Gandhinagar: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Gujarat is emerging as a global hub in the automobile sector. After signing of the State Support Agreement(SSA) agreement with Maruti Suzuki for its manufacturing facility, Modi said that Gujarat has emerged as a prominent global hub in the automobile sector. "The journey started with Tata Nano, Ford, Peugeot, and now Maruti has entered in Gujarat which will strengthen the...
01:30 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Los Angeles: It's a spectacle that won't repeat for another century - the sight of Venus slowly inching across the face of the sun. So unless scientists discover the fountain of youth, none of us alive today will likely ever witness this celestial phenomenon again, dubbed a "transit of Venus." It's so unique that museums and schools around the globe are hosting Venus viewing festivities - all for a chance...
03:52 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Karnal: A gas tanker in Karnal exploded on Friday morning causing a huge fire at a gas bottling plant. The police suspect the incident took place while illegal pilferage of LPG was on. A probe has begun, while 15 fire tenders are trying to douse the flames. No casualty or injury has been reported so far. No casualties were reported even as villagers raised questions over there being no casualty....
10:20 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: National carrier Air India will shift to an "interim plan" to salvage its international operations that have been crippled by a 24-day-old pilots' strike. "We have finished work on our interim plan and it will be implemented from June 1. Under the new plan, several destinations where the load factors are quite low might be dropped for the time being," an Air India official told IANS. The airline...
12:47 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Toronto: Wilted, starving, thirsty houseplants could soon be getting more tender loving care thanks to a new plant sensor and app that tells owners when it is time for watering and feeding. The Koubachi Wifi Plant Sensor, which is placed in the soil of the potted plant, connects with a smartphone app that alerts users when plants need watering, misting, fertilizer or more sun or shade. "There's very little information...
03:57 PM, May 28, 2012
Berlin: German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour - equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity - through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said. The German government decided to abandon nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year, closing eight plants immediately and shutting down the remaining nine by 2022....
07:18 AM, May 27, 2012
New Delhi: Attributing the steep hike in petrol prices to declining value of rupee, Planning Commission on Wednesday said it will have immediate impact on the price situation but things will stabilise in the long run. "It will have immediate impact on prices, but will not have knock-on impact on prices. This in one time price adjustment. It will not have cascading effect", Planning Commission Member Abhijit Sen said. In...
07:50 PM, May 23, 2012
CHENNAI : Overlooking the security cut-off time of an hour for VIPs may be an unwritten rule with most private airlines, but an incident at the Thoothukudi airport on Monday showed how hazardous it can be. According to airline sources, Thoothukudi constituency DMK MP SR Jayadurai verbally abused and almost assaulted the manager of Kingfisher Airlines there, for not holding his flight until he arrived. As he was a local...
08:13 AM, May 22, 2012
London: Now your garden plants need not die of neglect, thanks to an iPhone application that tells you when they need watering. The Koubachi Wi-fi plant sensor and application costs a steep 99 pounds. It requires a sensor which sits with the plant, monitoring it and checking its vital signs against a built-in botanic encyclopedia. The app knows everything about nearly all your typical garden or house plant, from growing...
10:26 AM, May 21, 2012
New York: Dismissing the perception of policy paralysis surrounding the union government, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia feels the government should raise petroleum prices as part of tough decisions and to attract international investment. He feels people must be educated on the importance of raising fuel prices so that petroleum sector does not go bankrupt. "I would certainly hope so. Certainly all the advice that we would be...
12:37 AM, May 21, 2012
New York: Falling rupee and high inflation would make it difficult for India to achieve 7.5 per cent economic growth during the current financial year, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said. "The Finance Ministry has said they are hoping for a 7.5 per cent growth this year. That is going to be tough but not impossible," Ahluwalia said. He said while the last quarter did not show...
12:10 PM, May 20, 2012
New York: India can grow at between 8 or 9 per cent for the next 20 years with a supportive global environment, its Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said. "In the five years prior to the crisis, the Indian economy grew at an average rate of 9 percent. Following the crisis, it slowed down to an average of just over percent," Ahluwalia said Thursday during a UN...
03:06 AM, May 19, 2012
London: Anti-nuclear and rights group on Friday held a noisy demonstration in front of the Indian High Commission here in protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant being built in a tsunami-prone area of Tamil Nadu. Protesters held a large red banner proclaiming "No More Chernobyls! No more Fukushimas! No Nuclear Power Plant in Kudankulam." The protesters, representing South Asian, anti-nuclear and human rights group such as South Asia Solidarity...
02:49 AM, May 19, 2012
New York: India can grow at between 8 or 9 per cent for the next 20 years with a supportive global environment, its Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said. "In the five years prior to the crisis, the Indian economy grew at an average rate of 9 per cent. Following the crisis, it slowed down to an average of just over percent," Ahluwalia said on Thursday during...
03:28 PM, May 18, 2012
Islamabad: Two trainer aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force collided mid-air and crashed into a thickly populated area in the country's northwest on Thursday, killing four pilots and injuring at least five persons on the ground, officials and witnesses said. Residents of Rashkai area in Nowshera district said the aircraft collided before plunging into two houses. The walls and roofs of the houses collapsed and debris from the aircraft lay...
11:51 AM, May 17, 2012
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