Global honour for Mumbai ornithologist
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Renowned ornithologist and director of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) Asad Rahmani has been conferred with the prestigious Member of…
Create development model for entire Himalayan region: Murli Manohar Joshi
New Delhi: Terming the devastation in Uttarakhand as a “partly man-made disaster”, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has called for setting up a central authority…
Air Asia to initially invest $30 mn for Indian JV
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Malaysian low-cost carrier Air Asia initially plans to invest $30 million in its Indian joint venture with the Tata…
Himachal gets highest rainfall in 10 years
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh got 143 percent more rainfall than normal in June, the highest in 10 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here today….
Mondelez and Lego to invest $725 mn in Mexico
Mexico City, July 3 (IANS/EFE) US-based Mondelez International and Denmark’s Lego plan to invest a total of $725 million in the northern state of…
NHRC seeks explanation over Assam shootout
Guwahati, July 3 (IANS) Questioning the authenticity of a shootout in which two people were killed in Assam, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)…
US general handling air force sex scandal to retire
Washington, July 3 (IANS) A US general handling the air force’s worst sexual scandal has said he will soon retire. Gen. Edward Rice Jr.,…
Director Sasi happy for Bharath’s B’wood debut
Chennai, July 3 (IANS) Tamil director Sasi, who worked with Bharath Niwas in upcoming Tamil romantic-thriller “Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu”, is elated for the actor…
Puerto Ricans unhappy with rise in gas prices
San Juan, July 3 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican consumers are expressing their discontent with the increase in gasoline prices resulting from the government’s near-doubling of…
Shabana’s hand in cast for six weeks at least
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Actress Shabana Azmi’s left hand will be in a cast for six to eight weeks to repair a fractured wrist….