Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday closed trading flat at 34.71 points or 0.12 percent up as healthcare stocks gained. Good buying was observed in healthcare and IT sectors, while selling pressure was seen in consumer durables, capital goods, metal and auto sectors. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of […]
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Filmmaker Harry Baweja says he is happy with the reactions he has been getting to his animated film “Chaar Sahibzaade”. “I am extremely happy with the reaction that I am getting from my audience and from the industry people. It has been great so far, I feel blessed,” said Baweja who […]
Greater Noida, Nov 20 (IANS) Stressing the need for greater convergence of industry and academia, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani Thursday asked the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to provide inputs for the government’s ‘Think-in-India’ movement. ‘Think-in-India’ is aimed at rewarding and funding, innovators and designers within India. The programme is meant to […]
Shimla, Nov 20 (IANS) The eight-day winter session of the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly will begin Dec 5 in Dharamsala town, an official said Thursday. The session with seven sittings will end Dec 12, a government spokesperson told IANS. This time, the number of sittings has been increased as the last session was adjourned sine […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The health ministry plans to set up 24 new thermal scanner equipment at international airports in the country to check the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), a official said here Thursday. “Presently, there are 18 scanners at the international airports. We propose adding 24 new thermal scanner equipment to cover […]
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Thursday signed an agreement with Wenzou province of China declaring both to be ‘sister states’ and to promote trade and industry, officials said here. The memorandum of understanding, signed by Industry Minister Prakash Mehta and Wenzou’s Deputy Secretary General Zhao Dianlin, will help Maharashtra secure the latest technology and machinery […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) in Belgium is bringing a multi-dimensional arts project conceptualised around the notion of the spiritual and devotion in Indian art to the capital in March next year, the organisers said Thursday. The exhibition “Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art” will include about […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) Thursday deplored the police action on media persons who were covering the arrest of controversial sect leader Rampal in Haryana. “The way in which media persons were targeted and beaten up calls for strict action against the authorities who gave the order for police […]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The BJP-led central government gave its ‘in-principle’ clearance, with certain conditions, for the first phase of Chennai Monorail Project (CMP), an official statement Thursday said. According to the central government, monorail services will be provided between Poonamalle and Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadapalani with a total length […]
Sydney, Nov 20 (IANS) Selector Mark Waugh Thursday said Cricket Australia’s (CA) “marketing purposes” hampered the Test selection process for the upcoming series against India, starting Dec 4. Australia will name their squad for the first Test Monday, a day before a round of Sheffield Shield matches, that would have been extremely useful for selectors […]