‘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…
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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…
Shah panel members to revisit Odisha May 24
byBhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Members of a commission of inquiry led by retired Supreme Court Justice M.B. Shah will visit Odisha again May 24…
International migration to lead US population growth
byWashington, May 16 (IANS) International migration is projected to surpass natural increase as the principal driver of US population growth by the middle of…
US wholesale price goes down
byWashington, May 16 (IANS) US wholesale prices continued to fall in April for the second consecutive month, due to declines of food and energy…
Australia, Sweden sign agreement on submarine technology
byCanberra, May 16 (IANS) Australia and Sweden have achieved a “significant milestone agreement” relating to Intellectual Property rights for submarine design and technology, Defence…
China’s FDI inflow slows
byBeijing, May 16 (IANS) China attracted $8.44 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) in April, up just 0.4 percent year on year, the commerce…
Strong demand in Brazil oil auction
byRio de Janeiro, May 16 (IANS/EFE) A two-day Brazilian oil and natural gas auction has received strong demand from companies based in Brazil, Colombia,…
Over 800,000 US government employees face furloughs
byWashington, May 16 (IANS/EFE) More than 820,000 US federal government employees will have to take several days off without pay due to mandatory federal…
Record 2.7 mn tourists in Goa in 2012
byPanaji, May 16 (IANS) A record 2.7 million tourists landed in Goa last year, the tourism department has said. This included 22.5 lakh Indian…