Miscellaneous

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Once known as the Lok Sabha constituency represented by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Phulpur again finds itself in the spotlight in view of Sunday’s bypoll, which is expected to see a triangular contest among the BJP, Congress and the SP. The seat was vacated by then MP Keshav Prasad Maurya after his election to the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chandigarh Administration and Municipal Corporation, are going to celebrate international women day on the theme of Mahila ho sashakt toh desh ho swachh at sector 17 plaza on March 8 A campaign by Police Department, UT Chandigarh is being organized during the celebrations. A Cultural Musical Evening LIVE by Miss Pooja, a renowned Punjabi Singer will also ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Karti Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media case, was on Thursday remanded to five days of CBI custody by a Delhi court Special Judge Sunil Rana extended Karti’s custody till March 6 after the CBI contended that there were “very shocking evidences” of what he has done when he went abroad and alleging “when he went abroad, ...

Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative of 22 countries and the European Union to dramatically accelerate global clean energy innovation. As part of the initiative, participating countries have committed to double Clean Energy Research and Development investments over five years. The Sustainable Biofuel is one of the Seven Mission Innovation Challenges and India Co-leads this along with other countries ...

A bizarre case has been reported from Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh where a man bit off a snake’s head after he was bit by the serpent. A farmer bit off a snake’s hood after the snake had bit him in a agriculture field. Those present nearby rushed him to the hospital. “I’ve never seen such a case in my life,” ...

Airlines that accept more bookings than they can afford to accommodate and deny boarding to flyers despite having confirmed tickets should pay up immediately, the aviation regulator DGCA has told the Delhi High Court. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said its policy does not allow airlines to overbook flights. The world over, airlines take more bookings than the number ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has emphasised the need to see grain production, dairy farming, animal husbandry and fisheries, poultry, horticulture and sericulture as part of a composite approach to modern agriculture. There is also need to encourage the food processing industry to give farmers a better price and a better deal for their produce. He ...

One wink is all it took for the internet to fall in love with Priya Prakash Varrier. A video featuring Priya has taken the internet by storm. During Valentine’s week, this stunning diva has managed to make everyone crazy with her expressions in the viral video. Priya Prakash’s new song Manika Malayali Puvi has just released. With Valentine’s day just ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Indian Railways has identified more than 13,000 employees in its ranks who are on unauthorised leave for a long time and initiated disciplinary action to terminate their services, it said today. The railways had launched a drive to improve performance of the organisation and boost the morale of sincere and diligent employees. The action is part ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Facebook is testing a feature that lets users register a negative reaction to comments on the social network platform but it is not the “dislike” button users have long desired. Clicking the downvote button hides the comment for the user who taps it, then asks them to say whether the comment was “offensive”, “misleading”, or “off topic”. ...