Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday touched a record high of 28,006 points in the early morning trade session Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 27,969.82 points hit in the intra-trade Monday. The index was trading up 82 points or 0.30 percent around 10.30 a.m. at 27,942.58 points before coming […]
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Heptathlon athlete Sushmita Singha Roy Monday said she was surprised with her own poor performances in sub-disciplines of long jump and javelin throw at the Incheon Asian Games. Sushmita finished outside the medal bracket at the Asiad, finishing fourth after managing 5,194 points, 718 behind goal medallist Ekaterina Voronina of Uzbekistan. […]
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Tuesday announced the Indian women’s team for the one-off Test to be played against South Africa this month. The South African team will also play three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and one Twenty20 International. The BCCI also named India A squads, who will play […]
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) It was a warm Tuesday in the capital with the maximum temperature recorded a degree above normal at 31.8 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear Wednesday with mist in the morning. “The skies will remain mainly clear, with mist/shallow fog in the morning,” said an India Meteorological Department […]
Perth, Nov 4 (IANS) The Indian men’s hockey team suffered a 0-4 loss against Australia in the first of the four-match Test series at the Perth Hockey Stadium here Tuesday. Dragflicker Jeremy Hayward (15th, 34th minutes), Jacob Whetton (30th) and Glenn Simpson (39th) scored for the world champions Australian team, which dominated the contest. Both the […]
Meerut, Nov 4 (IANS) A Ghaziabad-based brick kiln owner, who was abducted and a ransom amount of Rs.5 crore demanded for his release, has been rescued by police from Meerut, officials said Tuesday. Three kidnappers have been arrested. Naveen Kansal and his driver were taken along with his car from Dhaulana town of Hapur district Monday […]
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has tied up with European telecom operator Tele2 to jointly develop solutions around machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT), a company statement said here Tuesday. “The alliance will help L&T Technology Services’ and Tele2’s customers implement solutions that will reduce their time-to-market. The concept of connected […]
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) An Indian scientist who danced to explain her research on tornadoes, has won the top prize in the 2014 ‘Dance Your PhD’ contest. Uma Nagendra is a researcher doing her Ph.D. at the University of Georgia, Athens, in the United States. The ‘Dance Your PhD’ contest, the results for which were […]
Amman (Jordan), Nov 4 (IANS) The Indian women’s Under-19 football team will begin its AFC qualifiers campaign against Uzbekistan at the Petra Stadium here Wednesday. In the FIFA rankings, Uzbekistan (43rd) are 10 places higher then the Indian girls, who are banking on the “fruitful” camp in Gandhinagar prior to the championship. “It was a very […]
Varanasi, Nov 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here Friday for a two-day visit of his Lok Sabha constituency during which he will lay the foundation stone of a textile designing institute. This will be Modi’s maiden visit to the city after becoming the prime minister. Modi will land in an Indian Air Force […]