New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) National Award winning actress Priyanka Chopra Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and his wife at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here ahead of the release of her forthcoming film “Mary Kom”. “Always incredible to be at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. A big thank you to the ever gracious Pranabda and Suvrama for having me […]
Mayabhushan Nagvenkar A master of witty anecdotes, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar once liberally used a popular bikini adage to make a point about governance and number crunching. “Statistics are like a woman wearing a bikini. What they reveal is vital. What they hide is even more vital,” Parrikar would often say to peals of […]
Anil Sharma, Barmer (Rajasthan) A Scottish energy major and modern technology have combined to bring about a revolution in two districts of Rajasthan that were infamous due to the scarcity of potable water. Thanks to water ATMs, many otherwise arid villages here have 24X7 access to the commodity at the swipe of a card – […]
Vishal Gulati, Shimla Tabo, an ancient seat of Buddhist religion and culture in picturesque Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh in northern India, will now have an international learning centre. Baudh Darshan, which will help preserve the ancient seat of Buddhist studies, will be set up at Tabo with a funding of Rs.45 crore by the central […]
Sahana Ghosh, Kolkata India’s top public healthcare establishment, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, is in talks with the Ohio State University (OSU) to set up the country’s first comprehensive regenerative medicine centre that will open up avenues in research and development and introduce revolutionary techniques. Regenerative medicine, a broad subject, […]
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The rural development ministry Tuesday ordered district administrations to ensure that water conservation work like construction of check dams and de-silting of traditional water bodies are taken up under the rural job act to mitigate drought-like situation. The order was given by Union Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari in a bid […]
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was admitted to a hospital in capital here Monday. Sources said that he was admitted to Max Super Speciality Hospital in Saket in the evening and he will undergo some minor surgery. The nature of the surgery is not known yet.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday penalised real estate giant DLF Rs.630 crore for exploiting its dominant position to the disadvantage of its customers in three projects in Gurgaon. The bench of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice N.V. Ramana said DLF would furnish an undertaking to pay Rs.170 crore interest on the […]
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) South Africa is safe for all visitors planning to fly into the country, as the risk of being affected by the dreaded Ebola diseases is low, an official of its state-run airline said here Wednesday. “With no case of Ebola virus disease reported so far, our country remains open and safe for […]
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The annual Delhi Half Marathon will be held Nov 23. The registrations for which was declared open here Wednesday. Approximately 32,000 people are expected to take part in the run which will comprise of corporate champions, great Delhi run, senior citizen’s run and the wheelchair event. The route will cover eminent […]