Kovind to open international science festival next month
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the fourth “India International Science Festival (IISF)” on October 6, it was announced on …
Karnataka CM to meet public once a month
Bengaluru, Sep 20 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would meet the public at his home-office in the city centre only once in a month, …
Gujarat MLAs to get Rs 1.16 lakh salary a month
Gandhinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, the Gujarat legislators on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill in the State Assembly proposing to hike their …
Salaries of Gujarat MLAs go up by Rs 45,000 a month
Gandhinagar, Sep 19 (IANS) The Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill proposing to hike the salaries of legislators, Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and …
DLF Shopping Malls come out with ‘Fashion Month’
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) DLF Shopping Malls on Thursday announced the first edition of ‘Fashion Month’, a curated platform for brands to showcase their …
Punjab DGP gets 3-month extension in service
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) The central government has given the nod to extend the tenure of Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora by …
50 Indian expats in UAE pledge month’s salary for Kerala
Abu Dhabi, Sep 12 (IANS) Fifty members of the Kerala Social Centre (KSC), an organisation of expatriates in the UAE, have pledged to donate their …
Watford’s Garcia receives Premier League Manager of the Month award
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Watford’s Spanish coach Javi Garcia on Friday received the Premier League Manager of the Month award for August after kicking off …
Outward FDI continues y-o-y decline for 16th month: RBI
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Investment by Indian companies in their overseas ventures fell year-on-year for 16 months in a row resulting in a cumulative fall …
Policy to dispose of impounded vehicles in a month: Delhi Police to SC
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday told the Supreme Court that a policy will be framed in a month to dispose …
Delhi lab providing forensic reports within a month: Delhi government
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday said that its Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has started providing DNA sample reports in cases …
CM’s call to donate month’s salary gets good response
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s appeal to people to contribute a month’s salary in the wake of the flood disaster has …
AMU doctors save 7-month-old girl with critical heart disease
Aligarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Doctors at the Aligarh Muslim University’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) successfully performed a four-hour-long operation to set right a severe …
HRD Minister Javadekar donates a month’s salary for Kerala relief
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday pledged to donate a month’s salary towards the relief efforts …
Afghan president announces 3-month ceasefire with Taliban
Kabul, Aug 19 (IANS) Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a conditional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban starting on Monday. “As we approach Eid-ul-Adha… …
Congress to launch month-long agitation over Modi government ‘scams’
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday said that it will launch a month-long nationwide agitation from next week on what it said …
Congress MPs, MLAs to donate month’s salary to flood-hit Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday demanded that floods in Kerala should be declared a “national calamity.” All elected representatives of the …
Nepal to join BIMSTEC military exercise in India next month
Kathmandu, Aug 16 (IANS) Nepal will join the first ever military exercise of the countries in the BIMSTEC, or Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral …
Afforestation fund act to come into force next month: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act will be enforced from September 30 after framing of rules and consultations with the …
Valencia’s Coquelin back after 5-month injury
Valencia (Spain), Aug 13 (IANS) Valencia midfielder Francis Coquelin returned to the field after being out for five months due to injury, the La Liga …
Sukthankar’s successor to be named by month-end: HDFC Bank chief
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Annoucing that HDFC Bank Deputy Managing Director Paresh Sukthankar’s decision to resign was a personal one, Bank Chief Executive and MD …
Tyson to grace Kumite 1 MMA league next month
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Boxing legend Mike Tyson is all set to set foot on Indian soil for the first time at the launch of …
India to launch 2 space missions every month
Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) India is ready to launch two space missions every month, with 31 launches slated to take place over the coming 16 …
Base effect pushes June factory output to 5-month high (Roundup)
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Favourable base effect, along with higher production of consumer durables, capital and infrastructure goods, accelerated the growth of India’s June …
Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 9, to arrive in India this month
New York, Aug 9 (IANS) Sounding the bugle for its annual warfare with Apple right on its home turf, Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship …
NRC: Assam BJP seeks extension of 1 month for objections
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) The Assam unit of the BJP has appealed to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to extend by one month the time …
Khaleda gets 6-month bail in arson case
Dhaka, Aug 6 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia six months interim bail in a 2015 arson case. A …
8-month pregnant woman gang-raped, Maharashtra women’s panel seeks report
Mumbai/Sangli, Aug 2 (IANS) An eight-month pregnant woman from Satara was allegedly gang-raped by eight men in Sangli, following which Maharashtra’s women’s panel on Thursday …
Manipur varsity VC goes on month’s leave
Imphal, Aug 2 (IANS) Amid demands for the last over two months for his ouster, Manipur University Vice Chancellor Prof A.P. Pandey on Thursday went …
8-month pregnant woman gang-raped by 8 men in Maharashtra
Mumbai/Sangli, Aug 2 (IANS) A shocking case of an eight-month pregnant woman from Satara being gang-raped by eight men in Sangli has come to light. …
5 lakh saplings to be planted in Delhi this month
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) To increase the green cover of the national capital, Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday announced that the Delhi government …
Kashmir family to get militant’s body month after shootout
Srinagar, July 31 (IANS) Parents of a slain Kashmiri militant are expected to receive his body on Tuesday, more than a month after he was …
LG’s $1,830 smartphone to hit the shelves next month
Seoul, July 29 (IANS) LG Electronics on Sunday said it will sell the super-premium version of the V35 smartphone, priced at a $1,830, from August …
2-hour Toronto transit transfer for Presto users next month
Toronto transit users using the Presto card can save on their second fare once the TTC’s new two-hour time-based transfer system takes effect across the …
SEZ rules to be aligned with GST laws by month-end: Official
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Rules, 2006 will be aligned with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws by July-end, …
Delhi to have massive plantation drive next month
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that a massive plantation drive will be organised here next month. Attending …
Month-long dialogue series launched on waterway connectivity
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) kicked off a massive month-long public outreach initiative along river Ganga on the …
ICICI Bank postpones AGM by over a month
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Controversy-hit private lender ICICI Bank has postponed its annual general meeting (AGM) to September 12, 2018 from the earlier scheduled August …
India’s inflation mounts to 54-month high (Roundup)
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Rise in the prices of manufactured products along with that of food articles and fuel types accelerated India’s wholesale inflation …
Mevani to support Hardik’s protest next month, but advises sit-in, not fast
Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Firebrand Gujarat Dalit activist and legislator Jignesh Mevani on Monday expressed his support to Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who is set …
Fuel prices have receded for a month, but at half the rate of surge
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Although petrol and diesel prices receded in the past one month, the rate of decline in fuel prices was half …