New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A multi-pronged approach, including better roads and law enforcement, is the need of the hour for India which reports more than 100,000 road accidents annually, experts said Friday. “Road safety is not the domain of the government or citizens, it is a social responsibility which has to be shouldered by […]
Damascus, Nov 28 (IANS) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Friday that the Syrian government is coordinating with Russia for launching a dialogue with the Syrian opposition. In an interview with the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV, al-Moallem, who has been on an official visit to Moscow, said that the Syrian government was coordinating with Moscow for […]
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) The declining numbers of clinical trials (CT) in India compared to its neighbours, in the last few years has shed light on the quality of research, said experts here Friday, stressing the introduction of stricter norms will pave the way for quality work and more foreign investments. The clinical research (CR) […]
Srinagar, Nov 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Friday it would restore Article 370 in its original form, if it wins power, as this provision of Indian constitution provides special status to the state and is “necessary for the empowerment of thepeople here”. “Article 370 impacts everything in Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) A city court Friday extended the NIA remand of Myanmar national Khalid Mohammed along with two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants by five days in connection with the Oct 2 Burdwan blast. Chief Sessions Judge Mumtaz Khan extended the NIA remand of JMB commander and blast mastermind Sajid, fellow JMB militant Amjad […]
Pune, Nov 28 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) would be all keyed up to avenge the earlier loss to FC Pune City and log full points to move closer to a semi-final berth while the hosts would hope for an encore and keep their chances alive for the play-offs in what could be a thrilling […]
Gurgaon, Nov 28 (IANS) The new administrator of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) Anita Yadav Friday ordered that excess enhancement charges levied upon allottees of plots in Sector 52 Gurgaon be returned, an official said. A few months ago, Punjab and Haryana High Court had reduced the enhancement amount payable by 1,485 allottees by Rs.1870.69 […]
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Goa’s multi-million dollar iron ore mining industry will be operational within “two to three months”, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said Friday after conducting his first cabinet meeting. “Mining will start in Goa after two to three months,” Parsekar said in response to a query from reporters. Mining had been banned in […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A prosecution witness in 2G money laundering case told a court here Friday that India Cements, which owns the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team of Indian Premier League (IPL), paid Rs. 60 crore to Kalaignar TV for advertisements in 2011. India Cements vice president R. Muralidhar told Central Bureau of […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Exhibitions give encouragement to tourism and help in spreading the message of Indian cultural heritage to the world, union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said Friday. Speaking at the inauguration of the exhibition of archaeological findings from Pattanam excavation of Kerala at the National Museum, Sharma said: “These kind […]