Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Tata Steel to begin production in SA in ‘09
Friday, April 10th, 2009
World's sixth largest steel producer Tata Steel said it will begin production at Sedibang mine in South Africa from next year.
China bank loans hit record high
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Chinese banks lent a record amount of money in March as they responded to government calls to support the economy in the face of the global financial crisis, country’s central bank announced Saturday.
Sri Lankan troops enter no fire zone in north: Report
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Sri Lankan troops nearing the end of their campaign against Tamil Tigers have entered the no-fire zone in the north, state radio reported on Saturday.
2 killed in Michigan college shooting
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Anthony Powell (28), of Detroit, apparently used a shotgun to kill McGowan, of Ecorse, at a community college west of Detroit and then turned the gun on himself.
Sperm bank sued for ‘defective’ sperm
Friday, April 10th, 2009
An American teenager, who was born with a genetic disorder called X syndrome causing mental impairment, has filed a suit against the sperm bank that her mother used to conceive her.
Mehsud has links with ISI: Report
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Baitullah Mehsud, the chief of Pakistani Taliban, who claimed credit for the Lahore attack, has links with the country's Inter-Service Intelligence, a media report said.
Japan considers aid to Pak: Report
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Japan is considering providing up to one billion dollars in economic aid to Pakistan over the next two years, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Three-fold rise in girls’ enrollment at IIM-Ahmedabad
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Few girls made it to the IIMs. But this year, girls comprise nearly 16% of the total students' intake in IIM-Ahmedabad, which is over three times last year's figure.
Madoff can be pushed into bankruptcy
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Victims of Bernard Madoff may be allowed to push the swindler behind a purported $65 billion Ponzi scheme into bankruptcy, a federal court judge ruled on Friday.
Fiji coup leader back as PM
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Fiji military chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama was reappointed as prime minister Saturday - 24 hours after the president of the volatile South Pacific state abrogated the constitution and assumed executive power.
