Manali winter carnival to be held in February
byManali: Organizing committee of Winter Carnival – 2013 festival agreed to hold a five day event here in the popular tourist township during the…
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‘Resume bauxite supply to Vedanta, protect our livelihood’
byBhubaneswar (IANS) A demonstration was staged at Rayagada in Orissa to demand an immediate resumption of bauxite supplies to Vedanta’s alumina refinery at Lanjigarh to…
Infosys net profit flat in third quarter
byBangalore (IANS) Infosys Ltd posted Rs.2,369 crore (Rs.23.69 billion) net profit for the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of this fiscal (2012-13), registering a flat growth year-on-year…
Bajaj targets 45,000 monthly sales of new bike
byChennai (IANS) Two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto Ltd is targeting sales of around 4,000 units per month of its newly-launched 100cc motorcycle Discover 100T in Tamil…
Skiing team selections to be held in Manali
byManali: At a special Annual General Meeting convened here Himachal Pradesh Winter Games Association (HPWGA) decided to conduct trials for selection of ski team…
Manali hotel owners press for restoring air services to Kullu
byManali: Hit by no air services to any of the airports of Himachal Pradesh ever since Kingfisher Airlines was grounded, hotel owners of Manali…
India, China termed ‘unfree’ in economic freedom index
byWashington (IANS) India and China are ranked 119th and 136th respectively and both termed “unfree” according to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom published annually…
Pakistani wanted for Rs.82 bn gas scam held in UAE
byIslamabad (IANS) The main accused in a Rs.82 billion scam in Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has been arrested in Abu Dhabi with…
Indian economy to grow at 6.7 percent in 2013-14: CRISIL
byNew Delhi: India’s economic growth is expected to accelerate to 6.7 percent in 2013-14 from the projected rate of 5.5 percent in the current financial…
Train fares hiked
byNew Delhi: Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today announced a hike in train fares, the first time in ten years, which are to come into effect from…