Russians ignore parliament poll campaign: Survey
Moscow, Nov 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Less than half of Russians — about 47 percent — are paying attention to the campaign ahead of the Dec 4 parliamentary elections, an opinion poll said Wednesday.
Congress gives wholesale support to PM on retail FDI
New Delhi, Nov 30: Firmly backing the government’s decision to allow foreign equity in Indian retail market, the Congress Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) opposition to the policy was merely ‘opportunistic’.
Sensex closes 115 points higher in volatile trade
Mumbai, Nov 30: A benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday closed 115 points higher amid volatility largely ignoring latest data which showed the economy grew at 6.9 percent in the quarter ended September — the slowest in over two years.
Worms on ISS mission reproduce in space
London, Nov 30: British researchers sent a type of worm that shares 20,000 genes with humans to the International Space Station (ISS) to test how they deal with space travel, and were surprised to find they have reproduced while in orbit.
High taxes reason behind rising jet fuel: Ravi
New Delhi, Nov 30: The government Wednesday informed parliament that the cash-strapped Indian airline sector is being troubled by rising air turbine fuel (ATF) prices caused by high sales tax and other levies.
PM speaks to Trinamool, DMK on FDI
New Delhi, Nov 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday spoke to leaders of allies Trinamool Congress and DMK after attending a meeting of the Congress core committee in a bid to find a way out of the impasse in parliament on the issue of foreign direct investment in retail trade.
Qureshi rules out bitterness with Bopanna after split
Karachi, Nov 30: Pakistan’s tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Wednesday ruled out any bitterness with India’s Rohan Bopanna after their split on the ATP doubles tour, saying his former doubles partner is his friend and will even come to attend his wedding.
Chandy slams Jayalalithaa’s varying stands on public safety
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 30: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.
800 police vans to be equipped with radiation monitors
New Delhi, Nov 30: The government proposes to equip 800 police control room (PCR) vans covering 80 cities in the country with radiation monitors to detect any radioactive source being transported, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday.
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