Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) The 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) officially began on Tuesday. The event is being organised by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) at the World Convention Centre in Mumbai and will...
Chennai, Aug 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has granted permission to Sun Pictures, the producers of "Coolie", starring superstar Rajinikanth, to hold special screenings across the state on the film’s opening day on Thursday.Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the highly...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) signed an umbrella agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) for joint research and development (R&D) to further enhance the robustness, security and reliability of Aadhaar operations through...
Kolkata, August 12 (IANS) The Kolkata Police said on Tuesday that no evidence has been found so far of the police assaulting the mother of the RG Kar victim during "Nabanna Avijan" (March to the State Secretariat) last week. The...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Expressing concern over delays in filling medical posts, the Delhi High Court has directed the city government to begin recruiting audiometric assistants, assistant security officers, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists for state-run hospitals."Let the advertisements in...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against four men in connection with the 2024 Champaran fake currency seizure case, which has revealed a cross-border syndicate with links to Pakistan and Nepal....
Jaipur, Aug 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma termed the Partition as the world’s “greatest human tragedy,” recalling that just before Independence, over 10 lakh people were killed and lakhs of families were destroyed. He was speaking in a...
Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) With the Bihar Assembly elections just two months away, political parties have intensified their preparations. Former RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, who recently formed his own organisation called Team Tej Pratap, announced his first candidate on...
Kochi, Aug 12 (IANS) In a significant setback for the owners of the MSC shipping line, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered the detention of another vessel belonging to the company in connection with an accident off the Kochi...
Chennai, Aug 12 (IANS) AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Tuesday urged the BJP’s central leadership to open talks with O. Panneerselvam, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and chief coordinator of the AIADMK Cadres’ Rights Retrieval Committee, to bring him...
Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has urged the Congress-led state government on Tuesday to make its stand clear on the issue of internal reservation by August 16 and warned of a large scale protest if the government fails...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Two CPWD engineers and two private persons were arrested by the CBI while the two government employees were taking a bribe of Rs 6 lakh for clearing bills submitted by a firm, an official said...