Monkey menace spelss trouble for Jakhu temple visitors
byShimla: Monkeys on the way to Jakhu temple are making it difficult for the visitors, including tourists and local residents to visit the place,…
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US consumer confidence hits five-year high
byNew York, May 29 (IANS) US consumer confidence increased again in May to hit a five-year high, said a report by the research institute…
South Africa’s GDP growth slows down
byCape Town, May 29 (IANS) South Africa’s seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the first quarter of 2013 increased by 0.9 percent,…
Obama’s top economist to leave White House
byWashington, May 29 (IANS) Alan Krueger, chairman of White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), has announced his plans to return to Princeton University…
Indian-owned retail chain sets up charity in Ghana
byAccra, May 29 (IANS) An Indian-owned retail chain in Ghana has set up a charity arm as its social responsibility in this west African…
Integration with Asia is strategy for future: Uruguay
byBeijing, May 29 (IANS/EFE) Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said here Tuesday that the policy of integrating the economies of his country and Asia is…
Sensex trades 0.27 percent down in pre-afternoon session
byMumbai, May 29 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was 0.27 percent down in pre-afternoon trade Wednesday. While good buying trend was…
Mexico’s telecom industry grows
byMexico City, May 29 (IANS/EFE) Mexico’s telecommunications industry grew 12.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the same period last year,…
Chevron lends $2 bn to Venezuelan joint venture
byCaracas, May 29 (IANS/EFE) US supermajor Chevron Corp. will provide $2 billion in financing to its Petroboscan joint venture with Venezuelan state-owned oil giant…
UP rolls back power privatisation, strike call withdrawn
byLucknow, May 29 (IANS) The deadlock between the state government and protesting power board staff, who threatened an indefinite strike from Wednesday, ended late…