Panaji, July 24 (IANS) The much-delayed 36th National Games will be held in Goa in November, Sports Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar told the Goa Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Ajgaonkar said, in his written response to a…
Chitrakoot, July 24 (IANS) When Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted his story on Wednesday, the spotlight suddenly fell on him. Bhaiyya Ram Yadav, a 55-year-old farmer in Bharatpur of Chitrakoot district in Bundelkhand…
Patna, July 24 (IANS) The flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Wednesday and is expected to worsen as neighbouring Nepal is witnessing heavy rainfall and the water from the overflowing rivers there may flow…
By Vishal Gulati Cadarache (France), July 24 (IANS) The upcoming $25 billion plasma-based fusion reactor ITER, in which India is a partner, is the hope to energy freedom and also a solution to the world…
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) Even as the city’s thirst is being quenched by transporting potable water by train from Jolarpettai, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Chennai Metro Water) is seeking water from…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea seeking direction to conduct the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly immediately. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to 34 persons convicted concurrently by the Delhi High Court and trial court and sentenced to five years inpriosnment for rioting and arson…
By Arul Louis New York, July 23 (IANS) A credibility-challenged US President Donald Trump has muddled the carefully built relations with India by his dubious claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sought his mediation…
Dharamsala, July 22 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has offered prayers for former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who passed away recently, describing her as a close friend of the Tibetan people. In…
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) As soon as Chandrayan 2 soared up into the skies, a rent of cheer tore through the roof of a house in Lucknow. The house in Rajajipuram, where Ritu Karidhal Srivastava,…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Some of India’s most advanced engineering marvels will aid Chandrayaan-2 in achieving its Moon mission. Its integrated module, which comprises technology and software developed across the country, includes ISRO’s most…
Chennai, July 22 (IANS) From the days of having a church as control room, the bishop’s house as office and a bicycle as ferry and naked eyes to track the smoke plume at Thumba in…
Chennai, July 22 (IANS) It was in 1950s when mission to the moon caught the fancy of several countries. But in sometime they were abandoned. In fact, the moon itself became an abandoned planet, said…
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has become the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2019, ranking 468, with a revenue of $26,443.50 million and a net profit of $2,049.10…
Panaji, July 22 (IANS) The Goa Legislative Assembly on Monday condoled the death of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Former Chief Minister and Congress MLA Luizinho Faleiero said Dikshit was the “grand old lady”…
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The Indian selectors — led by M.S.K. Prasad — finally decided to address the number four conundrum when they sat down to pick the squad for the West Indies tour on…
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Indian space agency may be sending rockets and satellites to various planets but are also guided by their own superstitions and beliefs, said a retired official of the Indian Space…
By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) After the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) completed the acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion earlier this month, a top executive from the iconic software company…
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) meant to provide justice to the aggrieved forces personnel is severely affected due to non-functional benches. The pending cases in the AFT,…
By Krishna SinhaChaudhury New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The pricey Apple Watch may have led the global smartwatch shipments in the first quarter of 2019, but it is the San Francisco-headquartered activity trackers and wearables…