IGNOU offers course on rural development
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on rural development from the 2013 session,…
There will be more mobile phones than people by 2014: ITU
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) As global mobile-cellular penetration approaches 100 percent, by 2014, there will be more mobile phones than people on earth,…
I am a loner: Ranbir Kapoor
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who loves travelling, says he is a loner and prefers to travel alone. “I like to travel…
Virbhadra declines honorary doctorate
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has turned down an offer from the Himachal Pradesh University here for conferring an honorary doctorate degree on…
New Orleans Mother’s Day shooting injures 19
Washington, May 13 (IANS) In another mass shooting incident in the US, gunmen opened fire on a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, the…
Utkal alumina refinery to commence trial production
Bhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) The Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a unit of Hindalco Industries, plans to start trial production at its 1.5 million…
Kerala working out new perspective plan which looks beyond diaspora
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) Kerala is working out a perspective plan for its economy so that the state will rely less on the remittances…
Pakistan poll losers cry foul, but scrips zoom up
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistan witnessed protests by losing candidates who alleged rigging Monday, but delighted investors gave such a thumbs-up to the winners…
Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia gets 15,000 passports
Dubai, May 13 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Riyadh has received around 15,000 passports of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, facing cases of running…
Karnataka waives Rs.1,225 crore loan
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The newly-formed Congress government in Karnataka Monday waived cumulative loans and interest arrears to the tune of Rs.1,225 crore owed…