Chandigarh, China’s Wanda Group will invest 10 billion dollars to develop an industrial park in Haryana, the state government announced on Friday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the two sides in Beijing in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday. “An MoU was signed for the development of […]
Chandigarh, Primary schools in Punjab will remain closed on Saturday and Monday in view of cold wave conditions, the state government said on Friday. Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema said all government and aided primary schools across the state would be closed on Saturday (January 23) and Monday (January 25), whereas others schools will open as […]
Kolkata, Legendary tabla player Shankar Ghosh died at a private health facility here on Friday after being critically-ill for over a month due to pneumonia, cardiac problems and old age complications, hospital sources said. Ghosh, 80, leaves behind his wife – Hindustani classical vocalist of Patiala gharana Sanjukta Ghosh – and his famed percussionist son […]
Lucknow/Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was deeply saddened by the suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula and added that corruption had fallen since he took office in May 2014. In a speech at the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow, Modi choked while referring to Vemula’s death on January 17 in […]
New Delhi, Delhi will hold its fourth car-free day on Friday with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal leading a cycle rally, the city government said on Thursday. The exercise, which is organised on the 22nd of every month to curb pollution and decongest traffic, comes after the recently concluded 15-day odd-even traffic restriction scheme. Kejriwal will […]
Thrissur (Kerala), If you thought the rich and the mighty get away with crime, then you thought wrong. A Kerala businessman with a net worth of Rs.5,000 crore was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a security guard by ramming his car in a fit of rage after he was late in opening […]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on Friday to distribute aids and devices to the differently-abled people, a PMO release said on Thursday. He will visit Lucknow to address the sixth convocation of the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University. The prime minister will also pay homage to Babasaheb […]
Gurdaspur (Punjab), BSF troopers gunned down an intruder from Pakistan along the international border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, an official said on Thursday. The body of the Pakistani intruder was later recovered by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers after a search of the area on Thursday. BSF Deputy Inspector General R.S. Kataria said three Pakistani […]
Ahmedabad, Padma Bhushan awardee Mrinalini Sarabhai died on Thursday following age-related complications at the age of 97, her family said. Indian dance icons mourned the loss of the legendary danseuse and cultural doyen who was lovingly called ‘Amma’. Mrinalini, whom many have described as an epitome of grace and impeccable taste, was admitted to a […]
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh),India on Wednesday placed its fifth navigation satellite in the earth’s lower orbit after a textbook-launch from the rocket port here. With this launch, India moves closer to joining a select group of nations having their own satellite-based navigation systems to provide accurate position information services to users across the country and the […]