Airtel touches 50 million customers mark in Africa
byNew Delhi : Leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday said it has touched the 50 million customers mark in Africa, where it acquired…
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First flight of Haj pilgrims arrives in Srinagar
bySrinagar : The first flight of pilgrims who performed the holiest Muslim pilgrimage of Haj this year reached here Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief…
Are stringers the future of media?
byHong Kong : In the pursuit of lower maintenance costs of news gathering and infrastructure, media groups will eventually work with stringers and outsource…
Select Ponting on merit, not stature, says Mark Waugh
bySydney : Former Australian batsman Mark Waugh feels that Ricky Ponting’s place in the team should be based on merit and not stature. “Ricky…
Ponting is elephant in the room, says Cairns
bySydney : Former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns called Australian great Ricky Ponting the “elephant in the room” and said Cricket Australia (CA) needs…
Six Indian Mujahideen suspects arrested
byNew Delhi : Six suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives have been arrested in the past few days and police are probing their possible involvement in…
Lady Gaga destined to be lonely!
byLondon : Pop star Lady Gaga feels she will always lead a lonely life because men, whom she dates, grow jealous of her mega…
Sensex shrugs off weak GDP numbers, up 102 points
byMumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities rose in afternoon trade Wednesday, ignoring latest data which showed the economy grew at 6.9 percent…
Pranab expresses concern as GDP growth slips to 6.9 percent
byNew Delhi : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday expressed concern over the slowdown in economic growth at 6.9 percent in the second quarter of…
Tranquiliser fails to drug rogue elephant
byDehra Dun : The planners who decided on carving out the Ganga Canal from the Ganga in Hardwar for irrigation purposes, bang along the…