China’s manufacturing PMI rises
byBeijing, April 1 (IANS) China’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector rose to 50.9 percent in March from 50.1 percent in February,…
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Bolisetti 13th in Eurocar race
byNogaro (France), April 1 (IANS) Indian driver Sailesh Bolisetti of team Scorpus Racing finished a credible 13th on his first eventful race outing in…
Shoe hurling shows Pakistanis feeling miserable: Daily
byIslamabad, April 1 (IANS) A shoe thrown at former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf shows Pakistanis are feeling miserable since they have been “suffering greedy…
Two die in Chinese fighter jet crash
byBeijing, April 1 (IANS) Two pilots were killed when their Su-27 fighter jet crashed near the city of Rongcheng in east China’s Shandong province…
Bolt narrowly misses 150m record
byRio De Janeiro, April 1 (IANS) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt narrowly missed breaking his own world record by powering to victory in a…
Xi’s maiden foreign tour `historic, fruitful’
byBeijing, April 1 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s maiden foreign tour as head of state was “historic and fruitful”, Xinhua commented Monday, a day…
Pato scores in Corinthians’ 2-1 win
bySao Paulo, April 1 (IANS) Alexandre Pato converted an 82nd-minute penalty to hand Corinthians a 2-1 victory over rivals Sao Paulo in Brazil’s Campeonato…
Sunderland replace O’Neill with Di Canio
byLondon, April 1 (IANS) Relegation-threatened English Premier League football club Sunderland appointed Paolo Di Canio as the new coach after sacking Martin O’Neill. The…
China’s manufacturing PMI rises
byBeijing, April 1 (IANS) China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector rose to 50.9 percent in March from 50.1 percent in February,…
After 50 years, private dailies published in Myanmar
byYangon, April 1 (IANS) Four private daily newspapers started temporary publication Monday, signifying the re-introduction of private daily newspapers in the Southeast Asian nation…