Achuthanandan super fast in claiming credit
The Stockholm convention's decision to eliminate endosulfan has come as a personal victory for the Chief Minister, Mr V. S. Achuthanandan, who had brought the issue to the spotlight through a seven-ho
Ban does not address all of Kerala concerns
The Stockholm convention “ban” fails to address all of Kerala’s concerns immediately as it allows the use of endosulfan on 22 crops over a five-year phase-out deadline.
The conference of parties at t
MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi shot at in Hyderabad
The MIM leader, Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi, was stabbed and shot at in an apparent assassination attempt by a local goon in Hyderabad on Saturday. The MIM leader has been admitted in the Owaisi Hospital at
MIM MLA shot at Hyderabad
The MIM leader, Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi, was stabbed and shot at in an apparent assassination attempt by a local goon in Hyderabad on Saturday. The MIM leader has been admitted in the Owaisi Hospital at
Goldman downgrades RIL stock
April 27: In what’s a rare occurance, an equity research house has downgraded ‘RIL’ — as the Reliance Industries stock is registered on the exchanges. In a new report following the FY11 results, Gold
Indo-Pak trade talks resume
April 27: The commerce secretaries from Pakistan and India on Wednesday resumed trade talks here after a gap of two years. The talks were stalled since the Mumbai terrorist attacks that India blamed o
Satyam is back on hiring spree
April 28: Mahindra Satyam plans to step up hiring plans in the current fiscal as business sentiment improves for the Indian IT industry. “We plan to hire over 12,000 experienced professionals by the
High margins help ICICI boost profit
April 28: Leading private sector lender ICICI Bank on Thursday reported a 44 per cent jump in its net profit for the March quarter, which clocked in at Rs 1,452 crore. Apart from a growth in business
Acceptances for races in Ooty on Saturday
April 28: Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Saturday.
1. The Deep Curve Plate 1200 m 11 am: Trojan World 55, Fashion Star 53.5, Gold Digger 53.5.
2. The Stone Hill Plate
Centre presses panic button
April 27: The petroleum ministry has called a meeting next week to decide what action should be taken in view of the falling output from Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) KG basin, D6 block. “We un