New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Taipei-based technology major BenQ on Wednesday launched a new BlueCore technology based laser light source projector designed for entertainment applications, corporate meeting rooms, educational facilities. The Rs 1.8 million BlueCore…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) China’s latest statement about a two-step approach in connection with India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is nothing new, according to a source here. “China’s two-step approach to…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said parking of government funds restricts growth and technological advancement in the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) helps to make the process more transparent….
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a PIL seeking direction to stop alleged funding of separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre and the state government,…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia on winning a gold medal at the Paralympics. Modi in a statement said: “Congratulations…
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) Facing opposition flak, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is likely to challenge the bail granted to former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in the Supreme Court soon, officials said on Wednesday. “The…
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) Curfew has been lifted in Bengaluru as normalcy returned on Wednesday, two days after violence shook the country’s tech hub in protest against the release of Cauvery river water by Karnataka…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A case of rape has been registered against a JNU PhD scholar for allegedly raping a 26-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage, police said on Wednesday. A senior police…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 14 (IANS) Thiru Onam, the most important day in the Onam calendar, was celebrated in Kerala on Wednesday, with innumerable households cooking a 26-dish vegetarian feast called ‘sadya’. Many visited temples — richly…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said that there was no need to panic over the surging cases of chikungunya and dengue, and sought the people’s support in stopping…
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday sought to dispel speculations of a rift within the ruling Samajwadi Party, saying there could be problems in the government but not the…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Afghan President Ashraf Ghani here on Wednesday after the latter’s arrival here earlier in the day on his second official visit to India. “Deepening dosti…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi government and the police on a PIL that has sought quashing of provisions of the Delhi Cattle Preservation…
By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) It is the perfect feel-good story. Some young men in a remote Orissa hamlet, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat mission, launch a campaign that results…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A five-year-old girl was killed when a bus hit her, her brother and their grandfather when they were crossing a road here on Wednesday, police said. Rishika Paswan and Sailesh,…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo in admission to undergraduate medical courses in private medical institutes in Madhya Pradesh on a contempt plea by the state government. The…
Panaji, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Wednesday demanded an opinion poll on whether the coastal state should continue to have casinos. “The time has come for an opinion poll on the issue…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Punjab may not be a hill state but a new eco-resort is offering that hill-top feeling amidst abundant nature right on the state’s border with neighbouring Himachal Pradesh….
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Global online payment service provider PayU has acquired Indian payments technology player, Citrus Pay, for $130 million in an all-cash deal, a joint-statement said here on Wednesday. The agreement is…
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) The rift within the ruling SP in Uttar Pradesh continued on Wednesday as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met close aides and confidants, even as uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav flew off to…