Shimla, March 12 – The Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has decided to create an extra seat and reserve it for girls who are the single child of their parents in graduate and postgraduate professional courses, an official statement said Friday.
‘We have decided to reserve one supernumerary seat for single girl child in postgraduate and undergraduate [...]
Brasilia, March 12 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian government has raised its projection for economic growth this year from 5.2 percent to more than 5.7 percent.
‘The vigour the economy had (pre-recession) was fully resumed. Growth will be better than 5.7 percent,’ Finance Minister Guido Mantega told a press conference here Thursday.
Mantega called a 5.7 percent expansion ’sustainable’ [...]
Mumbai, March 12 – A benchmark index for Indian equities Friday opened in the green and was ruling about 66 points higher than its previous close, about half an hour into trade.
At 9.30 a.m. the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,176.02, points, was ruling at 17,233.74 points, [...]
New Delhi, March 12 – The colour palette is vibrant, modern. But look closely and the images of the 2010 Commonwealth Games for hoardings across Delhi, including sporting venues, will reveal traditional Indian art forms deftly woven into them.
For one, the pictograms of the Oct 3-14 Games have been inspired by the traditional Sanjhi art [...]
Bassi (Uttar Pradesh), March 12 – A village school in Faizabad district bears a cornerstone – ‘Built by Paltu Persad of Sorzano and Queen Street, Arima, Trinidad’. It is the story of an indentured labourer who travelled half way across the world for work and his grandchild who came back in search of her roots.
Not [...]
New Delhi, March 12 – There was a time when middle-aged women would resort to facials and thermo packs to rejuvenate their looks. But now wrinkles or patchy skin are being tackled with a wide range of anti-ageing treatments, sometimes by women who are just in their late 20s.
The most common procedures include juvederm and [...]
New Delhi, March 12 – Actress Minissha Lamba admits her ultra-glamorous look in ‘Kidnap’ opened a whole new range of opportunities for her. But the young actress, who will be seen in Shyam Benegal’s new film, feels that at the end of it talent plays an important role.
‘My looks in ‘Kidnap’ helped open a whole [...]
New Delhi, March 12 – Australia coach Ric Charlesworth says his team has shown its potential and deserved to be in Saturday’s final of the Hockey World Cup.
‘The semifinal is always a difficult game. But I am pleased the way my boys played against the Dutch. We not only played a solid game but [...]
New Delhi, March 12 – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived here Thursday night on a 22-hour visit during which India and Russia are to sign over a dozen agreements, including an umbrella civil nuclear pact.
Putin was accompanied by a high-powered delegation comprising senior ministers and senior officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, Deputy [...]
New Delhi, March 11 – World and Olympic champions Germany outplayed European champions England 4-1 in the semi-final Thursday to set up their third consecutive World Cup final clash with Australia here.
The pre-tournament favourites Aussies played a fast-paced game to prevail over a fighting Netherlands 2-1 in the day’s second semi-final outing at the Major [...]
