Create development model for entire Himalayan region: Murli Manohar Joshi
byNew Delhi: Terming the devastation in Uttarakhand as a “partly man-made disaster”, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has called for setting up a central authority…
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Air Asia to initially invest $30 mn for Indian JV
byNew Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Malaysian low-cost carrier Air Asia initially plans to invest $30 million in its Indian joint venture with the Tata…
Mondelez and Lego to invest $725 mn in Mexico
byMexico City, July 3 (IANS/EFE) US-based Mondelez International and Denmark’s Lego plan to invest a total of $725 million in the northern state of…
NHRC seeks explanation over Assam shootout
byGuwahati, July 3 (IANS) Questioning the authenticity of a shootout in which two people were killed in Assam, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)…
US general handling air force sex scandal to retire
byWashington, July 3 (IANS) A US general handling the air force’s worst sexual scandal has said he will soon retire. Gen. Edward Rice Jr.,…
Director Sasi happy for Bharath’s B’wood debut
byChennai, July 3 (IANS) Tamil director Sasi, who worked with Bharath Niwas in upcoming Tamil romantic-thriller “Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu”, is elated for the actor…
Puerto Ricans unhappy with rise in gas prices
bySan Juan, July 3 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican consumers are expressing their discontent with the increase in gasoline prices resulting from the government’s near-doubling of…
Shabana’s hand in cast for six weeks at least
byMumbai, July 3 (IANS) Actress Shabana Azmi’s left hand will be in a cast for six to eight weeks to repair a fractured wrist….
Maoists kill `police informer’ in Andhra
byHyderabad, July 3 (IANS) Maoists shot dead a man, branding him a police informer, in Andhra Pradesh’s Khammam district Wednesday, police said. The incident…
Spain, Mexico seek even closer business ties
byMexico City, July 3 (IANS/EFE) A trade and investment forum under way in this capital aims to enhance the already close business links between…