Coastal News

Crucial Congress meet underway, to discuss presidential poll

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:53:15

Qatar says Kuwait trying to mediate, solve diplomatic rift

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:50:44

Another Meghalaya BJP leader resigns over cattle slaughter ban

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:48:46

India to protest violation of airspace by China

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:46:47

India on Monday termed the recent airspace violation by two Chinese military helicopters as “unacceptable” and said it would take up the issue with the communist nation. “This is the first such airspace violation. We can understand ground incursion...It can be a mistake. But this is unacceptable. We will take it up with Beijing,” said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, while addressing a

ISRO launches GSLV-MK III: Scientists call India’s heaviest rocket ‘Bahubali’

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:44:36

Jubilant ISRO scientists on Monday hailed the successful launch of India’s heaviest rocket GSLV MKIII-D1 and called it “Bahubali” and “obedient boy”. ISRO launched the country’s heaviest satellite -- GSAT-19 -- on its first developmental flight. “Proud to say ISRO has given birth to a Bahubali,” said Tapan Misra, director of Space Applications Centre

Gurgaon: 3 men throw 9-month-old girl from auto to death, gangrape mother

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:39:37

Three persons allegedly raped a woman after throwing her nine-month-old daughter off an autorickshaw leading to the child's death here, police said on Monday. According to the 23-year-old woman, she was going to her parents' house in Khandsa village here around midnight on May 29 with her daughter after an argument with her husba

CBI searches Prannoy Roys home, NDTV calls it witch-hunt

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:37:02

The CBI today carried out searches at the residence of NDTV founder Prannoy Roy after registering an FIR for causing an alleged loss of Rs 48 crore to ICICI Bank in a loan resettlement in 2009 and concealing from the SEBI and stock exchanges the pledging of shares for the loan. The action of the CBI was termed by the NDTV as a "witch- hunt" and an attempt by the government to silence the media,

India Jumps 16 Places in World Tourism Ranking

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:30:04

As per the UNWTO definition, International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) comprises two components namely Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) and Arrivals of Non-Resident Nationals. The UNWTO in its barometer ranks countries in terms of their ITAs. So far only the figures of FTAs were compiled in India. However, now India has started compiling the data arrivals of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), also.