New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Monday the status of women in India has become worse than in the 18th century despite progress made by society in other areas.
Siliguri, April 7 (IANS) West Bengal's Trinamool Congress government has no intention of holding the panchayat polls as it fears its loss of popularity would be exposed, union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Sunday.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Encouraged by the "tremendous response", Starbucks Coffee is planning to expand to more locations to tap the full potential of the vast Indian market where the coffee shop industry is growing at a fast clip.
One kilogram. That's what it weighed, the bulky prototype used for a wireless phone call by a Motorola engineer in 1973. For the real milestone 10 years later, a 790-gram Motorola DynaTAC made the first call from a commercial mobile phone, in a Mercedes in 1983. That makes the mobile 30 years old, and not the 40 that's being reported.
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Exhorting business leaders and stakeholders to pay attention to the protection of the vital global commons related to earth's climate, renowned scientist Rajendra K. Pachauri Saturday said an understanding of how these factors might impact business is needed.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Industry body FICCI has changed the venue of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's address to its women's wing in order to accommodate more audience.
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Stressing on the need to "mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gases as part of the overall solution", renowned environmental scientist Rajendra K. Pachauri Saturday said management of enterprises across the globe will have to adapt to impact of climate change.
Srinagar, April 6 (IANS) The over 400-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway was re-opened - ahead of schedule for vehicular traffic after five months Saturday, officials said.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) BJP MP Tarun Vijay Saturday said he will raise "violations" of country's map policy by Google Maps in parliament and demanded registration of a police case over the complaint of the Survey of India on the issue.
Bangalore, April 6 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would further ease its monetary policy if inflation comes down, the central bank's governor D.Subbarao said Saturday.
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $720.3 million to $292.64 billion for the week ended March 29, according to data released by the central bank.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The government is planning to start transferring the subsidy for cooking gas in cash under the direct benefit transfer scheme, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Indian government will introduce changes in the income tax laws once the dispute with Vodafone is resolved, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday.
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) In a first, Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the "most improved state" under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The award would be handed over to Alok Kumar, the scheme's CEO in the state, at a function in Thiruvananthapuram April 8.
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) A day-long general strike demanding permanent closure of the copper smelter plant of Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd will be held Monday at Tuticorin, said MDMK party general secretary Vaiko Saturday.
