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A shocking case of crores of rupees collected from public transport commuters as “Child Nutrition Surcharge” and not being used for the purpose has ...

Punjab today launched a scheme to extend an ‘employment allowance’ to students for undergoing vocational training. The ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh ...

Dropout rate in class I -VIII was as high as 83 per cent in Bihar and the Government is making efforts to check it, State Education minister P K Shahi ...

A 500-MW coal-based power generation unit at Ukai power plant in Tapi district of Gujarat has been commissioned, the State Assembly was told today.

Assam has emerged among the top States, particularly in expansion of area under plantation crops, in the horticulture sector. The Impact Evaluation ...

Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969, has been amended according to the 97th Constitutional Amendment to ensure societies’ stable progress and ...

Terming the semi-nude protest by some women during the anti-Posco agitation as ‘unfortunate’, the Odisha Government on Friday expressed concern over ...

With very limited chance of increase in prices, which would hover around Rs 36 to Rs 38 per kg in April—June, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University ...

Real estate market in Bangalore is expected to grow at 4-6 per cent annually till FY15 amid demand from new migrants as well as investors and ...

A lion that killed a woman at a privately owned US zoo escaped from a feeding cage and attacked while she was cleaning his enclosure, authorities ...

Hugo Chavez’s body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which he ...

Vice President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in as acting president of Venezuela today after a state funeral is held for Hugo Chavez, the speaker of ...

As it gears up to present the first ever exclusive Budget for Agriculture, the Andhra Pradesh Government will hold talks with the leaders of various ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated today that Moscow will not push Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, saying it would be against ...

To expand capacity with Dahej unit

The number of women in senior management positions is witnessing a steady growth across the world, according to assurance, tax and advisory firm Grant ...

Sunrisers Hyderabad have roped in legendary Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis as its bowling coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) in ...

The furnishing fabric industry in Maharashtra has requested the State administration to withdraw 5 per cent VAT imposed on the sector in the ...

It’s the biggest news of the year in Kenya: A presidential election with huge potential for violence. Why then are the headlines so boring, the TV ...

After the opening of hugely popular fair price medicine shops, the West Bengal government plans to open similar diagnostic centres where services will ...

Singapore Airlines will add an extra weekly service from Ahmedabad to Singapore to make it four times a week for the month of May to cater to the ...

Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo are baffled by a macabre puzzle: someone has been leaving gift-wrapped human skulls around town.

Stunned by allegations that he has links with a drug dealer caught by the Punjab Police, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh today said the “ridiculous ...

The United States is “fully capable” of defending against any North Korean ballistic missile attack, the White House has said, adding that such threat ...