No more queues: Metro launches online recharge
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Commuters travelling in Delhi Metro will no longer have to stand in queues to recharge travel smart cards. They…
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Nokia unveils smartphone priced at $99
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Nokia Thursday unveiled a new smartphone named Asha 501 priced at $99 (Rs.5,000), aiming to capitalise on the growing…
Indian Bank net falls by Rs.166 crore
byChennai, May 9 (IANS) Government-owned Indian Bank closed last fiscal with a Rs.166 crore fall in its net profit owing to higher provisioning for…
Jayalalithaa asks for Rs.19,555 crore drought relief
byChennai, May 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday requested the central government to release Rs.19,555 crore towards drought relief in the…
General Motors launches multi-purpose vehicle Enjoy
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) American automobile major General Motors Thursday launched its new multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) Enjoy. The vehicles’ petrol version is priced…
Bengal to unveil new industry policy soon: Mamata
byKolkata, May 9 (IANS) West Bengal will soon unveil its new industrial policy, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured industrialists here after a meeting with…
Union Bank net up by 2.07 percent in Q4 of FY13
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Public sector Union Bank posted a 2.07 percent rise in net profit to Rs.789 crore for the last quarter…
Sensex rangebound at around 20,000 points
byMumbai, May 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was rangebound Thursday, trading at around the 20,000 points mark, as gains…
With snow still to thaw, Gulmarg attracting tourists
byGulmag/Srinagar: With snow falling as late as May, Kashmir’s Gulmarg resort remains an attractive tourist destination, especially for winter sports, even as summer capital…
China’s inflation rises
byBeijing, May 9 (IANS) China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.4 percent year on year in April, up from…