Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) A dry spell has led the Uttar Pradesh government to declare 20 of the state's 70 districts as 'drought-hit' while nearly three dozen more will be added to ...More

Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Fast moving consumer goods major ITC Ltd., which has been scouting for land in West Bengal for quite some time has expressed its discontent over not gettin...More

Bangalore, July 24 (IANS) The Karnataka government late Friday urged the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to set up a 2,000 MW greenfield nuclear power plant in the state to meet it...More

Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) A transport strike called by commercial vehicle operators disrupted normal life in West Bengal Friday as the Calcutta High Court rejected a plea to extend ...More

Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Tobacco-to-hotels major ITC Ltd is planning to set up a $1-billion greenfield paper plant and expand its hotel business, a top company official said here F...More

Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K. Rosaiah Friday presented a tax-free, revenue surplus budget for 2009-10 with an overall expenditure of over Rs.1 lakh ...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Senior officials of the US carrier Continental Airlines were summoned by the government Friday in connection with the frisking of former president A.P.J....More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Friday said he seldom logs out, rarely feels drained and finds social networking sites irritating. ...More

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) The net profit of oil-to-petrochemicals major Reliance Industries dropped 11.5 percent to Rs.3,636 crore ($759 million) for the quarter ended June 30, compa...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Friday said he is a 24-hour technology person and rarely feels drained. 'I am a 24-hour technol...More

Panaji, July 24 (IANS) The Goa government Friday proposed an increased tax on liquor and a higher entry fee for casinos, saying it hoped this would to keep the youth away from cas...More

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Indian equities markets shut shop for the week on a positive note Friday, with a key index closing near its day's high and adding 634 points since last week...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Renewable energy player Astonfield will invest around $2 billion in India over the next five years to generate about 1,000 MW of power, most of it from s...More

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Microsoft founder Bill Gates Friday said it would be a 'big mistake' if the US curbs the entry of skilled workers from abroad, rallying behind the 'smart...More

Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) This is one kind of waste that will light up a lot of lives. The Haryana government has initiated a Rs.220 million (Rs.22 cror...More