Pleasant morning in Delhi, clear day in store
March 13th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) After a rain soaked night, Delhiites woke up to a pleasant and sunny morning Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 14 degrees Celsius, normal ... Read more...
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Sensex plunges 425 points to end below 16,000 points
November 21st, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets fell below the psychologically important 16,000 mark Monday for the first time in one and a half months ... Read more...
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Don’t worry too much about population: Chinese daily
November 2nd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) It is "completely unnecessary to worry too much about the current population", said a Chinese daily. The world population crossed the seven billion mark Monday.An article ... Read more...
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Eminem most popular on Facebook
March 16th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 16 (IANS) Singer Eminem has become the most popular celebrity on social networking site Facebook.According to FameCount Online, only Michael Jackson had more Facebook followers until ... Read more...
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Shanghai World Expo attendance hits 20 mn mark
June 28th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) More than 20 million people have visited the World Expo Park in Shanghai since its official opening May 1, organisers said Monday.
The number of Expo visitor arrivals broke ... Read more...
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India’s Sensex tops 17,000 points, Nifty rules above 5,000 (Lead)
November 16th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Indian equities soared and pushed a key index above the 17,000-point mark Monday as sentiments were buoyed by the positive weekend numbers on industrial output and some ... Read more...
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OPEC oil price rises above $44
March 11th, 2009 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, March 11 (DPA) The price for oil produced by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crossed the $44 mark Monday, the Vienna-based cartel announced Tuesday.
One barrel (159 litres) of ... Read more...
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Sensex down 300 points in early morning trade over global meltdown
November 11th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.11 (ANI): A bleak global economic outlook resulted in the Bombay Stock Exchange''s 30-share Sensex losing about 300 points in early morning trade on Tuesday.
In opening trade, the National Stock ... Read more...
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Markets end in red despite mid-week rally (Weekly Market Review)
October 4th, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Amid weak global cues and the news of signing of the $700 billion bailout plan coming only late on Friday night, Indian equities market ended the week with ... Read more...
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