Dassault, EADS and Finmeccanica open to drone program
byParis, June 17 (IANS/EFE) European aeronautical manufacturers Dassault, EADS and Finmeccanica announced in a statement released Sunday their readiness to launch a program to…
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RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged
byMumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today kept key policy rates, including cash reserve ratio and repo rate unchanged, saying the weakness in…
Cuba plans to build first biofuel power plant
byHavana, June 17 (IANS/EFE) Cuba plans to build a $60 million power plant fueled by sugarcane residue, marking the island’s first foray into electricity…
UAE, Morocco discuss expertise on labour issues
byGeneva, June 17 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Morocco have held discussions on the ways to share expertise regarding manpower and the…
‘Man of Steel’ going strong at US box office
byLos Angeles, June 16 (IANS) Zack Snyder-directed “Man of Steel” is hovering just above expectations with a Friday collection of $44.1 million and it…
Rains damage harvested paddy left in open in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, June 16 (IANS) Incessant rains damaged hundreds of bags of harvested paddy left under the open skies in three Odisha districts of Kalahandi,…
Monsoon reaches Delhi, rainfall in north India
byNew Delhi: Monsoon arrived in Delhi Sunday, a good fortnight ahead of schedule while parts of north India continued to receive heavy showers as the…
Rains damage harvested paddy left in open in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, June 16 (IANS) Incessant rains damaged hundreds of bags of harvested paddy left under the open skies in three Odisha districts of Kalahandi,…
Food security bill will be passed soon: K.V. Thomas
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s pet food security bill is not getting delayed and will be passed soon, Food Minister…
Plan panel has pathological compulsion for PPP: Yechury
byKolkata, June 16 (IANS) Sitaram Yechury, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Sunday slammed the Planning Commission for its…