PM to attend SEBI silver jubilee May 24
byMumbai, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the silver jubilee celebrations of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)…
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Make people aware of shady firms: SBI chief
byKolkata, May 18 (IANS) Pratip Chaudhuri, chairman of the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), said Saturday that the RBI and SEBI…
Kashmir quake victims allege discrimination
byJammu: Victims of the May 1 earthquake in the mountainous Doda and Kishtwar regions of Jammu and Kashmir allege the government is adopting an “unfair…
Northeast railway projects will be delayed
byAgartala, May 18 (IANS) Due to lack of funds, several national railway projects in southern Assam, Tripura and other northeastern states would be delayed…
Western Ghat report has imperialist mindset: Ecologist
byPanaji, May 18 (IANS) Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has picked holes in former ISRO head K. Kasturirangan’s high-level working group (HLWG) report on the environmentally…
Sanawar boys to attempt Everest Peak next week
byIn the shadow of several 8000 meter high peaks, which include Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Lohla, Lingtern Pumori and others, the Sanawar Everest Team has…
Indian, Nigerian teams win Africa business contest
byJohannesburg, May 18 (IANS) An Indian team comprising IITians and a Nigerian team promoting low-cost farm products have triumphed at an India-Africa business competition…
Brazilian firm to build thermal plant in Peru
byLima, May 18 (IANS/EFE) Genrent do Brasil has been awarded a concession to build a 70 MW thermoelectric plant and temporarily supply electricity to…
Russia’s GDP growth slumps to 1.6 per cent
byMoscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There was just 1.6 per cent growth witnessed in the Russian GDP in the first quarter this year, which…
UAE, Mozambique sign air transport accord
byDubai, May 18 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mozambique have signed a bilateral accord covering air transport. The agreement will pave the…