Sports Ministry approves names for Dronacharya Award
Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh were among the five names officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Anoop and Naval’s names were approved on the... read more »
Modi wants Posco to stay in India, PMO to take up issue with company offici...
The Prime Minister’s Office is likely to take up the issue of steel giant Posco’s proposed $10.5-billion integrated steel plant in Jagatsinghpur with the Odisha government and the company officials today. The PMO has called a meeting, which will be attended by the Cabinet Secretary,... read more »
Onion prices fall below Rs 50/kg at Lasalgaon on export curbs
New Delhi: Wholesale prices of onion today fell below the Rs 50 per kg mark at the Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia’s biggest onion market, due to curbs on exports and fear of action against hoarding. Even at Azadpur mandi in Delhi, wholesale onion price declined by Rs 3-5 per kg to Rs 53 today... read more »
Larsen & Toubro Bags Orders Worth Rs. 1,563 Crore in July
New Delhi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has bagged orders worth Rs. 1,563 crore in July and August. “The power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has won orders worth Rs.... read more »
PM Modi takes took tour of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a tour of the Masdar City, a hub of cleantech and science and technology innovation, here on the second day of his two-day UAE visit.... read more »
Isil used chemical weapons against Kurds in Iraq, say German troops
German troops involved in a coalition training mission in Iraq have reported that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) fighters have used chemical weapons on a Kurdish militia. The... read more »
Tianjin explosions: The big questions that still remain
Tianjin, China (CNN)When the wind blows in this Chinese port city, shards of glass still rain down from damaged buildings. But many here are now more worried about a potential threat they... read more »
Two arrested over Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel killing
Bangladesh police say they have arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamist group over the killing of atheist blogger Niloy Neel. The two men were suspected members of Ansarullah... read more »
Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacre plotters
ISLAMABAD: Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed their death... read more »
