Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China raising its defence budget is a rational move in favour of economic development, said a commentary in state-run news agency Xinhua on Saturday. The commentary “China’s military spending growth rational,…
Havana, March 5 (IANS) Cuba’s bid to attract foreign investors does not imply “accelerated privatisation” of the national economy, the media reported on Saturday. Deborah Rivas, the head of foreign investment at the ministry of…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday announced the country’s lowest defence budget increase in six years in the wake of rising economic headwinds and last year’s massive drawdown of service people. According to a…
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered the completion of two major hydropower projects that will add about 2,380 megawatts of electricity to the national grid before June 2017, the media…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced it will separately identify the Chinese yuan in its quarterly survey of the composition of foreign exchange reserves (COFER) from October 1. Currently, the currencies…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China aims to create at least 10 million new urban jobs and keep the registered urban unemployment rate within 4.5 percent this year, according to a government work report delivered by…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China targets economic growth rate of 6.5 to 7 percent in 2016, and an average annual growth rate of at least 6.5 percent through 2020, according to a government work report…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday announced the country’s lowest defence budget increase in six years in the wake of rising economic headwinds and last year’s massive drawdown of service people. According to a…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) As part of its modernisation project, the postal department would digitise 129,323 rural post offices across the country by March 2017, parliament was told on Friday. “The government has approved…
New York, March 5 (IANS) The US stocks traded in a narrow range on Friday, as investors digested the newly-released jobs report for indications of the economic conditions and the course of the US Federal…
New York, March 5 (IANS) The US stocks traded in a narrow range on Friday, as investors digested the newly-released jobs report for indications of the economic conditions and the course of the US Federal…
Chicago, March 5 (IANS) Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as the US dollar showed weakness. The most active gold contract for April delivery rose $12.5,…
Madrid, March 5 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 0.5 percent on Friday to close at 8,811 points, up from the 8,767 points of Thursday. Share values were up 5.5 percent in the…
New York, March 5 (IANS) Oil prices rose on Friday as newly-released jobs US report came out better-than-expected. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February, topping market expectations, and the unemployment rate was…
New York, March 5 (IANS) The US stocks ended higher on Friday after volatile trading, with all three major indices on a four-day winning streak, as investors sifted through the upbeat jobs report for indications…
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) Actor Ram Charan, who owns a sprawling mansion in Hyderabad, wants to expand his base to Mumbai as he’s looking for properties to set up an estate to shuttle between the…
Srinagar, March 4 (IANS) The Srinagar international airport is ready to start operation of night flights, an Airport Authority of India (AII) officials said here on Friday. R.K. Shinde, director, AAI said at a media…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Setu Bharatamâ for bridge building to ensure seamless travel on National Highways, in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. Also seen Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and…
Gurgaon, March 4 (IANS) The mobile network of Idea Cellular was on Friday crippled in the National Capital Region (NCR), causing inconvenience to its customers, a company executive said. “The network faced some technical problems…
Bengaluru, March 4 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to industrialist Vijay Mallya and others on a plea by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking his arrest and impounding of his…