Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) The China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has been officially launched in Beijing and is expected to start operation early next year, the media reported on Saturday. The launch of the…
Paris, Dec 26 (AFP) Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first USD 100 million men in tennis in 2016, in a gripping sub-plot to the new Grand Slam season. No player…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Modi government is set to spend Rs 7,000 crore (nearly $1 billion) on laying a fibre optic network in the northeastern states to improve internet connectivity, but a senior…
Lucknow, Dec 23 (IANS) The Center for Inter-disciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3) at the University of Chicago will get a $1 million grant for the next two years from the…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi government on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs.1 crore as compensation to the family of the policeman who was killed in a firing incident at a court in Delhi….
London, Dec 23 (IANS) A system using images and a one-time numerical code can provide a secure and easy to use alternative to multiple device password systems like are used in online banking, researchers…
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state requires Rs.25,912 crore towards flood relief measures and an immediate release of Rs.2,000 crore. In…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 18 (IANS) There has been a surge in non-resident Indian (NRI) deposits in Kerala banks which have touched Rs.121,619 crore in September 2015, up from Rs.80,809 crore as on September 2013, according to…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Cautioning that challenges remain in the Indian economy despite progress, the finance…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (IANS) Kerala’s 10th pay revision commission will be implemented latest by February 26, benefiting about 1.5 million government employees and pensioners, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Thursday. “I assure the house…
(151216) — NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2015 (Xinhua) — Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York, the United States, on Dec. 16, 2015. U.S. stocks rallied for…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) In a historic move, America’s central bank, the US Federal Reserve, for the first time in nearly a decade raised its key interest rate from a range of 0 percent to…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The government on Wednesday announced mandatory quoting of income tax permanent account number (PAN) for payment of hotel bills and buying of foreign travel tickets costing Rs.50,000 and above. PAN…
Thrissur (Kerala), Dec 14 (IANS) Kalyan Jewellers, one of India’s leading jewellery brands, on Monday, pledged its support for the central government’s “Housing for All” scheme by contributing Rs.20 crore. T.S. Kalyanaraman, chairman and managing…
Mumbai, Dec 14 (PTI) Dismissing rumours on the social media, the Reserve Bank today said all notes including those with scribbling will continue to be legal. “As I understand, one of the topics trending on…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) India’s annual retail and wholesale inflation rates rose considerably in November to 5.41 percent and (-)1.9 percent respectively, due largely to an increase in the prices of food items like…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Doing a PhD may require you to invest a few extra years in education, but the degree can help you earn higher-than-average salaries, new research suggests. Recipients of the PhD…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) With no respite from rising food prices, notably pulses, India’s annual wholesale inflation rate moved up further to (-)1.99 percent for November, against (-)3.81 percent for the month before, official…
Chandigarh, Dec 13 (IANS) Inmates of a mental hospital in Amritsar or of an old-age shelter home for widows may not have much to do with assembly elections in Punjab but the premises where they…
(INDIA – Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) Bengaluru, Dec 12 (IANS) As software professionals (techies) are well paid, they should give more for charity, Wipro czar Azim Premji said on Saturday. “IT firms and their employees…