Jagan all set to resume his yatra tomorrow
Despite the reservations of the party high command, Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is set to resume his controversial 'Odarpu yatra' in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday. |
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Wall Street closes with strong gains; Dow up 2.5%
Wall Street stocks soared on Wednesday after strong manufacturing data in the United States and China eased deep-running concerns over the state of the global economic recovery. |
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BP to sell Malaysian assets
BP Plc, seeking cash to help pay for the worst US oil spill, agreed to sell its Malaysian chemical assets to Petroliam Nasional Bhd to focus on projects in China and India. |
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Burger King agrees to be sold for $3.26bn
Burger King Holdings Inc, the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for about $3.26 billion in a deal analysts said would give the restaurant breathing room to fix its business. |
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Burger King may be up for sale
Burger King Holdings has been considering a possible sale and has held talks with potential buyers, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, lifting its shares 18.5 percent. |
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Microsoft looks for China ally
Software giant Microsoft is looking for a partner in China to help the company play a major role in China s internet search market, Wall Street Journal has reported. |
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US stocks gains on housing, jobless data
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, building on their best day in eight weeks in the previous session, as data showed pending home sales improved and initial jobless claims declined. |
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Thai Indian entrepreneur's wealth soars by 252%
The ongoing political turmoil in Thailand has apparently not prevented the kingdom's richest people from getting richer. The biggest gainer in percentage terms is longtime Thai Indian resident Aloke Lohia. |
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Ration shops all over India to down shutters on Sept 7
Over four lakh ration shops all over India would down shutters on September 7 in protest over the Apex Court order on imposing restrictions on distribution of foodgrains through PDS to Above Poverty Line families. |
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Maoists kill abducted cop, set Friday deadline for others
Maoists today killed one of the four Bihar policemen they abducted four days ago, following a decision by a kangaroo court, their spokesman said. |
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Govt to release rotting grains for poor, but not for free
Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government today decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of wheat and rice to states for distribution among the poor at a BPL price for the next 6 months. |
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Dalai Lama to open World Congress
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the 33rd World Congress of International Association for Religious Freedom on September 4 in Kochi. |
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Hurricane Earl takes aim at US East Coast
Powerful Hurricane Earl bore down on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday on a path toward North Carolina's barrier islands, which it was expected to lash with dangerous winds and pounding surf. |
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Cong rebukes BJP, says Sonia can become party chief 40 times
Congress on Thursday dismissed BJP's objection to a fourth term for Sonia Gandhi as party chief saying she could become the head of the party 40 times. |
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Red Cross wants to work in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit areas
International Red Cross Society IRCS has expressed desire to assist in providing health and medical services in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit areas, official sources said on Thursday. |
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Unwell Rosaiah skips YSR death anniversary functions
Andhra CM K Rosaiah was on Thursday unable to participate in various functions marking the first death anniversary of late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy as doctors advised him rest for the second day after he suffered a bout of viral fever. |
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Lankan army to return lands of Tamils of Indian origin: Rao
Sri Lanka has assured New Delhi that its army will return the land of the displaced Tamils of Indian origin in the country's northern Vavuniya district, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said on Thursday. |
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Maoists claim to have killed one of 4 abducted cops, no confirmation
A Maoist spokesperson claimed over phone that one of the hostages had been killed after the deadline for freeing eight ultras in jail expired today. He also threatened to kill the three other cops by 10 am on Friday. |
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Maoists kill one of four abducted policemen in Bihar
Maoists on Thursday killed Abhay Kumar Yadav, one of the four Bihar policemen they abducted four days ago, following a decision by a 'jan adalat' or kangaroo court. |
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100 Indian fishermen released from Pak jail
A group of 100 Indian fishermen was released from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi today as part of a move by Pakistani authorities to free 442 fishermen who have completed their prison terms. |
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