Shimla, July 25:  The Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved the amended state Hydropower Policy, aimed at ending red-tapism in the state and making it more investor-friendly, an official said. “The developer will now have to submit proposals to the deputy commissioner concerned to obtain approvals or no-objection certificates (NOCs) from different departments, including the […]

New Delhi, July 25: A total of 174 villages in 12 states were electrified during the last week under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna, an official said here on Monday. “Of the total electrified villages, 15 are in Assam, 12 in Arunachal Pradesh, 82 in Meghalaya, 18 in Jharkhand, 15 in Bihar, 11 […]

Chandigarh, July 25: Australia has placed India at the forefront of its international relationships. Australia and India are working together more closely than ever on security cooperation. Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu announced on Monday that Australia and India will also  co-operate to equip India’s workforce to meet the demands of the expanding economy. “Australia and India […]

Nearly eight in 10 Indian babies are now delivered in hospitals but 343 healthcare institutions across six states often lacked basic hygiene, toilets, clean water and waste disposal, according to a new survey released by the WaterAid India advocacy. So, despite the fact that 79 percent of babies were born in hospitals in 2011-12, up […]

London, July 25: Diabetes may be due to the failure of a privileged few cells, rather than the behaviour of all cells, suggests new research. “This study is interesting as it suggests that failure of a handful of cells may lead to diabetes,” said co-lead researcher Guy Rutter from Imperial College London. Type-2 diabetes occurs when […]

New Delhi:  French consumer electronics company Withings has partnered with Brandeyes Distributors Pvt. Ltd. to launch its smart connected Health Devices in India, a statement said here on Monday. Starting at Rs 9,999, Withings devices have been designed to provide users with insight into their health, personalised feedback and coaching to achieve health targets. The […]

Actor Varun Dhawan, who had refused to make a public comment on Salman Khan’s “raped woman” analogy when the controversy was at its peak, on Monday said the Rajasthan High Court’s decision on the superstar’s acquittal in two 18-year-old chinkara poaching cases must be respected. “I think the law has to take its course. It’s […]

New Delhi, July 25: Aimed at curbing call drops, 48,000 new telecom sites have been set up across the country by various operators as part of a 100-day plan which they committed to the government earlier. “They assured that the target for the 100-day programme, as committed to the (telecom) secretary, will be met. They indicated […]

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said it will move the Delhi High Court against the arrest of its legislators by Delhi Police in false cases. The AAP accused the Centre of using Delhi Police as a “political tool” and said police had failed to control the rising crime against women in […]

Rio de Janeiro, July 25: An emergency task force of more than 500 workers has been contracted to fix problems at the Rio 2016 Olympic village, organisers said. The announcement came on Sunday after the Australian team refused to move into the complex, citing issues such as “blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring,” reports […]