TV ratings to become more transparent
byNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Television ratings, that determine how the Rs39,000 crore ($7 billion) advertising pie is shared among channels, will soon have…
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Half of remittances from Gulf nations went to India
byDubai, May 13 (IANS) Nearly half of over $61 billion sent by expatriates in the Gulf countries in 2012 went to India, according to…
Rajasthan approves pension for 400,000 people
byJaipur: The Rajasthan government has approved more than 400,000 pension applications for eligible people as part of a scheme that seeks to support and empower…
Bank of Baroda net dips 32.21 percent in fourth quarter
byNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Bank of Baroda’s net profit for the quarter ending March 31 dipped to 32.21 percent, the public sector bank…
Post-poll Karachi Stock Exchange zooms up
byIslamabad, May 13 (IANS) The Karachi Stock Exchange shot up Monday, a day after unofficial results showed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had emerged as…
Goods, passenger vehicles skip Goa
byPanaji, May 13 (IANS) Inter-state goods and passenger vehicles have stopped rolling into Goa from Monday to protest a Goa government decision to impose…
Consumer price inflation decelerates to 9.39 percent
byNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India’s consumer price-based inflation (CPI) decelerated to 9.39 percent in April from 10.39 percent in March, government data showed…
Sensex trades below half a percent; FMCG stocks plummet
byMumbai, May 13 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading below more than half a percent in the pre-afternoon trade…
Lalu Prasad hires 13 trains for his Patna rally
byPatna, May 13 (IANS) Indian Railways got a boost to its business, thanks to former railway minister Lalu Prasad, whose party Rashtriya Janata Dal…
China’s fixed-asset investment goes up
byBeijing, May 13 (IANS) China’s urban fixed asset investment growth slightly accelerated to 20.6 percent year on year to 9.13 trillion yuan ($147.29 billion)…