Ramakrishna Mission gets Sister Nivedita’s Darjeelig house
byDarjeeling, May 17 (IANS) The house where Swami Vivekananada’s favourite disciple, Sister Nivedita breathed her last over a century ago, in this northern West…
Business
South Africa not imposing export taxes on coal: Diplomat
byKolkata, May 17 (IANS) South Africa could account for the bulk of the coal India may need as it is not currently mulling any…
Willing to engage unions on inflation, jobs: PM
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said his government was willing to engage constructively with trade unions to address issues…
ITC fourth quarter net jumps 19.4 percent
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Conglomerate ITC’s fourth quarter (January to March) 2012-13 net jumped by 19.4 percent. It posted a net profit of…
India, China to be biggest investors by 2030: World Bank
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India and China will be the biggest investors by 2030, accounting for 38 percent of the global gross investment…
S&P maintains negative outlook on India
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Friday said its outlook on India remained negative and there was a…
Wedding card creativity at its best
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) If you can’t afford high-end designer cards, fret not! Shopkeepers in the capital’s favourite wedding cards destination of Chawri…
Singapore’s export performance improves
bySingapore, May 17 (IANS) Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports, a key gauge of the trade hub’s export performance, fell by 1 percent year-on-year in April,…
Employment rate of Japanese college graduates rise
byTokyo, May 17 (IANS) The employment rate for those who graduated from colleges in Japan in March rose for the second straight year to…
Sensex trades flat, consumer durables stocks down
byMumbai, May 17 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading flat in afternoon trade Friday, two days after its biggest…