Efforts to find a solution to the 12-day-old agitation by Gujjars demanding quota in government jobs intensified on Friday with the community leadership agreeing to hold the third round of talks with the Rajasthan government in Jaipur. A 21-member Gujjar delegation would discuss the reservation and allied issues with a committee of state Ministers comprising […]
The Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar would meet the leaders of non BJP parties on Friday in a bid to break the impasse in Parliament. The Opposition has been demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe into the 2G spectrum allocation issue which nearly washed out the winter session of Parliament. On Thursday the speaker had […]
The rupee gained 11 paise to Rs 44.84 a dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on Friday. Forex dealers said that besides dollar’s weakness against other currencies overseas, higher opening on the stock markets and dollar’s selling by exporters kept rupee’s sentiment firm, as it gained for the fourth straight session on […]
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Friday extended its winning streak of past two sessions and opened 93 points higher on the last day of 2010, on sustained buying led by a firming trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, which had gained over 363 points in the previous two […]
By Suresh Unnithan 2010 was a year of fortune for the commodity market in India and its regulator, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC). This year the market created an all-time record in terms of turnover and the much awaited Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2010, proposed to provide autonomy to the commodity market watchdog, was […]
Bihar: South Asia Buddhist Association (SABA) recently commemorated the 900 years of the Karma Kagyu Lineage at the holy monastery of Maha Bodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya. This year marks the 900th year since the birth of the first Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193), who founded the lineage of Karma Kagyu in 1139 C.E. Both His Holiness the […]
Taiwan : The Taipei City Government is convinced that the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition gives Taiwan an opportunity to showcase its soft power. In order to offer the people in Taiwan an opportunity to see how the Taipei Pavilion demonstrates Taipei City’s strengths in technology, environmental protection and humanistic culture, the Taipei City Government has […]
Taiwan : After finishing its 184-day run at the 2010 Shanghai Expo, the Taipei Pavilion sponsored by Foxconn Technology Group will be rebuilt at the site of the Pavilion of Future in the Xinsheng Park Area of the Taipei International Flora Exposition after the ongoing exposition ends on April 25, 2011. Taipei City Government noted […]
New Delhi : Sandip Das, Director Aircel & Chief Executive Officer of Maxis Communications Berhad, has been named as one of the 100 most powerful people in the telecoms industry worldwide, by Global Telecom Business for his game-changing influence on the Malaysian and Asian communications landscape. The GTB Power100 list was compiled from nominations by […]
New Delhi : One97 Communications Ltd. bagged the IndiaMART Leader of Tomorrow Award in IT/ITES/Telecom category and was also declared the Company of the Year at IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2010 Ceremony held in New Delhi recently. The chief guest at the Awards Ceremony, Honourable Union Minister for Home Affairs Mr. P. Chidambaram congratulated […]
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2. Stahl offers innovative cooking solutions for modern kitchens with its Artisan Hybrid Range
4. 5 heartfelt activities to celebrate Mother’s Day together