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  Barack Obama to announce defense secretary chief on Friday

  World | December 05, 2014 9:19 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama's choice for his next defense chief, to be announced Friday, faces conflict abroad, budget retrenchment at home and the expectation that the White House will have a heavy hand in Pentagon

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  Barack Obama to announce immigration steps on Thursday

  World | November 20, 2014 7:59 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will sidestep Congress and unveil administrative actions on immigration, measures that could spare from deportation as many as 5 million people illegally in the U.S. and set

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  Government to announce tough steps to restructure Railways soon: Manoj Sinha

  Politics | November 18, 2014 15:56 IST

  New Delhi:  Hinting at some hard decisions to be undertaken to restructure the ailing railways, government today said it has to be done for betterment of the state-run transporter."Some tough steps will have to be

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  Punjab to announce mining policy to reduce sand, gravels prices

  India | August 16, 2014 7:51 IST

  Rupnagar (Pb): Punjab will soon announce its mining policy to bring down the prices of sand and gravel, state Industries Minister Madan Mohan Mittal said yesterday.  The state government wants to provide sand, stones and

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  Government to announce new gas price by July 1

  June 05, 2014 20:02 IST

  New Delhi:  The government is likely to hike natural gas rates from July 1 after a new price formulation is approved by the Cabinet, a top Oil Ministry source said today.The first increase in natural

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  CBSE class 10 results declared, girls outshine boys

  India | May 20, 2014 21:18 IST

  New Delhi:  Girls once again outshone boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X results declared today, which recorded a pass percentage of 98.87, a marginal increase over last year.The pass percentage

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  Punjab announces cotton mechanisation programme

  May 05, 2014 23:24 IST

  Chandigarh: The Punjab government Monday announced that a “Cotton Mechanisation Programme” would be introduced in the cotton-producing Malwa belt of south-west Punjab.It will give a boost to crop diversification in the state and maximise profit

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  Australian footballer Harry Kewell to announce retirement.

  Football | March 26, 2014 8:44 IST

  Canberra:   Australian football legend Harry Kewell is set to announce his retirement Wednesday, the media reported.Kewell, 35, is said to have called a press conference around 2 p.m. Wednesday -- though there has not

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  Samsung announces prices for new wearables; Gear Fit at $197, Gear 2 at $295

  March 21, 2014 20:31 IST

  New Delhi: Samsung has officially announced the prices for its upcoming wearable devices - Gear Fit and Gear 2 smartwatch. While Gear 2 smartwatch is priced at $295, the Gear Fit, will come at $197,

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  BJP to announce tieup with PMK, DMDK tomorrow

  India | March 04, 2014 19:09 IST

  Chennai: The BJP is likely to announce tomorrow formally its decision on the proposed electoral understanding with "the PMK and DMDK," and the seat sharing arrangement with the allies for the Lok Sabha polls."We will

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  Microsoft may announce a free version of Windows

  March 02, 2014 18:13 IST

  California: As Microsoft plans to wind up Windows 8.1 operating system next month, the firm plans to announce a free version of Windows in a bid to persuade customers to upgrade to latest versions.A new

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  India TV announces Salaam India Awards

  India | September 02, 2013 13:58 IST

  New Delhi: The nation's leading news channel, India TV has announced Officer's Choice Salaam India Awards to salute the spirit of courage by the common man.Individuals who have stepped forward altruistically and with great determination

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  India announces Rs 5,000 crore for Bhutan

  World | August 31, 2013 20:43 IST

  New Delhi: India today announced an aid of Rs 5,000 crore, including a special package of Rs 500 crore, for Bhutan as part of commitment to its continued socio-economic development, a move that assumes significance

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  ICC to announce 2015 World Cup fixtures on Tuesday

  Cricket | July 29, 2013 17:06 IST

  Dubai, Jul 29: The International Cricket Council will announce the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, simultaneously in Melbourne and Wellington on Tuesday. "The pools, venues

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  Gomez announces world tour

  Hollywood | April 17, 2013 17:21 IST

  Los Angeles, April 17: American singer Selena Gomez has announced her world tour plans that will take her to 56 cities.The 20-year-old pop singer bounced back onto the music scene at the MTV Movie Awards

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  My Chemical Romance band announces split

  Hollywood | March 24, 2013 12:47 IST

  Los Angeles, March 24: Members of punk-rock band My Chemical Romance, known for several hits and four studio albums, announced that they are splitting up after jamming together for over a decade."Being in this band

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  BJP to announce re-induction of Kalyan Singh in mid Dec

  Politics | December 01, 2012 17:08 IST

  Lucknow, Dec 1:  The formal announcement on the re-induction of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh in BJP would be made in mid December, party leader Rajnath Singh today said.“There were some engagements otherwise

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  Unmukt gets heroes' welcome at St Stephen's, Rs 25 lakh from Delhi govt

  Cricket | September 05, 2012 22:41 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 5: India's U-19 cricketing star Unmukt Chand on Tuesday got a hero's welcome at his St Stephens college by his peers and teachers, on a day the Delhi Government announced Rs 25

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  Yash Chopra to announce SRK film's title on Sept 27

  Bollywood | August 27, 2012 17:56 IST

  Mumbai: With suspense still on about the title of the romantic film involving Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif,  directed by Yash Chopra, the buzz is that the legendary film director is going to announce

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  Team Anna to announce party on October 2

  Politics | September 23, 2012 12:17 IST

  Noida, Aug 12: The erstwhile Team Anna is likely to formally enter politics with the announcement of a party on October two, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti.The preparatory committee consisting of 80-100 members to chalk out