Refusing to order a blanket ban on firecrackers on Diwali, the Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the Centre’s failure to carry out its earlier directive to give wide publicity to the ill effects of bursting of crackers, including sound and air pollution. The union government has not complied with the October 16 order, […]
Nepal on Wednesday signed a MoU with Petro China in order to import all kinds of fuel from China, ending a long-held monopoly of buying fuel from the Indian Oil Corp (IOC). Nepal Oil Corp (NOC) and Petro China signed the pact in Beijing following an unofficial trade and fuel embargo from India against Nepal […]
FTII students who went on strike on June 12 against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman returned to their classes on Wednesday but said protests against the BJP member will go on. Meanwhile, three FTII alumni returned their National Awards to join the agitation. The Film and Television Institute of India students said […]
Buffalo meat was the most sought-after dish at Delhi’s Kerala House after it found its way back on the menu on Wednesday, a day after it was pulled off. The buffalo meat curry was sold within an hour at the Kerala state guest house. “Beef curry and beef fry usually gets sold out by 2 […]
The third phase of Bihar’s staggered assembly polls ended on Wednesday evening, with 53.20 percent of the 14.5 million electorate voting in 50 constituencies across six districts. Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshmanan said the exercise passed off peacefully, including in areas where Maoists are active. There were only minor clashes between rival political activists. […]
Tens of thousands of people, including many women, stood in serpentine queues at polling stations since early Wednesday to cast their ballot in the third phase of the staggered Bihar assembly elections. Around 12 percent polling was recorded in the initial hours in the assembly elections being held at 50 constituencies. No violence has so […]
India has called for reforming the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reflect the rise of the developing and transitional economies and give them more say in governance. The share of the developing and economies in transition in the world gross domestic product has increased from 39 percent in 2008-2010 to 49 […]
Mumbai-born British businessman Lord Ghulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who earned the moniker ‘Curry King‘ for popularising Indian chicken tikka and curry in Britain and survived the 26/11 terror attacks in Taj Mahal and Palace Hotel in Mumbai, has died in London. Born in Mumbai on January 24, 1936, the 79-year-old Noon breathed his last — in […]
Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta was on Wednesday detained for filing a false complaint that beef was being served in New Delhi’s Kerala House canteen, triggering a controversy. “Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta has been detained today (Wednesday). He was taken to the Parliament Street Police station for questioning,” a senior police official told IANS. […]
Chinese technology giant Letv has launched a whopping 120-inch TV, the world’s largest, and its next generation Le 1S super phone. Leshi Internet Information and Technology (Letv), a pioneer in China’s internet content generation and technology, aims at entering the overseas markets like India and the US with these products later this year, but would […]