India

Nasik onion traders go on two-day strike

Nasik, Oct 4 : Onion traders in Nasik went on a two-day strike on Thursday over the government's decision to suspend onion exports for 15 days.

Antique Lord Buddha idol seized, one arrested

Lucknow, Oct 4 : Lucknow Police have seized an antique idol of Lord Buddha worth 1.2 million dollars in the international market.

Police also arrested Om Prakash Singh, who was carrying the antique idol.

The value of the idol was ascertained after officials got it examined by antique experts.

"We got the idol examined by an antique specialist and experts in the market and found it to be an antique. The idol weighs around 4.75 kilograms and it is valued at approximately Rs 408 million," said Kalyan Singh Jemar, Circle Officer.

Breast Cancer Awareness Program Launched By Three Charitable Orgz’s

breast_cancerThree charitable organizations, comprising Dr Reddy’s Foundation for Health Ed

SC slams Karunanidhi Govt as virtual shutdown prevails in Tamil Nadu

New Delhi, Oct. 1 : The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the DMK-led Tamil Nadu Government for virtually ignoring its order on a shutdown call given by the ruling alliance over Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project.

Warning the State Government of initiating contempt of court proceedings, a bench headed by acting Chief Justice B N Aggarwal and Justice P Sathasivam said: “If there is no compliance with our order, it is complete breakdown of Constitutional machinery. We will then have to direct the government to impose President's rule.”

ISRO To Build Up Satellite Navigation System

Sias ISROISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building up a

Earth Is A Borderless Unit, Says Sunita Williams

williams_sunitaHyderabad: Sunita Williams said that the earth is a borderless unit, and experiencing it could alter people perceptual knowledge. While talking to the pupils and media-persons at the 58th International Astronautical Congress in Hyderabad, She said, “When you are in space, what hits you is the futility of drawing maps and marking boundaries.

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