New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) With the Indian Premier League (IPL) being blamed for India’s humiliating Tests series loss in England, Unmukt Chand, skipper of the 2012 U-19 World Cup winning team, feels that Twenty20 just remains a platform but playing Tests still remains the dream of every young cricketer. The 21-year-old Delhi cricketer, who also […]
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday called for a “tsunami of women members in the Congress” and said his party will field women candidates in the upcoming assembly elections wherever possible. “We have to transform the organisational structure of the Congress. There has to be a tsunami of women members in […]
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Parents always suspect that their college going kids prefer weekends to weekdays. Now there is proof that college graduates are more active on weekends compared to non-college goers. A study from the universities of Kansas and Denver has shown that people’s education level influences their level of physical activity both during […]
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The year 2015-16 will be observed as water conservation year and a public movement will be launched during the year to conserve the precious resource, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said Wednesday. Bharti said the cooperation of state governments, NGOs, civil society, youth and retired personnel […]
Gurgaon, Aug 20 (IANS) Budget airline SpiceJet Wednesday reported that its domestic market share has increased to 21 percent in July 2014, taking its ranking to the second largest passenger carrier. According to the company, its passenger load factor in the month under review grew to 79.4 percent in July from 67.9 percent in the corresponding […]
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Tata Motors Wednesday said it will launch two new models every year as part of its new marketing strategy. “The company will be coming up with two new models every year as part of the new strategy. This year we have the Zest and the Bolt, and the next […]
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) In a first, chemical engineers led by an Indian-origin researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new implantable tissue scaffold coated with bone growth factors that are released slowly over a few weeks. When applied to bone injuries or defects, this coated scaffold induces the body to rapidly form […]
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) A fresh environmental assessment of the Tibetan Plateau has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile eco-systems and those who rely on them. The report, released in Lhasa by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the government of Tibet, finds that precipitation has risen […]
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (IANS) Musicians Katy Perry, Rihanna and Coldplay are likely to perform at the Super Bowl if they’re willing to cough up the cash. Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). It is expected to take place Feb 1, 2015 at the University of Phoenix stadium in […]
Varanasi, Aug 20 (IANS) The BJP’s national president Amit Shah Wednesday inaugurated the public relations office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. Addressing party workers and supporters, Shah said he was honoured to inaugurate the office, which he added would act as a bridge between the people of Varanasi and their MP Narendra Modi. “I am […]