New born dies in Delhi after 3 govt hospitals refuse treatment
A day-old baby born was turned away by two government hospitals on Monday and died while waiting at a third. The baby was born prematurely to a 19-year-old woman on Sunday at a private hospital. Doctors diagnosed respiratory distress syndrome and inserted a chest tube in the tiny body to help the... read more »
Rupee down 13 paise against dollar in early trade
The rupee weakened by 13 paise to 63.59 against the US dollar in early trade today, extending losses for the second day, due to appreciation of the American unit against other currencies overseas amid Greece’s crisis. Besides increased demand for the dollar from importers, a lower opening in... read more »
Asia markets mostly up but Shanghai tumbles again
Asian markets mostly recovered Tuesday from the previous day’s Greece-fuelled sell-off, but Shanghai sank again as analysts warned government measures to staunch a recent rout will likely not be enough. The euro held its ground after Greece’s weekend vote against creditors’... read more »
India is now the 3rd largest steel producer in the world
India has become the world’s third largest steel producer and is willing to produce 300 million tonnes in the next decade Union Steel & Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said today. The country will replace USA at the 3rd spot. “So far India was the 4th largest steel producer in... read more »
Maruti Picks Up Pace, Sales Grow 1.8%
The company said its domestic sales increased 1.6 per cent in the month to 1,02,626 units as against 1,00,964 units a year ago. Sales of mini segment cars, including Alto and WagonR,... read more »
Michelle Obama to promote girl education in more developing countries
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced she will take her Let Girls Learn and Let’s Move initiatives further to other countries soon after a halt to Japan, Cambodia and the UK. US... read more »
Time of the ‘mute Prime Minister’ has gone
Taking a jibe at former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the Congress has forgotten the time of the ‘mute Prime... read more »
Congress furnishes new documents on Dholpur Palace ownership
The party also demanded an independent probe into the entire controversy. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh produced documents, allegedly showing that Raje’s son Dushyant Singh and... read more »
Never said govt would scrap Section 377
A day after reports quoted DV Sadananda Gowda as indicating that India could abolish Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code decriminalising ‘unnatural sex’, the Union Law Minister on... read more »
