21 injured in Nepal plane crash
byKathmandu, May 16 (IANS) Twentyone people were injured when an aircraft skidded off Nepal’s Jomsom airport and fell into a river Thursday, police said….
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Eurozone, EU economies contract
byBrussels, May 16 (IANS/EFE) The Eurozone’s gross domestic product contracted 0.20 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the prior three-month…
Spain achieves monthly trade surplus
byBrussels, May 16 (IANS/EFE) Spain achieved in March its first monthly trade surplus since records have been kept, the country’s economy minister said here….
US degree in supply chain management from Mumbai
byMumbai, May 16 (IANS) With India opening up the retail trade sector to overseas investment, the University of Southern California is offering a master…
Bank officials held in Russia over $1.5 mn bribe
byMoscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The CEO and a senior manager from Rosbank, the Russian subsidiary of French banking giant Societe Generale, have been…
Russian state oil firm to invest $100 mn in Vietnam
byMoscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian state-run oil giant Rosneft has pledged to invest around $100 million in geological prospecting and drilling off Vietnam…
Etihad Airways launches maiden flight to Amsterdam
byAbu Dhabi, May 16 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, Wednesday launched its inaugural flight to the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam. Flight…
Maruti violence: Haryana paid Rs.1.44 crore to lawyer
byGurgaon, May 15 (IANS) A senior lawyer from Delhi, hired by the Haryana government to fight the case against workers for violence at Maruti’s…
Maharashtra traders to protest tax
byMumbai, May 15 (IANS) The trading community protesting the proposed Local Body Tax (LBT) Wednesday announced a jail bharo agitation all over Maharashtra from…
EPF compliance just eight percent of country’s workforce
byKolkata, May 15 (IANS) Employees’ Provident Fund compliance is very poor in India and just eight percent of the country’s total workforce is currently…