Bhubaneswar, Nov 28 (IANS) Though the $12 billion steel project of Posco is yet to see the light of the day even after nine years, the Odisha government is still optimistic about the project, which is proposed to be set up in Jagatsinghpur district. The steel project of South Korean major, once tipped as the […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India’s fiscal deficit has hit 89.6 percent of the budget estimates for 2014-15 by the end of October, crossing Rs.4.75 lakh crore, data released by the Controller General of Accounts said here Friday. The deficit was 84.4 percent during the corresponding period in 2013-14. Total expenditure of the government during […]
Cairo, Nov 28 (IANS) Two people were killed Friday in clashes between Egyptian police and Islamist protestors in the capital Cairo. Two protestors were shot dead during the demonstrations in Matariya district and a number of others were also injured in the clashes, Xinhua reported. The protests were called for by the little-known Salafi Front […]
Mysuru (Karnataka), Nov 28 (IANS) Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha Friday unveiled the new computerised pilot selection system, replacing the age-old pilot aptitude battery test. “The new system is aimed at addressing the alarming rate of flying accidents in the IAF attributed to pilot error,” Air Chief Marshal Raha told reporters at the air […]
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 […]