A Rs 20 crore Durga idol made of gold

Kolkata (IANS) Hoping to bewitch revellers with its radiance and opulence, a goddess Durga idol made of 50 kg gold worth around a whopping Rs 20 crore is nearing completion at a community puja marquee in central Kolkata.

The 13-feet tall idol…

Those opposed to scrapping of Article 370 should go to Pakistan and become CM there: Raghubar

Deoghar: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that all those leaders of the JMM and the Congress who are opposing the scrapping of Article 370 and 35 A should go to Pakistan and become Chief Minister and MLA in that country.

Addressing…

Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Amitabh Bachchan

Mumbai (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday announced the news.

"The legend Amitabh Bachchan who…

Mild tremors felt in north India

New Delhi (IANS) Mild tremors were felt in Delhi and NCR region on Tuesday afternoon after an earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale along the India-Pakistan border near Kashmir.

According to the Indian Meteorogical Department,…

Tax bonanza for individuals could be on cards, move to boost demand

New Delhi (IANS) After a massive tax bonanza for corporates, the Modi government may soon offer windfall gains for individual taxpayers too, by tweaking the tax slabs.

The lowering of tax rates would be on the line of recommendations of the…

AICTE strategy to improve employability of engineering students

New Delhi (IANS) The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has put in place a multi-pronged approach to improve the employability of engineering students besides empowering them to become entrepreneurs and job creators.

Anil Sahasrabudhe,…

Ordnance units set for revamp amid 'Make-in-India' push

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the government's intense push for 'Make-in-India' in the defence sector, the state-run ordnance factories of the country are set for a major revamp to make them competitive.

Defence Minister Rajnath…

France appreciates India being part of Christchurch Initiative

New York (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron appreciated India's association with the Christchurch Call to Action, an initiative to combat online terrorism and extremism and secure the internet, named after the New Zealand city where 51 people…

Top RSS leadership meets foreign media

New Delhi (IANS) RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat met a slew of correspondents from the foreign media here on Tuesday to portray a picture of the Sangh as one whose primary role is "nation building".

Many prominent international publications…

Bihar parties step up efforts to fight Jharkhand polls

Ranchi (IANS) With Assembly polls to be held in Jharkhand soon, top political parties from neighbouring Bihar are also gearing up to fight elections in the state.

As most of the parties have a large following in Bihar, they are trying to gain…