Global military spending falls amid economic crisis
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World military expenditures totalled $1.75 trillion in 2012, registering a decline of 0.5 percent in real terms year-on-year for…
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Russian diamond firm to launch trade on Shanghai bourse
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s largest diamond miner Alrosa has signed a letter of intent with the Shanghai Diamond Exchange to sell rough…
Global crisis affecting Russia, says Putin
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the deepening global economic crisis was damaging the Russian economy, and ordered…
2,200 UAE citizens get registered for discounts
byDubai, April 16 (IANS/WAM) Around 2,200 citizens in the UAE, working in the private sector, have registered in a programme that will grant them…
Afghan opium output to rise: UN
byMoscow, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) High opiate prices may lead to a surge in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan this year, the UN Office on…
Fall in gold price boon for jewellers in Bengali New Year
byKolkata, April 15 (IANS) A sharp fall in the price of gold came as a boon for city jewellers this Polila Baisakh as gold…
SC puts off hearing on Mittal, Ruia’s pleas till Thursday
byNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court will decide Thursday as to which bench will hear the pleas of Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal…
Cold snap sees condom sales soar in Britain
byLondon, April 15 (IANS) A lot of Britons seem to have enjoyed the coldest weather in the last 50 years this time quite romantically,…
Andhra seeks Rs.1,904 crore drought relief
byHyderabad, April 15 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has sought financial assistance of Rs.1,904 crore towards drought relief, officials said Monday. Senior government officials…
Gold price slumps to 15-month low
byNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The price of gold slumped to Rs.27,600 per 10 gram Monday, the lowest in more than 15 months due…