New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai’s remark that he was “pressurised” by the erstwhile UPA government to drop certain names from his reports Sunday drew sharp reactions from the Congress and the BJP. While the Congress questioned why Rai did not make the revelations while he was in office, […]
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Product development and innovation are the top concerns for the Indian food processing sector, the Confederation of Indian Industry said in a report Sunday. “While India has favourable supply side dynamics, thanks to its strong agriculture base, product development and innovation in the sector has taken a back seat due to […]
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said it is “absolutely necessary” to impart skill training to 500 million India youths by 2020 in order to increase the employability of the work force. “By 2030, India is going to have 20 percent of the whole world’s working population living in the country. More than 50 […]
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) In another instance of a UPA-appointed governor quitting, Maharashtra’s K. Sankaranarayanan resigned Sunday after he was abruptly transferred to Mizoram in the middle of the night. Gujarat Governor O.P. Kohli has taken over additional charge of the state. Kohli, who arrived here in the afternoon, was sworn-in by Bombay High Court’s Chief […]
Hanoi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government will strive to give a greater push to India’s Look East Policy, turning it into “acting East”, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Vietnamese capital Sunday as she arrived on a three-day visit. Sushma Swaraj, addressing a gathering of the Indian diaspora here, said the Modi […]
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In a special drive, Delhi Police prosecuted more than 800 drivers for violating traffic rules, police officials said Sunday. In a drive that started at 7.00 p.m. Saturday evening and continued till 1.00 a.m. Sunday, a total of 247 drunk drivers were prosecuted and as many as 44 vehicle owners were […]
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Alleging that West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress was in regular touch with the union home ministry, the Left Front Saturday wondered if the CBI, probing the Saradha scam, will be able to reveal the truth behind the scandal. Addressing media here, Left Front chairman Biman Bose also questioned if the Special Investigation […]
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With the Narendra Modi government moving toward cleaning India’s rivers, including the sacred Ganga and its tributary, the Yamuna, authorities are worried that coming religious festivals might just aggravate the river’s pollution. With the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival starting next week, Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung appealed to the residents of […]
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) Infosys Ltd. has granted restricted stock units currently valued at Rs.8.2 crore to its new chief executive Vishal Sikka. In a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Friday, the software major said its board’s management development and compensation committee decided Thursday to give 22,794 units to Sikka at Rs.5 per […]
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) India should focus on production of indigenous aromatic rice varieties so that export avenues open up, an expert with the Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said Saturday. “The outlook towards production and export of rice needs to be changed in India to witness the benefits of higher revenue and profit margins […]