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Gold near three-month low

Gold near three-month low

Gold edged up on Monday, but remained near a three-month low as the dollar hit an 11-year high after a strong U.S. jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve would soon hike interest rates. Spot gold rose to $1,172.41 an ounce by 0733 GMT, retaining most Friday’s near 3 percent... read more »

BHEL commissions 660 MW thermal unit in ...

BHEL commissions 660 MW thermal unit in Bihar

The public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) today said that it had commissioned the second 660 MW unit at the Barh Supercritical Thermal Power Project, Stage II, of NTPC Limited in Bihar. The first 660 MW unit of the project was commissioned earlier and dedicated to the nation by... read more »

Govt garners Rs 1.57 lakh crore on day 4...

Govt garners Rs 1.57 lakh crore on day 4 of second tranche of coal block au...

Strengthening the national auditor’s claims that allocation of mines over the years had caused considerable losses to the exchequer, the government has garnered Rs 5164 crore from the sale of two mines to Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cement, with the cumulative proceeds from the auction swelling to... read more »

Satyam Case: Court sets April 9 as Final...

Satyam Case: Court sets April 9 as Final Date for Verdict

Hyderabad: A special court trying the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Limited (SCSL) on Monday said it will pronounce its judgement in the CBI-probed case on April 9. Citing voluminous documents in the case, Special Judge BVLN Chakravarthi said, “On April 9,... read more »

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Economy heading towards better times, no reason to despair : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

PM to face press conference on January 3

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a press conference at 11 a.m. on January 3 at the National Media Centre in central Delhi. Friday’s press conference will be Dr.... read more »

Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief

Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief

Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot, on Tuesday took over as the Air Force chief succeeding Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. Born on December... read more »

Kejriwal sick, misses office Tuesday too

For 2014 battle, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seeks Rs. 2,014 donations

Ghaziabad – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not attend office Tuesday too as he is still unwell. “Arvind still has fever and his... read more »

Modi will now seek wife, says Jharkhand minister

Modi will now seek wife, says Jharkhand minister

Ranchi – BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, now seeking iron scrap from the people for the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue, will one... read more »

Invited by Sharif to visit Pakistan, says Mamata

Invited by Sharif to visit Pakistan, says Mamata

Kolkata – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief has invited her to visit his country. In a... read more »

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Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: UN

Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: U...

United Nations – The plan for the destruction of all Syrian chemical stockpiles outside the country will be released Dec 17, a UN spokesperson said Wednesday. “Practicalities are curr!... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s call to j...

Tehran – The Iranian government Wednesday rejected Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s call to join the nuclear talks between Iran and the world... read more »

Russia not to dispute Canada’s claim on North Pol...

Russia not to dispute Canada's claim on North Pole

Moscow – Russia now is not going to dispute sharing of the North Pole with Canada and other countries, Russian government s! aid Wednesday. “Actual... read more »

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Oslo – The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, gave a call Wednesday for more... read more »

World War II bomb defused in German city

World War II bomb defused in German city

Munich – A World War II bomb has been successfully def! used at the Germany’s Nuremberg central railway station, authorities an! nounced Wednesday.... read more »

5 Foods you can safely eat past their due dates

Do we really take expiry dates seriously? We have all been at the crossroads when picking or throwing away “expired food”. While it is right to cast away food after its expiry... read more »

IIM gets going but law school, IIIT for Nagpur still on paper

NAGPUR: Even though union and state government acted with alacrity to clear IIM in Nagpur, two other national level institutes already sanctioned for the city continue to languish, thanks... read more »

Roy: Jacqueline Fernandez lost Rs. 2 lac while dancing for the film

A Tango dance sequence in Bhushan Kumar’s Roy cost Jacqueline Fernandez a bomb. The actress broke her shoe heel while doing Tango dance with Ranbir Kapoor. She tripped on a curb and... read more »

‘Tevar’ review: Superman Arjun Kapoor, baahubali Manoj Bajpayee at their best!

We have seen a lot of northern India and heard the dialect which strikes a hit note with the audiences, recently. Still, when you open your eyes to the world of Arjun Kapoor aka Pintoo in... read more »

‘Directionless’ AAP has no agenda: Manish Tewari

With Arvind Kejriwal questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would fulfill his promise to grant full statehood for Delhi, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday said one should avoid... read more »