The final decision on the audit of power companies in the national capital will be taken Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. “The power companies were supposed to send their replies by (Wednesday) noon, the final decision will be taken today,” he told reporters outside Delhi assembly. Kejriwal, who took oath as chief minister […]
The condition of iconic Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, under treatment in the critical care unit (CCU) of a nursing home here, continues to be stable, a medical bulletin said Wednesday. Undergoing treatment for a chest infection, Sen was Sunday night rushed to the hospital after her condition deteriorated and her heart beat became irregular. A […]
India’s tallest Air Traffic Control tower, the height of a 30-storey skyscraper, was commissioned at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here Wednesday, an official said. The ATC operations here have been taken over by the new tower, which stands at 83.8 metres, over 20 metres higher than the existing structure. The new tower, built at […]
Six Indians from Kolkata were killed when the jeep they were travelling in plunged into the Marsyangdi river in Nepal’s Tanahun district, some 150 km west of capital Kathmandu Tuesday night, police said. Five others, including the driver, who sustained serious injuries, are undergoing treatment in Kathmandu. The jeep was on way from the popular […]
Newly sworn in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday took oath as a member of the Delhi legislative assembly when it met for the first time after last month’s elections. Congress leader Mateen Ahmed, who was named the pro-tem speaker, administered the oath to Kejriwal. Other members also took their oath after Kejriwal.
The government will further liberalise the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy in the coming weeks to attract higher overseas investments, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Wednesday. “The government will continue its endeavour for liberalising the FDI Policy further in the coming weeks to ensure that India retains its leadership position for attracting foreign […]
A group of revellers here greeted the New Year by plunging into a swimming pool’s icy water at the stroke of the midnight to welcome 2014. This time the revellers had decided to make the New Year celebration more interesting by placing 60 ice blocks, each weighing 50kg, in the Crinoline swimming pool before taking […]
Maoists Tuesday night torched the battery room and other equipment at a mobile phone tower in Odisha’s Koraput district, police said Wednesday. A group of rebels set ablaze the battery room, and other equipment at the cell phone tower near Kalia Atala village, over 600 km from here, Inspector-in-Charge A.K. Mohapatra . The tower – […]
It was a sunny day Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh with overnight snow in Manali turning it more picturesque. The minimum temperature was 1.6 degrees Celsius in Shimla, which saw mild spells of rain. Shimla’s nearby destinations like Kufri and Narkanda experienced moderate snowfall in the past 24 hours. Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district shivered […]
Around 2,500 kg of ammonium nitrate and 300 pieces of gelatin sticks were recovered in Jharkhand’s Koderma district Tuesday, police said. Following a tip-off, police chased a pick-up van that met with an accident near Jaynagar village in Koderma district, around 170 km from the state capital Ranchi. The driver of the vehicle managed to […]