New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “extremely successful” US visit, especially his meeting with top business leaders there, has seen a US-India business body committing to $42 billion investment in India with many lauding the “Gujarat model” of development. In a survey following Modi’s five-day visit, the US-India Business Council (USIBC), in a […]
Guwahati, Oct 4 (IANS) The guards of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam shot dead a poacher at Burhapahar range Saturday, said officials. “We were tipped off about a poaching attempt and accordingly alerted the guards patrolling the park,” said a official adding that around 2.30 a.m. the guards sighted the poachers and challenged them. “The […]
Jammu, Oct 4 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s health department Saturday dismissed as “rumours” the spread of any epidemic in the flood-affected Jammu region and said they are continuously monitoring the situation. “There is no epidemic of diarrhoeal diseases in Jammu province after the recent floods in the state,” said director, helth services, Baljeet Singh Pathania. He […]
Athens, Oct 4 (IANS) Greece Saturday strongly condemned British national Alan Henning’s murder by the Islamic State (IS) militants, following the release of his beheading’s video. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Evangelos Venizelos in a statement called the abhorrent murder of Alan Henning Friday “another irrational act of barbarity and another heinous crime” perpetrated […]
Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) A total of 1,215 new dengue fever cases were found in China’s Guangdong province Friday, authorities said Saturday. The total number of dengue fever cases in Guangdong has climbed to 18,866, including four deaths — three in the provincial capital Guangzhou and one in the neighbouring Foshan City, Xinhua quoted provincial health […]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (IANS) Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Saturday relaunched his personal website with a new look and new facilities to address grievances of the people of his home state Odisha. “This will help the people of the state especially those belonged to my constituency Sundergarh to get in touch with me through internet […]
Molina Swarup Asthana was awarded the Multicultural Award for Excellence for Service Delivery-Community Service in a grand ceremony held at the Government House on September 22, 2014. The Premier of Victoria Hon. Dr. Denis Napthine in the presence of the Governor of Victoria, Alex Chevron, handed over the award to her. Also present were the Minister […]
Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday said the Supreme Court had transferred several cases from one state to another and shifting the disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu’s ex-chief minister J. Jayalalithaa was nothing new. In a statement issued here, he said: “There have been instances where the Supreme Court has transferred cases […]
Geneva, Oct 3 (IANS) The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Friday said it has provided food assistance to more than 430,000 people affected by the Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Under the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, WFP said it is ramping up its contribution to the humanitarian effort, Xinhua reported. […]
Madrid, Oct 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi will have to stand trial on corruption charges after a judge in the Catalan town of Gava rejected the footballer’s appeal against having to appear, it was confirmed Friday. Messi had alleged and had been backed up by the Spanish anti-corruption judge that he had not known […]