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Washington, May 25 (ANI): Archaeologists at the University of York have challenged evolutionary theories behind the development of our earliest ancestors from tree dwelling quadrupeds to upright bipeds capable of walking and scrambling.
Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) iGate's American employee Araceli Roiz, 31, who accused the company's former chief executive Phaneesh Murthy of sexual harassment, Thursday claimed that she was pregnant with his child.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is a 153-year-old institution, dating back to 1860. Vinod Rai, who demits office Wednesday, is independent India's 11th CAG.
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), Saturday the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should become the sole regulator for all home loan institutions - banks as well as housing finance companies.
Tokyo, May 14 (ANI): A growing population combined with a huge demand of water for development purposes, has put excessive stress on available water resources in India.
Ranchi, May 12 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders restricted Royal Challengers Bangalore to 115 for nine in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here Sunday.
Panaji, May 9 (IANS) After a scathing attack by the Goa church, both the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Thursday blamed the BJP-led state government for the ongoing beef shortage in the state.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) India's largest mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Wednesday said its net profit increased 17.27 percent to Rs.1,555.21 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Destitute women will now get some reprieve with the National Commission for Women and a public sector company coming together to build shelters for them across India, a minister said Tuesday.
Panaji, May 7 (IANS) The Church in Goa wants the state government to put beef on the dinner tables in the thousands of Christian and Muslim homes, even as the high court last week tried to streamline slaughtering laws in the state.
Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) Pakistan ended a 14-year drought as its top player Aamir Atlas won the 17th Asian Individual Men's Squash Championship by defeating Abdullah Al Muzayen of Kuwait here.
Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) Annie Au of Hong Kong won the 17th Women's Individual Asian Squash Championship by defeating Malaysian star Low Wee Wern here.
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) The ruling Democratic Front constituent Nationalist Congress Party Thursday attacked the senior alliance partner Congress over the high prices of flats to be allotted by the government later this month.
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) City based Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance will get a capital infusion of Rs.100 crore from its two promoters while it would borrow around Rs.3,950 crore, said a top company official.
Dubai, April 29 (IANS) A 35-year-old Indian man in Bahrain was stabbed, allegedly by one of his employers, in a row after he went to collect his passport.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) H.S. Prannoy, who beat legendary Taufik Hidayat Thursday, went out in the men's singles quarterfinals of the India Open Super Series here Friday to top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Badminton's premier events, the Thomas and Uber Cup finals, will be held in the national capital here next year May 18-25.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The India Open Super Series is perhaps jinxed for home favourite Saina Nehwal, who squandered three matchpoints to be stunned by Japan's Yui Hashimoto in the women's singles second round here Thursday.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India Open Super Series top seed Saina Nehwal said a wrong line-call in the third game made her lose focus and squander three matchpoints to lose the contest at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Thursday.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India's P.V. Sindhu Thursday said she is waiting for top seed Saina Nehwal in the women's singles quarterfinals after winning her second round match against China's Sun Yu at the India Open Super Series here.
Washington, Apr. 25 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's paid speaking circuit has begun.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal Wednesday said she was satisfied with her performance after she moved into the second round of the India Open Super Series badminton beating Belaetrix Manuputi of Indonesia.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Researchers in the US have created a sea turtle-inspired robot to help understand the mechanics of walking and crawling on complex surfaces.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand wants more consistency from his trainees at the India Open that starts here Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) will review its constitution at its upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held here Saturday.
LONDON, Apr 9: In a move to drive surplus revenue through sponsorship, Manchester United has sealed a new multi - million dollar agreement with AON, an U.S. insurance company.
Affordable housing is the key to India's realty industry being able to change lanes to the fast track but cost escalations due to delayed permissions, lack of access to cheap credit and shortage of building material are proving to be major hurdles. The solution: Policy changes covering land to lending.
Islamabad, Apr. 5 (ANI): A former Pakistani serviceman has filed a complaint with the National Accountability Bureau against former president and retired army chief Pervez Musharraf.
Moscow, April 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Janko Tipsarevic and Mikhail Youzhny are likely to feature in this year's Kremlin Cup, a Russian tennis official said Tuesday, an early boost for a tournament that typically struggles to attract the world's top men.
Washington, Apr. 2 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will give her first paid speech since leaving the State Department later this month in Dallas.
Washington, Apr. 2 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will give her first paid speech since leaving the State Department later this month in Dallas.
Dar es Salaam, March 29 (IANS) Over 60 people were trapped when a 16-storey building collapsed Friday in downtown Dar es Salaam.
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) South Korea's finance ministry Thursday slashed its 2013 growth outlook for the country to 2.3 percent from an earlier estimation of 3 percent, citing uncertainties in the global economy and risk factors in the domestic economy such as massive household debts and the sluggish real estate market.
Washington, March 28 (IANS) US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will offer a new and simplified loan modification initiative to help troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes, authorities said.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The government will soon set up a single-window clearance system to cut delays in obtaining permits for housing projects and check cost escalation, Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said here Sunday.
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken today said that his ministry was in the process of formulating a single window system for clearance of real estate projects throughout the country.
Washington, March 22 (IANS) US house prices maintained a moderate growth in January on a seasonally-adjusted basis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken today said that his ministry will frame "Slum Upgradation Index" city wise and state wise for monitoring periodically the up gradation of slums in the country.
London, March 20 (IANS) Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation grew by 2.8 percent in February, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Terrorism is very much alive in Pakistan and this becomes all the more ominous with elections now just around the corner, said a daily Wednesday.
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) New home prices rose steeply in more Chinese cities in February, putting the government in an increasingly complex situation of regulating the bubble-ridden market, official data showed Monday.
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) New home prices rose steeply in more Chinese cities in February, putting the government in an increasingly complex situation of regulating the bubble-ridden market, official data showed Monday.
Los Angeles, March 17 (IANS) Singer Elton John cancelled a show in Alabama citing 'medical reasons', but more details are unknown.
New York Mar. 16 (ANI): Photographers, film-makers, models and actors, who are sneaking into Catacombs of Paris, are being busted on a daily basis for performing sleazy "art" sessions among its six million human skeletons, according to reports.
Jamshedpur, March 14 (IANS) Pune FC take on first-timers Sesa FA in their final phase Under-20 I-League assault at the J.R.D. Sports Complex Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) Tata Housing Development Company Limited, a key player in India's real estate sector, Wednesday announced the launch of an integrated residential complex here.
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): China is working on new faster and more secure Internet system that would be way ahead of the West, a report has said.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The arrival of the Iranians for the Hero Asian Cycling Championships has infused fresh life besides bringing in a greater competitive edge to the continental event which gets underway at the Indira Gandhi Complex Velodrome here Thursday.
London, Mar 6 (ANI): Retired England cricketer Andrew Flintoff had a lucky escape from injury following a high-speed crash in a rally car in a TV show.
New Delhi, March 5, (IANS) Experts and professionals in urban planning will participate in an international conference March 13-15 to improve India's cities, organisers said Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Drive against counterfeiting and smuggling can generate huge revenue for the exchequer and help contain fiscal deficit, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said Monday.
Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): Researchers have revealed the reason behind conflict when there is an unusual high number of editing and corrections in articles related to some topic or personage, a report has said.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Around 500 graphic artists and painters Sunday expressed their thoughts in the form of graffiti and paintings on a kilometre-long wall on Delhi University's north campus.
Tehran, Feb 21 (IANS) Russia claimed the Greco-Roman title at the Wrestling World Cup meet here, local media reported Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) For sustainable urban growth, inclusion of the poor and participatory planning will help create healthier and sustainable cities, Minister for Housing and Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation will organize a two-day international conference on "Inclusive Urban Planning" from February 18-19 here at Vigyan Bhavan.
Lima, Feb 14 (IANS/EFE) A team of archaeologists discovered a temple and a hearth some 5,000 years old at the El Paraiso archaeological complex east of Lima.
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Finance company Magma Fincorp has acquired Religare Finvest's Rs.250-crore auto lease business, it said Wednesday.
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Men and women socialize differently, as it turns out that the gender differences hold true in online games that involve social interaction, a new study has revealed.
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) Legislators belonging to opposition DMK party were evicted Tuesday from the Tamil Nadu assembly after they held a demonstration against the ruling AIADMK inside the house.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The digital revolution is spurring a slow transformation in the spiritual classrooms of one of most conservative bastions of faith. More and more Muslims in India, South Asia and around the world are logging on to the internet to read the Holy Quran, which is moving to the digital domain keeping in tune with the proliferation of e-books.
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Union Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken Monday said mega-cities like Mumbai needed to review their FSI (floor space index) policy in order to encourage affordable mass housing.
Berlin, Jan 24 (IANS/EFE) Astronomers based at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile have captured the first image of a nebula with a patch, or cavity, the ESO said Wednesday.
London, Jan 16 (ANI): Rihanna has flaunted her stunning physique in a series of magazine covers made to represent each of her albums.
Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has shot a series of raunchy magazine covers, representing each of her albums.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The central government Thursday enhanced the allocation under its flagship rural housing scheme Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) from Rs.45,000 to Rs.70,000, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said.
LIC HFL Assistant Recruitment 2013 notification has been released. The last date for submitting online application is 22nd January 2013 and candidates can apply online for this post.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) can boost the government's flagship programme "Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)", union Minister for Housing and Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken Thursday asked Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna to halt the eviction of slum dwellers and vendors.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (ANI): Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh will inaugurate the National Data Dissemination workshop organised by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India at the Hotel Ashoka here on Friday.
Imphal, Dec 23 (IANS) Curfew was re-imposed Sunday in the Manipur capital and around after a journalist was killed in police firing on protestors demanding the arrest of a member of National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) for sexually assaulting a film actress.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) After some neglect in the past several years, the realty industry in India finally saw some reforms that had a direct and indirect impact on its fortunes and which led to the some development of the sector in 2012. The prospect of a revival looks brighter once the central bank keeps it promise of cutting interest rates to spur overall growth.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Describing street vendors as a "neglected lot", Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken Thursday said the government would launch an "innovative" loan scheme for them who live under the reign of fear and terror of municipal bodies and police.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The government said Tuesday it is planning to bring a new law to provide livelihood rights and social security to vendors and hawkers in cities and towns across the country.
London, Dec 10 (ANI): Frieda Pinto and Cate Blanchett stepped out in metallic gowns as they attended a screening of the 'Life of Pi' at the Dubai film festival.
London, Dec 10 (ANI): Frieda Pinto and Cate Blanchett stepped out in metallic gowns as they attended a screening of the 'Life of Pi' at the Dubai film festival.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken Thursday said that the biggest challenge before policy makers and industry was to meet the housing shortage of 18.78 million at the beginning of 12th Five Year Plan period.
Agartala, Dec. 5 (ANI): With insurgency on the decline in Tripura, both the state and central governments have separately and jointly launched a number of projects to improve the socio-economic status of underprivileged people in the region.
Ahmedabad, Nov.27 (ANI): Gulbarg Housing Society riot victim Zakia Jafri on Tuesday lost her right tofile her protest petition against the Special Investigation Team (SIT's) closure report on the riots case against Gujrat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Damascus, Nov 20 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 11 wounded when a roadside bomb ripped through a bus in a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Xinhua reported.
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): A British man who was demoted at work after he expressed his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook was punished unlawfully for 'doing nothing wrong', a UK judge has ruled.
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) The US Federal Housing Administration (FHA) plans to take a series of measures to improve its financial situation after posting huge deficit in insurance fund Friday.
Gurgaon, Nov 15 (IANS) Myanmar's pro?democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday invited "responsible" investments into her country's rich energy sector and asked The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) here to help them in sustainable development.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The government Wednesday revised upwards its income criteria for defining beneficiaries under its housing scheme, categorizing as "economically weaker" those earning up to Rs.1 lakh a year and lower income group those earning between Rs.1 lakh to Rs.2 lakh.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken inaugurated HUDCO Build Tech - 2012 at India International Trade Fair (IITF) here today.
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) After 32 missions and more than 125 million miles in space at speeds around 17,500 miles per hour, NASA's space shuttle Atlantis covered its final journey Friday.
Agartala, Oct. 31 (ANI): A number of rehabilitation-linked projects have been launched in Tripura to improve the lives of people in the wake of a drop in insurgent activity.
Dubai, Oct 30 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 9th Asian Swimming Championships between Nov 15-25 in Dubai.
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Tuesday said that real estate developers and builders must pay Value Added Tax (VAT) on all property deals between 2006-10.
Sydney, Oct 30 (ANI): Australian men remain almost twice as likely to be in full-time employment than women, a report has claimed.
Pune, Oct 28 (IANS) A Mickey Fernandes own goal gave Mohun Bagan their first win of the season against Air India in the I-League football at the Balewadi Sports Complex stadium, here Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): New Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily on Sunday said inflation in the country revolves around the prices of petroleum products, which needs to be curtailed, as its burden falls directly on the common man.
Ludhiana/New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): Supporters of newly appointed ministers celebrated across the country after Sunday's swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (ANI): With the reshuffling of the Union Cabinet on Sunday, ministers, first timers, and coalition partners of the UPA-II regime assured they would work with full dedication and honesty regardless of the portfolios given to them.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) King of Spain Juan Carlos I Thursday called on Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan and recalled his first visit to India in 1962, a Raj Bhavan official said.
London, Oct. 24 (ANI): Nearly 50 years after the assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, a new book has suggested that assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was guided by hardline Stalinist dissidents.
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) The US house prices continued its moderate growth in August on a seasonally adjusted basis amid record low mortgage rates, the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported.
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) With an aim to target home loan seekers, the Central Bank of India will host an exhibition to attract customers, an official said.
Washington, Oct. 23 (ANI): President Barack Obama received a surprise endorsement from another Hollywood star over the weekend.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) There's hope for married couples forced to share living space with other adults in a single-room house: The government is planning to offer them highly subsidised bank loans to build additional space. India has close to 15 million married couples who share living quarters with other adults for want of housing.
