After banning Maggi noodles in India, India’s food safety regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it will test samples of instant noodles across brands to ensure food safety. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it will also examine branded pasta and macaroni products while asserting that it’s not considering any action against brand […]
Bollywood Actor Karan Singh Grover has recently lodged a complaint with the Mumbai police claiming that an amount of more than five lakh illegally withdrawn from his bank accounts. He became the latest victim to fall prey to the notorious Nigerian online lottery trap. In his complaint, Karan has alleged that he lost Rupees 5.6 […]
With uncertainty hanging over over the resumption of Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties later this year, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has said that they have an alternate plan in hand if the proposed series against the neighbours in the United Arab Emirates does not materialise. Refusing to divulge any further details, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief said the fate of the Indo-Pak […]
Bangladeshi media on Saturday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to the country as “historic” and “a visit of high hopes”.The leading dailies of Bangladesh are all agog about the two-day visit.Dailies and news channels gave wide coverage to Modi’s visit that begins on Saturday as news were accompanied with photographs of Modi and […]
Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, accused in a coal block allocation scam case along with 14 others, was today allowed by a special court to travel abroad from June 14 to June 29 for business purposes. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the plea filed by Jindal seeking the court’s permission to go abroad. […]
After sliding for three straight days, the rupee recovered 10 paise to 63.90 against the US dollar in early trade today at the InterbankForeign Exchange on selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Forex dealers said a lower opening in the domestic equity markets and dollar’s strength against other currencies overseas capped the gains. […]
President Pranab Mukherjee has expressed hope that India to be in the expanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC) when reforms of the world body are undertaken. Briefing reporters on board while returning from his five-day visit to Sweden and Belarus, the President said that both countries have been supportive of India’s claim for permanent membership of the UN […]
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi planting a Kadamb sapling (Neolamarckia Cadamba), at the Race Course Road lawns, to mark the occasion of the World Environment Day, in New Delhi on June 05, 2015. The Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Prakash Javadekar is also seen.
Unfazed by the three day slump inSTOCK MARKETS on fears of drought, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the slide does not indicate a trend as economy is on a recovery path. He also said there is “no basis” to suggest that India was out of favour as far as foreign investors are concerned. The BSE 30-stock index, Sensex, has lost 1,035.57 […]
Using landmines, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, a group of insurgents today ambushed a military convoy in Manipur killing at least 20 army personnel in the worst such attack in nearly two decades. Eleven armymen were also injured in the ambush in Chandel district in which army and civilian authorities suspect the involvement of Manipur […]
