Situation in Manipur remains grim: Minister
Imphal : The state of affairs remains grim in Manipur even though a crippling 121-day economic blockade has been temporarily lifted, says a minister…
Sensex soars in morning trade
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities started December on a positive note, gaining close to 3 percent in morning trade Thursday. The…
Punjab gets country’s tallest religious tower
Chandigarh : Standing taller than Delhi’s Qutub Minar, the Fateh Burj (Victory Tower) at Chappar Chiri village in Punjab’s Mohali district became the tallest…
Just 4 percent of India’s retail is organised
New Delhi : The share of the organised sector in India’s $400-billion retail industry is miniscule at around 4 percent, leaving scope for growth…
Dalai Lama skirts India-China boundary row, says no comments
New Delhi : Against the backdrop of postponement of the India-China boundary talks due to his presence at a global Buddhist conclave here, Tibetan…
Gadkari to launch ‘save Uttar Pradesh’ campaign
Lucknow : With an eye to the assembly polls next year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a campaign in Uttar Pradesh from…
India admits to unpleasant ‘situations’ along China border
New Delhi : India Wednesday admitted its border row with China had led to “situations” on the ground that could have been avoided if…
GDP growth may slow to 7.3 percent in 2011-12: Pranab
New Delhi : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the Indian economy is likely to grow at around 7.3 percent in the current fiscal,…
South Africa remembers Indians with postage stamps
Pretoria : South Africa has launched a series of postage stamps commemorating the arrival of Indian labourers to the country 150 years ago, state-run…
Celebration of Indian literature in Delhi
New Delhi : A two-day literature festival, “Samanvay: IHC Bharatiya Bhasa Mahotsav”, will bring more than 60 award-winning writers to the capital to discuss…