Israel plans agricultural centre of excellence in Bengal
byKolkata, June 13 (IANS) Israel intends to set up a centre of excellence on agriculture in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, its envoy to India…
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Two killed in truck-goods train collision in Rajasthan
byJaipur, June 13 (IANS) Two men were killed when a goods train rammed a truck which was crossing an unmanned railway crossing in Rajasthan’s…
Saina, Jayaram, Gurusaidutt advance in Indonesia Open
byJakarta, June 13 (IANS) Defending champion Saina Nehwal and R.M.V. Gurusaidutt and Ajay Jayaram won their respective matches to advance to the quarter-finals of…
Federal Front: TDP ready to join, Nitish says talks on
byNew Delhi/Patna/Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) The proposal for a Federal Front got some boost Thursday with the Telugu Desam expressing readiness to join it…
England score 293/7 against Lanka
byLondon, June 13 (IANS) England made 293/7 after being put into bat by Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy Group A tie here…
Tamil Nadu doctor arrested for kidney sale racket
byChennai, June 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police Wednesday arrested a doctor based in Salem for his alleged involvement in the kidney selling racket, said…
Meghalaya court dismisses Garo rebel chief’s plea
byShillong, June 13 (IANS) In a setback to the jailed chief of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebel outfit, Champion R. Sangma, the…
Karnataka cheap rice for poor scheme further delayed
byBangalore, June 13 (IANS) Karnataka’s Congress government’s ambitious scheme to provide 30kg rice per month to poor families at Re.1 a kg is expected…
India, Israel inching closer to signing FTA: Israeli envoy
byKolkata, June 13 (IANS) Hoping that an India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be signed “in the coming months”, the Israeli ambassador Thursday said…
Akhilesh Yadav in Karnataka on two-day visit
byBangalore, June 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, whose Samajwadi Party has one member in the Karnataka assembly for the first time,…