Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh, 6 injured

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (IANS): Maoists carried out two simultaneous attacks here on Wednesday injuring four Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, a civilian and one District Reserve Guard in one of the attacks, police said.

The Left wing extremists,…

India's heaviest rocket lifts off with communication satellite GSAT-29

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS): India's heaviest rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III)-- carrying 3,423 kg communication satellite GSAT-29 blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Wednesday evening.

India emerges as leading seed hub in Asia

Amsterdam (IANS) India has emerged as a major seed hub in Asia, with four Indian seed companies featuring in top 10 of the first-ever "Access to Seeds Index for South and Southeast Asia", a study said.

While the list…

Sabarimala: SC to hear fresh appeals after considering review pleas

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear writ petitions seeking ban on entry of girls and women between the age group of 10 to 50 to Sabarimala, only after it decides the review pleas seeking recall of its September 28 verdict…

Union Minister Ananth Kumar dead

Bengaluru (IANS): Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar died on Monday at a private hospital here due to multi-organ failure, a party spokesman said. He was 59.

"Kumar passed away at around 3 a.m. at Shankara Cancer…

Defying Maoists, Chhattisgarh votes in first phase

Raipur (IANS) Defying Maoist threats, over 33 percent of the electorate exercised their franchise on Monday by midday in 18 constituencies in the first phase of Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh where the Congress is vying to end 15 years of BJP…

Karnataka's mining baron Reddy arrested in Ponzi case

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka's mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy was arrested here for allegedly shielding the accused in a multi-crore Ponzi scheme, a police officer said on Sunday.

"Based on the evidences and statements,…

VMware set to upskill Indian women

New Delhi (IANS) If you think coding or writing software is something reserved for men, you are wrong; women coders have lately come of age, breaking the glass ceiling across tech fields the world over.

India is no different, and…

BJP has made Chhattisgarh nearly Maoist-free, Shah while releasing "Sankalp Patra"

Raipur (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said the Chhattisgarh government under Chief Minister Raman Singh has made the state nearly Maoist-free, developing it into a powered hub of prospering cement, steel and aluminium industries,…

Fire hits Western Railway services in Maharashtra

Palghar (Maharashtra) (IANS): The Western Railway's (WR) long distance services on the Ahmedabad and New Delhi sectors were severely disrupted after two wagons of a goods train caught fire, with services resuming after 12 hours, officials…