Now, payment to light houses goes online

New Delhi, Jun 8: As many as 198 light houses across the country will get payments online in lieu of navigational aids provided to ships, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. This, the Minister said, is in sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India drive. Efforts are also on to convert some 1,300 […]

FSSAI orders testing of GSK, ITC fast food brands

New Delhi, Jun 8: Central food safety regulator FSSAI today ordered testing of various noodles, pasta and macaroni brands, including Top Ramen, Foodles and Wai Wai, manufactured by seven companies to check compliance of norms in the wake of Maggi controversy. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also asked for testing of […]

Jharkhand’s wanted Maoist leader arrested in Punjab

Jalandhar : A Maoist leader was arrested on Sunday from Jalandhar in a joint operation by Punjab and Jharkhand Police, an official said. The Maoist leader, Deen Bandhu Pater, 28, who had been hiding in jalandhar under the name of Suraj Munda since December last year, came on intelligence inputs, the official added. During his […]

Mumbai woman becomes mother at 60

AHMEDABAD : Punji Patel feels triumphant at becoming a mother at the age of 60. “You’re seldom blessed with the joy of becoming a mother at this age,” she said. The 60-year-old woman has successfully delivered a 3.9kg healthy baby boy through in-vitro fertilization, something that is rare at her age. Punji, originally from Kutch, and Ranchod […]

Amarinder Singh to take up Bajwa issue with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi : The bitter wrangling in the Punjab Congress appears to be far from over with former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh set to up the ante against state unit head Partap Singh Bajwa during his joint meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday.There was intense speculation that Amarinder is […]