Obama’s trade pick hailed as India’s friend
byWashington, May 3 (IANS) The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has welcomed President Barack Obama’s nomination of a “friend of India”, Michael Froman, to the…
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ECB cuts benchmark rate
byBratislava, May 3 (IANS/EFE) The European Central Bank Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 0.50 percent in an effort…
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…
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…