Puerto Rico acquires site of former US Navy base
bySan Juan, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that the island’s government has acquired the property of a former US…
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Himachal Pradesh University students protests faculty appointments, promotions
byShimla: Pricing of B.Ed prospectus issue at Himachal Pradesh University yet to be resolved, the Students Central Association (SCA) has opened up another front…
Ruling BJP headed for rout in Karnataka
byBangalore, May 8 (IANS) Karnataka’s ruling BJP was Wednesday headed for a rout in assembly election with several ministers, including deputy chief minister K.S….
Congress leads in Karnataka
byBangalore: The Congress today appeared set to emerge as the single largest party albeit with a slender majority in the 225-member Karnataka assembly as…
Hot Wednesday in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) It was a sunny, warm morning in the national capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.7 degrees…
Documents from Hemingway’s time in Cuba come to US
byWashington, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Thousands of documents and photographs that belonged to Ernest Hemingway and have been stored until now in the house where…
William Levy to star in film about world of salsa
byMiami, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Cuban actor William Levy will star with Jada Pinkett-Smith in a new film that has as its background the world…
Brazil cuts interest rates on small business loans
bySao Paulo, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced here a reduction in the interest rate on public loans for owners of…
Brutal attack on elderly Sikh in US
byWashington, May 8 (IANS) US police have arrested a 29-year-old transient in connection with a brutal Sunday morning attack with a steel rod on…
Odisha’s iron ore output could rise by five percent
byBhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Odisha’s iron ore production is likely to rise by about five percent in the financial year ending March 2014, a…