Adani’s Australia coal mine project cleared
Australian government on Monday cleared the proposed Carmichael coal mine project of the Indian conglomerate Adani Mining in the Galilee Basin in central Queensland. This is expected to provide electricity for up to 100 million people in India. The approval was announced by Environment Minister... read more »
With Jaiprakash Power deal, Reliance Power could become India’s top hydel c...
Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Power has pipped Adani Power’s Rs 11,700 crore offer to buy the entire hydro power portfolio of Jaiprakash Power for an estimated Rs 12,000 crore after Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) pulled out out of the Rs 10,500-crore deal on Thursday. Jaiprakash... read more »
Amazon to open five new fulfillment centers in India
NEW DELHI: Amazon Seller Services India today announced its plans to open five more fulfillment centers (FCs) in Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Tauru (outskirts of Gurgaon). These FCs are warehouses from which Amazon ships products to buyers across India. With the additional storage capacity... read more »
Nitin Gadkari dismisses bugging claim, Manmohan Singh seeks probe
Transport minister Nitin Gadkari on SundGadkari dismisses bugging claim, ex-PM Manmohan seeks probeay dismissed as speculative media reports that “listening devices” were recovered from his official residence even as the Congress said it reflected a lack of trust among NDA ministers. A report... read more »
Watching too much TV may cause early death: Study
People who watch TV for three hours or more each day may be twice as likely to die prematurely than those who watch less, a new study says. Researchers of the American Heart Association... read more »
Arun Jaitley to congratulate activists jailed during Emergency
The function to be organised by the state unit of BJP at the party office will also be attended by Member of Parliament Prabhat Jha and North Delhi Mayor Yogender Chandolia, BJP said in a... read more »
India ninth in latest world hockey rankings
New Delhi: Eight-time Olympic champions India find itself in a lowly ninth position among mens teams in the recently-released FIH World Hockey Rankings. The Indians, with 1458 rating... read more »
Shoaib Akhtar 38 marries 20 year old girl
Karachi, June 26: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has tied the knot with a 20-year old girl from Haripur in the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province. “The haq mahar has been kept at... read more »
N Srinivasan confirmed as ICC Chairman
BCCI President-in-exile N Srinivasan was today formally appointed the first Chairman of the ICC after its 52-member council approved a controversial revamp of the body’s administrative... read more »
