India”s entry into Olympic semifinals after 49 years makes fans fall in love with hockey again

India men beat Great Britain

New Delhi : Millions of Indians fell in love with hockey once again and social media went into a frenzy after the national team made its first Olympic semifinal in 49 years. The Indian team raised hopes of its first Olympic medal since 1980 by beating Great Britain 3-1 in the quarterfinals here on Sunday. … Read more

CEAT makes investment in Tyresnmore Online

CEAT has now made an investment of second & last tranche by subscribing to 12,741 Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares, having face value of Rs 1 each summing up to an approximate amount of Rs 3,00,00,000 and thereby acquiring 6.67% of the total share capital of Tyresnmore Online (Target Company). With this investment, the total holding … Read more

IndiGo makes Hong Kong as its 15th international destination

InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) has made Hong Kong as its 15th international destination. The airline to operate its daily non-stop flight between Hong Kong and Bangalore effective December 11, 2018. As part of its international expansion, the airline also operates daily non-stop flights between India and Colombo, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur, Male and Phuket. IndiGo … Read more

Oil India makes two Hydrocarbon Discoveries in Q2FY19

Oil India (OIL) has made two Hydrocarbon Discoveries in Dibrugarh & Tinsukia district in the Upper Assam Basin during the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year 2018-19, in the wells West Lohali -1 and Dhakuwal-I respectively. The well West Lohali-1 encountered one sand in Barail formation of Oligocene age. On testing, a 13 m … Read more

What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists

Mammals are unique in many ways. We’re warm-blooded and agile in comparison with our reptilian relatives. But a new study, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by Harvard University researchers Stephanie Pierce and Katrina Jones, suggests we’re unique in one more way — the makeup of our spines. The researchers describe their … Read more

Royal Stag ‘Makes it Large’ for cricket fans- Associates with Asia Cup 2018

Provides once in a lifetime opportunity to cricket lovers in India to become the ‘Largest Fan of the Match’ Udaipur. India’s cricket lovers are in for a sporty and luxurious treat this cricket season as Royal Stag makes it largein the international cricket space – bagging its spot as the Associate Sponsors for the upcoming … Read more

Fighting the cold virus and other threats, body makes trade-off, says study

A Yale research team has revealed how cells in different parts of the human airway vary in their response to the common cold virus. Their finding, published in Cell Reports, could help solve the mystery of why some people exposed to the cold virus get ill while others don’t, said the researchers. Rhinovirus is a … Read more

Sensex makes a muted start on profit-booking, mixed Asian cues

Mumbai, The BSE Sensex declined about 67 points in early session today on profit-booking by speculators amid mixed Asian cues on worries over a US-China trade war. The 30-share flagship index was down 67.80 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 35,621.80. The gauge had soared 257.21 points in the previous session on Friday. Sectoral indices led … Read more

India makes groundbreaking reduction in Maternal Mortality Rate, says WHO

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the MMR has declined by 77 per cent from 556 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 130 per 100,000 live births in 2016. A special bulletin on ‘Maternal Mortality in India 2014-16’ by Sample Registration System (SRS) noted that the MMR in India fell to 130 in … Read more

Air India Delhi-Srinagar flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport after engine snag

NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Delhi to Srinagar made an emergency landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport after the flight AI-825 developed an engine snag. The incident comes just a few days after an Air India flight AI-476 made an emergency landing in Jaipur on April 7. The Airbus A321-200 plane from Jodhpur to … Read more

Indian Navy`s II-38 plane makes emergency landing in Moscow: Russian media

An II-38 plane of the Indian Navy reportedly made an emergency landing in an airfield just outside Moscow late on Saturday night. Local Russian media has reported that the plane had developed a technical snag and was forced to make an emergency landing at the Zhukovsky Airfield. The airport was temprarily shut down for other flight … Read more

Non-scheduled international flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport

NEW DELHI: A non-scheduled international flight on Saturday made an emergency landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. It had earlier sought permission to make the landing. The landing of flight number ABG 8772 has been made safely. As many as eight fire tenders are present at the spot. The Russia-bound aircraft from Vietnam was … Read more

Mumbai Police makes seven-year-old cancer patient an inspector for a day

Mumbai: Bravery is not always about rescuing damsels in distress and bringing down bad guys. Real life courage has many forms and facets, and it is one such form and facet that Mumbai Police honoured on Friday when they fulfilled the dream of a seven-year-old cancer patient by making him inspector for a day. Arpit … Read more

Tata Power’s TPDDL makes adequate power arrangements to meet summer challenge

Tata Power’s TPDDL, the power utility that supplies electricity in North and North West Delhi, expects peak demand to touch 2000 MW in summers. TPDDL has made adequate power arrangements of up to 2000 MW (along with contingency planning) through long-term tie-ups and power banking arrangements. Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL) is a joint venture … Read more

SGX-listed recruitment platform makes first startup investment in Glints

13/2/12018 – HRnetGroup Limited, a publicly-listed traditional recruitment company based in Singapore has made its first investment in a technology startup Glints, a job platform that is focused on young professionals and graduates. The investment is worth S$500 000, in which Glints will use to grow its networks of professionals across Asia. This also brings … Read more

Dungarpur youth’s debut novel makes it to top sellers

‘5 thousand plus copies sold within a week of launching’ ‘Comes from a hindi medium background’ Udaipur : Vikas Trivedi’s phone has been constantly ringing since a week. This 26-year-old assistant professor at a private college in Dungarpur, is being flooded with compliments, inquiries and requests after his first novel ‘The Hidden Spark’ has been out. … Read more

Udaipur notaphilist makes record in holding unique number notes

Udaipur : Vinay bhanawat, a holder of many records in currencies and coin collections, has added another feather in his cap. Bhanawat has been conferred a title of ‘dignity of nation’ by the Everest world records for collecting a total of 92 thousand notes bearing the auspicious number ‘786’ on them. So far the record had … Read more

Nifty makes history, touches 10,000: Key factors

Equity benchmark NSE Nifty touched the psychological mark of 10,000 for the first time in Tuesday’s opening trade. The broader index opened at 10,010.55, gaining 44.15 points. Here are some of the key points which contributed to the surge: Optimism among investors The policies introduced by the Narendra Modi-government have provided a sense of optimism in the … Read more