Brazil unveils $57 bn agricultural loan programme
June 29th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, June 29 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff Thursday unveiled a 115-billion-reais ($57 billion) loan programme aimed at reinforcing agriculture's role as a lever of Brazilian economic growth.Rousseff defined the plan ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Young Muslims in Indonesia, Malaysia oppose polygamy
July 13th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 13 (IANS/AKI) A vast majority of young Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia disapprove of the traditional acceptance of polygamy. They are, however, reluctant to openly support interfaith marriages ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Capturing Lara, batsman who launched a thousand strokes (IANS Book Review)
February 8th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
The West Indies dominated world cricket for an era and Brian Lara was one of its greatest legends whose rise and brilliant career have been captured by Clifford Narinesingh ... Read more...
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Nariman rejects Delhi High Courts request to be amicus curiae
January 21st, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.21 (ANI): Reputed lawyer and constitutional expert Fali Nariman has rejected the Delhi High Courts request to assist it in a case filed by the Supreme Court challenging a ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Spiritual guru Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari is dead
July 8th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Pune/Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Social worker and spiritual guru Narayan Vishnu alias Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari died at a private nursing home in Pune Tuesday. He was 86 and kept indifferent health for the ... Read more...
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