New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The national capital Tuesday reported 10 new cases of swine flu, taking the total to 61 this year, a health official said. According to the health department, the new cases were of four females and six males. “The female patients are a 35-year-old from Freedom Fighter Enclave, two 31-year-olds from […]
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Leading US-based renewable energy firm SunEdison Tuesday signed an agreement with the Karnataka government to generate 5 gigawatt (GW) of power over the next five years. “Energy from our projects will be cost competitive with coal-based electricity without subsidies or incentives and will ease the power deficit in the state,” a […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Tuesday said short tenures in higher ranks of the army were not desirable and he has given directions to increase them. Addressing reporters at the annual press conference ahead of Army Day, Gen. Dalbir Singh said the army was keen to make the Short […]
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistan must fight militant groups that threaten Indian, US and Afghan interests, US Secretary of State John Kerry said, and offered $250 million aid for militancy affected people Tuesday. Visiting Pakistan after going to India over the weekend, Kerry said all terrorist groups should be targeted for the security of the […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A total of 15 leaders from different political parties, including the Congress and the AAP, Tuesday joined the BJP here expressing their desire to work under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Apart from the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, leaders, including former legislators and councillors, of the Bahujan Samaj Party, […]
Madrid, Jan 13 (IANS) Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has urged fans to get behind “important player” Welshman Gareth Bale after the latter was criticised for being selfish during the Spanish football club’s win over Espanyol in La Liga. The criticism came a week after the world’s most expensive player was denounced for not passing […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Sher Singh Rana, the lone person convicted in the killing of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi, on a city police plea challenging his acquittal from the charge of criminal conspiracy. A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar asked Rana to file […]
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The government will take up inter-linking of rivers on a priority basis, Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said Tuesday. Speaking during a function organised to mark the ‘India Water Week’ in the capital, Naidu said: “Whatever obstacles come, that have to be addressed and they have to be removed.” […]
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Accusing Jadavpur University students of indulging in drug and alcohol abuse, outgoing Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti Tuesday claimed he had to step down in face of “undemocratic” and “unconstitutional” stir initiated by “politically-affiliated” students. “I am resigning as the VC of JU, not succumbing to the undemocratic agitation done by students, […]
Shillong, Jan 13 (IANS) Bangladesh officials Tuesday assured India that they would convince their mobile service providers to prevent the spillover of Bangladesh mobile phone services in the border areas of Meghalaya. “We have expressed our concern with Bangladesh counterparts on the spillover of mobile signals from Bangladesh and use of Bangladesh SIM cards by […]