Yearly Archives: 2015
Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party gets Opposition status in Parliament
September 3, 2015
Colombo: Sri Lanka's main Tamil party TNA was on Thursday declared the main Opposition in the parliament with its leader R Sampanthan becoming the first lawmaker from the minority community to lead it in the House in 32 years.
‘Pak prepared for war, can give befitting response to India’
September 3, 2015
NEW DELHI – The Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif claimed that the country is prepared for a short or long conflict and can inflict heavy losses on India in case "war hysteria" overcomes the Indian leadership.
France confirms wing part found on Reunion is from Flight MH370
September 3, 2015
The piece of wing found on the shore of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has been formally identified as part of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.
Telangana girl in Guinness Book for chalk-carving feat
September 3, 2015
Karimagar: A 14-year-old girl from the city has entered the Guinness Book of Records for her feat of carving 12 idols of Ganesha on a 8 cm-long piece of chalk.
India gain ground in ICC Test rankings after Sri Lanka win
September 2, 2015
Colombo: Registering a historic series win against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday, fifth-placed India gained crucial ranking points to inch closer to arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Test team ratings.
India, Australia resolve to deepen bilateral defence ties
September 2, 2015
New Delhi: India and Australia on Wednesday night decided to deepen their bilateral defence partnership by taking a slew of fresh initiatives including setting up of a joint working group on defence research and material cooperation and focusing on maritime security ties in the Indian Ocean region.
First sentencing in CWG lighting scam, main convict TP Singh gets 6 years in...
September 2, 2015
New Delhi: In its first sentencing in the Common Wealth Games (CWG) lighting scam, a Delhi court has sentenced Managing Director of private firm Sweka Powertech Engineers Pvt Ltd TP Singh to six years in jail in the case. Four MCD officials have also been sentenced four-year jail term each.
TCS, Cognizant Up Salary Offers For Entry-Level IT Jobs: Report
Septemebr 2, 2015
In good news for engineering students across the country, IT giants Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) have upped fresher salaries for first time in many years, according to media reports. Entry-level employees hired from engineering campuses will get 10-12 per cent higher salaries that last year, reports said.
New Asian highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand put into service
September 2, 2015
Yangon: The Myawaddy-Thinggan Nyenaung-Kawkareik section of the Asian highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand has been put into service, the media reported.
Tennis US Open 2015: Day 1 round-up
September 2, 2015
World No 1 Serena Williams is bidding to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to complete a calendar Grand Slam.
NEW YORK – US Open 2015 kick started on Monday. The Tournament witnessed huge upsets in the first round.
