Suu Kyi impressed by self-help of Andhra village women
byHyderabad: The success stories of women’s empowerment in villages of Andhra Pradesh have impressed Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who also studied the…
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Inflation still too high says RBI, dashes rate cut hopes
byPune:Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Friday virtually ruled out an early rate cut, saying inflation is still “quite high” and the…
Government to hold more 2G auctions, opposition targets UPA
byNew Delhi/Ahmedabad: Smarting under the poor response to the 2G auction, the government Friday said it would try to sell spectrum in circles where there…
Dhaka, top city facing climate change risks
byDhaka: The Bangladesh capital has topped a list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming years. Kolkata came seventh, Mumbai eighth…
India 2G auction results not surprising: Frost & Sullivan
byChennai: The poor response to the 2G auction is not surprising given the current economic situation and poor investor sentiment, consultancy firm Frost and Sullivan…
Manali Sarchu road closed for winters
byShimla: Border Road Organization (BRO) declared early closure of the alternate road to Leh that passes over Rohtang Pass because of early snowfall in…
Srinagar records coldest day of season
bySrinagar: With the minimum temperature dropping to minus 0.6 degrees Celsius Thursday, summer capital Srinagar witnessed the coldest day of the season so far. An…
Punjab procures record paddy
byChandigarh: Beating the drought this year which saw 42 percent deficient rainfall in the state, Punjab has made a record procurement of 127 lakh tonnes…
Himachal woollens sell briskly at Delhi trade fair
byNew Delhi: Products of Himachal Pradesh, especially woollens and handicrafts, are quite popular in the India International Trade Fair-2012, pavilion director R.R. Patyal said here…
No scoring points, we’ll auction airwaves again: Sibal
byNew Delhi: A day after nearly half the airwaves put on the auction block among telecom players went unsold, the government sought to project a…