Bill Gates makes hush-hush visits to Andhra firms
byHyderabad, May 31 (IANS) Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates visited Biological E. Ltd, a leading vaccine manufacturer, and the International Crops Research Institute…
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Fall in agricultural workers in Tamil Nadu
byChennai, May 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has registered a fall in the number of people involved in agricultural activities during 2001-2011 as compared to…
Space available for pro-growth policies: PM
byOn Board PM’s Special Aircraft, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that space was now available for growth-promoting policies in the…
Corruption major hindrance for businesses, says Tharoor
byPanaji, May 31 (IANS) Corruption is a major hindrance for starting businesses in India, Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor…
Telecom network for Naxal-hit areas awaits cabinet nod
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approved the setting up of mobile towers in the Naxal-affected areas and the…
Europe will emerge stronger from downturn: German envoy
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Europe will “emerge even stronger” from the current economic crisis, said German Ambassador Michael Steiner here. In a globalised…
Sensex 1.40 percent down; bank, oil and gas stocks plunge
byMumbai, May 31 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading more than one and a half percent down in mid-afternoon trade…
80,000 Chinese orphans get free health insurance
byBeijing, May 31 (IANS) About 80,000 orphans were given free insurance contracts Friday to cover the costs of treating 12 critical illnesses, an official…
Japan’s industrial output goes up
byTokyo, May 31 (IANS) Japan’s industrial production increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.7 percent in April from the previous month, rising for the fifth…
Number of jobseekers in France rises
byParis, May 31 (IANS) The number of jobseekers in France rose by 39,800 in April to a new record of over 3.264 million, official…