President gives assent to anti-rape bill
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the anti-rape bill, providing enhanced punishment for rape, making stalking and…
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World Bank president calls for ending extreme poverty
byWashington, April 3 (IANS) World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has called for global action toward ending extreme poverty by 2030 and improving the…
Goa minister questioned over wife’s medical treatment
byPanaji, April 3 (IANS) Controversy erupted in Goa Wednesday after the state health minister’s wife became the first patient to be treated in a…
Novartis ruling sifts ‘artful’ patent from innovation (Comment)
byIndia’s apex court is in the witness box facing not-so-subtle protests from the $56.67-billion Swiss drugs giant Novartis that is on the losing side…
Chinese scholars hail Sino-Indian ties
byNew Delhi: Sino-Indian relations have become so stable despite “unresolved issues” that they offer a new paradigm for inter-state relationship in today’s world, Chinese…
Myanmar, Indonesia target $1 bn trade
byYangon, April 3 (IANS) Myanmar and Indonesia are making efforts to promote the trade volume, which is targeted to reach up to $1 billion…
Karnataka’s Reddys learn money, crowds don’t always mean votes
byBangalore, April 3 (IANS) Switching from cycle-riding to heli-hopping and lording over Bellary and the BJP in Karnataka, mining barons Reddy brothers and their…
Kirilenko downs Hermoso to advance in Mexico
byMonterrey (Mexico), April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Third seed Maria Kirilenko advanced to the second round of the Monterrey Open tennis tournament with a straight-sets…
Brazil expects gradual economic recovery
byRio de Janeiro, April 3 (IANS) The Brazilian economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery in 2013 thanks to increasing investments and industrial…
Property market confuses Chinese
byBeijing, April 3 (IANS) To buy or to sell? This is the question that many Chinese are asking in the real estate market. Average…