December 23, 2012
Nearly 133.35 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured so far across Punjab and the state alone contributes over 60 percent of food grains to the national kitty
Chandigarh – Farmers in agrarian state Punjab are richer by over Rs.16,028 crore with a bumper paddy crop this season, a state government spokesman said here Sunday.
December 23, 2012
SEOUL: This month's rocket launch by reclusive North Korea shows it has likely developed the technology, long suspected in the West, to fire a warhead more than 10,000 km (6,200 miles), South Korean officials said on Sunday, putting the US West Coast in range.
December 23, 2012
NEW DELHI: Hooligans and some political elements on Sunday hijacked the peaceful protests in the Capital over the gang rape of a young girl resulting in violence and attacks against public property and police, which retaliated with teargas and water cannons that led to injuries to persons on both sides.
December 23, 2012
Sachin Tendulkar has retired from ODI cricket. Tendulkar finishes an illustrious career in the 50-over format, having played 463 ODIs, scored 18,426 runs and made 49 centuries, each of them a world record. His last ODI was against Pakistan in Dhaka during the Asia Cup, where he made a half-century in India's victory.
Decemebr 23, 2012
New Delhi — India needs well-balanced growth in which the service, industrial and agricultural sectors reinforce each other as the present economic model was skewed with insufficient employment opportunities to the poor, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, head of biotechnology enterprise Biocon, said here Saturday.
December 22, 2012
Chidambaram said this unique benefit transfer scheme will ensure instantaneous money transfer to the account of the beneficiary, leaving no scope for corruption and pilferage.
December 22, 2012
Washington — As the global centre of economic growth moves to Asia, India has captured the attention of developed economies looking for new investment and trade opportunities, says a new report.
Noting that recent growth in India has also emanated from a number of under-examined sectors other than information technology (IT) sector, it says, the Indian economy will need to continue to diversify in order to propel its development
December 22, 2012
Sania will lead the four-member Indian squad for the upcoming Asia/Oceania Group I tie of the tournament.
India Tennis Star: Sania Mirza
New Delhi: Sania Mirza will lead the four-member Indian side in the upcoming Asia/Oceania Group I tie of the Fed Cup tennis tournament.
December 22, 2012
This will be President Barack Obama's first announcement relating to a new cabinet since he won re-election November 6.
Washington: US President Barack Obama will nominate Senator John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, Xinhua reported Friday.
December 22, 2012
A TV channel claims Sachin intends to play the ODI series and spoke to Sandeep Patil about his cricket future
New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has intentions to play in the upcoming one-day series against arch rivals Pakistan and the subsequent series against England, a television channel claimed on Friday.
