Reconsider holding IPL in drought-hit Maharashtra: BJP
byMumbai, March 31 (IANS) Questioning the rationale behind holding the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in drought-hit Maharashtra, leader of opposition in the state…
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SC to decide pharma patent, take up marines case
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce an important judgment Monday on a Swiss pharma firm’s plea asserting its patent over…
PM to inaugurate CII national meet April 3
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the two-day national conference and annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian…
BRICS summit promotes unity among emerging economies
byBeijing, March 31 (IANS) The fifth BRICS summit has promoted unity among major emerging economies and injected fresh impetus into the cooperation mechanism, Chinese…
‘Ensure women in planning roles in rural jobs scheme’
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) As empowerment of rural women remains a major area of concern, a parliamentary panel has asked the government to…
Why Spamhaus Internet attack was good (Comment)
byIt’s been a few days since the worst denial-of-service attack in the internet’s three-decade history. A 300-gigabit-per-second torrent of traffic flooded the networks of…
Indian firms must grab African opportunity: Guinea-Bissau premier (Interview)
byNew Delhi: If Indian companies do not quickly move into West Africa, Western firms will control the $300-million strong market, says Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister…
BRICS has arrived, so will the mortar
byWith Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa concluding in Durban a cycle of one summit in each country, the BRICS bloc, in a…
Ignoring opposition protest, Andhra hikes electricity tariff
byHyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Ignoring opposition protests and despite an unprecedented electricity shortage, Andhra Pradesh government Saturday hiked the electricity tariff by about 15…
‘India could miss projected infra investment’
byKolkata, March 30 (IANS) A dearth of “bankable” projects, not capital could be a major constraint for India to meet its projected Rs.56.32 lakh…