Russia expects a million visitors during World Cup
byMoscow, April 13 (IANS) Russia will receive a million visitors during the 2018 World Cup, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. “We expect one million…
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Licences of 194 stone crusher units cancelled in Bihar
byPatna, April 13 (IANS) Mining licences of 194 stone crusher units operating in Bihar’s Rohtas district have been cancelled following the rrevokation of their…
Dena Bank to expand network, hopes for Rs.600 crore capital infusion
byChennai, April 13 (IANS) Government-owned Dena Bank plans to expand, opening around 175 branches and adding around 560 automatic teller machines (ATMs). It is…
Five Telugu artistes arrested for protests against TV serial dubbing
byHyderabad, April 13 (IANS) Five Telugu television artistes here were arrested Saturday, following an attack on the office of a Telugu TV channel and…
Indian bookstore in Morocco promotes Indian literature (With Image)
byMadhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India is writing a new literary chapter in Marrakesh with a boutique bookstore, “Kathakali”, which is opening…
Brazil aims to double per capita income
byRio de Janeiro, April 13 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that the government intends to double per capita income by 2022, when…
British house prices hit five-year high
byLondon, April 13 (IANS) British house prices in March registered a seventh consecutive month of growth and reached a five-year high, boosted by London…
BJP demands SIT probe in coal blocks allocation
byNew Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe alleged irregularities in the allocation…
One million Austrians at risk of poverty
byVienna, April 13 (IANS) A total of 1.05 million Austrians were at poverty risk in 2011, the latest available figures released in a report…
US retail sales down
byWashington, April 13 (IANS) US retail and food services sales unexpectedly recorded their biggest fall in nine months in March, the Department of Commerce…