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Power Grid appoints I.S. Jha as Chairman
New Delhi, Nov 12: State-run utility Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd on Thursday announced the appointment of I.S. Jha as its chairman and managing director with effect from November 10.
Jha has already been holding additional charge…
Elephants trample woman to death in Meghalaya
Shillong, Nov 12: A Garo tribal woman was trampled to death by wild elephants in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, an official said on Thursday.
Walji M. Sangma was killed on Wednesday in the forest area in Selbalgre village in the…
PM congratulates Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
New Delhi, Nov 12:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday telephoned Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi to congratulate her on the electoral victory, an official said. Modi also invited her to India.
"Diplomacy aboard Air India…
Don’t think I have no base, Shatrughan Sinha tells BJP
Patna, Nov 12: BJP Lok Sabha member Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday warned party leaders not to treat him like a Rajya Sabha MP who has no support base.
"I am not a Rajya Sabha MP. I've come through the support of the masses and (have) won…
Prime Minister Modi arrives in Britain
London, Nov 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday for a three-day visit. During Modi's visit, India and Britain will sign a number of pacts on mutual investments and defence cooperation.
Modi, wearing a dark coat,…
60,000 Maggi Kits Sold Out in 5 Minutes on Snapdeal
New Delhi: It took just 5 minutes for 60,000 welcome kits of Maggi to be sold out on Snapdeal as consumers thronged the e-commerce platform to lap up their 2-minute instant noodles.
Earlier this week, Snapdeal had announced that it will…
Sonia, Kejriwal, Mamta to attend Nitish’s oath taking
Patna, Nov 12: A number of leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, will attend Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar oath-taking ceremony being…
Myanmar Opposition secures 536 Parliamentary Seats
Yangon, Nov 12: Myanmar's opposition party, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), has so far secured 536 parliamentary seats in the country's general election.
Of the 536 seats, 179 are in the House of…
Girish Karnad sorry for ‘slighting’ Kempe Gowda; protests spread
Bengaluru, Nov 12: Kannada litterateur Girish Karnad on Wednesday apologised for his remarks on naming the Bengaluru international airport after city founder Kempe Gowda even as protests against him spread in Karnataka.
"I did not intend…
Mayank Gandhi quits AAP National Executive
Mumbai, Nov 12: The AAP's key Maharashtra functionary Mayank Gandhi on Wednesday quit the party's national executive as he was "losing interest in politics".
Gandhi, who has been embroiled in public brawls with the top leadership of the…