New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Chhath puja. “On the occasion of Chhath — Sun worship, I extend my greetings to everyone. I wish goddess Chhath brings happiness and prosperity in everyone’s life,” said Modi in a tweet.
Hyderabad, A five-year-old girl child died after being stuck in a lift in a private school here on Tuesday, police said. Rehana Fatima, a student of first standard, was going to her class room on the third floor when she got stuck between the lift doors and died. The incident occurred at Star Kids […]
Patna, Bihar is witnessing the return of its natives in droves. A million migrants are back at their villages and towns over the past week or so to celebrate Chhath festival, the biggest community celebration, along with their families and relatives. According to a conservative estimate, over one million Bihar migrants working across the country […]
Hyderabad, Heavy rains continue to lash three districts of Andhra Pradesh, killing at least five people and damaging crops over thousands of acres. Chittoor, Nellore and Kadapa districts bordering Tamil Nadu received heavy rains for a second day on Tuesday, inundating dozens of villages and disrupting road and rail transport. The rains, under the impact […]
Chennai, The continuing low pressure over the Bay of Bengal led to steady rain throughout Sunday night here, affecting normal life without offering any respite to the general public. In many areas, people remained awake past midnight to keep a check in case the rain water entered their houses. “My neighbours had to keep a […]
New Delhi, Baba Ramdev-promoted Patanjali on Monday formally launched its whole wheat instant noodles, just a week after product leader Nestle’s Maggi re-hit the retail shelves after a five-month ban imposed by the food-safety regulator. The “atta” noodle has been priced at Rs.15 for a 70-gram pack. With the launch, Patanjali has entered another major […]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday termed the reason for fuel price hike as unjustifiable when there is no change in the international price of crude oil. PMK founder S. Ramadoss accused the central government and the oil marketing companies of cheating the public. The statements came as oil companies on Sunday […]
India’s annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, inched up to (-)3.81 percent for October from (-)4.54 percent for the month before, mainly on account of a whopping 86-percent spike in the prices of onions and 53 percent in pulses over the past year. According to the data on official wholesale prices index released […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday said a time will soon come when there will be a British-Indian prime minister. Addressing 60,000 wildly cheering British-Indians awaiting to listen to visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Cameron began with an Indian style of greeting: ”Namaste Wembley!” “It won’t be long before there is a […]
London, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here has seen $14 billion worth of business deals inked by enterprises of the two sides, including a $4.4-billion investment by Britain’s OPG Power Ventures to add 4,200 MW capacity of new electricity generation in Tamil Nadu over the next few years. Among the two-dozen pacts and investment commitments […]