Advani, Vajpayee held rallies for Ram mandir; Lord chose PM Modi’s tenure: K’taka BJP MP Hegde

Advani, Vajpayee held rallies for Ram mandir; Lord chose PM Modi’s tenure: K’taka BJP MP Hegde

Karwar, Jan 18 - Karnataka BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde on Thursday said veteran BJP leaders L. K. Advani and late Atal Bihari Vajpayee held rallies for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, but Lord Ram chose Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure for construction

Read More
Airbus, Tata to set up pilot training centre in Gurugram

Airbus, Tata to set up pilot training centre in Gurugram

Hyderabad, Jan 18 - Airbus has entered into a 50:50 joint venture with the Tata-owned Air India to launch a world-class pilot training centre in Gurugram, Haryana.

Read More
No online sale of Ram temple prasad authorised, says Trust

No online sale of Ram temple prasad authorised, says Trust

Ayodhya, Jan 18 - The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Thursday denied setting up any online platform to help devotees get the ‘prasad’ offered to the deity in Ayodhya.

Read More
Cabinet gives go-ahead for two CIL power projects worth Rs 21,547 cr

Cabinet gives go-ahead for two CIL power projects worth Rs 21,547 cr

New Delhi, Jan 18 - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved two proposals of Coal India Limited (CIL) to set up two pithead thermal power plants, through its subsidiaries, entailing a total investment of

Read More
Suryakumar Yadav undergoes groin surgery in Germany

Suryakumar Yadav undergoes groin surgery in Germany

Munich, Jan 18 -(IANS) India's top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav underwent a successful groin surgery in Munich, Germany on January 17. Multiple reports have suggested that Suryakumar underwent operation for a sports hernia, a condition for which KL Rahul was also operated upon,

Read More
Airbus awards manufacturing contracts to TASL, Mahindra

Airbus awards manufacturing contracts to TASL, Mahindra

Hyderabad, Jan 18 - Airplane maker Airbus has signed contracts with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Mahindra Aerospace Structures Private Limited (MASPL) to procure commercial aircraft components.

Read More
Ram temple memorabilia floods market in UP

Ram temple memorabilia floods market in UP

Lucknow, Jan 18 - Fridge magnets, stickers, badges, scarves, flags, dupattas, saris, school bags, tiffin boxes -- you name it and they have it. With the Ram fervour sweeping across the country, the markets are now flooded with temple related memorabilia.

Read More
Much higher likelihood of war with Hezbollah: Israeli military chief

Much higher likelihood of war with Hezbollah: Israeli military chief

Jerusalem, Jan 18 - Israel's military chief Herzi Halevi has warned against the escalation of the prospects of a "full-fledged war" with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group and were now "much higher than before".

Read More
Gujarat joins in Ram Temple consecration festivities with markets declaring holiday

Gujarat joins in Ram Temple consecration festivities with markets declaring holiday

Ahmedabad, Jan 18 - Gujarat’s largest city Ahmedabad is gearing up for the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and to mark the occasion bazaars in the old city areas will remain closed on January 22.

Read More
Cabinet okays pact with EU on chip technology

Cabinet okays pact with EU on chip technology

New Delhi, Jan 18 - The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Centre and the European Commission on Working Arrangements on Semiconductors Ecosystems, its supply chain and innovation under the framework of EU-India Trade and Technology Council

Read More
Orry reveals Kajol once declined to pose with him for picture

Orry reveals Kajol once declined to pose with him for picture

Mumbai, Jan 18 - Social media sensation Orry, whose selfies with B-town stars are a rage on the Internet, appeared on the season finale of the streaming chat show 'Koffee With Karan'.

Read More
Chinese lab mapped Covid virus 2 weeks before official info: Report

Chinese lab mapped Covid virus 2 weeks before official info: Report

New York, Jan 18 - A team of Chinese researchers identified and mapped SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the deadly Covid-19 pandemic and continues to infect people worldwide, at least two weeks before the country officially informed the world about the virus, according

Read More
Indian-American announces run for California State Assembly

Indian-American announces run for California State Assembly

New York, Jan 18 - Indian-American community leader Tara Sreekrishnan has announced that she is running for California State Assembly from District 26 as a Democrat.

Read More
Heavy snowfall, freezing rain wreak havoc across Europe

Heavy snowfall, freezing rain wreak havoc across Europe

Brussels, Jan 18 - Extreme weather conditions involving heavy snowfall and freezing rain hit many countries across Europe, causing flight cancellations and delays and disrupting road traffic.

Read More
Dravid equates Rohit’s tactical retirement in third T20I to Ashwin’s retired-out move in IPL

Dravid equates Rohit’s tactical retirement in third T20I to Ashwin’s retired-out move in IPL

Bengaluru, Jan 18 - The dramatic third T20I between India and Afghanistan had a defining moment when captain Rohit Sharma astonishingly retired out in the first super over, and walked out to bat again in the second super over.

Read More
DMI Group acquires troubled fintech startup ZestMoney

DMI Group acquires troubled fintech startup ZestMoney

New Delhi, Jan 18 - The DMI Group has acquired the homegrown digital EMI financing platform ZestMoney (Zest) for an undisclosed sum, the company announced on Thursday.

Read More
Raj CM Bhajan Lal Sharma chairs first cabinet meeting

Raj CM Bhajan Lal Sharma chairs first cabinet meeting

Jaipur, Jan 18 - The first meeting of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's cabinet was held on Thursday in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) here after over a month since the formation of the new government.

Read More
Great call from Rohit to go with Bishnoi in second Super Over: Rahul Dravid

Great call from Rohit to go with Bishnoi in second Super Over: Rahul Dravid

Bengaluru, Jan 18 - India head coach Rahul Dravid lauded skipper Rohit Sharma for listening to his gut call of handing the ball to leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi ahead of a crunch second Super Over, which eventually turned out to be a match-winning move

Read More
Samsung India R&D team contributes significantly towards developing ‘AI phones’

Samsung India R&D team contributes significantly towards developing ‘AI phones’

San Jose, Jan 18 - As Samsung doubles down on infusing artificial intelligence (AI) into its flagship devices, its research and development team in India has been contributing significantly to create ‘AI phones’ of the future, a top company executive said here on

Read More
IREDA ropes in Indian Overseas Bank for co-lending to green projects

IREDA ropes in Indian Overseas Bank for co-lending to green projects

New Delhi, Jan 18 - The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Overseas Bank for co-lending and loan syndication in financing renewable energy projects across the nation, the Ministry for New and

Read More