TN godman sets up golden temple

A 31-year old 'godman' has built a Rs300-crore 'golden temple' at Sripuram near Vellore in Tamil Nadu. The temple, situated in scenic landscape on 100 acres of land, has been made with 1.5 tonne of......

Annual Amarnath yatra to start on June 28, registration from April 1

The annual 56-day Amarnath yatra will commence on June 28 with all COVID-19 protocols in place, and culminate, as per the tradition, on the day of Raksha Bandhan festival on August 22, officials......

The danger for coal

Did anyone get up at seven o' clock on August 15 to catch the Prime Minister's performance atop the Lahore Gate? If not, I assure you that you did not miss much. When a trained economist is forced......

Special: Why ammonium nitrate is favourite tool of terror

It is used in fertilisers and insecticides. Construction companies cannot do without it. But that's not what's made ammonium nitrate a household name. Rrishi Raote and Aabhas Sharma look at the......

Government puts SAIL FPO on fast track

The government has put disinvestment of Steel Authority of India Ltd on the fast track. It will enable the company to file a final prospectus instead of first filing a draft.The government's aim is......

Kotak gets FMC nod for commodity exchange

The Kotak group is set to launch the country's fifth national commodity exchange, in association with the Ahmedabad Commodity Exchange (ACE), in which it is picking up a majority equity stake as an......

India eyes diamond mining ventures abroad

It is the diamond in Africa and Russia that is dazzling India these days. India is planning joint ventures with diamond mining companies across Russia, Africa and the CIS nations. The plan, chalked......

Centre urged to ease norms for Russian diamond imp

The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council has urged the Centre to give its nod allowing advance remittance to import rough diamonds from Russia since the license permitting such imports would......