Cauvery: Centre seeks time, Tamil Nadu for contempt action

Cauvery: Centre seeks time, Tamil Nadu for contempt action

🕔19:46, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  In a bid to buy time, the Central government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court filing a clarification petition and asking for three months for implementing its judgment in view of the May assembly elections in

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IOC geared to supply Euro-VI fuel in Delhi

IOC geared to supply Euro-VI fuel in Delhi

🕔19:44, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31 State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are fully geared to supply Euro-VI grade petrol and diesel in Delhi from April 1 as per the latest measure to tackle air pollution in the national capital, the Indian Oil Corp

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Canara Bank calls off divestment process in Can Fin Homes

Canara Bank calls off divestment process in Can Fin Homes

🕔19:43, 31.Mar 2018

Mumbai, March 31 State-run lender Canara Bank on Saturday said it has called off the divestment process of its entire stake in the housing finance company Can Fin Homes. In a filing to the BSE, the bank said it has cancelled

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Linking solar energy with agriculture in India

Linking solar energy with agriculture in India

🕔19:42, 31.Mar 2018

The World Economic Forum annual meeting last month revealed some startling facts about India and the world’s economy. The Oxfam survey highlighted that the richest one per cent in India accounted for 73 per cent of the wealth generated in

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Chabahar port not rival project of CPEC: Iran’s ex-Foreign Minister

Chabahar port not rival project of CPEC: Iran’s ex-Foreign Minister

🕔19:38, 31.Mar 2018

Karachi, March 31  Former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has said that the perception in Pakistan that Iran’s Chabahar Port project, that connects India to Afghanistan, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, is a “rival project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

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Three killed in UP dust storm

Three killed in UP dust storm

🕔09:24, 31.Mar 2018

Lucknow, March 31  Three people were killed after a dust storm hit Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday. One person was killed after a wooden shaft collapsed on him in Gonda while two labourers died in Azamgarh when the roof

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UN blacklists shipping firms for aiding N.Korea

UN blacklists shipping firms for aiding N.Korea

🕔09:20, 31.Mar 2018

United Nations, March 31  The UN Security Council has blacklisted 27 ships, 21 shipping companies and one individual for aiding North Korea in its effort to evade sanctions, the media reported on Saturday. The latest restrictions announced on Friday were

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Adani Enterprises sells 100% stake in subsidiary Adani Energy

Adani Enterprises sells 100% stake in subsidiary Adani Energy

🕔09:14, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  Adani Enterprises has sold its entire stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Adani Energy for Rs 13.61 lakh. “…We would like to inform you that the company has sold its entire stake in Adani Energy Ltd (AenL)

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NBCC extends CMD Mittal’s tenure for 1 year

NBCC extends CMD Mittal’s tenure for 1 year

🕔09:13, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  NBCC (India) on Friday extended, by an year, the tenure of its Chairman and MD Anoop Kumar Mittal which was to end on March 31 (Saturday). Mittal has been heading NBCC from 2013 and joined the

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Development and environment can go hand in hand: Minister

Development and environment can go hand in hand: Minister

🕔09:11, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  Union Minister R.K. Singh on Friday said that “development and environment can go hand in hand”. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy was speaking after laying the foundation stone

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Jio Prime members to get a year’s complimentary benefits for no cost

Jio Prime members to get a year’s complimentary benefits for no cost

🕔09:10, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  All Jio Prime members who have subscribed to the exclusive membership benefits till March 31, 2018 will get another year of complimentary Prime benefits at no additional fee (limited period offer), a company statement said here

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Foundation stone laid for SJVNL hydro project in Uttarakhand

Foundation stone laid for SJVNL hydro project in Uttarakhand

🕔09:09, 31.Mar 2018

Shimla, March 31  Union Power Minister R.K. Singh and Uttrakhand Chief Minister Trivender Singh Rawat on Friday laid the foundation stone of public sector company SJVNL’s 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project, an official said here. The project is

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Himachal, Japan sign pact to improve forest resources

Himachal, Japan sign pact to improve forest resources

🕔09:08, 31.Mar 2018

Shimla, March 31  Himachal Pradesh and Japan have signed an agreement for a Rs 800 crore project that will help improvement of forest natural resources besides providing livelihood to locals, an official said on Friday. The project named Himachal Pradesh

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Innovation key to realising dream of ‘New India’: Modi

Innovation key to realising dream of ‘New India’: Modi

🕔09:05, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  Innovation and out of the box thinking are the key to realising the dream of ‘New India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday while addressing the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon via

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Thousands expected at Stephen Hawking’s funeral

Thousands expected at Stephen Hawking’s funeral

🕔09:00, 31.Mar 2018

London, March 31  Thousands of people are expected to arrive in Cambridge for the funeral of British physicist Stephen Hawking on Saturday. Cambridge University is working with the police to supervise the area around Great St Mary’s Church where the

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NBCC extends CMD Mittal’s tenure for 1 year

NBCC extends CMD Mittal’s tenure for 1 year

🕔08:38, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) NBCC (India) on Friday extended, by an year, the tenure of its Chairman and MD Anoop Kumar Mittal which was to end on March 31 (Saturday). Mittal has been heading NBCC from 2013 and joined the

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Coal India likely to offtake record 581 mn tonnes in FY18

Coal India likely to offtake record 581 mn tonnes in FY18

🕔08:30, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  Coal India Ltd (CIL) is expected to carry out a record offtake of 581 million tonne coal in 2017-18 (April-March) due to improved cooperation between the mining company and Indian Railways, the Ministry of Coal said

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Over 2.1 cr candidates apply for 1 lakh railway jobs

Over 2.1 cr candidates apply for 1 lakh railway jobs

🕔08:15, 31.Mar 2018

New Delhi, March 31  The Indian Railways has received over 2.12 crore applications for about one lakh jobs, an official said on Friday. “The Railway Recruitment Board advertised for the positions last month. Since then over 2.12 crore aspirants have

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BJP Vs Rest: STATE SATRAPS SEEK TO LEAD…

BJP Vs Rest: STATE SATRAPS SEEK TO LEAD…

🕔06:17, 31.Mar 2018

BJP Vs Rest STATE SATRAPS SEEK TO LEAD By Insaf   State satraps are vying with each other to lead battle 2019. Most of them are Delhi-bound, to ensure they are the first to kick off the formation of a

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SpaceX launches rocket carrying 10 communication satellites

SpaceX launches rocket carrying 10 communication satellites

🕔06:13, 31.Mar 2018

Washington, March 31  American aerospace company SpaceX on Friday successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 telecommunications satellites from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California. The Iridium-NEXT satellites were launched Friday morning for McLean, Virginia-based satellite operator

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