Sensex trades flat in pre-afternoon session
byMumbai, May 24 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat in pre-afternoon trade Friday — marginally up 0.16 percent. After…
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Agra’s industrial growth halts, labour migrates
byAgra, May 24 (IANS) Industrial growth in the 10,000 sq. km. eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone has come to a halt, forcing large-scale migration of…
EU regulators seek tax transparency from companies
byBrussels, May 24 (IANS/EFE) The European Commission said Thursday that it is working on a proposal to require corporate giants with operations in the…
Brazil to hold oil auction
byRio de Janeiro, May 24 (IANS/EFE) Brazil’s first auction of contracts to develop offshore oil and gas reserves in the pre-salt region will be…
Li’s visit went beyond symbolic: Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, May 24 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s two-day Pakistan visit “went beyond the symbolic”, said a daily which noted China is a wealthy…
Kashmir’s famed countryside yielding to concrete
bySonamarg: Thanks to the skyrocketing land prices in the countryside, Kashmiri villagers are basking in their newfound financial affluence, caring little for the land…
UAE issues stamp to commemorate satellite
byAbu Dhabi, May 24 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Post has issued a stamp to showcase the UAE’s achievement in the field of science and technology, and…
AIDS programme gets Rs.2,550 crore
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved a proposal for the implementation of National AIDS Control Support Project…
Bengal to acquire closed Saradha TV channels, Left opposes
byKolkata, May 23 (IANS) In the wake of the shutting down of the scam-tainted Saradha Group media house, the West Bengal government Thursday announced…
Notice to centre, Delhi on high security number plates
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to central and state government on a PIL seking quashing of contract…