'Welfare plans haven't helped Bihar poor'
Patna: The Bihar government has failed to implement centrally-funded welfare and development schemes for the poor, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday while again launching a scathi
GAIL's second quarter net profit up 29.48 percent
New Delhi: State-owned gas transmission and marketing company GAIL Wednesday reported a 29.48 percent increase in net profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal year on increased margins in h
Andhra faces severe cyclone threat, over 400,000 affected
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is facing the threat of a cyclonic storm while heavy rains in the coastal region have claimed 20 lives and damaged crops in over 100,000 hectares, officials said Tuesday.
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Trawler tragedy: Toll at 80, over 50 still missing
Kakdwip: The death count in the West Bengal trawler capsize in the Muriganga river rose to 80, with four more bodies being recovered Wednesday. Fifty-one people still remain untraced.
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US polls: Democrats lose House, hold on to Senate
Days ahead of his visit to India, America's first black president Barack Obama saw his Democratic party suffer a near rout in the face of voter dissatisfaction over a recession-hit economy.
Chennai kidnapping: MBA grad from UK, engineering student held
Chennai: Two men, one a management graduate from Britain and the other an engineering student, were Wednesday arrested for kidnapping a schoolboy two days back. The Rs.1 crore ransom money his parents
Obama may take Clinton path
Washington, Nov. 2: Days ahead of a visit to India, the US President, Mr Barack Obama, faces the prospects of a radically altered political landscape with a widely predicted rout for his Democratic pa
Tata Motor Finance to provide financial services to Fiat cars
Tata Motors Finance Wednesday said it will provide finance for all FIAT cars in the country. This will be in addition to Tata Capital, which has been financing Fiat cars since 2009.
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Obama's Democrats brace for election losses
Nov 3: Polling stations began closing in key eastern US states Tuesday evening, with the economy topping voter concerns and Republicans hoping for massive gains against President Barack Obama's Democr
Samsung India to expand Chennai facility at Rs.350 crore
The Indian subsidiary of South Korean electronics major Samsung will expand its facility near here to make mobile phones and accessories, consumer electronics and information technology hardware at an