Kerala launches India’s first seaplane service
Kollam (Kerala), June 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Sunday launched the country’s first seaplane service from the backwaters here. Initially, the six-seater…
DU’s four-year degree programme slammed
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The four-year degree programme of Delhi University has come under fire from educationists and jurists, who have asked for…
Irish national raped in Kolkata, one arrested
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year-old Irish woman, police said here Sunday. “We arrested Sujoy Mitra…
Akhilesh to give away 8,000 free laptops
Ghaziabad, June 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will Monday give away 8,000 laptops to students here. Ghaziabad Development Authority chairman Santosh…
System to monitor Delhi Metro tunnelling
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) To minimise risks in Delhi Metro’s Phase III construction, a centralised data management system of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM)…
Srinivasan steps aside, Dalmiya ‘interim president’
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan stepped aside to make way for Jagmohan Dalmiya as…
Will, Jaden professional, fun family: Shyamalan
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Hollywood director M. Night Shyamalan, who is ready with his latest film “After Earth”, praises the cast of Will Smith…
Sushma favours special session to pass food bill
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Sunday said the monsoon session of parliament could be preponed to pass the Food Security…
IIAS to hold seminar on Kashmir conflict in Shimla
Shimla: The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here is organizing a three-day seminar from Monday on human dimensions of the conflict in Jammu and…
11 Taliban, four Afghan security men killed
Parun (Afghanistan), June 2 (IANS) Eleven Taliban militants and four security personnel were killed in a clash between Taliban and the security forces in…