Japan has been struck by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in same region a 7.4 magnitude quake rattle the country just three days ago. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck Thursday morning off the shore of southern Fukushima prefecture. It said that there may be slight changes in sea levels,…
US President-elect Donald Trump is picking South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to become his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, 44, was elected South Carolina’s governor in 2010 and re-elected comfortably two years ago. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she was the first non-white nominee to Mr…
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered an environment audit of all the government buildings, including offices and hospitals, in Delhi to control pollution so that public health is not adversely affected. The NGT bench said, “When the air pollution levels are so high, why shouldn’t all government…
Notification has been issued by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in which they have invited applications among Indian Citizens to fill up 10 (Ten) Posts of Assistant in the field of Administration, Establishment, Finance, Accounts, Stores & Purchase. who are Interested & eligible for this post are…
Parthiv Patel, 31-year-old wicketkeeper batsman will replace injured Wriddhiman Saha in the 3rd Test match against England at Mohali, beginning on November 26. The southpaw will return to the national Test side after 8 years. The Indian cricket board in its media release said, “BCCI medical team confirms that India…
In a bid to help small merchants meet transactional needs after demonetisation, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday said it has doubled the limit balance that can be kept in digital wallets to Rs 20,000. The RBI, in a statement released on Tuesday, said: ” A special dispensation has now been enabled for small…
The ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (AIADMK) on Tuesday won all the three assembly by-elections in Tamil Nadu were held on Saturday, with Chief Minister and party leader J Jayalalithaa profusely thanking the voters. The chief minister has thanked voters as ecstatic AIADMK workers celebrated the victory…
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s non-governmental organisation Islamic Research Foundation sponsored an alleged Islamic State group sympathiser, IANS reported quoting unidentified National Investigation Agency officials. The official said the NGO gave Abu Anas, currently in Delhi’s Tihar jail, Rs…
As part of ongoing efforts to disrupt terrorist networks, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook today confirmed that U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike near Sarmada in northwest Syria Nov. 18 that killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior al-Qaida leader in Syria. “He had ties to terrorist groups operating…
In the current crushing year 2016-17 its possible to give higher prices to growers due to the shortage of sugarcane crops in state and higher sugar prices. It was told by H.S.Mahadev Prasad ,Minister for Coooperation and sugar. He said it is possible to pay Rs.200 to Rs.300 per tonne of sugarcane above the…