Survivors of Nepal Plane Crash ‘Out of Danger’ The New York Times | An Agni Air plane carrying Indian and Danish tourists crashed into a hill near a mountain airport in Nepal on Monday, killing 15 people, including the two pilots. | Six people, including the flight attendant and two children, survived, said Yogendr...
In BRICS Nations, Journalists at Risk The New York Times | A meeting of emerging economic heavyweights in New Delhi earlier this year received generous press coverage. The so-called BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – pledged to expand mutual trade and discussed the possib...
Newswallah: Bharat Edition The New York Times | Jammu and Kashmir: The illegal sale of 200 acres of land owned by the Defense Ministry in Srinagar to private owners has exposed the role of state government officials who were allegedly bribed to push the deal through. The sale of the land “pose...
Dutch retailer Spar International to end ties with Max Hypermarkets The Times Of India Tweet | BANGALORE: Dutch retailer Spar International and Dubai-based Landmark Group's Max Hypermarkets have decided to part ways in India by the end of this year after the two developed differences over expansion strategy. While Spar was keen on part...
Retail inflation rises to 8.65 per cent in March The Times Of India Tweet NEW DELHI: The retail inflation for industrial workers stood at 8.65 per cent in March, higher than 7.57 per cent in February due to a spurt in food prices. | "The point to point of inflation based on CPI-IW also increased from 7.57 per cent in...
Aditya Birla Retail to open 6 hypermarkets this year The Hindu Aditya Biral Retial Ltd plans to open six hypermarkets under its brand More Megastore during the present financial year with about Rs 90 crore. | The new stores would come up in Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad, Mr Russell Berman, Chief Executive Offic...
CPM asks Govt to refrain from FDI in retail IBN Live | New Delhi: The CPM on Thursday asked the government to refrain from encouraging Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and pharma sector, saying this could affect the commoners directly. | "The ministry is trying to allow FDI in reta...
Punjab wants central government to allow wheat export Newstrack India | Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday asked the central government to allow export of wheat from the state. | Talking to media at Rakhra village in Patiala district, 100 km from here, Badal said Punjab was facing a problem of storage of wheat owing to bumper crop this year. | He said the state, w...
In Didi's success story, a disappointment: Singur Indian Express | "Even as we complete one year in office, I have a pain, a sadness in my mind — the Singur stalemate and the plight of the suffering farmers," said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this afternoon while addressing the main programme to celebrate the first anniversary of the Trinamool Congress in the state. | "If any one asks what is my bi...
