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Fund crunch to delay railway projects in North East
May 18, 2013 at 18:51 | Source: FirstPost
Agartala: Due to lack of funds, several national railway projects in southern Assam, Tripura and other northeastern states would be delayed by a year, an official said in Agartala today."Railway officials at a meeting in Agartala told Tripura go...
IPL Live: Maxwell gone for duck as Mumbai chase 184
May 18, 2013 at 18:00 | Source: FirstPost
Click here for the live scorecard.1805:Tare's four and six should get Mumbai going, and ironically they come off the over of Mahmood. Usually very disciplined, he gives away 11 runs in the 2nd over.It's 13-1 after two overs.1755: Wicket!Maxwell c Voh...
Gold, silver skid on weak demand
May 18, 2013 at 17:37 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Mumbai, May 18: Gold prices dropped at the domestic bullion market on Saturday due to reduced offtake from stockists as well as lack of retail buying support amid continued global—sell—off.Silver also retreated to close below the importa...
May 18, 2013 at 17:37 | Source: Market Watch
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Draining IRAs too soon poses big risks
May 18, 2013 at 17:37 | Source: Market Watch
Americans between the ages of 61 and 70 are withdrawing money from their IRAs in amounts that are larger, both in absolute dollar amounts and as a percentage of their IRA account balance, than those taken by older households, according to a new repo...
Pulses rates end steady on thin trade
May 18, 2013 at 17:37 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi, May 18: Steady conditions prevailed on the wholesale pulses market on Saturday as most of pulses moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled around previous levels.Traders said scattered demand against adequate supplies mainly ...
Kudumbashree targets employment for one lakh people this year
May 18, 2013 at 17:37 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18: Kerala government’s Kudumbashree initiative -- considered as one of the largest women’s empowerment project in the country -- plans to facilitate employment for 100,000 young people by the end of this financia...
Live IPL: Marsh, Mahmood do the damage
May 18, 2013 at 17:24 | Source: FirstPost
Click here for the live scorecard.Wicket!Azhar Mahmood lbw b Malinga 80 (44b, 8x4, 4x6):So both the big-hitters are gone now. Malinga manages to trap Mahmood bang in front of the stumps on a fulltoss delivery. KXIP are 156-4 after 17.2 overs.Wicket!M...
Mars rover Opportunity examining rock changed by water
May 18, 2013 at 17:20 | Source: DNA India
NASA s senior Mars rover Opportunity is investigating a rock intensely altered by water. The fractured rock, called Esperance, provides evidence about a wet ancient environment possibly favorable for life. The mission s principal investigator, Steve...
May 18, 2013 at 17:01 | Source: Business Today
Home automation has long been considered the exclusive domain of the unimaginably rich. Urban myths about Bill Gates' automated mansion were circulated less than a decade back. But, now, technology has developed so much so that anyone can afford to ...
Gold, silver price slide on weak demand, global sentiment
May 18, 2013 at 17:01 | Source: Business Today
Reduced offtake from stockists as well as lack of retail buying support amid continued global-sell-off contributed to the gold prices decline at the domestic bullion market on Saturday.Similarly, heavy speculative unwinding amid poor industrial dema...
'Under fire' Mourinho rues 'worst year of career' following Real's Spanish Cup loss
May 18, 2013 at 16:22 | Source: DNA India
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has branded this year as the worst in his career after Real s Copa del Rey final defeat to Atletico Madrid. Atletico won their 10th Spanish Cup as goals from Diego Costa and Miranda saw them beat Real 2-1 in extra-time...
Live IPL: Gilchrist, Mandeep out as Kings XI make bad start
May 18, 2013 at 16:20 | Source: FirstPost
Click here for the live scorecard.1620:Kings XI have slowly started getting some runs with Shaun Marsh playing a couple of fine boundaries one played through extra-cover while the other perfectly timed through the on-side. That should lift the spir...
Coir, coir product exports touch Rs 1,116 cr
May 18, 2013 at 16:17 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kochi, May 18: Coir and coir products exports have touched an all-time record of Rs 1,116 crore in FY’13 against Rs 1,052.6 crore, an increase of Rs 64 crore. G. Balachandran, Chairman, Coir Board, said that 4,29,500 tonnes of coir and coir pr...
US paves way for shale gas export to India
May 18, 2013 at 16:17 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Washington, May 18: Opening up the prospects of export of shale gas to energy starved India, the US has granted conditional authorisation to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to nations that do not have free trade agreement (F...
May 18, 2013 at 15:52 | Source: Assocham
Chamber suggests $50 bn agri-exports target for FY 13-14 to boost rural income reduce CAD The government-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) can earn over Rs 25,000 crore through exports of about 17 million tonnes (mt) wheat lying in its open ware...
Market shrugs off deficit gap, rallies fifth week in a row
May 18, 2013 at 15:50 | Source: Economic Times
MUMBAI: Shrugging off the mayhem on the first day of the week following widening trade-deficit, drop in inflation propelled market sentiment on hopes that Reserve Bank will cut rates in forthcoming policy meeting next month, sending both indices to ...
BCCI Working Committee meets to chalk out course of action
May 18, 2013 at 15:32 | Source: DNA India
Jolted by the sensational IPL spot-fixing scandal, the BCCI s all-powerful working committee will hold an emergency meeting here tomorrow to discuss the fallout of the controversy and decide the future course of action against the three arrested cri...
Live IPL: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
May 18, 2013 at 15:14 | Source: FirstPost
Toss will take place at 3.30 PMPreview: Having struck some form in the past couple of matches, Kings XI Punjab now face the daunting task of taking on table-toppers and strong title contenders Mumbai Indians in a bid to keep their playoff hopes alive...
Chinese Premier Li arrives Sunday; to discuss border and more
May 18, 2013 at 14:54 | Source: FirstPost
New Delhi: All issues would be on the table, including the India-China boundary question, when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Sunday evening.Li, who arrives in India on Sunday afternoon on a three-day s...
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