New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Two Metro stations in Delhi were closed Wednesday afternoon as Sikh protesters came onto the tracks with placards and shouted slogans against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, an official said. The protesters were holding placards that said ‘Give justice [...]

Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) HIL Limited, a flagship company of the C.K. Birla Group of companies, has joined hands with an NGO in Andhra Pradesh to train and build a talent pool of artisans for the construction industry, an official said Wednesday. Under the initiative, HIL, formerly Hyderabad Industries Limited, [...]

Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) In a first of its kind, a survey on the exact number of Keralites living abroad commenced from the city’s outskirts Wednesday. Kerala Diaspora Minister K.C. Joseph inaugurated the state-wide survey, expected to end June 12. The Kerala diaspora is said to be close to 2.5 [...]

New Delhi: Delegates have begun arriving today at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, Delhi National Capital Region, to register for the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 46th Annual Meeting of its Board of Governors, which begins May 2nd. More than 4,400 delegates – comprising top policymakers, business leaders, [...]

The enchanting and attracting beauties of Shimla, which the residents are much proud of, is all a valuable gift of Britishers who gave this city a new look. They not only made Shimla beautiful but also did develop it with all essential infrastructures like road and railway connectivity, a reliable [...]

Chennai, May 1 (IANS) Indian car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd closed last month with three percent lower sales compared to what it sold in April 2012, the company announced Wednesday. The company said in a statement that it sold 97,302 units (domestic 90,523 units, exports 6,779 units) last [...]

Chennai, May 1 (IANS) Two and three wheeler maker TVS Motor Company Ltd closed last month with sales of 165,214 units, down from 174,455 units in April 2012, the Chennai-based company announced Wednesday. The company said in a statement that it sold 160,502 two wheelers (domestic 142,794 units, exports 17,708 [...]

Beijing, May 1 (IANS) China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.6 percent in April from 50.9 percent in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said Wednesday. It was the seventh consecutive month in which the PMI figure stayed above 50 percent, which [...]

Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) On the occasion of Maharashtra Day, Mumbaikars were treated to a successful trial run of the state’s first Metro railway Wednesday. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan flagged off the three-km long trial run of the Mumbai Metro between Versova and Azad Nagar in north Mumbai’s Andheri suburb. [...]

New York, May 1 (IANS) US consumer confidence increased in April after an unexpected drop in March, said a report by the research institute Conference Board. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index reached 68.1 in April, higher than the revised figure of 61.9 in March, reported Xinhua. The report showed [...]