British town gets its first Sikh mayor
byLondon, May 31 (IANS) A Sikh man has for the first time become the mayor of the town of Warwick in England’s West Midlands…
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Petrol price hiked by 75 paise per litre, diesel by 50 paise
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indian Oil Corp Friday hiked petrol price by 75 paise per litre and that of diesel by 50 paise…
Singapore delegation visits UP
byLucknow, May 31 (IANS) A government-cum-business delegation from Singapore Friday visited the Uttar Pradesh capital and evinced interest in investment opportunities. The team showed…
Israel to train 26 Indian horticulturists
byNew Delhi: As part of cooperation in agriculture between India and Israel, 26 horticulture officers from 12 states would undergo two weeks’ training on modern…
Delhi Airport Metro line launches monthly passes
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL) Friday introduced a monthly pass scheme in order to woo more commuters to…
Economic growth slumps to decade low of 5 percent
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India’s economic growth slumped to a decade-low of 5 percent in the financial year ended March 31, 2013, due…
Sensex plunges 455 points on dismal growth numbers
byMumbai, May 31 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Friday plunged more than two percent after official data showed that the Indian…
Gave more water than due to Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) A day after Tamil Nadu petitioned the Supreme Court seeking over Rs.2,000 crore in damages from Karnataka, the latter said…
Karnataka’s aged IT minister allays industry’s misgivings
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Karnataka’s new IT and Biotechnology Industry (BT) Minister S.R. Patil has sought to allay the industry’s misgivings on his ability…
United India to go for CRM solution
byChennai, May 31 (IANS) City-based United India Insurance Company Ltd. has decided to go for a customer relationship management (CRM) solution and would soon…