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Satwik-Chirag, Kiran George advance at Hong Kong Open

India, Sept. 10 -- India's top men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began their Hong Kong Open Super 500 campaign on a winning note on Tuesday, while Kiran George fought his wa... Read More


Nikhat Wins Scrappy Fight, Advances to Quarterfinals

India, Sept. 10 -- Two-time champion Nikhat Zareen survived a gritty test to edge past Japan's Yuna Nishinaka and progress to the quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships here on Tuesday. Unsee... Read More


Govt transfers top IAS officers in major reshuffle

India, Sept. 10 -- In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Delhi Government on Tuesday changed departments of 39 officers, including secretary-level IAS officers, with Pandurang Pole (2004 batch) given... Read More


MP Govt faces HC heat over new promotion reservation rules

Bhopal, Sept. 10 -- The petitioners in the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday described the State Government's response on reservation in promotions as incomplete and lacking in clarity, even as the... Read More


Researchers discovered a new orchid species

India, Sept. 10 -- Researchers have discovered a new orchid species, Hemipilia basifoliata (Orchidaceae) in Myodia region of the Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said. The... Read More


Naveen Nagpur to India's next global financial hub

India, Sept. 10 -- In a major development that promises to transform economic and commercial landscape of Nagpur and its neighbouring areas, the Maharashtra Government is developing a major financial ... Read More


Kulgam encounter: Two soldiers, two terrorists killed, operation continues

India, Sept. 10 -- The encounter in the South Kashmir district of Kulgam entered the second day on Tuesday as security forces were engaged in a gunbattle with terrorists. "The operation against terror... Read More


TN Govt launched Marine Resource Foundation

India, Sept. 10 -- Aimed at conserving marine biodiversity, the Tamil Nadu Government laun-ched the Marine Resource Foundation with an outlay of Rs 50 crore, State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu ... Read More


GM crops: Farmer-first top priority

India, Sept. 10 -- The trade discussions between India and the United States have reignited the contentious debate around Genetically Modified (GM) crops. The US has been pressing India to open import... Read More


HIRING TAX

India, Sept. 10 -- There is a bill in the US to impose a 25 per cent tax on the hiring of foreigners. Call it an outsourcing tax, as it aims to curtail giving of American jobs to foreigners. The colle... Read More