Growth rate has more than doubled: PM
New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday that the country’s growth rate had more than doubled to an annual average of over seven percent and the economy was on an upward trajectory in the last 20 years. “The rate of growth more than doubled to an annual average of... read more »
Gandhian Nelson Mandela: a hero who battled apartheid
Pretoria – South Africa’s first black p! resident Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday, was an icon for ending the much-reviled apartheid system, a colossus who strode over world politics and a staunch Gandhian. Mandela, who spent three decades in jail and went on to lead a life that was... read more »
Shutdown paralyses normal life in Seemandhra
Hyderabad – Normal life came to a grinding halt in all 13 districts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions Friday to protest the union cabinet’s approval to a draft bill for formation of separate Telangana state. Transport services were paralysed as over 12,000 buses of state-owned... read more »
Pak’s new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter
Islamabad – Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif does not maintain any account on Facebook and Twitter. Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj-Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa clarified that General Sharif does not have any Twitter or Facebook... read more »
Sensex up 115 points after two days of losses
Mumbai – Snapping losses of two days, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets ended 115 points or 0.56 percent up Thursday ahead of the expiry of November derivative... read more »
Deepika Singh put to test on ‘Nach Baliye 6’
New Delhi – TV actress Deepika Singh, who plays Sandhya in popular show “Diya Aur Baati Hum”, was taken by surp! rise when she visited the sets of dance reality show... read more »
Andhra escapes devastation as cyclone weakens
Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh escaped devastation as the cyclonic storm Lehar in the Bay of Bengal weakened before crossing its coast Thursday. According to the India Meteorological... read more »
Rupee falls 27 paise to 62.41 on month-end dollar demand
The rupee fell for the first time in five days and ended 27 paise lower at 62.41 against the dollar on Thursday on month-end demand from oil importers for the US currency, which... read more »
Seemandhra Minister seeks Reddy’s support on Hyderabad issue
Amid the row over bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, a Union Minister from Seemandhra has met senior Telangana Congress leader and his colleague at the Centre Jaipal Reddy seeking his support for making... read more »
