Security stepped up for Indians in Afghanistan In the wake of recent terror attack on a convoy of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers in Afghanistan, the security of Indians engaged in reconstruction work in the trouble-torn country is being beefed up.
BJP calls for defeating UPAs natural alliance Keeping a sharp eye on the coming eight assembly and the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP on Sunday claimed that people were eager for a change and would go all out to ensure success of the party in the states and that of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the country under the leadership of L K Advani.
Sarkozys alma mater beckons Indian students The alma mater of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Jacques Chirac and Francois Mitterand is inviting more Indian students for higher studies.
Bengal govt announces relief As the five lakh families whose birds have been culled cannot start their business for the next three months we have decided to give Rs 500 per family as one time relief and for that we need Rs 25 crore, said West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta.
WB unearths corruption resulting from errors in documents
Health projects spell graft Bulk of the corruption evidences, found in 38 contracts out of 42 worth Rs 21.16 lakh, has been reported from the Bangalore rural district.
Activists of BJP Kishan Morcha holding out chickens, while protesting against the State government for its alleged failure to control the spread of 'Bird Flu' in Kolkata on Sunday. PTI
After the recent crash, do ordinary investors need to be wary of the stock markets or invest judiciously to garner attractive returns?
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