Goa tourism looks towards Israel with hope (Goa Newsletter)
byPanaji, May 17 (IANS) When Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar travels to Israel next month, he will be hoping to persuade its tour and…
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Stimulus boosts Japan growth
byTokyo, May 17 (IANS/EFE) Japan grew at a 3.5 percent clip in the first quarter relative to the same period last year, as Prime…
IT seeks expense details of Lalu’s Parivartan rally
byPatna, May 17 (IANS) The Income Tax (IT) department has served a notice to Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), seeking details of expenses…
Puerto Rico governor’s mansion has unpaid water bill
bySan Juan, May 17 (IANS/EFE) The $265 million Puerto Rico’s heavily indebted state-owned water and sewer authority is trying to collect from customers includes…
US consumer prices dip
byWashington, May 17 (IANS/EFE) The US consumer price index dropped 0.4 percent in April, bring the 12-month inflation rate down to 1.1 percent, the…
RBS to cut 1,400 jobs over next two years
byLondon, May 17 (IANS) The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has that it will cut 1,400 jobs over the next two years as part…
Russia to spend $14 bn on science: Medvedev
byMoscow, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will spend some 440 billion rubles (around $14 billion) on federal programmes to develop the country’s scientific and…
Mamata regime releases performance report on two years rule
byKolkata, May 16 (IANS) West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee led government Thursday released a performance report, claiming the state has clocked a growth rate higher…
‘India-South Africa trade to cross $20 bn soon’
byKolkata, May 16 (IANS) Trade between India and South Africa is expected to rise to more than $20 billion in the next two to…
‘Need to give priority to risk insurance in disaster management’
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) There is need to give priority to risk financing and risk insurance as part of disaster mitigation strategy, National…