India's industrial production grew 2.4 per cent in January from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the output to grow 1.2 per cent annually. Revised data for December showed production at factories, mines and utilities shrank 0.5 percent compared with 0.6 per cent contraction earlier. ...
11:41 AM, Mar 12, 2013
India's January inflation stood at 6.62 per cent, slowest since November 2009 and lower than December's 7.18 per cent. The inflation number has hit its lowest level in more than three years. ...
11:53 AM, Feb 14, 2013
With economic problems continuing to hit the continent hard, top clubs have also been forced to rein in their spending to ensure they adhere to UEFA's strict financial fair play rules. ...
03:24 PM, Feb 01, 2013
'Mad Men' is set in the advertising world of circa-1960s New York City and stars Jon Hamm as agency exec Don Draper. Other stars include January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery and Christina Hendricks. ...
10:32 AM, Jan 24, 2013
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to testify before Congress on the attack on their consulate in Benghazi, Libya which left its ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead on September 11, 2012. She is also expected to appear before the House foreign affairs committee on January 23. ...
07:30 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Facebook's mystery "press event" on Tuesday could reveal a more robust search feature that would intensify the competition between the social networking giant and its rival Google Inc. ...
03:50 PM, Jan 15, 2013
More illicit affairs start on January 7 than any other day of the year, experts say. ...
11:57 AM, Jan 07, 2013
As many as 165 physically challenged and old persons, who have not received their pension for two years under government schemes, have sought permission from President Pranab Mukherjee for killing themselves on January 26 if their grievances are not addressed by then. On Friday, they submitted a signed memorandum, addressed to the President, to the Tehsildar (revenue official) in Yavatmal. ...
06:14 PM, Jan 05, 2013
"Nani will not be sold in the January transfer window," the Red Devils boss said. ...
11:00 PM, Dec 30, 2012
"Don't hold your breath waiting for Manchester United to jump through the transfer window when it opens next week," the Red Devils manager said. ...
11:18 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Celebrities rarely shy away from public peddling of dubious ideas about health and science, and 2012 was no exception. ...
11:06 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Lucknow: Even as India has observed January 26, August 15 and October 2 as national holidays, the government does not seem to have issued any formal orders for the same. The disclosure from the central Home Ministry came in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 filed by 10-year-old Aishwarya Parashar in Lucknow. The Class 6 student sent a letter April 25 to the Prime...
07:56 AM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Terming the sharp revision in the industrial production data as "totally baffling", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said he has asked the authorities concerned to look into the issue. "I can understand if there is error in calculating 0.1 per cent of 0.2 per cent, but from 6.8 per cent to 1.1 per cent, it is totally baffling," Mukherjee told reporters here, commenting on the sharp revision...
11:29 PM, Apr 13, 2012
Mumbai: The growth in February industrial production (IIP) has come in at 4.1 per cent, which is an improvement over the January number. The January IIP number has been revised to 1.1 per cent from 6.8 per cent (provisional). The Central Statistical Organization revised January IIP figure after it spotted an error in sugar output numbers. Based on the January provisional numbers, a CNBC-TV18 poll had estimated February IIP growth...
11:40 AM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh on Saturday hit out at the Indian Express report earlier this week that claimed that two Army units made an "unauthorised" movement towards the capital on the night of January 16. In an interview to the Hindu newspaper, the General called the report "fables of a sick mind", "absurd and deplorable". According to The Hindu, the Army Chief said that there was no...
10:21 AM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: Growth in eight core industries that include electricity, coal, cement, steel and crude oil slumped to 0.5 percent in January as compared to 3.1 percent in the previous month and 6.4 percent in the corresponding month of last year, dampening hopes for revival in overall factory output. According to data released on Tuesday by the ministry of commerce and industry, the biggest drag were the electricity generation and...
07:06 PM, Feb 28, 2012
London: New Zealand defender Ryan Nelsen has completed his free transfer to Premier League title contenders Tottenham following his release from Blackburn. The 34-year-old was released from his contract with Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday, having missed most of the season with a knee injury. Nelsen, who made more than 150 appearances for Blackburn captained his country at the 2010 World Cup, will provide cover at centreback with Ledley King and...
03:07 PM, Feb 03, 2012
London: European football's January transfer window closed on Tuesday with clubs reining in the lavish spending of recent years in an apparent response to UEFA's strict new financial controls. While 225 million Pounds were spent last January by English clubs alone, barely 50 million Pounds was outlayed by them this month. "It looks like economically the whole of Europe is becoming a bit more cautious," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said....
11:59 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain continued their spending spree by signing Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta from Inter Milan on Tuesday. PSG said that the 29-year-old Motta will be presented at PSG's Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday. No financial details were given, but reports in France and Italy estimated the transfer at 10 million Euros - taking PSG's outlay for the season comfortably over 100 million Euros. The player's represenative, Alessandro Canovi,...
11:15 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United have lured a defensive prospect from Manchester City, with Frederic Veseli switching between the fierce rivals on transfer deadline day on Tuesday. Veseli failed to make a competitive senior appearance for Roberto Mancini's side and moves to Old Trafford with his City contract set to expire in the summer. The 19-year-old Swiss centreback will initially have to impress in United's reserve side to earn a spot in...
09:39 AM, Feb 01, 2012
