India to be world’s most populous country by 2028: UN
byNew Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India’s population is expected to surpass China’s around 2028, according to a UN report launched Friday. The report, ‘World…
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Pakistan seeks Chinese investment in energy sector
byIslamabad, June 14 (IANS) The Pakistan government has sought Chinese investment in the country’s energy sector while assuring it all possible assistance required. Prime…
TRS calls for Telangana shutdown Saturday
byHyderabad, June 14 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and a students’ group from Osmania University have called for a Telangana shutdown Saturday to…
Goa could have one-km buffer zone around forests
byPanaji, June 14 (IANS) Goa may have a one-km buffer line around its forests, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Friday, adding that 25 mining…
Pakistan Suprme Court questions petrol tax hike
byIslamabad, June 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court said Friday that it was not possible to implement a tax on petroleum products as parliament was…
Inflation falls to 3-year low at 4.7 percent in May
byNew Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India’s wholesale price-based inflation fell to 4.7 percent in May, the lowest in more than three years, on the…
Reunion Island signs distribution pact with Indian Oil
byReunion Island, June 14 (IANS) The signing of an agreement between Indian Oil Corporation and the French island of Reunion for import and distribution…
Infosys braces for stormy AGM Saturday
byBangalore, June 14 (IANS) Co-founders and the board of India’s second-largest global software major Infosys Ltd are bracing for a stormy 32nd annual general…
Inflation eases to 4.7 percent in May
byNew Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India’s wholesale price based inflation fell to 4.7 percent in May as compared to 4.89 percent in the previous…
Higher capacity metallic fuel reactor at Kalpakkam being considered
byChennai, June 14 (IANS) The Indian atomic energy establishment is mulling the option of going in for a higher capacity reactor powered by metallic…