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Work on the initial 6 km of the Vastral-Thaltej route has started with 3 months of approval from center Ahmedabad metro rail. The state government will provide land worth Rs 770 crore for the project. The land will be given to the Ahmedabad Metro Project as subordinate debt. This is a metrol rail stretching on […]
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 97 points in early trade today after sentiments were bolstered on the back of Reliance Industries’ encouraging fourth quarter earnings announced last week. The 30-share index, which had lost 602.34 points in the previous three sessions, recovered by 97.36 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 28,539.46, with stocks of […]
Relieved after ending a four-match losing streak, Mumbai Indians’ spin spearhead Harbhajan Singh said head coach Ricky Ponting’s positive attitude and calm demeanour played a huge part in keeping the team together in tough situations. “He (Ponting) is a very positive guy. The way he played cricket throughout his career. He has been very positive […]
To extinguish big fire raging at the ONGC gas well near Dihen village of Olpad town in the district, even 72hours after the blow-out mishap, and a crisis management team was rushed to the spot from Mumbai, Delhi and foreign countries today, a senior official said. Temperature at fire site is so high that to […]
As the second part of Budget session got underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appreciated the cooperation of all parties in the first half and hoped that the same would continue. “The first part of the Budget session witnessed unprecedented outcomes. Even in terms of productivity, it was successful after many years because of the […]
Indian economy is now clearly on a recovery path with a 7.4 per cent growth in the first three quarters and the new BJP led government is committed to maintain overall macroeconomic conditions on a sustained basis, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra-starrer “Mary Kom”, directed by Omung Kumar, has been named best film at the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior in Sweden. The biopic, based on the life of Olympic medal-winning Indian boxer Mary Kom, was awarded the Bronze Horse award, the highest honour of the festival.
Bollywood Filmmaker Karan Johar has praised the yet to be officially released trailer of Emraan Hashmi-starrer “Humari Adhuri Kahani”, calling it “compelling”. Johar, 42, took to Twitter to laud the trailer and the film’s director Mohit Suri. “Saw the compelling and dramatic trailer of @mohit11481’s #humariadhurikahani…His command over emotions is unbelievable… will be out soon,” […]
A resurgent Delhi Daredevils will look to continue with their winning momentum when they take on defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the team’s fifth match of the IPL cricket tournament at the Feroz Shah Kotla, here tomorrow. After two opening losses in this edition of the cash-rich league, the Jean-Paul Duminy-led side bounced back […]
India 5th biggest generator of e-waste in 2014: UN report United Nations:India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world, discarding 1.7 million tonnes (Mt) of electronic and electrical equipment in 2014, a UN report has said.
