Saudi to again hire Indian maids – on reduced salaries
byRiyadh, June 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will resume the hiring of Indian female domestic workers but on less salaries than before, Xinhua reported Wednesday…
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Retail inflation falls to 9.31 percent in May
byNew Delhi: India’s retail inflation declined to 9.31 percent in May, helped by slower increase in prices of fruits, vegetable oil and milk products, government…
Industrial output growth falls to 2 percent in April
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India’s industrial output growth fell to 2 percent in April due to sluggish performance of manufacturing and mining sectors,…
Sensex trades 0.51 percent down in pre-noon session
byMumbai, June 12 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 0.51 percent down during the pre-noon session Wednesday. Selling pressure was…
Google, Facebook, Microsoft seek easing of secrecy rules
byWashington: Amid a raging controversy over a sweeping US Internet surveillance programme, top tech companies in a concerted move have asked the government ease…
Himachal’s apple basket bountiful this season
byShimla: There is good news for apple lovers this year as they can soon expect a good supply of the deep, crunchy crimson apples from…
UAE holds talks with Iran, S. Korea, Kosovo
byAbu Dhabi, June 12 (IANS/WAM) Top officials of the UAE have held discussions with their counterparts from Iran, South Korea and the southeastern European…
NALCO commissions wind power project in Rajasthan
byBhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) State-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) Tuesday said it has commissioned its second wind power project in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district….
Bihar nod to preparing DPR for Patna metro rail
byPatna, June 11 (IANS) Bihar moved a step closer to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s dream of a Metro train service in Patna with the…
Axis Bank, Miles & More launch new credit card
byKolkata, June 11 (IANS) Private sector lender Axis Bank and Miles & More, Europe’s largest international frequent flyer programme, Tuesday launched a new credit…