A strong 6.0 magnitude aftershock on Saturday rocked Japan's Fukushima prefecture, a day after a devastating earthquake triggered a tsunami that has left at least 1,700 people dead or unaccounted for. The quake with a preliminary magnitude occurred at 10.15 pm local time, the Kyodo news agency said.
Maintaining that most Indians have been evacuated from strife-torn Libya, the government on Tuesday said the pull-out operation will continue "till each and every one of our citizens, desirous of returning, is brought back safely".
He has had the West Indies batsmen in knots in the ongoing ODI series but not so long ago, Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra was considering hanging up his boots out of sheer frustration at being dropped despite decent performances.
Passengers planning to fly Air India may face some problems tomorrow as the airline's website will remain shut for about 16 hours to changeover from the double code booking system to a single code one.
The Aditya Birla Group is back in acquisition mode, as group firm Aditya Birla Nuvo may bid for the carbon black division of Germany's Evonik Industries. The division, with annual sales of $1.3 billion and 1,700 employees across 12 countries, is the second largest in the world.
The investigating agency wants to ascertain the actual purpose of the deal.
The national carrier operated 190 out of its 320 scheduled flights till 1700 hours today with its narrow-bodied aircraft, offering a little over 60 per cent of its normal capacity.
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat account for 85 per cent of India's maize production.
Prior to the attack, the size of the pool was around Rs1,400 crore.
The bulk of the 40,000 employees of Prasar Bharati, radio and television, went on a two-day "duty boycott" yesterday. The unions said the strike was near-total and more than 1,700 of the 1,800 stations (1,464 television stations and 336 radio) remained inoperational on Wednesday.
Maintaining that most of the Indians have been evacuated from strife-torn Libya, the government said the pull-out operation will continue "till each and every one of our citizens, desirous of returning, is brought back safely."
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'It is not the country's interests alone that lead to all this secrecy.' 'More usually, the reason is the threat from political rivals: What will they do if they find out?', notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
The Haridwar-based firm plans to open around 100 outlets of Paridhan by the end of this fiscal and have a network of around 500 stores by March 2020, mostly on franchise model.
Suman Guha Mozumder speaks to the Intel Science Talent Search finalists of Indian origin, and finds a common trait - they are all rooted in tradition while aiming for the stars.
While the interest from Hinduja is a positive sign for the grounded airline, executives of banks cautioned that there is no certainty that the deal will fructify. The cost of recapitalising Jet Airways is increasing every day.
The highway authority's annual toll earning for 2009-10 was in the range of Rs 1,700 crore (Rs 17 billion) from 141 public-funded toll plazas in the country.
After writing to his Pakistani counterpart last week condoling deaths in the floods, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday called up S M Qureshi and offered aid of $5 million in "this hour of need".
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The seventh and final One-day International between India and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled following persistent rain in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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The root of the problem, according to industry officials, is the sudden stoppage of lines of credit to tea plantation companies.
The shocked 21-year-old rookie was unhurt in the incident between turns two and three but Williams said the chassis would have to be replaced, sidelining the Briton until Saturday's final session before qualifying. Former world champions Williams are already facing plenty of problems with an uncompetitive car that is some way off their rivals' pace.
Mobile phone and PC makers gobble up three per cent of the world's entire gold and silver supply each year, not to mention 13 per cent of palladium, 15 per cent of cobalt, and plenty of copper, steel, nickel and aluminum.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the government was aiming to bring down India's Covid-19 mortality rate to less than 1 per cent from the current 1.64 per cent, which is still the lowest in the world.
Globally, the focus has moved back to India, especially in terms of telecom assets. Vodafone Idea, with some 300 million customers, continues to be attractive with shares available at a low price.
The employees had been trying to gain entry in protest at the lack of any formal notice of closure
The Centre has assured the West Bengal government that it would not withdraw the 1,700 personnel of central security forces from the three Maoist-hit districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia, even though assembly elections in adjoining Jharkhand is round the corner.
While divestment through IPOs saw an over 90 per cent drop as compared to the previous financial year, the exchange traded fund (ETF) route proved to be a shot in the arm for the government, reports Sundar Sethuraman.
'By the time actual action began, it was already too late.' 'The virus was raging.'
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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday described Union Railway Minister Mamata Bannerjee's remark as "juvenile disorder" after she demanded his arrest saying there was violence in the state whenever he was away.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Environment Minister Gopal Rai visited the Eidgah in Mustafabad and interacted with locals besides taking stock of facilities being provided by the government at relief camps.
In the Railway Budget presented on February 24, the Railways had revised downwards the revenue excess estimate by nearly 65 per cent to Rs 951 crore from the earlier projection of Rs 2,642 crore.
The situation in Mumbai, paralysed by the motormen's strike, just got worse as 40 per cent of the city taxis stayed off the roads on Tuesday. In addition nearly 1,700 drivers of the privately-run Meru Cabs also went on strike to demand better wages.
'He has been made CM of Uttarakhand because everybody thinks he is not a challenge to anyone.'
A senior official of Tata Steel on Wednesday indicated that the steel major might provide a rehabilitation package for the 1,700 workers slated to lose their jobs due to the partial mothballing of its subsidiary, Corus' Teesside plant in Britain.
Is it even an official disaster if you don't document it on social media? That seems to be the problem in Hawaii as officials are frustrated with people risking their lives all for a selfie. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been spewing lava ever since it started erupting on May 3. More than 1,700 local residents have been evacuated from the volcano's East Rift Zone on the Big Island of Hawaii, where lava from 20 fissure vents has destroyed 26 homes. And even now, people can't stop taking selfies with the dangerous volcano and posting them on social media.
While former players are being critical about the money related to the Indian Premier League, and how it could lure current cricketers to the latest version of the Twenty20 game, the IPL has received support from Kapil Dev.
