Assocham sees cheerful growth for foreign liquor
July 4th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Spelling cheers for the liquor industry, a top industry group said Wednesday the sales of imported spirits, including the duty-free segment, are expected to exceed five ... Read more...
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A third of Indians surf the net for health info: Survey
January 17th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Nearly 40 percent of Indian respondents of a global online poll said they used the internet to search for health-related information, a statement said Monday.Findings of the 12-nation ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
De-stress, eat jaggery to ensure baby isn’t low birth weight
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sharma
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A new survey has revealed a high incidence of low birth weight babies in urban India. So, if you are an expecting mom, here's how ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
John Boehner’s Stand On Tax Cuts Provokes A War Of Words
September 13th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Heated exchange of words between the White House and John Boehner, the minority leader of the house ensued over the ongoing issue of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Private players, Maharashtra to build homes for poor
April 6th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) In a significant initiative in the country's realty sector, a plan is on the anvil to construct 500,000 affordable houses at an estimated investment of over Rs.15,000 crore ... Read more...
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Despite slowdown, Maharashtra leads in investments: Governor
January 26th, 2010 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Despite the economic slowdown, Maharashtra has managed to remain the most favoured investment destination in the country, having attracted 53 percent of the foreign direct investment in the ... Read more...
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Doctors, NGO to provide family planning among urban poor
October 25th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) With nearly 21 percent of pregnancies in India unintended, a federation of gynaecologists and an NGO have come together to increase awareness on family planning and safe ... Read more...
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Government housing scheme also for middle income groups
July 18th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, July 18 (IANS) Apart from the earlier proposal to build 1.5 million houses for urban poor, the government will build a million affordable houses for the middle income group, Minister of ... Read more...
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Delhi to host National Conference of Housing/Urban Development Ministers tomorrow
January 19th, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja will inaugurate a National Conference of Ministers of Housing/Urban Development and Municipal Administration here ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb welcomes private investment in low-cost housing
November 3rd, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Welcoming more private investment in low-cost housing, West Bengal chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee here Monday exhorted everyone involved in the real estate business to ensure housing for the ... Read more...
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Nepal soothsayers predict Obama win
October 27th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 27 (IANS) They made predictions - some with success and some without - about the end of the country's royal dynasty and the end of the Maoist insurgency. Now Nepal's ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan opposed to withdrawing petroleum subsidies
May 29th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) Pakistan is resisting pressure from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to withdraw subsidies on petroleum products, saying the economy would not be able to ... Read more...
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Asia’s biggest art mall pays tribute to women artists
March 7th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by admin
(For Women's Day March 8)
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) As a tribute to unsung women artists on International Women's Day March 8 and the 60th year of India's independence, Art ... Read more...
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