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Aviation fuel supply will not be hit by oil staff strike

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Airline operators Tuesday said they have a contingency plan with oil companies for uninterrupted supply of aviation fuel to tide over any crisis if oil sector employees go on strike.



About 27,000 poultry culled in bird flu-hit West Bengal

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Siliguri (West Bengal), Jan 6 (IANS) About 27,000 poultry have been culled so far in the bird flu-hit areas of West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, a state official said Tuesday.



About 27,000 poultry culled in bird flu-hit West Bengal

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Siliguri (West Bengal), Jan 6 (IANS) About 27,000 poultry have been culled so far in the bird flu-hit areas of West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, a state official said Tuesday.



Scoreboard: Australia vs South Africa, Day Four, Third Test

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) Scoreboard on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground here Tuesday.



Djokovic unruffled despite Brisbane shock loss

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Brisbane, Jan 6 (DPA) Novak Djokovic’s upcoming defence of his Australian Open title was plunged into chaos Tuesday as the Serb crashed out 4-6, 4-6 against Latvia’s Ernests Gublisin in his opening match at the Brisbane International tennis.



Ponting’s declaration sets up an intriguing finish in Sydney

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting set-up an exciting finale to an engrossing series against South Africa with a sporting declaration that left the visitors score 314 runs on the fifth day of the third and final Test to snatch their world number one ranking.



ONGC launches Rs.44-bn project in Tripura

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Agartala, Jan 6 (IANS) India’s premier hydrocarbons exploration company, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has undertaken a Rs.43.76-billion project in Tripura to boost gas output, the company said here Tuesday.



Maytas Infra wins Rs.1.1-bn Railway contract

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Infrastructure development company Maytas Infra, which was embroiled in a major controversy last month over its acquisition by Satyam Computer, has bagged a Rs.1.1-billion (Rs.110-crore) contract from Southern Railway, the company said Tuesday.