Hard selling India with assurances of a business-friendly environment and a stable and simpler tax regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited top US business to come and invest in India.
Addressing the US-India Business Council comprising 300 top US companies doing business with India here Tuesday, he promised to replace bureaucratic red tape with a red carpet.
An Iowa-based couple left their waiter a 100 dollar tip for a 66.65 dollar meal even after receiving a bad service at Kazoku sushi restaurant in Cedar Rapids on their sixth wedding anniversary.
The wife Makenzie Schultz took it to her Facebook account to explain that their service “sucked,” as the waiter took 20 minutes to get water, 40 minutes for an appetizer and over an hour for their entree, because the issue was being short staffed, not the server, Us Magazine reported.
At least 12 persons were killed and 45 injured when a speeding passenger train allegedly jumped signal and collided with another train which was taking a turn on a loop line near here last night.
The Maduadeeh-Lucknow Krishak Express hit Barauni bound express train from Lucknow from the side while it was on the loop line at Nandanagar railway crossing, about seven kilometers from here, at around 11 PM, Chief Public Relation Officer of North- Eastern Railway Alok Kumar Singh told PTI today.
Three coaches of Barauni Express were badly damaged in the collision.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan, who is preparing for a visit to India scheduled for October 3, is hopeful of improvement in Pakistan-India cricketing ties.
Shahryar, who has taken up the mantle of PCB chief for the second time in his career, is hoping for positive outcomes from his planned meeting with his Indian counterpart N Srinivasan. The two chairmen are expected to discuss the participation of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) some of the central government offices will be closed at 2 pm today, in connection with the arrangements for the nation-wide launch of Swachh Bharat campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow.
All the government offices located in Rashtrapati Bhawan and Parliament House would remain closed till 10.30 am tomorrow.
Besides, all the central government offices in south block, north block and Shastri Bhawan will be closed at 2 pm today.
—ANI
India’s M.C. Mary Kom clinched the gold medal in the women’s flyweight (48-51kg) boxing competition of the 17th Asian Games here Wednesday.
Mary, a five-time World Champion, defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova 2-0, with one judge scoring the bout 38-38.
Gold and silver futures moved down as speculators trimmed positions amid a weak global trend.
Gold futures fell 0.60 per cent to Rs. 26,965 per 10 gram today while silver futures moved down by 1.11 per cent to Rs. 38,859 per kg.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold prices for delivery in October were trading lower by Rs. 164, or 0.60 per cent, at Rs. 26,965 per 10 gram in a business turnover of 273 lots. On similar lines, metal prices for delivery in December eased by Rs. 154, or 0.57 per cent, to Rs. 26,818 per 10 gram in 273 lots.
Caravan travel is probably as old as civilization. Most pilgrims experienced two segments of it, the first, the journey between home and one of the three great marshaling points at Baghdad, Cairo or Damascus. From there, the second segment was the formal, annual Hajj caravan to Makkah.
A new study has revealed that there is no substantial proof that vitamin D helps in preventing the development of type 2 diabetes in people.
The study, conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge, challenge evidence from earlier observational studies which suggested that higher concentrations of circulating vitamin D might prevent type 2 diabetes.
It seems Singer Miley Cyrus is obsessed with posting naked selfies on the photo-sharing website Instagram. This time she has shared an intimate photograph of herself in the bath.
The 21-year-old singer, who is in Brazil for her tour, shared the picture with her followers Tuesday, reports mirror.co.uk.
In the photograph, the “Wrecking Ball” hitmaker is seen with a white facemask, covering her modesty with a thin layer of bubbles and sticking her tongue out.
Cyrus shared the image under the caption: “Getting romantic with myself.”
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday was trading flat at 22.07 points or 0.08 percent down as banking stocks dropped.
Good buying was observed in IT and technology, media and entertainment (TECK) sectors, while selling pressure was seen in banking and oil and gas sectors.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 26,681.47 points, was trading at 26,608.44 points (at 09.48 a.m.) in the early session, down 22.07 points or 0.08 percent from the previous day’s close at 26,630.51 points.
Every year Urdu Academy Delhi presents All India Bahadur Shah Zafar Award to writers and intellectuals who have dedicated a large part of their lives in writing and reviewing. Academy has decided to give this award for the year 2013 to Prof. Syeda Jaffer for her academic and literary services.
There are some basic rules all women should be aware of when applying make-up, yet only a fifth of them follow these, says a research.
Applying foundation to certain parts of the face and using eyebrow pencil for definition not reshaping are some of the ‘must haves’ in make-up that everyone should follow.
PayPal is set to break apart from the online merchant eBay into a separate publically traded company.
According to the Verge, an independent PayPal will likely face the biggest threat in the ecosystem of digital wallets and mobile payments from Apple Pay.
PayPal has consistently been the most widely used platform for digital wallet users, revealed a ComScore study last year.
PayPal’s new competitive threat would definitely come from the newly launched Apple Pay and also from Alibaba, Chinese e-commerce giant.
Ingredients
250 gm asian noodles
1/2 malabar cucumber
100 gm tofu
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 Tbsp corn starch
1/2 sliced carrot
1 stalk spring onions
1 spring onion bulb
1 handful cashew nuts washed and cut
1/3 cabbage sliced
1 clove garlic
1 Tbsp red chilli paste/ sambal oelek
1 tsp brown sugar
2 tsp minced ginger
2 tsp light soya sauce
2 sliced green chilies
1 Tbsp tamarind pulp
4-5 leaves bok choy
1 handful coriander leaves
1 tsp rice wine vinegar
Pakistan’s cricket team head coach Waqar Younis has questioned the timing of the International Cricket Council’s ( ICC) crackdown against chucking just months away from the World Cup and has suggested that rules on bowling actions could be relaxed for spinners.
The former pace great said that key all rounder Mohammed Hafeez’s confidence was left shattered after he was reported for a suspect action in India’s domestic tournament, the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20), a fresh blow to Pakistan following the loss of ace off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to a chucking ban.
Vigilance Commissioner Rajiv has been authorized by President Pranab Mukherjee to act as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
The appointment has been made in the vacancy caused due to completion of the tenure of Pradeep Kumar the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
The authorisation is effective until the appointment of the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
—ANI
Ingredients
250 gm cauliflower florets
250 gm broccoli florets
2 sliced spring onions
125 gm snow peas
2 peeled carrots
150 gm asparagus
2 Tbsp oil
2 slices of bread
Salt and pepper
Topping
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1 tsp chopped garlic
3 Tbsp chopped parsley
Method
Remove crusts from bread and slice into strips. Bake at 160 degrees C till crisp.
Top and tail snow peas, pare and slice asparagus stems. Pare carrots into thin ribbons.
The city government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has issued an order for compulsory registration of private placement agencies providing domestic workers while making it clear that all such unregistered firms will have to shut down after October 25.
The Delhi government told a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw that an executive order of September 22 has been officially notified on September 25 in compliance with its direction given on December 24, 2010 and subsequently on December 18, 2013.
Iran has reportedly postponed the execution of a woman who was to be put to death on Tuesday for allegedly killing her attempted rapist.
According to FOX News, the mother of Rayhaneh Jabbari, 26, said that the execution was postponed at the last minute and that word came after Pakravan and other supporters of Jabbari went to Rajaiy Shahr Prison to protest the pending execution, and after Jabbari’s farewell.
Senior leader Telangana Telugu Desam Party and MLA Mr. T Krishna Reddy told that the decision of changing the party would be taken according to the wish of party workers. Mr. T Krishna Reddy met TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief minister on Tuesday morning. It is believed that in view of reports of Mr. T Krishna Reddy joining Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Mr. N Chandrababu Naidu talked to him in detail.
South African batsman J.P. Duminy would captain his team for the first time when they play a Twenty20 series against Australia in November.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday named South Africa’s ODI and T20 squads for their upcoming series in New Zealand and Australia. Duminy would captain South Africa with regular T20 skipper Faf du Plessis rested.
The selectors have also named three new caps Reeza Hendricks, Rilee Rossouw and Kagiso Rabada in South Africa’s T20 squad, Sport24 reported.
American swimming great Michael Phelps has said that he is deeply sorry after he was arrested for drink driving.
The authorities in Baltimore, Maryland, revealed that Phelps was arrested for driving under the influence. They said that he was stopped for speeding after being caught going 84 miler-per-hour in a 45 miles-per-hour zone on Tuesday.
The traffic police said in a statement that Phelps was co-operative but failed a series of standard field sobriety tests, adding that he was charged and released, The BBC reported.
Delhi Traffic Police will carry out a special drive today during which unauthorisedly parked vehicles from roads and ‘No Parking’ areas will be towed away as part of “Swachchh Bharat Mission”.
“All traffic circles shall carry out the drive in their respective areas. A total of 82 teams of traffic police officers along with cranes shall patrol their areas to tow away and prosecute unauthorisedly parked vehicles on roads,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla.
In a new study scientists have explained how arms of dinosaurs went from straight to bent and hyperflexible, turning into wings.