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Business & Economics
Railway Revenue Earnings up by 19.78 per cent during April- Sept 2012
NEW DELHI (TIP): The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during first six months of the financial year 2012- 13 i.e. 1st April to 30th September 2012 were Rs. 58649.83 crore compared […]
Business & Economics
Ranbaxy launches cevimeline hydrochloride capsules in US market
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday launched the authorised generic cevimeline hydrochloride 30 mg capsules in the US market under an agreement with Daiichi Sankyo. Cevimeline hydrochloride is meant for the treatment of symptoms […]
Business & Economics
Affordable electricity to all households in 5 years: PM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Government plans to offer affordable electricity to all households in the country in the next five years. “More than 1,00,000 villages in the country […]
Business & Economics
India
Gandhi Jayanti A tribute to Father of the Nation
Gandhi Jayanti or Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is observed every year as a national holiday to commemorate the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948). His non-violence or satyagraha continues to […]
India
Cabinet approves 12th Five-Year
New Delhi (tip): The union cabinet on oCTOBER 4 approved the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) that seeks an average annual economic growth of 8.2 percent and identifies infrastructure, health and education as thrust areas. “It’s […]
India
No full stops for Congress in reforms race
NEW DELHI (TIP): Like the Cabinet meeting that cleared FDI in multi-brand retail, the one on October 4 was brief, with finance minister P Chidambaram saying foreign investment in insurance was the need of the […]
India
India
Kingfisher Airlines staffer not paid for 6 months, wife kills herself
NEW DELHI (TIP): The crisis at Kingfisher Airlines claimed its first victim when the wife of a technical officer committed suicide on Thursday afternoon, leaving behind a note that said the family was in deep […]
India
India
India
Mamata pushes for no-confidence against govt
New Delhi (TIP): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who quit the UPA government after foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail was cleared last month, is on the warpath again. Banerjee on Ocober 4 pushed for […]
India
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
HSBC’s PMI stood at 52.8 in September 2012
NEW DELHI (TIP): The HSBC’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)—a measure of factory production—stood at 52.8 in September 2012. The September PMI reading was supported by faster output growth and rising export orders, as per […]
India
Cabinet reshuffle put off till mid-Oct
NEW DELHI (TIP): The much talked about reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers, expected this week, appears to have been put off till the middle of next month. Congress sources said the exercise was […]
Business & Economics
United States
Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation: a Lighthouse of Hope for Cancer Patients
It was a pleasant afternoon on September 18 that I was in the company of Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation Board of Governors and Executive Members at Akbar Restaurant in Garden City, Long Island. Sher S […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
International calls set to become cheaper on new TRAI rule
New Delhi (TIP): International long distance call charges are set to come down with the telecom regulator introducing a new measure that will intensify competition in this segment. TRAI has allowed telephone users of one […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
HCL Tech signs five-year deal with Freescale
NEW DELHI (TIP): HCL Technologies on Wednesday entered into a five-year deal with Free scale Semiconductor, manufacturer of embedded processing solutions. The companies declined to give the deal value but sources said that it was […]
India
Government denies tapping Mamata Banerjee’s phone
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI (TIP): Continuing her tirade against the Congress over economic reforms, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on September 20 hinted at the central government resorting to tapping of her phones. Home minister Sushilkumar […]
India
Mulayam: Will Support UPA to keep communal forces at bay
NEW DELHI (TIP): In what would be a huge relief to Manmohan Singh government, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has said that he would support UPA government to keep communal forces at bay. Speaking […]