued at Rs.90 crore in the international ma
