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  • Friday, April, 2024| Today's Market | Current Time: 11:39:38
  • Arunima to get treatment at AIIMS

    National-level volleyball player Arunima Sinha alias Sonu, who lost her leg after being pushed out of a moving train on April 11, is being shifted to AIIMS hospital after it was detected that her amputated left leg had been infected and swollen. “Arunima is being shifted to AIIMS, New Delhi for better treatment. Her condition […]

    Oil PSUs to lose Rs 177,500 cr on fuel sales this fiscal

    State-owned oil firms will lose a whopping over Rs 177,500 crore on selling fuel at government-controlled rates this fiscal, 68 per cent more than what they lost when crude oil touched an all-time high in 2008-09. Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum will “at current international crude oil prices lose Rs 177,562 crore in […]

    Fukushima Nuke Plant to Stabilize in 6-9 Months

    The crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant will be stabilized to a condition known as “cold shutdown” in about six to nine months, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant said Sunday. The company’s chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata announced the utility’s schedule “for the moment” for bringing the complex in Fukushima Prefecture […]

    Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan by eight wickets

    The Kolkata Knight Riders shook off some determined Rajasthan Royals bowling to pick off their target of 82 and claim an eight-wicket win in their IPL match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday evening. Having comfortably chased 160 for an away win against the same opposition two days ago, it would have taken something […]

    First phase of WBengal Assembly election begins

    Polling began on Monday morning in 54 constituencies for the first of the six-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal in which an electorate of 97.42 lakh will decide the fate of 364 candidates. Tight security arrangement has been made for a free, fair and peaceful polling in the constituencies spread across six north Bengal districts […]

    Fighting intensifies in Libyan port of Misrata

    Fighting has intensified in the Libyan port of Misrata as government forces attempted to retake the rebel-held city after a two-month siege. A rebel spokesman said Col Gaddafi is trying to create a humanitarian crisis in the only rebel-held western city. Rebels who have been attempting to end Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule say Nato forces […]

    West Bengal all set for tomorrow’s first phase of Assembly polls

    In West Bengal, stage is set for tomorrow’s first phase of Assembly election in the state. Preparation for holding the election have been almost completed. The first phase of Assembly election will take place in 54 seats covering six North Bengal districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, North Dinjapur, South Dinajpur and Malda. Poll workers […]

    Japan to Announce Time of Completion for Nuclear Emergency

    Japan is likely to announce soon when the nuclear emergency at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant will be concluded, local media reported Sunday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said while meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato that the government “may be able to give an estimate in the next few days” of when […]

    US, EU Mediate New Deal to Solve Yemen’s Political Deadlock

    A Yemeni diplomat on Saturday unveiled that a new deal was sponsored by the United States and European Union to solve the Yemeni crisis within 30 days. The U.S. and EU ambassadors to Yemen submitted on Friday a fresh conciliation deal in order to activate the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan, proposing President Ali Abdullah […]

    India & Kazakhstan sign several agreements

    India and Kazakhistan have decided to cooperate in the peaceful use of civil nuclear energy and oil and gas exploration. The central Asian country will supply 2,100 tons of uranium to India by 2014 and ONGC Videsh will buy a 25 percent stake in the Satpayev exploration block in the hydrocarbon-rich region of the Caspian […]