SBI unveils cheaper home loans to tap into 7th Pay Commission...
August 2, 2016
New Delhi: To attract the beneficiaries of the Seventh Pay Commission, State Bank of India (SBI) has launched cheaper home loan schemes for defence and other government employees with instalment tenure extending up to 75 years of age.
No West in Bengal? State cabinet adopts resolution for name change
August 2, 2016
Kolkata: West Bengal may soon be known as Bengal in English and Bangla or Banga in Bengali. After decades of deliberation, the first concrete step of renaming the eastern state was taken on Tuesday, with the cabinet adopting the resolution.
Narsingh Yadav cleared of doping charges by NADA, set to compete...
August 1, 2016
New Delhi: In a sensational turn of events, Narsingh Yadav was, on Monday, cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics after being exonerated of doping charges by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), which ruled that the wrestler was a victim of "sabotage" and deserved the benefit of doubt.
MH370 piloted into sea, says crash expert
August 1, 2016
A world-leading air crash investigator has said he believes flight MH370 was deliberately flown into the sea.
The flaperon was recovered from a beach in Reunion Island in July 2015
Larry Vance told Australian news programme 60 Minutes that erosion along the trailing edge of recovered wing parts indicated a controlled landing.
Chinese army conducted air sorties before Uttarakhand transgression: Officials
July 31, 2016
Ahead of its transgression in Barahoti area in Uttarakhand, Chinese People’s Liberation Army had conducted a reconnaissance mission using high class aircraft armed with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) which provides broad-area imaging at high resolutions.
The Seven Chakras of Your Body and Their Significance
July 30, 2016
The word Chakra in Sanskrit means wheel or disk. Chakras are the major energy centres in our body, which are believed to be a part of our subtle body (subtle body is the non-physical term aka our soul or spirit). The belief in Chakras started in India and is made use of in the Ayurvedic medicine.
Test Cricket: Rahul presses forth advantage after Ashwin five-for
July 30, 2016
Brief Scorecard: India 126 for 1 (Rahul 75*) trail West Indies 196 (Blackwood 62, Ashwin 5-52) by 70 runs
Ravichandran Ashwin took his 18th Test five-for, West Indies v India, 2nd Test, Kingston, 1st day, July 30, 2016 – AP
After Heavy Rain Traffic Situation Eases In Gurgaon
July 30, 2016
The chock-a-block situation in Gurgaon eased today with police officials deployed at 14 crucial points in the city, including Hero Honda Chowk, to ensure smooth flow of traffic. Police Commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said there were no traffic jams in the city but the traffic movement was slow.
Traffic near south city in Gurgaon
Australia wants India in NSG, says Australian high commissioner
July 30, 2016
Australian high commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu, pitched for the civil-nuclear cooperation between the two countries, reiterating her country’s support to India for a seat in the nuclear suppliers group (NSG).
At least 800 jobless Indians starving in Jeddah, Sushma Swaraj steps...
July 30, 2016
Nearly 800 Indian workers have reportedly been starving for the last three days in Saudi city of Jeddah after losing their jobs and Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will be travelling to the Gulf nation to sort out the issue.
