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Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northern Mex...

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northern Mexico, no damage reported

Mexico City: A magnitude 6.2 quake struck Mexico on Tuesday in the Gulf of California, 75 miles (121 km) west south-west of the city of El Dorado, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake was shallow at just 6.2 miles (10 km), and was felt... read more »

Fresh firing by Pakistan across border, ...

Fresh firing by Pakistan across border, six injured

Six people including a BSF jawan have been injured in fresh firing and mortar shelling by Pakistani troops along the international border on Wednesday morning. The firing happened in the Jammu, Samba and Kutwa districts along the  international border, reports said. There was mortar shelling by... read more »

Billionaire Bill Gates impressed by Nare...

Billionaire Bill Gates impressed by Narendra Modi’s “Swachh Bha...

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s commitment to improve health services and his focus on ending open defecation. Bill Gates, who was “impressed”, said it is “inspiring” to see India move to the forefront of providing... read more »

2600-acre plots identified for IIT in Ke...

2600-acre plots identified for IIT in Kerala

KOCHI: Kerala may finally get its IIT as the state government has identified two plots — 600 acres in central Puduserry and 650 acres at West Puduserry in Palakkad — to set up the premier institute. The state government has appointed higher education department additional secretary M Sherif as... read more »

BEST’s power monopoly ends, Tata enters Mumbai

MUMBAI: BEST’s power monopoly finally came to an end on Friday. Tata Power Company (TPC) has now been granted a distribution licence in Mumbai for the next 25 years, and it will now... read more »

Forex reserves fall $643 mn

The country’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $643.3 million for the week ended August 8 to $319.35 billion, shows Reserve Bank of India data released on Friday. Foreign currency... read more »

Delivery, infrastructure key for Jan Dhan Yojana success

The success of the Jan Dhan Yojana announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would depend on how fast financial service providers improve their delivery, financial sector executives... read more »

India win gold, silver in World Team Billiards

It was a win-win situation for India on the occasion of Independence Day as the Pankaj Advani-led India B secured a gold while India A bagged a silver in the inaugural World Billiards Team... read more »

Injured Watson out of Zimbabwe tour

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been withdrawn from the cricket tour of Zimbabwe due to a sprained ankle after stepping on a ball during training in Brisbane Saturday. The National Selection... read more »