INTERNATIONAL Foreign invasions leave Lanka in communal distress Colombo: Sri Lanka has been invaded by Greek seafarers, Arab merchants and ambitious Asians and Europeans, all shedding blood for the island's spices, but the past three decades have been the most violent.
Ethnic war saps coffers, tea industry goes broke Colombo: Sri Lanka was better known for its tea until Tamil Tiger rebels grabbed the headlines with spectacular suicide bombings, but nearly two decades later empty war chests have driven the government to a Thai tea party.
NATIONAL IT official among 3 booked for cheating IT dept New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against the director general (investigation) income tax, Chennai, and two directors of a private firm for allegedly causing a loss to the tune of Rs 63 lakhs to the Income Tax department.
K'taka waives interest for loans worth Rs 127 cr Bangalore: Karnataka government has decided to convert Rs 750 crore short-term crop loan disbursed during this Khariff season into medium term besides extending interest waiver scheme to the tune of Rs 127 crore, Minister for Co-operation H Vishwanath said on September 14.
India's foreign exchange reserves cross $ 62 bn mark Mumbai: India's foreign currency reserves continued to surge ahead to record levels with fresh inflows and crossed the $ 62 billion mark during the week ending September 6.
Deferment of HPCL, BPCL sell-off affects equities Mumbai: The deferment of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) sell-off decision by the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestments (CCD) took a heavy toll on the bourses and the SENSEX dipped by another 1.34 per cent over the week on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
