Cold wave conditions partially abate in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) There was a let up in the cold wave conditions and fog in some parts of Punjab and Haryana on New Year's day, weather offic
Essar Oil commissions second unit in Gujarat
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Oil exploration and production major Essar Oil and Gas (EOG) Thursday said it has commissioned a second hydrogen manufacturing
Heroin seizures on Pakistan frontier touches new high
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) Braving sub-zero temperatures and dense fog these days to highs of up to 45 degrees Celsius in summer, India's Border Secu
Canara Bank appoints V.S. Krishnakumar as interim MD, CEO
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) State-owned Canara Bank Thursday said it has appointed its executive director V.S. Krishnakumar as the interim managing direct
Leopard strays into Kolhapur bungalow
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Jan 1 (IANS) Residents of the Ruikar Colony here were greeted by an unusual New Year guest early Thursday - a leopard!Unknown
Mamata debuts on Twitter
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee debuted on popular microblogging site Twitter Thursday and greeted the people on Ne
New Year revelry kills two in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) New Year revelry claimed two lives and injured a few others in road accidents in and around the city.As many as 15 accidents
Bharti Airtel starts selling Redmi Note 4G in six cities
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Following its announcement of partnership with Redmi Note 4G, Bharti Airtel Thursday opened bookings for it across six citi
Air Marshal S.B. Deo new chief of Eastern Air Command
Shillong , Jan 1 (IANS) Air Marshal S.B. Deo Thursday took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command at a ceremony here.
Reliance Mutual to launch equity oriented pension scheme
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group's fund house Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) will come out with an equity oriented pe
General Motors India sales down in Dec
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) General Motors India Thursday said it closed last month selling 2,086 units lesser then what it sold in Dec 2013.In a statemen
Rajnath Singh launches mobile app for women safety (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched a mobile-phone based application Thursday for the safety of women in the capital.The ap
Prayers at Golden Temple on New Year
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) Thousands of people converged at the Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, in Amritsar to offer prayers T
Thousands throng Puri on New Year's Day
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) Thousands of devotees Thursday thronged the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha to seek blessings from the lord on New Year's
Prayers, fasting follow New Year's revelry in Karnataka (Lead)
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) After thousands of revellers boisterously ushered in the New Year in the early hours of Thursday, lakhs of people across Kar
How many cups of tea have you drunk? Queries that Delhi Police receive
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) How many bullock cart tracks are in Delhi? How many trees in the capital are green and how many are dead? How many cups of
Planning Commission renamed NITI Aayog
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government began the New Year with a change in the name of the Planning Commission, which will now be the
Lakhs throng temples in Andhra, Telangana
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees Thursday thronged Tirupati and other Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Vaikuntha Ekadasi,
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations, prisoners
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under an agreement that bars t
Deo new Eastern Air Command chief
Shillong, Jan 1 (IANS) Air Marshal S.B. Deo Thursday took over as the chief of the Indian Air Force's Eastern Air Command, which is responsible for
