Bhubaneswar — Orissa has hiked the minimum wage for workers from the existing Rs.55 per day to Rs.70 from January next year.
Making a statement in the state assembly Tuesday the state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
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Bhubaneswar — Orissa has hiked the minimum wage for workers from the existing Rs.55 per day to Rs.70 from January next year.
Making a statement in the state assembly Tuesday the state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi — K. Muraleedharan, son of veteran Kerala politician K. Karunakaran, was Tuesday appointed state president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The new appointment, announced in New Delhi by NCP leader and Agriculture Minister
Srinagar — Artisans in Jammu and Kashmir have registered a trust to encourage handmade crafts and promote pashmina shawls as an alternative to the much-in demand shahtoosh wraps made from the wool of the endangered Tibetan antelope chiru.
The Kashmir …
... Read MoreMumbai — An Australian holiday is just what the doctor ordered for hardworking Bollywood couple Farah Khan and husband Shirish Kunder, especially when good friend Shah Rukh Khan is already there to help them unwind.
Far from being daunted by …
... Read MoreThiruvananthapuram — The Kerala government was gearing up Thursday to meet any eventuality as the water level in the 111-year-old Mullaperiyar dam rose alarmingly to 138.50 feet, a new high in recent times.
Water level rises in Mullaperiyar dam
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Shimla — Instablogs Networks, a leading blogging company, Wednesday launched a new version that encourages better communication between writers and readers and symbolises the crux of ‘citizen journalism’.
Called ‘Instablog Community’, the version “brings bloggers and readers closer”.
“The whole …
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New Delhi — Leading Chinese construction and mining equipment maker Guangxi Liugong Machinery Company Ltd (LiuGong) is firming up plans to set up a subsidiary and a production unit in India to capitalise on the growing
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Thiruvananthapuram — Two sports legend Pele and Carl Lewis would arrive in Kerala in the third week of December to give impetus to the sports lottery that would be launched here Friday.
Mumbai — Singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya is aghast that producer Boney Kapoor is claiming the rights of the song “Tanhaiyaan”, which is being used in Reshammiya’s film “Aap Ka Suroor”.
Reshammiya, in London for his concerts, reacted sharply: “Why do I …
... Read MoreNew Delhi — The government has no plans at the moment to relocate traders affected by the sealing drive, officials admitted Friday.
“We have no plan so far. It’s a very complicated matter and we will think over it,” said …
... Read MoreNew Delhi — India’s “heartland” has always been Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state and one that has produced most of its prime ministers. But today Uttar Pradesh needs to give up that label, says a scholar.
“With a …
... Read MoreRaipur — President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday discussed the intricacies of growing jatropha, an important source of bio-fuel, with farmers in Chhattisgarh and said India plans to produce 60 million tonnes per annum of bio-fuel by 2030.
In a 25-minute …
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