Amritsar, Nov 20 (IANS) This is one "success" that has left the customs department in Amritsar sector embarrassed. Over 14 months after they seized fake currency from a woman coming from Pakistan, ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Blood tests to detect diabetes are likely to be made compulsory at health centres across India following the internationally followed "opportunistic screening" norm. The scheme was in ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) If you are a fan of US President Barack Obama and want to take him everywhere with you, then buy one of the many jute bags ...

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Nov 20 (IANS) The government's allocation for the natural rubber sector is not enough for expanding the area under cultivation or enhancing production, according to Rubber Board of India ...

Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government has to walk a tightrope so that the state gets over its Bangalore-centric development without hurting the nation's IT capital. It hopes to do this ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Six of the eight scheduled airlines in India have posted cumulative losses of Rs.2,025 crore with Kingfisher Airlines accounting for Rs.1,602 crore, parliament was told Thursday. Only two ...

New Delhi, Nov (ANI): The Union Agriculture Ministry said here on Thursday that Rs. 1.38 lakh crore have been disbursed among farmers across the country as agriculture credit up to September. This is ...

Ranchi, Nov 19 (IANS) Taking a cue from Chhattisgarh, the Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday released its manifesto promising rice and wheat at Rs.1 per kg to poor families if ...

Raipur, Nov 19 (IANS) Farmers in Chhattisgarh Thursday called a statewide shutdown Nov 25, accusing the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not living up to its pre-election promise of ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Corruption, nepotism and arrogance are the three main reasons for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front's dismal show in West Bengal, said Communist Party of ...

Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) Mumbai-based insurer HDFC Standard Life Insurance has said it wants to rationalise expenses and enhance business before it hits the capital market in 2010-11. "We are now ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Smart City IT park in Kochi, was "broke". "Since they (Smart City Dubai) don't ...

Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) City-based oil drilling company Aban Offshore Wednesday said it planned to raise Rs.697.5 crore through the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route. In a regulatory statement to the Bombay Stock ...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Four people were arrested in the national capital with counterfeit currency with the face value of Rs.1 million, police said Tuesday. Working on a specific information, police ...

Ranchi, Nov 17 (IANS) Former Jharkhand minister Enos Ekka, who has been in jail since August in a graft case, Tuesday filed his nomination papers for two assembly seats in the state. The ...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): The Centre will on Tuesday hold talks with State Industry ministers on problems faced by the domestic and foreign investors in relation to land acquisition. Commerce and ...

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian drug major Sun Pharmaceuticals Tuesday said it has secured tentative approval from the United States Food and Drugs Administration for the generic version of Gleeven, used to ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday slapped a total fine of Rs.17,000 on petitioners challenging the Badarpur-Mathura road highway project being developed by the National Highways Authority of ...

London, Nov 16 (IANS) GE Capital Monday signed an agreement with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK-based subsidiary of India's Tata Motors, to provide a working capital facility of up to ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Monday said it has reduced the price of its product used by the white goods and auto industry by ...

Kochi, Nov 16 (IANS) Two years after the foundation stone for the Smart City IT park was laid here, the ambitious project is yet to see any progress, thanks to the unresolved ...

Mumbai, Nov 16 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark index Sensex today crossed the 17,000 mark in early trade, tracking firm Asian markets. It gathered more than 194 points to trade ...

Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) It is bad news for those who are in the habit of parking their vehicles just about anywhere at night. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is set to ...

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) State-owned oil companies Sunday raised aviation fuel prices by Rs.948 per kilolitre, or 2.4 percent. This is the second hike this month in the jet fuel prices. The ...

New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): Uttarakhnad Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal is planning to convene a conference of chief ministers of Himalayan states in Dehradun shortly to discuss the issues of development, the ...

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Delhi Metro's Noida link Saturday received a staggering footfall of 70,000 people just one day after it opened to public, grossing nearly Rs.16 lakh (Rs.1.6 million) ...

Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Real estate developer Mahindra Residential Developers will construct 760 dwelling units comprising villas and apartments on an outlay of Rs.400 crore at Mahindra World City near here. "In the ...

Bangalore, Nov 12 (IANS) Infosys Technologies will acquire the US-based insurance business process solutions provider McCamish Systems for $38 million (Rs.1.77 billion/Rs.177 crore) in an all-cash deal, the IT bellwether said Thursday. In ...

Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) A Dalit woman Wednesday sought the intervention of the Punjab government in the suspected killing of her son by some influential people in their village last week and ...

Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) The daughter of an IAS officer, who committed suicide last year, has lodged a complaint of harassment against her husband and in-laws , police said Wednesday. According to the ...