Pauri Wala, a gateway to heaven Ravana built
byPauri Wala considered as Swarg Ki Seedhi (steps to heaven) by the devotees is a much revered holy place in Sirmaur district but hard…
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Now a Shariah Index for financial inclusion of Indian Muslims (Comment)
byFollowers of Islam, the second largest faith in the world with an estimated 1.7 billion believers, can now be surer when an Indian firm…
Zimbabwe beckons Indian drug firms
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Zimbabwe wants Indian firms supplying it generic medicines to produce the drugs locally so that its pharmaceutical sector could…
Public services in Asia failing the needy: ADB study
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Public services such as clean water, sanitation, healthcare, and schooling in many Asian countries, particularly in South Asia, are…
No vacancy, says railway ministry after CBI arrests official
byNew Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The railway ministry said in a statement Saturday that “no relevant board level post is vacant”. The announcement came…
Badals justify import of Pakistani livestock
byChandigarh, May 4 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal have justified the import of…
No decision on Bansal at Congress core group meet
byNew Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress core group Saturday discussed the political ramifications of the arrest of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew…
BJD MP seeks implementation of Odisha petrochemical project
byBhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) A Biju Janata Dal (BJP) MP has written to Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily demanding the early implementation of the…
Saradha scam: Political blame game on, depositors seek refund (Roundup)
byKolkata, May 4 (IANS) While the political brinkmanship over the Saradha Group chit fund scam intensified, deposit seeking companies in West Bengal are feeling…
Iran proposes joint investment, new oil contract to India
byTehran, May 4 (IANS) Iran Saturday proposed to India joint investments and a production sharing contract for oil exploration as the two countries agreed…