Ranchi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Jharkhand government's plans to seek help of the Catholic Church for distributing food grains in the drought-hit state have drawn flak from the Bharatiya...More

Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) Global recession and drought this fiscal will derail India's nine percent growth target for the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12), says a top Planning Commiss...More

New York, Aug 31 (IANS) India's exports to the US can increase by $1.5-billion if it made an effort to bail out the ailing textiles sector, according to Textiles Minister Dayanidh...More

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS), a leading infrastructure development and finance company, will be the new promoter of Maytas In...More

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Infrastructure company Maytas Infra posted a net loss of Rs.489.79 crore last fiscal compared to a profit of Rs.99.64 crore in the previous period, it said i...More

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Biscuit major Britannia Industries Ltd has settled legal issues with Kraft Inc, US, over using the 'Tiger' brand, a top company official said here Monday. ...More

Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) With the receipt of dummy fuel from Russia, India has moved a step forward towards commissioning the first unit of 2x1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Proje...More

Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) The central government is not in favour of Goa's recommendation to reduce the buffer zones around the sanctuaries in the state, Minister of State for Environ...More

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India registered a 6.1 percent economic growth during the first quarter of this fiscal (April-June), even as the manufacturing sector's output expanded by...More

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian equities started the week on a dismal note with a key index falling 1.12 percent below its previous close about five minutes into trade. ...More

Shimla, Aug 31 (IANS) Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday said the National Mining Development Corporation (NMDC) will sign Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with steel compan...More

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Voicing concern over climate change, food shortage and poor monsoons, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Sunday wrote to Prime Minister ...More

Guwahati, Aug 30 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Guwahati Refinery Sunday, creating panic in the area. It was extinguished in about half-an-hour and authorities said there were no...More

Guwahati, Aug 30 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Guwahati oil refinery Sunday, creating panic in the area, officials said. The fire started at the sulphur...More

Patna, Aug 30 (IANS) Bihar is upset over the central government's advise against using water from the Ganga river during the lean period and set up its own reservoirs instead. The...More