The PravasiBharatiya Divas (PBD), the world’s largest annual gathering of people of Indian origin to be held in Gandhinagar in Gujarat from January 7-9, will see a number of ‘firsts’ this time, including a session devoted to Girmitiyas and on the Francophone diaspora. The PBD, to be held at Mahatma Mandir, would kick off with […]
Mumbai The 102nd Indian Science Congress (ISC) starting here soonakas would brand Mumbai as a ‘Science City’, acknowledging its contribution in the fields of science, technology, medicine and research, an official said. Organised by the Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, the ISC will revolve around the theme of ‘Science and Technology for Human Development’ and […]
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be presented with an outline of the Reform Action Plan at the end of a two-day bankers’ retreat “Gyan Sangam” to be held in Pune Jan 2-3. The bankers’ retreat will prepare the blueprint of the Reform Action Plan for the country’s banking sector, particularly public […]
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Following the central government’s directive of splitting the portfolio of chairman and managing director (MD) of PSU banks, Animesh Chauhan has been appointed the CEO and MD of Oriental Bank of Commerce, the bank said Wednesday. According to the directive, for the first time in India, PSU banks will have a […]
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) State-owned National Mineral Development Corp (NMDC) Wednesday said it has incorporated a subsidiary by the name of Karnataka Vijaynagar Steel (KVS) to develop a steel plant in the state. The plant will be set up through a special purpose vehicle, said company secretary Mohammad Imam in a filing with the National […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The reason behind the sinking of a torpedo recovery vessel off the Visakhapatnam coast is still not known, but Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the navy personnel who died in the accident were trying to save the ship. The minister during an interaction with journalists Tuesday night said the four […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) It was a chilly New Year’s eve here Wednesday and the moderate fog delayed over 62 trains, an official said. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy New Year’s day Thursday. “It will be a partly cloudy sky Thursday with moderate fog in the morning,” said an India Meteorological Department […]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after the Odisha government directed teachers to counsel children to curb the state’s dropout rate, the teachers Wednesday said the government should first focus on providing quality education to the students. The government has asked the teachers to visit the students’ houses in order to bring down the dropout […]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Three fresh cases of swine flu were Wednesday reported in the national capital, taking the number this year to 38, a health official said. “The afflicted include a 30-year-old man from Krishna Nagar, and two women aged 46 and 52 from Paschim Puri and New Delhi area, respectively,” Charan Singh, […]
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) In the wake of BJP president Amit Shah getting acquitted in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case, the Trinamool Congress Tuesday said the CBI’s credibility had been “broken irreparably”. “CBI’s credibility broken irreparably after today’s hogwash. Amit Shah discharged in fake encounter case after top lawyers defend him for three days […]