Abu Dhabi, Nov 17 (IANS) Caterham Monday announced that Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi will race for them in the season finale Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. The 28-year-old has raced 14 times this season but was dropped for the Belgian Grand Prix in August. “I am happy to be racing with the […]
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The government Monday said it is creating a new ‘National Industrial Corridor Development Authority’ to carry out project development activities, sanction projects, and implement and coordinate all central efforts for industrial corridor development. The new government scheme and reform was announced by Shatrughna Singh, additional secretary, department of industrial policy […]
Abuja, Nov 17 (IANS) Firing shots in the air, gunmen attacked a school in central Nigeria’s Niger state Monday, police told Xinhua but declined to give details of casualties. The gunmen, who are yet to be identified, stormed the premises of Limawa Primary and Secondary School in Minna, the provincial capital, state police spokesman Ibrahim […]
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Major reforms being carried out by the central government will enable prospective adoptive parents to get a child within a period of maximum of four months, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said here Monday. Briefing the newly-constituted consultative committee of parliament attached to the ministry, she highlighted reforms […]
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Part of the British Parliament was evacuated Monday morning after a suspicious package was discovered, media reported. People in the offices of Portcullis House, a building opposite the Houses of Parliament, were turned away Monday after a suspect package was found. However, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that the package “had later […]
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A court here has ordered initiation of proceedings against a woman model for filing a false rape case. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat in a recent order said there was no truth in the woman’s allegation of rape against her brother-in-law Rajeev Kumar. Even her testimony does not inspire any […]
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The third India-US Higher Education Dialogue, held here Monday, emphasised the key role of education and skills development in relationships between the people of the two countries. “The two sides reiterated the importance of the Higher Education Dialogue to promote enhanced opportunities for student and scholar mobility and faculty collaboration […]
Gurgaon, Nov 17 (IANS) Three people were arrested Monday for gang raping a 17-year-old girl, police said. Krishana, Monu and Sandeep were arrested for raping the Class 11 student. The girl Monday filed a police complaint and a case of gang rape and kidnapping was registered at a city police station. The girl said she […]
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) American reality TV star Kim Kardashian is going to enter “Bigg Boss 8″ on her maiden trip to India. The 34-year-old will be seen in the Bigg Boss house Nov 22 as a guest to interact with the contestants including Karishma Tanna, Diandra Soares, Gautam Gulati and Upen Patel. Kim is […]
Jerusalem, Nov 16 (IANS) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Sunday said Israel will never limit its construction activity in Jerusalem and claimed that the construction of Jewish neighbourhood in east Jerusalem did not comprise settlements. Following a meeting with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is on visit to the region, Lieberman said Israel will […]