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  • Hilton Hotels & Resorts Expands To 78 Countries With Opening Of Hilton Malabo

    DUBAI – Hilton Hotels & Resorts today expanded its global portfolio to 78 countries with the opening of its first hotel in Equatorial Guinea – Hilton Malabo. Located between Equatorial Guinea’s capital city and the International Airport, Hilton Malabo features 187-rooms, including 12 suites. The opening marks the second new country entered by the brand […]

    RBI allows other banks, lenders besides designated ones to operate in villages

    RBI has allowed other banks and lenders besides the designated ones to operate in villages with a population of over 2,000. Under its ambitious financial inclusion programme, the central bank has designated various banks to provide basic banking facilities in the villages. Speaking to AIR correspondent , RBI spokesperson Alpana Killawala said as envisaged by […]

    Sensex edges up by 1.5 percent to 18,503

    The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday rallied 271 points, or 1.5 percent, to 18,503 in line with rising Asian and European markets. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 87 points, 1.6 percent, to 5,560. Stock markets in Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea climbed between 0.6 percent and […]

    74 detained in China amid lead poisoning scare

    Authorities in eastern China have detained 74 people and suspended work at hundreds of factories after a new lead poisoning scare once again highlighted the dark side of the country’s economic boom. The announcement by the Zhejiang government on Monday follows a two-month investigation into battery, metal coating, smelting and dismantling operations in Taizhou city […]

    Robust farm sector growth lifts GDP to 8.5 per cent in fiscal 2010-11

    Robust farm sector growth helped lift the country’s economic growth, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product, to a healthy 8.5 per cent in the 2010-11 fiscal, compared to 8 per cent growth recorded in 2009-10. During the entire 2010-11 fiscal, the agriculture and allied sectors grew by a strong 6.6 per cent, against just […]

    India, Pak agree to continue meaningful discussions on Siachen issue

    India and Pakistan have agreed to continue the discussions on the Siachen issue in a meaningful and result oriented manner. At the end of the 12th round of Defence Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan that began in New Delhi on Monday, both the sides welcomed the ongoing dialogue process. According to the joint […]

    India calls for fighting terrorism in a collective manner; Signs 4 agreements with Germany

    India has called for fighting terrorism on all fronts and not selectively. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said this while reviewing security situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan with the visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who arrived in New Delhi Tuesday morning. Both the leaders held wide-ranging talks on bilateral, regional and international issues of […]

    Yashoda Group of Hospitals Open’s a New State-of-Art Cancer Institute in Malakpet

    Hyderabad: Yashoda Group of Hospitals, the largest corporate healthcare group in Andhra Pradesh has opened a new cancer institute in Malakpet, Hyderabad. The new State-of-Art cancer institute is Yashoda Hospitals’ third cancer institute and is spread over 16,000 sq ft. With its comprehensive and specialised treatment facilities, the new institute aims to address the absence […]

    Berger Paints : Financial Results for the quarter ended and financial year ended on 31st March, 2011

    New Delhi: Highlights of the Consolidated Results for the Quarter ended on 31st March, 2011 Net Sales for the quarter ended on 31st March, 2011 was Rs. 587 crores as against Rs 478 crores in the corresponding quarter of the last year representing an increase of 23% over the corresponding period of last year. Earnings […]

    The 4th India Machine Tools Show (IMTOS 2011) is set to turn up Big Businesses

    New Delhi: The 2nd Biggest Capital Goods B2B event in country, the India Machinne Tools Show is scheduled to open in the national capital at New Delhi for the 4th time on May 26, 2011. The eagerly awaited world class Machine Tools, Automation &Robotics and Material Handling business event, India Machinne Tools Show is organised […]