Sat, Nov 21, 2009
Stop stimulus, use money to help poor: World's CommunistsThe financial bailout packages by various governments are not radical enough to pull the world out of the economic downturn, but would only help to enlarge the profit avenues of corporate houses, according to communist leaders from around the world...
DHL to provide security at Bangalore airport cargo sectionLogistics firm DHL has signed a security partnership with Air India-Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS), the cargo terminal operator at the Bangalore international airport, to provide security to its freight customers, the company said Saturday...
Kerala's Kollam Technopark to get Rs.49 crore from NabardThe National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs.49.53 crore for the development of the Kollam Technopark, an IT park coming up in Kollam, Kerala...
Obama's China visit enboldens Google to resist copyright theft chargePossibly emboldened by the recent visit of US president Barack Obama, Internet giant Google has managed to hold out in the battle with an organization of Chinese writers accusing it of copyright violations...
Satyam trail: CBI arrests internal audit head GuptaSatyam trail: CBI arrests internal audit head GuptaCBI arrested Satyam's V S Prabhakar Gupta for allegedly fabricating account books, a few days before it is to file second chargesheet. Satyam's rise, fall and resurrectio...
ICICI Bank raises $750 m abroadICICI Bank said it has raised $750-million (around Rs 3,465 crore) by issuing five-year bonds at its Bahrain branch...
Shubhalakshmi Panse takes charge as ED of Vijaya BankPanse comes from Bank of Maharashtra with an experience in various fields for over 33 years...
Sharjah-China trade surpasses $1000 mSharjah's trade with China has surpassed USD 1000 million in 2008, an official of the emirate's economic agency has said...
Gold at another high, Silver crosses 29-K levelGold at another high, Silver crosses 29-K levelGold prices sky-rocketed to yet other historic peak in bullion mkt, sparked by frantic buying spree from stockists & traders. Ways to invest in gold | Tips to buy gol...
Fog delays unlikely this winter as airlines train more pilotsUnlike previous years, flight operations at the Delhi airport will not be hit by fog during this winter as most domestic careers have enough trained pilots who can fly aircraft even in low visible conditions, airlines officials said...
Himachal wants to learn agricultural lessons from IsraelHimachal Pradesh is keen to learn the irrigation and agricultural practices of Israel to boost fruit and crop productivity in the hill state...
Bangalore's farm fair promotes organic farmingExperts at the ongoing Krishi Mela or agricultural fair here are trying hard to convince farmers of Karnataka about the benefits of switching to organic farming, which is high yielding and eco-friendly...
Naidu threatens to stop movement of illegally mined iron oreThe Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Saturday threatened to stop transport of iron ore in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh after a central empowered committee appointed by the Supreme Court slammed illegal mining activity by a firm owned by Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhan Reddy on the Andhra-Kar...
Haryana gets SEZ proposals worth Rs.50,000 croreHaryana has received more than 100 proposals for setting up special economic zones (SEZs), which will bring investments worth Rs.50,000 crore and create 1.5 million jobs, a senior government official said Saturday...
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India to press for reforms in WTO functioningIn the run-up to the seventh WTO Ministerial Meeting in Geneva beginning November 30, India has proposed urgent reforms in the functioning of the multilateral trade body...
Now, rice reserve sale in local mktsIndia, the world's second biggest rice grower, plans to sell the grain in local markets from reserves to douse fears of shortage caused by the worst monsoon in three decades, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said...
Ageing Santa gets $100,000 faceliftA Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children...
In Britain, Visions of Japans Decade of StagnationEven as the British economy seems to be improving, some analysts worry that its underlying structural flaws could mean the country wont be able to sustain its recovery...