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Monthly News December 2013

Widows better off on wellbeing index: survey
Widows better off on wellbeing index: su...

Widows better off on wellbeing index: survey

Sydney – Being a widow is tough, right? Wrong! Widows and widowers actually enjoy the highest levels of well-being while singles are the worst when it comes to personal relationships, home and safety. In a latest survey by National Australia Bank Wellbeing Index, widowed people have higher... read more »

Veena Malik's reception to be private affair
Veena Malik’s reception to be priv...

Veena Malik’s reception to be private affair

Dubai – Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who has married businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak, will host a reception here Thursday evening for close friends and family members. “Like her wedding, even her reception will be a private affair for her close friends and relatives. It will take... read more »

Sensex trades flat during pre-noon trade
Sensex trades flat during pre-noon trade

Sensex trades flat during pre-noon trade

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 47.43 points or 0.23 percent up during the pre-noon trade Thursday. All the sectors were trading in green. Good buying was observed in capital goods, consumer durables, auto and healthcare sectors. The 30-scrip... read more »

Kejriwal appeals honest officers to approach him
Kejriwal appeals honest officers to appr...

Kejriwal appeals honest officers to approach him

New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who will take oath as Delhi’s chief minister Dec 28, appealed to all honest officers Thursday to approach him via SMS, emails and letters. “We would give such officers good position in our government, and take their help to make... read more »

Sensex trades flat in pre-noon session

Sensex closes flat; IT stocks down

Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets ended! Monday’s trade flat, as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued to be net buyers in the market despite US... read more »

Controlling inflation remains RBI priority: Raghuram Rajan

Controlling inflation remains RBI priority: Raghuram Rajan

Brushing aside suggestions that the RBI has shifted focus from inflation management to growth, the central bank on Monday said fighting rising prices will continue to be its priority and a... read more »

India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-III missile

India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-III missile

India on Monday test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile with a strike range of more than 3,000 km as part of a user trial by the Army from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast,... read more »

Apple has 'big plans' for 2014: Tim Cook

Apple has ‘big plans’ for 2014: Tim Cook

Apple enthusiasts across the globe are in for a treat as the iconic creator of iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet has “big plans” lined up for the next year. “We have a lot... read more »

Palpable design to malign me, Ganguly tells CJI

Palpable design to malign me, Ganguly tells CJI

Kolkata – Claiming there was a “palpable design” to malign him at the instance of “interested quarters”, retired Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Monday wrote to Chief... read more »