Election Fever Grips India

IMAGE: A unique scooty and bike rally by supporters of BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, the party candidate from Bhubaneswar, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo   Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

Campaigning ends for third phase, high stakes for BJP

The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance......

Congress, AAP to announce alliance today

An alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress in Delhi and in different states, including Gujarat and Haryana, for the Lok Sabha polls may be officially announced on Saturday, sources in......

BJP replaces 25 sitting MPs in second Lok Sabha list

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced at least 25 sitting MPs with new faces as the party released its second list of 72 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime......

Indian scientists run car on micro algae biodiesel

Researchers have claimed to have run a car on B-20 biodiesel derived from marine micro algae.Under the New Millennium India Technology Leadership project, a regular diesel vehicle, Tavera, under......

Real estate, industries threaten wetlands

Wetlands are under severe threat from the real estate lobby and industry as they are easy to lease out, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said in Ahmedabad.Ramesh was at the Space Application......

ONGC, Oil India to enter city gas biz

Cash-rich Oil and Natural Gas Corporationand Oil India Limited have joined hands separately with Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil Corporationfor a foray into city gas distribution.Though ONGC and......

Nirma offers land to end farmer agitation

Nirma Ltd, facing opposition from local farmers for its upcoming cement plant in Mahuva taluka of Bhanvanagar, has proposed before the Gujarat high court that it was ready to release 46 hectares of......

National Games: Swimmers Advait, Sajan make splash

  IMAGE: Shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and K Sai Prateek made a perfect start to their journey as a mixed doubles pair, winning 21-16, 21-13 victory over Rohan Kapoor and Kanika Kanwal (Delhi) to......