Bangladesh launches manual campaign to clean up oil spill
Bangladesh launched an intensified manual campaign on Saturday to clean up seepage following a huge oil spill in 34,000 hectares at the Sunderbans that threatened the world’s largest mangrove forest....
View ArticleAutocar Performance Show 2014
The first show in 2005 was held at the Nehru Centre, Worli The Autocar Performance Show is a mecca for every car and bike enthusiast looking for the best in high-performance cars and bikes, accessories...
View ArticleGirish Maliks Jal in race for Oscars for Best Film and Original Score Category
Having won the National Award for Visual effects, Girish Malik’s ‘Jal’ has added yet another feather in its cap. The movie which stars Purab H Kohli, Kirti Kulhari, Tannishtha Chatterjee has been...
View ArticleFishermen return without catch after Sri Lankan naval personnel threat
About 3,000 fishermen returned without catch from Katchtheevu islet on Sunday after Sri Lankan personnel reportedly fired in the air and threatened them not to fish in the area. The Lankan naval...
View ArticleCisco To Address Security Beyond Traditional Defenses At Seminar In Dubai
Dubai– Cisco today announced that it is organising an IT Security seminar titled ‘Security Beyond Traditional Defenses’ for its customers on December 15, 2014 at The Conrad Dubai. Addressing the...
View ArticleMarathi Film Avatarachi Goshta launches its promotional song
Mumbai:The movie before its release has created a buzz by receiving various awards. The much acclaimed and accolade marathi movie, ‘Avatarachi Goshta’ is produced by Asian Entertainment and is all set...
View ArticleSBI Pinkathon 2014 completes its third successful run with over 10000 women...
Mumbai : SBI Pinkathon, Empowering Indian Women, an initiative to promote health and fitness among women along with awareness about breast cancer concluded another successful leg of their run in Mumbai...
View ArticleMrs. Tina Ambani celebrates life of a premature baby
Mumbai : In a drive to raise awareness on the challenges and to highlight the medical marvels that make both the mother’s and preterm baby’s lives better, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital’s Centre...
View ArticleMumbaikars run at MUSTRun 2014 to make H West Ward disabled friendly
Mumbai: MUSTRun 2014 saw an astonishing response with more than 5000 runners from all walks of life came out in support the cause of making H-West Ward disabled-friendly. The MUSTRun 2014 marathon was...
View ArticleSaumin Patels workshop organised by Comic Con India
Mumbai: Comic Con India organised Saumin Patel’s workshop on December 13th 2014 at Barking Deer. Saumin Suresh Patel is a comic book artist from Mumbai who had created a stand alone graphic novel for...
View Article4th Phase: 62 % voting recorded in Jharkhand; 49 % in J&K
Polling in 15 constituencies of the state on Sunday ended with 61.08 percent electorate exercising their franchise in the penultimate phase of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand as the day passed off...
View ArticleWIC, India holds book reading session
Dehradun: World Integrity Center (WIC) India held a book reading and interaction session for teachers and principals by Prof. Debashis Chatterjee on his recently launched book ‘Can you teach a Zebra...
View ArticleDesign Contest to Spotlight New Young Hong Kong Talent
Hong Kong – The Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2015 (YDC), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held on 20 January at the Hong Kong Convention and...
View ArticleIndian among several people taken hostage at Sydney cafe
Several people, including an Indian techie, were taken hostage by an armed man at a popular cafe in Sydney and forced to display an Islamic flag, triggering a security alert in Australia and leading to...
View ArticleIndian Consulate in Sydney evacuated, staff safe: Govt
The Indian Consulate in Sydney was today evacuated in view of the hostage situation in a cafe near its premises and all the staff members are safe, the External Affairs Ministry on Monday said. “As a...
View ArticlePetrol, diesel price cut by Rs 2 per litre each
Petrol and diesel prices were on Monday reduced by Rs 2 per litre each, the revised prices will take effect from midnight. Fuel prices were last revised on 15th November when petrol rate was brought...
View ArticleTrade deficit widens to USD16.8 bn; gold imports surge 6-fold
India’s trade deficit widened to one-and-a-half year high of USD 16.86 billion in November due to over six-fold jump in gold imports even as merchandise exports grew by 7.27 percent. Trade deficit in...
View ArticleMiss South Africa crowned Miss World
South African beauty Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World 2014 on sunday at a glittering ceremony in London as India’s Koyal Rana lost out, finishing in the top 10. Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, was...
View ArticleDirect LPG subsidy transfer to users across nation from Jan
Beginning new year, LPG consumers across the country will start getting cash subsidy so that they can buy the cooking fuel at market price. In preparation of the launch of the Direct Benefit Transfer...
View ArticleSydney siege is over: New South Wales police
Heavily-armed police tonight stormed a popular Sydney cafe where a gunman of Iranian-origin had been holding about 15 people, including an Indian Infosys IT professional, for over 16 hours. Loud bangs...
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