In India there is a presumption that good, juicy dates are procured only in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Little do we know that similar quality dates can be grown in India too.

The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed that the Goa Chief Secretary's report on the alleged Rs 51 lakh Brics food scam during the 2016 international event, should be submitted to the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC).

Saudi Arabia’s deadline for accepting tenders to dig a 60-kilometre canal that will turn Qatar into an island will be June 25. Five international companies with expertise in digging canals have so far submitted their tenders for the Salwa canal inside the territories of Saudi Arabia and alongside the Saudi-Qatari borders. The name of the winner will be announced within 90 days and the company will have one year to complete the task, Saudi daily Makkah has reported.

Noted economist Arvind Subramanian has resigned as Chief Economic Advisor. Jaitley announced the news on Facebook with a thank you note to Arvind Subramanian. His reasons were personal but extremely important for him, Jaitley said on Facebook.“He left me with no option but to agree with him,” he added.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government will not tolerate terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir any more and that operations will be launched to flush out militants.

At least 1.50 lakh patients in Kerala who suffer from various ailments will have a better quality of life through palliative care, the government said on Wednesday.

The death toll in the blaze at two hotels here climbed to six on Wednesday, with one person succumbing to his burn injuries, police said. A magisterial probe into the blaze has begun.

Bengaluru: I too have many diaries with me. I know everything about these diaries. I will wait and watch until the last time. I will release them when the proper time comes, says Water Resource and Medical Education Minister D K Shivakumar.