Health minister to represent Uttar Pradesh at ADB meet
byLucknow, May 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will be represented by Health Minister Ahmad Hasan at the 46th annual body meeting of the Asian Development…
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Consumption of the well-off is main cause of pollution
byThe problem confronting India is that at a very low level of per capita income and consumption compared to even developing countries, the pollution…
Ukraine is world’s worst copyright offender: US report
byMoscow, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukraine has been designated the world’s top violator of intellectual property rights in a new report by US Trade…
Obama travels to Mexico, Costa Rica
byWashington, May 3 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Thursday kicked off a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, with focus expected to be…
Etihad Airways, Air France strengthen ties
byAbu Dhabi, May 3 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, the flag carrier of the UAE, and Air France have announced a number of new codeshare destinations…
Dubai’s driverless metro impresses Japanese PM
byDubai, May 3 (IANS/WAM) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a control centre of the Dubai Metro to acquaint himself with the functioning of…
Chhattisgarh population rises to 2.55 crore
byRaipur, May 2 (IANS) Chhattisgarh’s population was at 2,55,45,198 as of March 1, 2011, as per the “Primary Census Abstract” of the 2011 national…
NCP attacks Congress on costly government flats
byMumbai, May 2 (IANS) The ruling Democratic Front constituent Nationalist Congress Party Thursday attacked the senior alliance partner Congress over the high prices of…
India okays IKEA’s Rs.10,500 crore investment proposal
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday approved the Swedish furniture firm IKEA’s Rs.10,500 crore investment proposal in single brand retail business….
Bengal chit fund agent kills herself, toll rises to five
byKolkata, May 2 (IANS) The toll in the chit fund bust rose to five in West Bengal Thursday with an agent of a chit…