Slips with holograms to replace coins on Kolkata buses
byKolkata, May 25 (IANS) The familiar scenes of commuters arguing with conductors in Kolkata buses over short change may soon be a thing of…
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Indian software industry to see strong revenue growth: PwC
byNew Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Indian software industry is poised for a strong revenue growth driven by social media, mobility, analytics and cloud,…
Bolivia to boost incentives for gas exploration
bySanta Cruz (Bolivia), May 25 (IANS) Bolivia’s government, which asserted greater state control over the Andean nation’s natural gas sector seven years ago, says…
Brazil oil firm sells partial stake in Tanzania block
byRio de Janeiro, May 25 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Friday it sold a 12 percent stake in an oil block off…
Bhushan Steel to double Odisha plant capacity
byBhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) Indian steelmaker Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) Saturday said it was all set to double the annual capacity of its steel…
UP’s power crisis spells trouble for SP (Uttar Pradesh Newsletter)
byLucknow, May 25 (IANS) With mercury soaring in Uttar Pradesh and the grim power situation disrupting life, protests have become the order of the…
Car sharing with strangers a growing business in US
byLos Angeles, May 25 (IANS/EFE) The sight of a hitchhiker on the curb trying to hail some charitable driver could be a thing of…
Jairam points out irregularities in jobs scheme in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) Pointing out several irregularities in the implementation of rural jobs scheme in Odisha, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has…
`Liqour ban on Goa beaches will save Russian lives’
byPanaji, May 25 (IANS) Goa has received a pat on the back from Russian Ambassador Alexander M. Kadakin for banning consumption of hard liquor…
‘India’s growth strategy has lessons for developing nations’
byWashington, May 25 (IANS) India’s strategy of eradicating poverty by “growing the pie rather than slicing it”, and fuelling the country’s growth with market-based…