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  JICA offers assistance to Delhi Govt to provide modern toilets

  India | April 17, 2014 7:06 IST

  New Delhi: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a major fund provider for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), is keen to offer its assistance to improve toilet facilities for women and poor in the city.JICA's

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  Nokia offers VRS scheme to Chennai plant employees

  April 12, 2014 0:00 IST

  Chennai: Even as the fate of several workers of handset major Nokia at its manufacturing unit here hangs in balance, the management has announced a Voluntary Retirement Scheme for them. "As a global company, Nokia

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  Bizarre: Hotel in Austria offers stay inside fabulous drainage and sewage pipes

  World | April 02, 2014 7:46 IST

  Berlin: The Das Park Hotel  is a series of individual hotel room pipes, set on a beautiful flora-filled backdrop just steps from the Danube River.Although this is a one-of-the-kind hotel, there are now two, one

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  Virgin Atlantic offers a discount if you have name like 'Karan, Simran, Anthony, Tina, Vijay, Pooja...'

  March 21, 2014 17:30 IST

  New Delhi: Do you share your name with some of the most famous film characters which have been brought to life by Bollywood actors and actresses? If so, you can get a discount on air

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  Amar Singh offers to campaign for Mulayam

  India | March 20, 2014 10:00 IST

  Fatehpur Sikri :  Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Amar Singh, who is contesting for the Fatehpur Sikri seat in Uttar Pradesh, has offered to campaign for Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in Azamgarh, the

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  Supreme Court trashes Sahara's repayment proposal

  India | March 07, 2014 15:27 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said the Sahara Group's proposal to pay the entire amount to SEBI in cash instalments of Rs.2,500 crore each at regular intervals of three months was not acceptable.The apex

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  Pakistan Taliban offers security to negotiators

  World | February 03, 2014 17:16 IST

  Islamabad: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has offered security to the members of the Pakistan government's negotiating committee in the areas under its control, a media report said Monday.TTP spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid, in a statement, said

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  Ukraine PM resigns as govt offers more concessions

  World | January 28, 2014 23:13 IST

  Kiev:  In back-to-back moves aimed at defusing Ukraine's political crisis, the prime minister resigned Tuesday and parliament repealed anti-protest laws that had set off violent clashes between protesters and police.The two developments were significant concessions

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  Mamata offers to help Vrindavan widows resettle in Kolkata

  India | October 09, 2013 9:25 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday offered to help the Bengali widows in Vrindavan to resettle in Kolkata where they are currently on visit.“If anyone of you want to come back to Bengal,

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  Rajasthan offers free pilgrimage to senior citizens

  India | June 25, 2013 17:16 IST

  Jaipur, June 25: The Rajasthan government will launch a new scheme next month under which it will bear all the expenses of boarding and lodging for senior citizens going to selected pilgrimage destinations.The government's Devasthan

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  European lottery offers chance to win 100 million euros "Super Jackpot"

  World | June 08, 2013 7:42 IST

  Vienna/Brussels/Paris, Jun 8: People across Europe were buying EuroMillions lottery tickets, hoping to scoop up a "Super Jackpot" of around 100 (m) million euro (132 million dollars) on Friday.Lines at tobacco shops in Vienna, Brussels

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  Nawaz Sharif meets Imran Khan in hospital, offers to play friendly match

  World | May 15, 2013 13:18 IST

  Lahore, May 15: Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif called on his injured rival, Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan in hospital on Tuesday to inquire about his health and offered to play a "friendly match" with him

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  Sheen offers Jones 'Anger Management' role

  Hollywood | November 30, 2012 10:53 IST

  Los Angeles, Nov 30: Actor Charlie Sheen, who worked with Angus T Jones in sitcom "Two And A Half Men" has offered the latter a role in his show "Anger Management".The offer comes after Jones',

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  Man offers himself to lions in Odisha zoo after tiff with wife, critical

  India | October 07, 2012 13:07 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 : Surya Narayan Das, a 35-year-old man  from Chhatrapur, Ganjam, jumped into a lion's enclosure at the famous Nandankanan zoo here on Friday.  He was mauled by two lions, but was rescued

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  Pak Taliban offers protection to Imran Khan

  World | October 02, 2012 9:32 IST

  Peshawar, Oct 2 :  Pakistan Taliban commanders have offered to provide protection to Tehreek-i-Insaaf party chief and former cricket captain Imran Khan in the lawless northwest Imran Khan has emerged as one of the leading critics

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  Pranab Mukherjee offers prayers in Tirupati temple

  India | September 09, 2012 14:38 IST

  Tirupati, AP, Sept 9 : President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala. On his maiden 16-hour visit to the temple town after assuming the

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  Mamata offers shelter to Assam refugees

  India | August 28, 2012 21:49 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 28: West Bengal would shelter those fleeing the riots in Assam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's attention has been drawn to the violence in the neighbouring state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on

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  Vijay Mallya offers 2.5 kg goldplated door to Karnataka temple

  India | August 24, 2012 18:34 IST

  Bangalore, Aug 24: Tycoon  Vijay Mallya has donated a gold-plated door worth Rs 80 lakh to Lord Subrahmanya in a  temple in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district, says a Mail Today report.  Mallya made the offering

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  Mamata offers to give shelter to Bengali Muslim refugees from Assam

  Politics | July 26, 2012 15:30 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 26: Terming the situation in violence-hit districts of Assam as “deplorable”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the state will provide shelter to Bengali Muslim  refugees fleeing trouble-torn areas.  “The situation

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  Govt offers to take back sacked AI pilots

  India | May 23, 2012 18:46 IST

  New Delhi, May 23: Making an attempt to end the over two-week impasse, Government today offered to take back 101 sacked Air India pilots on a case-by-case basis and made a fresh appeal to the