Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) The Pakistan military Friday said that Afghanistan-based militants attacked a border post in southwestern Balochistan province and killed a soldier. “Today about 70 to 80 terrorists intruded from Afghanistan side into Pakistani territory in Muslim Bagh sector in Balochistan,” the military sources said. The sources said Pakistani troops confronted the intruders and […]
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Japan from Aug 31 to Sep 3, it was announced Friday. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said Modi will reach Japan on the evening of Aug 31, hold a series of meetings there on Sep 1-2, and is expected to fly back home […]
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India-based Apollo Tyres, who are one of the sponsors of Premier league giants Manchester United, have set up a training pitch made from recycled rubber at the Old Trafford in an endeavour to encourage the next generation of budding footballers. The tyre company, which is headquartered in Gurgaon, has used 100 […]
Panaji, Aug 22 (IANS) The national media should not have gone on and on about the usage of the word ‘Negro’ (wrongly spelt as ‘Nigro’) in documents tabled in the state assembly Wednesday, especially after Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar apologised for it, a BJP spokesperson said Friday. “A section of the media went overboard,” BJP’s state […]
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a petition challenging a Delhi High Court direction to investigate the Congress party’s foreign funding. A bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, while issuing notice returnable in eight […]
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Mumbai will get its second Mumbai Metro Line, between Colaba and SEEPZ, with Japanese assistance, union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu said here Friday. The ground-breaking ceremony for the Rs.23,000 crore, 33-km metro line will be held at Andheri Aug 26, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said after a meeting with […]
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 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 […]