Tag: UN
Vice President Leaves On Visits To Armenia, Poland
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday leaves on a visit to Armenia and Poland, official sources said.....
Driverless Cars Trial Set For UK In 2019
A consortium of British companies on Monday unveiled a plan to test driverless cars on UK roads and motorways in 2019, the media reported. ....
Khattar Asks Congress To Rein In Amarinder On SYL Issue
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday accused the opposition of political gimmicks and said the Congress should prevent Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh from stopping water flow to Haryana through the SYL Canal.....
TCS, Infosys Got Only 8.8% Of H-1B Visas, Says Nasscom Contradicting US Official
Indian IT industry's apex body has said that the two top companies -- TCS and Infosys -- got only 8.8 per cent of H-1B visas for placement of workers in the United States.....
Funny To Have Highest Net Run-rate And Be Only Sixth
Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid on Monday said he finds it weird that despite being sixth on the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table, the team still has the highest net run-rate.....
India's First Sea Ropeway To Link Mumbai, Elephanta Island
India's first and longest ropeway to connect Mumbai with the famous Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust, officials said here on Monday. ....
Rains Across Himachal Brings Down Mercury
Rains across Himachal Pradesh on early Monday brought down mercury by two to three notches, weather officials said. The weather department has forecast thundershowers at isolated places in the state till Wednesday.....
Punjabis May Be Aborting Female Foetus In Canada Too
Indians are known for their preference for male children, and according to a new study, some Indian-origin couples living in Canada -- mostly those from Punjab and the Hindi heartland -- may be practicing sex selective abortion out of a preference for boys. ....
Smart Cities Expo To Showcase 5 Major Exhibitions
Five major exhibitions -- 'Buildings India', 'Solar India', 'Transport India', 'Smart Cities India', and 'Water India' -- will be held at the International Smart Cities expo here in which 40 countries will participate, it was announced on Monday. ....
Punjab Sets Up ATS To Break Terrorism-gangster Nexus
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has given the go-ahead for setting up an Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) to break the nexus flourishing between militants and gangsters in the state's prisons, an official said on Monday.....
