New Delhi: Trade in local currencies and the balance of trade between India and Russia are both significant, said External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S. Jaishankar during the India-Russia Business Forum in Mumbai on Monday. “Mutual settlement of trade in national currencies is of great importance, especially in the current circumstances. Special Rupee Vostro Accounts…
Karimnagar (Telangana): Union Minister of Stte for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar rescued a woman who fell down under a running truck near here on Monday. According to the Huzurabad Assistant Commissioner of Police, a truck was heading towards Huzurabad from Karimnagar direction. A woman pillion rider of a motorcycle, going close by the vehicle, felll…
New Delhi: Sunkind on Monday announced securing a 570-MW solar energy project from the government of Maharashtra. The project has been awarded by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY 2.0 scheme), the renewable energy player said in a statement. “The 569 MW EPC (engineering, procurement, and…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said some “anti-nationals” were trying to divide the society for their vested interests and stressed the need for people to understand the seriousness of their intentions and unite to defeat them. Unity and integrity were important to make India a developed nation by 2047, Modi said while virtually…
Seraikela (Jharkhand): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that a committee would be formed if BJP forms a government in Jharkhand to identify and drive out infiltrators from the state besides reclaiming land grabbed by them. Also, legislation will be brought to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women,…
Wayanad (Kerala): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the last day of the by-poll campaign for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on Monday and promised to elevate Wayanad to the ranks of the world’s premier tourism destination. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the UDF candidate contesting in the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma rejected the plea and observed that Revanna is a very influential person. Appearing for Revanna, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi…
Mumbai: Head coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday fired a shot back at Ricky Ponting for questioning Virat Kohli’s form and place in Indian team, saying the Australian legend should only be concerned about cricket in his country. Ponting had recently said Kohli’s form is a concern, given the Indian batter has scored only two Test…
New Delhi: India’s 51st Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has his imprint on several landmark judgments such as upholding the sanctity of EVMs, abrogation of Article 370, scrapping the electoral bonds scheme, and granting interim bail to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Hailing from an illustrious Delhi-based family, Justice Khanna is the son…
Simon Griffith, Macquarie University and Daniel Ho Sydney/New York: Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colourful creatures of all. But how did all the amazingly coloured different bird species arise? Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce…
