Government to create awareness about MGNREGS
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The government is planning to launch an awareness programme to highlight various aspects of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural…
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Kerala launches India’s first seaplane service
byKollam (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…
Akhilesh to give away 8,000 free laptops
byGhaziabad, 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
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) To minimise risks in Delhi Metro’s Phase III construction, a centralised data management system of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM)…
Indian television gets increasingly niche
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) First, there were the entertainment channels. Then came the news channels, followed by infotainment channels. Now, niche channels are,…
Dubai beckons Mumbai Dabbawalas
byMumbai, June 2 (IANS) Mumbai’s legendary lunch-box suppliers – Dabbawalas – will feature at an august gathering of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders…
Etisalat to provide free calls
byAbu Dhabi, June 2 (IANS/WAM) Etisalat, one of the leading telecom operators in the Middle East, has announced that its eLife and standalone landline…
Industry hails return of Murthy at Infosys’ helm
byBangalore, June 1 (IANS) The resilient Indian IT industry hailed the return of its icon N.R. Narayana Murthy as executive chairman of global software…
Narayana Murthy to steer Infosys as chairman again (Roundup)
byBangalore, June 1 (IANS) India’s iconic figure N.R. Narayana Murthy Saturday returned to IT bellwether Infosys Ltd as executive chairman to steer its fortunes…
Karnataka postpones rice scheme for a month
byTumkur (Karnataka), June 1 (IANS) Karnataka’s plans to provide rice at Re.1 a kg for the poor from Saturday has been put off by…