Chennai (IANS): Vested interests are trying to "fail" India's first locomotive- less train or Train 18, a top official said on Friday, adding there was nothing to worry about the glitches that occurred during a trial run.
"During…
Chennai (IANS): A severe cyclonic storm, Gaja, battered the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, leaving at least 11 people dead and causing widespread destruction.
Authorities said the cyclone crossed the coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam districts…
New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended their greetings to the people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day on Thursday.
"Greetings to the people of Jharkhand on Statehood Day. The…
New Delhi (IANS) Affluent AC passengers are the prime suspects as over 21 lakh towels, bedsheets, blankets, and other items went missing from air-conditioned coaches during 2017-18 an official said.
The passengers are suspected to…
Singapore (IANS): Stressing that technology today is creating immense opportunities to transform millions of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday here said there is an explosion of fintech innovation and enterprise in India and the nation…
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,…
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.
…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…
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…
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…