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BSNL employees demand wage hike, go on strike
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Around 270,000 employees of state-run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) went on strike for two days starting Wednesday, demanding a bigger hike ... More
Look through the eyes of tourists, says tourism minister
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) 'We should look through the eyes of tourists about what they expect from us,' said Tourism Minister Kumari Selja while inaugurating a workshop on 'World C... More
Pension scam in Uttar Pradesh grows bigger
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) A scam in the withdrawal of old age pension that was unearthed last week in Uttar Pradesh has opened a pandora's box, with the fraud expected to touch Rs.12... More
HLL Lifecare enters herbal product market
Kochi, Aug 19 (IANS) Contraceptives manufacturer HLL Lifecare Ltd Wednesday entered the herbal products market with the launch of an ayurvedic health product, 'Chyavanules-Chyawan... More
Sensex down 252 points in afternoon trade
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets was languishing in the red Wednesday afternoon, 252 points lower than its last closing figure.
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Government not to sell stake in National Aluminium
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The government has ruled out selling its stake in National Aluminium Co (NALCO) and Hindustan Copper Ltd.
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Despite poor monsoon, paddy sowing picks up in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Aug 19 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has completed paddy sowing in about 92 percent of the targeted area for this kharif season despite the drought-like situation in many parts of t... More
Glenmark scrip plummets as drug fails trials
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Drug manufacturer Glenmark Pharma's scrip plummeted 17.4 percent in early trade Wednesday after the company informed the bourses that a new drug for lung dis... More
They put a spin on adventure tourism in Kerala
Kochi, Aug 19 (IANS) Nine years after they quit the Indian Navy, two men here are basking in the success of the adventure tourism company they started in Kerala, with their innova... More
Sensex dips sharply, reverses Tuesday's gains
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities markets dipped sharply a little before noon Wednesday, almost reversing the previous day's gains.
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Sensex up 24 points in early trade
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets was ruling about 24 points higher soon after opening bell Wednesday, while trading remained low key.
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Mamata to meet captains of Bengal industry Aug 21
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Flush with success in the Lok Sabha polls, Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is slated to meet the chambers of commerce Aug 21 ... More
Microsoft seeks stay on Word sale ban
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) Microsoft Tuesday sought stay on a court injunction which bars it from selling its popular Word document creation software in the US for violating a paten... More
Unitech Wireless secures Rs.5,000 crore loan from SBI
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Unitech Wireless has secured a loan of Rs.5,000 crore (about $1 billion) from State Bank of India (SBI) to fund its mobile network rollout, the company sa... More
Defiance Tech partners with Swiss consultancy firm
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Defiance Tech, part of the Hinduja group, has tied up with Swiss-based consultancy firm Lodestone Management to offer enterprise resource planning (ERP) ser... More |