Melbourne, May 17 (ANI): Being tall can really have its advantages, for a new study has found that the taller you are, the more you earn.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Main points of the prime minister’s 100-day action plan:
- Fresh stimulus to economy, put it on 9-10 percent growth trajectory
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had promised a 100-day action plan for his government if returned to power, is expected to give emphasis to the United Progressive Alliance’s unfinished agenda, especially in the infrastructure and development sectors, and announce a fresh stimulus package to pull the economy out of its present slowdown.
London, May 17 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Alif Zardari says if he doesn’t get billions of dollars in aid, the people in the country’s restive northwest will turn against his government.
Describing a recently-announced 12 million pound British emergency aid as “a drop in the ocean,” Zardari said he needs at least a billion dollars to look after internal refugees from the current war against the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan.
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Bookies and punters scored a bull’s eye in the all-India election results outcome, but their calculations went awry in Mumbai where they suffered losses amounting to nearly Rs.500 crore (Rs.5 billion), sources in the industry said here Sunday.
Chandigarh, May 17 (IANS) He might not have been their candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha election but a large number of voters in Punjab and Chandigarh voted for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - the man and his policies - despite a smear campaign against him.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): A new research has brought environmentally friendly ‘magnetic’ refrigerators and air conditioning systems a closer to reality.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It’s buoyant equities markets that are expected when trade resumes Monday morning.
Last week, when the rest of India was anticipating a fractured mandate, the equities markets made short work of the political uncertainty with a key index ending weekly trade up 300 points.
Washington, May 17 (DPA) US banks declaring their readiness to pay back government loans would usually be considered a good sign, but the depth of the global financial crisis has left some experts wary that such actions could stall the country’s possible turnaround.
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) He is not very fluent in his mother tongue Oriya. He speaks little and is often reticent. But Naveen Patnaik’s success in both parliamentary and state assembly elections has declared loud and clear that the Orissa chief minister is now one of India’s strongest and most charismatic leaders.