Beijing, Nov.17 (ANI): Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama met the press here on Tuesday noon at the Great Hall of the People, and said that both ...

New Delhi, Nov 16(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that there is a need to improve competition in the agricultural market to benefit farmers as well as the ...

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 (IANS) Kerala tourism needed some good news after being hit by global recession and the Thekkady boat tragedy in September. It has got the pep with ...

Islamabad, Nov 15 (DPA) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to go ahead with the construction of a $5 billion oil refinery in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, Pakistani officials said Sunday. The ...

London, Nov.13 (ANI): Admitting to paying its 100 most senior staff 20 million pounds a year has landed the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in a soup. Figures released by the corporation disclosed ...

Dhaka, Nov 12 (IANS) Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have crossed the $10 billion mark, the highest ever, an official said. The nine-fold increase in as many years is thanks to increasing remittances, a ...

Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) The construction of the proposed auto component park in West Bengal is likely to begin next year, a senior state government official said here Wednesday. "It will take at ...

Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) Global meltdown and the flash floods in north Karnataka have forced the organisers of BangaloreIT.Biz 2009, a premier IT event, to shift the venue to a hotel from ...

Singapore, Nov 11 (DPA) World Bank president Robert Zoellick Wednesday said he was comfortable about the prospects for the world economy in 2009, but advised governments not to remove their stimulus packages ...

New Delhi, Nov.10 (ANI): The Indian economy has been able to fare well in spite of the adverse impact of the global economic crisis, due to the strength of its domestic ...

Singapore, Nov 10 (DPA) World Bank President Robert Zoellick Tuesday praised Asia's positive attitude in overcoming the global recession, saying that one critical outcome of the crisis was how Asia and ...

By Dipankar De Sarkar London, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian companies continued to invest in London in the 2008-09 financial year despite the global recession and are set to emulate the strong growth registered ...

New Delhi, Nov. 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that India's economic growth is expected to be around 6.5 percent this fiscal despite an inadequate monsoon and the ...

Sydney, Nov 8 (ANI): Tourism Queensland may have hailed Best Job in the World as the 'most successful tourism campaign ever' but it has failed to attract foreigners. As per the official figures, ...

Chandigarh, Nov 6 (IANS) Some cheerful news for job seekers - the Haryana government's Overseas Placement Bureau, set up to facilitate employment abroad, has received inquiries from companies in Canada and the ...

Havana, Nov 3 (EFE) Cuban purchases from US companies will total some $580 million by the end of 2009, down 37 percent from last year, the head of the state corporation Alimport ...

Moradabad, Oct 27 (ANI): The aluminium industry here is producing household and decorative items in the colour green with the theme of environment conservation. These green household items made from aluminium and wood ...

Bangalore, Oct 26 (IANS) India's up and down ties with China are likely to dominate the ninth trilateral meeting of the two Asian giants and Russia in this technology hub Tuesday. Prime ...

Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) TVS Motor Co. posted a net profit of Rs.24.6 crore for the second quarter this fiscal, registering a record growth of 136 percent from Rs.10.4 crore in the ...

Bangalore, Oct 22 (IANS) Coinciding with the global launch of Windows 7 by software giant Microsoft, leading computer maker Lenovo Thursday rolled out in the Indian market a new range of Think ...

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from industrialised countries increased in 2007, continuing the upward trend of the previous six years, according to data submitted to the United ...

New York, Oct 20 (IANS) Six Indian cities - Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune - are among the eight top global destinations for outsourcing of services, according to a new ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) United Arab Emirates will recover from the global recession by the end of the year, the country's envoy to India Mohammed Sultan Abdullah Owais said here Saturday after ...

By Shobha Shukla, CNS The nights are laden with the intoxicating smell of the white flowers of ‘queen of night’. There is a rosy nip in the morning air, hinting at the approaching ...

Hong Kong, Oct 15 (DPA) A five-bedroom luxury duplex in Hong Kong has set a new world record after selling for $56.6 million, a news report said Thursday. The price, which works out ...

Berlin, Oct 14 (DPA) Industrial production in the 16-member eurozone rose in August, the Europe's statistics office said Wednesday, adding to evidence of an end to the recession in the currency bloc. Eurostat ...

London, Oct 9 (ANI): Britons splash out the maximum on chocolate than any other European country, it has emerged. A Mintel survey revealed that Britons each spent an average 57 pounds on ...

London, Oct 9 (ANI): Britons splash out the maximum on chocolate than any other European country, it has emerged. A Mintel survey revealed that Britons each spent an average 57 pounds on ...

Nagaland, Oct 8 (ANI): In a glittering ceremony held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium at Kohima today, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio declared the First North East Youth Festival open. In his ...

Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) Besides the recession, high inflation, volatile currency rates and scarce finance are also posing challenges to the global coffee sector, an industry expert said Thursday. "High inflation rates have ...