Bhubaneswar: Kalahandi, a region once known for its tales of poverty and hardship, has undergone immense transformation in the last two decades. Since Vedanta established its alumina refinery, a quiet revolution has taken root. A cornerstone of this development is the DAV Vedanta International School – the district's first English medium school. Back in 2006,…
New Delhi, 26/2: The Union Cabinet has approved foreign direct investment in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), government sources. FDI up to 20 percent will now be allowed in LIC under the automatic route. In view of LIC IPO, it was believed that this proposal can be approved in today’s meeting. According to…
Ahmedabad, 22/3: Adani Airports chief Arun Bansal on Wednesday said the cost of operating airports has to come down by 30-50 per cent in the coming years as he highlighted the growth potential of the Indian aviation market. Currently, the company is operating seven airports and is building another one. Bullish on…
Chennai, 2/5: Passengers on board a Sharjah-Chennai Air Arabia flight experienced harrowing moments on Sunday morning when a 34-year-old man opened the emergency exit door and jumped off the aircraft while it was taxiing after landing at the Chennai International Airport. Sources in the airport told that the passenger, who hails from Pudukkottai district in…
London, 31/1: After President Donald Trump shocked the world last week by threatening Europe with economic pain, humiliating its politicians and excoriating their values, leaders from across the Continent wrestled with the fallout the next day at an emergency dinner meeting in Brussels. The dishes were neat and traditional — chicken supreme, a classic French…
Kolkata, 25/7: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has sent the Aparajita Bill back to the state government for consideration of the serious objections raised by the Centre over the proposed changes to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that the legislation seek a highly placed source said. The Centre, in its observation, found that the…
Mumbai, 31/8: Viacom 18 has bagged TV and digital rights for Indian cricket team’s home matches for five years. Sports18 will then telecast the matches, international and domestic, on TV while it will be live streamed on JioCinema as OTT (over the top) platform. Congratulations @viacom18 ? for winning the @BCCI Media Rights for both…
Paris, 28/5: Paris Saint-Germain clinched a French record 11th league title on Saturday as Lionel Messi scored in a 1-1 draw away at Strasbourg. “” Messi’s opener was cancelled out by a Kevin Gameiro equaliser, but the result gave PSG an unassailable four-point lead over second-placed Lens with one match of the season remaining….
Bengaluru, 8/2: Adar Poonawalla may have set the ball rolling, but India’s vaccine czar may have met more than his match in his bid to acquire the ownership of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. According to several reports from UK-based publications, Manchester United co-owners, the Glazers, have reportedly quoted $1.8 billion (approximately Rs 16,300 crore) to buy…
New Delhi, 2/4: Petrol and diesel prices were on Saturday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 12 days to Rs 7.20 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 102.61 per litre as against Rs 101.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone…
