LeEco brings back ‘superphones’ on open sale
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker LeEco has brought back its two devices — Le 1s and Le Max — on a two-day open sale on e-tail major Flipkart — this time with…
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And now savour coconut lassi in summer
Kochi, March 1 (IANS) The Coconut Development Board (CDB) has developed a new product — tender coconut beverage or Coconut lassi, in association with Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore. The Kochi-headquartered CDB on…
JNU students Umar, Anirban sent to 14 days judicial custody
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent, to 14 days judicial custody, JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans, sources said. Both the…
Noida ex-official’s custody extended by Ghaziabad court
Ghaziabad, March 1 (IANS) A CBI court here on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of Noida’s former chief engineer Yadav Singh till March 15 in a corruption case. On February 17, Special Judge G. Sridevi…
Rape accused RJD legislator’s Patna flat attached
Patna, March 1 (IANS) Another property of Rashtriya Janata Dal legislator Raj Ballabh Prasad Yadav, who has been accused of rape, was attached here on Tuesday, police said. Two days after the legislator’s house at…
Need to keep harnessing e-governance capability: President
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the country must continue to harness its e-governance capability for improving the lives of the poor and to make society more equitable and financially…
Jharkhand assembly disrupted again over JPSC results
Ranchi, March 1 (IANS) The Jharkhand assembly was disrupted for the third consecutive day on Tuesday over the opposition’s noisy protests against the alleged irregularities in the state civil services examinations. The opposition parties allege…
Woman files harassment case against Odisha MLA
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) A woman on Tuesday filed a harassment complaint against an Odisha MLA who she claimed was her father-in-law but the Independent legislator dismissed the accusation as “baseless”. In her complaint at…
India needs to sustain growth amid global slowdown: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A day after presenting the union budget for 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said efforts are necessary to sustain growth in a challenging global economic environment. “The prevailing…
Goans opposed to hosting DefExpo, says Congress MP
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A campaign against holding the next Defence Expo in Goa found an echo in parliament on Tuesday with Congress M.P. Shantaram Naik raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The…
Sahara’s Aamby Valley sealed for tax default
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Sahara Group’s flagship project, Aamby Valley Resort, has been sealed by the Maharashtra government for non-payment of non-agriculture taxes of around Rs.4.50 crore, an official said on Tuesday. A team of…
CCS clears acquisition of two more AWACS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday cleared a proposal to acquire two more Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) at the cost of Rs.7,500 crore under a tripartite…
Rs.1.2 lakh crore electronics manufacturing proposals got: Prasad
Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The government has received proposals worth Rs.120,294 crore for electronics manufacturing in India till date, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar…
Parrikar seeks explanation on recruitment exam, army denies
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an explanation from the army regarding its recruitment rally in Bihar where candidates were made to appear in the written test in their briefs,…
Six Maoists killed on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Police shot dead six Maoists on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday, police said. A gun battle erupted in the Chintavadu forests in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh near Khammam district in Telangana….
Catholic priest opens yoga centre in Agra
Agra, March 1 (IANS) A Catholic priest on Monday opened a yoga and nature cure centre in the city’s Dayalbagh area to “benefit the suffering humanity”. Father John Ferriera – who said he had treated…
IAF’s publicity vehicle to visit Kolkata colleges
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force’s Induction Publicity Exhibition Vehicle (IPEV), a mobile platform promoting its various activities across the country, will visit various colleges in Kolkata and adjoining cities from March 3….
Privilege motion notice against Irani submitted in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A notice to bring a privilege motion against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani was submitted to Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari on Tuesday, a day after a similar notice…
Former Afghan president to visit UP
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai will arrive here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, an official said. He will visit the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur where…
More arrests for hounding Kerala TV anchor: police
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) After arresting five suspects, police in Kerala say that more arrests are likely on charges of abusing and threatening a leading woman anchor of a popular TV channel. The telephone of…