India-Bangladesh meet on border ‘haats’ put off
byAgartala, May 16 (IANS) A high-level India-Bangladesh meeting on setting up of ‘Border Haats’ (border markets) along the frontier in Tripura has been postponed…
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Inflation Indexed Bonds – solution or false hope?
byHaving failed badly in the Indian market over a decade and a half ago, a second attempt to launch Inflation Indexed Bonds has raised…
Jamia VC in expert panel on backwardness
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung has been nominated to the expert committee that will prepare a report…
Mercedes launches new GL Class luxury SUV
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) German automobile major Mercedes-Benz Thursday launched an all-new luxury SUV (Sports Utility Vehicles) at Rs.77.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Unveiled…
Indian growers help Ethiopia become world’s fourth largest flower exporter
byAddis Ababa, May 16 (IANS) Indian-owned firms in Ethiopia are making flowers the country’s third-largest export earner after coffee and khat, a kind of…
Bajaj Auto’s fiscal sales up one percent
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Two- and three-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto Thursday reported a marginal increase of one percent in net profit for 2012-13….
Carbon credit trading – a boon or a bane
byCarbon credit generating a $1 billion business in 2012 for India has thrown up huge business opportunities for the developing economy from which emerging…
Sensex rangebound; realty, banking stocks rally
byMumbai, May 16 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading rangebound Thursday as losses in FMCG, IT and consumer durables…
‘Fake ration cards being used for Aadhar cards in Goa’
byPanaji, May 16 (IANS) Bogus ration cards, a fact which has been acknowledged by Goa’s civil supplies ministry, are being used to acquire Aadhar…
US industrial production goes down
byWashington, May 16 (IANS) US industrial production, an indicator of the output of mines, factories and utilities, dropped 0.5 percent in April, US Federal…