Bhopal, Oct 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has initiated the exercise to split the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC). Due to rising population, the state government has decided to divide the BMC into two to provide better facilities. As part of the exercise, the Kolar Municipality would be merged into the BMC and the merged … Read more
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Wednesday urged the state’s people to extend heartiest welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping who will be holding an informal summit at Mahabalipuram. In a statement issued here, Palaniswami, welcoming the two leaders, said the meeting of Modi and Xi … Read more
Bengaluru, Oct 9 (IANS) A massive hunt is underway in Bandipur reserve forest in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district to trap a tiger which killed two persons, including an octogenarian on Tuesday, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. “We are on the hunt to locate and trap the killer tiger which mauled 80-year-old farmer Shivappa to death,” … Read more
Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) The Indian equity market broke its six day losing streak on Wednesday, shrugging off from tepid global markets. The Sensex surged 646 points while the Nifty closed above the 11,300 point mark. Banking stocks gained the most on the exchanges. IndusInd Bank, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank … Read more
Tehran, Oct 9 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday said the US move to impose sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran is a “war crime”. “The US administration’s decision to impose new sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is tantamount to a war crime, because it obstructs the purchase … Read more
Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) BJP spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi was on Wednesday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. Trivedi was declared elected after the time for withdrawal was over on Wednesday. No other candidate had filed nomination on the seat which was declared vacant following the demise of former Union Minister Arun … Read more
San Francisco, Oct 9 (IANS) German automobile major BMW is reportedly mulling to introduce an electric version of its 1 Series hatchback called the BMW i1 by 2021. “The i1 will be an ‘entry-level’ vehicle that will look like a conventional gasoline car (think: more iX3 than i3). What’s more, BMW could launch the i1 … Read more
