Etihad Airways expands check-in options
byAbu Dhabi, June 14 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is expanding its check-in options in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and…
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Coast Guard rescues 22 crew members of cargo vessel
byNew Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard has rescued 22 crew members, including 18 Maldivian nationals and four Indians, from a cargo…
Indian business delegation meets Pakistan envoy
byNew Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A joint delegation of industry lobby FICCI and the SAARC Chamber called on Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir here…
Mumbai’s new Eastern Freeway to be operational Friday
byMumbai, June 13 (IANS) One of the mega-showpiece projects of the Maharashtra government – the Eastern Freeway Project, connecting south Mumbai to the eastern…
Israel plans agricultural centre of excellence in Bengal
byKolkata, June 13 (IANS) Israel intends to set up a centre of excellence on agriculture in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, its envoy to India…
Karnataka cheap rice for poor scheme further delayed
byBangalore, June 13 (IANS) Karnataka’s Congress government’s ambitious scheme to provide 30kg rice per month to poor families at Re.1 a kg is expected…
Infosys gives salary increments, Wipro hikes wages
byBangalore, June 13 (IANS) Rival Indian IT bellwethers Infosys and Wipro Thursday announced salary increments and wage hikes for their employees based offshore and…
India, Israel inching closer to signing FTA: Israeli envoy
byKolkata, June 13 (IANS) Hoping that an India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be signed “in the coming months”, the Israeli ambassador Thursday said…
Reunion Island offers renewable energy expertise to Tamil Nadu
byChennai, June 13 (IANS) France’s Reunion Island is exploring possibilities of sharing its expertise in the field of renewable energy with Tamil Nadu, said…
Himachal bans river rafting in Kullu
byKullu: The Himachal Pradesh government today imposed a ban on river rafting here due to the sudden increase in water level in the Beas river,…