Boon for Indian expats in UAE

The Indian embassy and UAE Post 'EMPOST' signed an agreement on Wednesday to send passports or other documents to the applicants after consular services for a nominal fee. \n\nUnder the agreement,......

Abducted NHPC official's mother begs ultras for son's release

Eighty-two-year Nirmala Kumari, the mother of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation general manger, Anil Kumar Agarwal who was abducted at gunpoint by Bodo militants in Assam, on Friday......

Jacinda Ardren sweeps New Zealand polls to win 2nd term as PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardren secured a landslide victory in New Zealand's general election to serve a second term after her success at tackling the coronavirus situation in the country.  ......

The Kerala town from where Israeli cops get their uniform

Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters Why are officers of the Israeli police force travelling all the way to a nondescript town in north Kerala in frequent intervals? Because, their elegant light blue,......

Home loan rates to remain firm for now

Home loan rates are likely to remain firm for a short period of time, owing to change in policy rates, said Madhumita Ganguli, senior general manger at HDFC. The central bank last year had......

Soon, Internet via power lines

Chip maker giant Intel on Friday said it plans to start user trials for delivering Internet connectivity over electricity lines. This is based on Intel's HomePlug technology in line with the......

Skoda lines up a slew of releases

The company, which has just launched the Laurin & Klement this month in the C plus segment, will launch Skoda Superb by mid-April. Two new versions of their flagship model Octavia will be ready for......

Qatar fund to acquire around 1% stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 8,278 cr

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will acquire around 1 per cent stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), the retail arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, by investing Rs......

Live practice games a 'beam of light' for baseball-starved Korean fans

LG Twins, who boast one of the largest fan bases in South Korea, enlisted a professional newscaster and the team's general manger to front the broadcasts of the practice games and give real-time......

BCCI flexible about 2020-21 domestic season

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not yet made any concrete back-up plan for the 2020-21 domestic season, which is due to start in August, but the man in charge, Saba Karim, says......

CWG 2018: Indian contingent arrives in Gold Coast

IMAGE: The Indian shooting team on their arrival in Gold Coast for Commonwealth Games 2018. Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Twitter About 200 members of the Indian contingent and officials......

CWG 2018: Indian contingent arrives in Gold Coast

IMAGE: The Indian shooting team on their arrival in Gold Coast for Commonwealth Games 2018. Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Twitter About 200 members of the Indian contingent and officials......

Youth Asiad: 'Indian lifters not considered for medals only'

Bizarre it may sound, but Indian officials on Thursday claimed the four weightlifters disqualified from the Nanjing Youth Asian Games were allowed to take part in their respective events and only......