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Sensex slips further, down 2.24 percent
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian equities markets were under selling pressure just before noon Monday, with a key index slipping further into the red to rule 2.24 percent below its la... More
Delhi-bound Jet flight skids at Dhaka runway
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight skidded on the runway while taking off from Dhaka's Zia International Airport at about 11 a.m. Monday, a senior airport o... More
Torrent starts output from final phase of Gujarat power unit
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) The $1 billion power and healthcare major Torrent group has started commercial production of electricity under the final phase of the Rs.3,600 crore Sugen po... More
Goa to host gay group tour in October
Panaji, Aug 17 (IANS) Goa will host a group tour for gays this October, a few months after homosexuality was decriminalised in India by a Delhi high court ruling.
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Punjab to enforce long spells of power cuts to help farmers
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) The Punjab electricity board has imposed compulsory power cuts, often up tp 16 hours, across the state including urban areas to ensure electricity for fa... More
'Incredible India' ads to appear during Oscar, Grammy awards
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Get ready for a high-voltage 'Incredible India' advertisement blitzkrieg in the foreign media. With an eye to attract the world to India, ads will now app... More
CPI-M demands white paper on India-ASEAN trade pact
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday demanded that the central government bring out a white paper explaining the impact of the India-ASEAN ... More
Sensex ends with 142-point loss
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets ended Friday at a loss of 142 points, with investors booking profits after almost a 500-point surge in the previou... More
Sensex moving like a seesaw
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets, which was trading in a seesaw pattern throughout Friday, was 87 points lower than its previous close about 90 min... More
India's fast nuclear reactor project costs rise 40 percent
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) India's first fast breeder nuclear reactor, coming up at Kalpakkam near here to produce 500 MW of power, is facing a cost overrun of over 40 percent, but of... More
Chandigarh to have integrated warehousing complex
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) An integrated warehousing complex, to be called Logistics Park, will soon come up here to meet the growing demands of both industry and agriculture secto... More
Markets volatile, Sensex still in the red
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian equities markets were trading on a volatile note a little before noon Friday, with a key index still in the red and 52 points below its last closing f... More
Permission sought for $1 bn tax-free bonds by Air India
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry has sought the cabinet's nod for Air India to float tax-free bonds worth Rs.5,000 crore ($1 billion) and fresh equity from the... More
Demand for Indian flags lukewarm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Independence Day is only a day away but the usual fervour for tri-coloured flags is missing this time.
Sales of miniature Indian... More
Goa draft mineral policy allows mining near sanctuaries
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) The Goa environment ministry ordered the closure of 12 mines last week for their proximity to wildlife sanctuaries, but the government's new draft mineral po... More |