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New Delhi, Dec 4 About a year into operation, mobile number portability (MNP) that allowed telephone subscribers to change their operators without forgoing their existing numbers, has failed to enthuse customers as only over two percent subscribers have...
New Delhi, Dec 4 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Sunday said it would open an office in Kathmandu and set up an India-Nepal strategy forum to boost economic ties between the two countries.
“Confederation of Nepalese...
New Delhi, Dec 4 Government-aided autonomous research organisation Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) will Monday transfer indigenously designed broadband internet technology to state-run firms and private players to expedite the creation of...
Sydney/Melbourne, Dec 4 (IANS) Australia’s ruling Labor Party representatives have passed a motion to remove a ban on uranium exports to India after a passionate debate on the issue that saw sharp divisions in the cabinet.
The party had imposed...
New Delhi, Dec 4 India Sunday welcomed the move of Australia’s ruling Labor Party to remove a ban on uranium exports to this country, saying that bilateral cooperation in the energy sector is one of the important facets of multifaceted bilateral...
Tehran, Dec 4 A US drone was shot down by the Iranian military in the eastern part of the country Sunday, a media report said.
Xinhua quoting the Arabic-language al-Alam TV said that a US reconnaissance aircraft was downed near the country’s eastern...
Mumbai, Dec 4 Evergreen romantic star Dev Anand, who epitomised the debonair, urban gentleman on screen and gave classic hits like “Guide” in his career as actor and filmmaker spanning over six decades, died after a cardiac arrest in London....
Islamabad, Dec 4 The US Sunday began to pull out from the Shamsi airbase that had been used to launch drone attacks, a move that came after Pakistan told America to leave over a NATO airstrike that left 24 soldiers dead.
A US aircraft landed at the...
New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance government may have put on hold its decision on foreign equity in retail, given the fierce resistance from both opposition as well as key allies, according to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
Durban, Dec 3 Thousands of people, including members of civil society groups from various countries, Saturday marched to the venue of the UN climate change talks here demanding quick action from world leaders to save the planet.
Dressed in colourful...
Durban, Dec 3 Terming pressure from rich nations to take legally binding emission cuts as “rumours”, India Saturday reiterated that it is not ready to accept a new climate treaty but looked forward to the implementation of the principles of...
New Delhi, Dec 3 Disabled-friendly tools for application in software of common use, developed by software major Microsoft India, were released by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik Saturday on the occasion of World Disability Day
Microsoft...
