The vast majority are U.S. taxpayers. That could be changing.
Relaince Energy received the shareholders approval for raising funds through issue of securities.
Matchboxes featuring Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's photograph and offering a reward of US$ five million for information about him are being circulated in Pakistan's tribal North West Frontier Province. Postal and email addresses for sending information on the Al Qaeda chief are printed on the matchboxes. A leaflet within the matchboxes, containing 30 match sticks, says bin Laden is wanted by the US government on charges of killing 220 innocent citizens.
As with the last 37 years, this year too the India Day Parade in New York saw thousands of Indian Americans throng Manhattan's Madison Avenue to celebrate India's Independence Day. For the thousands of Indians who turned up, it was a once in a year chance to showcase their country's rich cultural diversity.
Who gets more than six million personalized letters every year? Santa Claus -- also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas and Ded Moroz (Russia), according to the United Nations Universal Post Union.
The university opens admissions to courses for the year 2008.
'Accept Islam along with your disciples or face death,' the Al Qaeda letter, which orginated from Uttarakhand, reportedly said.
The Covid pandemic has left a question mark on how the central government manages its staff.
The e-Money order envisages delivering money at the customer's doorsteps. The facility would be launched in Kerala and the four metros-- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta and Chennai, Union Postal Secretary, I M G Khan, told a press meet in Kochi. With this, a long felt need of Indian expatriates for an economic and reliable electronic Money Order facility, would become a reality, he said. About $27 billon comes as inward remittances annually from the Gulf.
The shareholders have been asked to vote on the proposals, which were approved by the board at the meeting on December 19, through postal ballot by February 11 and the results would be announced on February 13, the bank said in a notice to its shareholders. As per the proposals, Kamath would replace N Vaghul as the bank's non-executive chairman, after he retires on completion of his current term on April 30.
Locating an address using mobile global positioning system (GPS) will soon require you to key in just a six-digit code. Officials say the postal department is working on "Pin-Plus," a new pin code that will give the exact location of a house or an office. The code will help companies sort out mails between different departments and make delivery of bulk mails much easier.
The World Gold Council initiates micro-finance scheme to promote investments by low-income groups.
To begin with, the service will be available in 30 places across the country. The postal department would issue railway tickets through the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters provided by the railway ministry.
Bringing ticket booking facilities to the doorsteps of passengers, Indian Railways will from now allow selling of reserved tickets through post offices.
The counting of votes for the high-stakes assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will begin at 8 am.
Counting of votes for the 60-member Tripura Assembly would begin from 8 am on Friday amid tight security. Chief Election Officer G S G Ayyanger told newsmen on Thursday that counting would be conducted at 19 centres in 17 subdivisions of four districts and is likely to be completed by 12 noon. Postal ballots would be counted first and after that EVMs would be opened, Ayyanger said adding the result would be officially announced in the afternoon.
As all airlines have raised carriage charges, private couriers have increased their tariffs 8-20 per cent. India Post, on the other hand, has not tinkered with its tariffs at all. As a result, India Post's tariff is 70 per cent cheaper for domestic destinations and 30 per cent cheaper for international destinations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers. "Today, there are bypolls taking place in various places across India. I urge those voting in these seats to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy," he said in a tweet.
State-run postal service Indiapost is planning to extend its online instant money order (iMO) service application, developed by Chennai-based Ramco Systems, to its 26,000-strong post office network across the country.
Modi claimed the Janata Dal-Secular-Congress coalition government which came to power in Karnataka recently had waived only 800 farm loans.
Were you ever a victim of data theft? Or did somebody else use your credit card number to buy gizmos online?
Atul Prashar, competitive examination expert, reviews the four methods for GRE 2007 registration.
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi, invites applications for its MBA programme in International Business.
Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down. 'I wouldn't interfere with your selection process, Maira,' he said. 'However, I am calling you because this lady says that her rejection letter says that though she is very well qualified for the programme, TELCO Pune cannot select her because she is a woman.' 'Why are you discriminating against women?' he asked. A must read excerpt from Arun Maira's The Learning Factory: How The Leaders Of Tata Became Nation Builders.
Pharma company Wanbury Ltd on Monday said it will acquire the branded generic business of Spain-based Industrial Farmaceutica Cantabria through Cantabria Pharma SL for 50 million Euro.
'Today, when the planet is in danger, why should India's leaders use petty arguments instead of showing the way?'
Britain's national postal service, Royal Mail, has unveiled a set of stamps that feature the covers of Ian Fleming's Bond novels.
National Small Savings Fund schemes are losing out to stock market, bank and insurance products.
World number one Roger Federer became the first living Swiss person to have his picture enshrined on a postage stamp.
Riaz Mohammad Khan said Jammu and Kashmir was 'disputed' and should not be 'mixed' with the initiative, which is between India and Pakistan only.
Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Natural Resources Ltd and Reliance Communication Ventures Ltd on Friday said they have got shareholders'
'It has been a phenomenal effort at all levels of the government.' 'People were working 15-16 hour shifts in the central government, in the state governments, in the districts....'
The Department of Posts on Monday launched a 'One India one rate scheme' for sending speed posts across the country at a uniform rate.
Fund houses' tie-ups with the postal department for marketing their schemes through post offices are yet to take off in a bigger way.
The Centre will utilise huge network of post offices across the country to sell subsidised pulses, mainly tur, urad and chana, to ensure availability in the ongoing festival season.
Sukhwinder Kaur doggedly pursued her case against Bharti Axa Life Insurance in the consumer courts.
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