Aligarh, July 31 (IANS) The Muslim Chamber of Industries and Commerce here Thursday demanded that beef export should be stopped immediately while buffalo meat export must be contained. The demand was made in a resolution unanimously passed at its meeting here. In another resolution, the MCCI suggested steps be taken to increase production and export of […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian road cyclists Arvind Panwar and Sombir finished 28th and 37th in the men’s individual time trial of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. The gold was won by England’s Alex Dowsett, who completed the trial in 47 minutes and 41.78 seconds while Australia’s Rohan Dennis finished second to take the silver in […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday said his country was looking forward to a “new and constructive” chapter with India in the area of climate change. “Climate change is here with us now, extreme weather and scarce resources endanger human health and prosperity,” Kerry said during a media interaction here […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked union minister Nitin Gadkari and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to find an amicable solution and reach a compromise in a defamation case filed by the former BJP chief to seek redressal for charges of corruption hurled at him. A division bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Congress Thursday sought a special package for farmers affected by floods and drought in the country. Speaking during a special discussion in the Lok Sabha on the floods and drought situation in the country, Congress MP Ravneet Singh said there should be measures to save farmers from natural calamities by […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap, R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and P.C. Thulasi won their respective Round of 16 matches to enter the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. Men’s singles second seed Kashyap needed only 24 minutes to move past Australia’s Jeff Tho 21-7, 21-8 while fifth seed Gurusaidutt beat Andrew D’Souza 21-13, 21-9 […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The petrol price was Thursday lowered by Rs.1.09 per litre, the second reduction in three-and-a-half months, while diesel rates were hiked by 50 paise a litre. The revisions will be effective midnight Thursday, Indian Oil Corp said. “During the past fortnight, petrol prices have shown a downward trend while the INR-USD […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) India’s artistic gymnast Ashish Kumar finished sixth in the men’s floor final at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. With a score of 15.533 points, England’s Max Whitlock clinched the gold while Canada’s Scott Morgan (15.133) took the silver. New Zealander David Bishop (14.55) won the bronze medal at the SSE Hydro. The […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Thursday underlined India’s “good relations” with Israel even as she said that New Delhi “supports” the cause of Palestine. Addressing a press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry, the minister said: “We fully support the cause of Palestine but we have good relations with […]
Isha Sahni Thanjavur A local court convicted 10 persons nearly a decade after 90 children were charred to death in a major fire at the Sri Krishna Middle School complex in Kumbakonam. Of the convicted, the court on Wednesday charged 5 guilty under various IPC (Indian Penal Code) sections. Those found guilty included Pulava Palanisamy, […]