Core sector growth slips to 2% in Mar; 4.3% in FY’12

Last Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012, 18:41

Reflecting a slowdown in the economy, the growth rate of eight core infrastructure sectors dipped to 2 percent in March and 4.3 percent during 2011-12 on account of poor performance in crude oil and natural gas.

262 BSF personnel committed suicide in last 8 years

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 15:09

A total of 262 BSF personnel have committed suicide in the last eight years with the maximum taking the extreme step due to domestic problems.

Afridi pulls out of National T20 championship

Last Updated: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 21:12

Pakistan`s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has pulled out of the National Super Eight T20 championship which begins in Rawalpindi on Sunday even as all the top cricketers of the country are taking part in the week-long event.

Nicki Minaj sings with eight-year-old

Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 18:39

Singer Nicki Minaj duetted with an eight-year-old girl Sophia Grace on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Eight core sector industries grow by 3.5% in August

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 20:58

Eight infrastructure industries grew by 3.5 percent in August this year, down from 4.4 percent expansion witnessed in the same month last year.

G8 wants quick Arab Spring transition, eyes reforms

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 12:51

Group of Eight foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday to quickly supply economic and political aid to five Arab governments in return for commitments they would pursue democratic reforms.

Delhi to have eight coach Metro trains soon

Last Updated: Monday, August 8, 2011, 13:43

As part of its long-term plans to ease over-crowding, Delhi Metro wants to convert its six-coach trains to eight-coach ones on its existing corridors and has placed orders for the cars.

Eight Maoists held in Bihar

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 17:01

Eight Maoists, including a woman, were arested from Bashathpur village in Bihar`s Naxal-hit Sheohar district.

Eight dead in Yemen, US envoy presses Saleh to go

Last Updated: Monday, July 11, 2011, 00:42

Eight people were killed in southern Yemen in two separate incidents on Sunday as Barack Obama`s top counterterrorism official met Prez Saleh.

Tamil Nadu: Youth held for raping 8-year-old girl

Last Updated: Monday, July 4, 2011, 17:17

A 22-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old minor girl near Sivagiri area in Erode district.

Eight killed after rains lash parts of Uttar Pradesh

Last Updated: Sunday, May 22, 2011, 19:47

Eight persons, including two minors, have been killed and at least seven injured in separate incidents related to rains and dust storms in Ghaziabad and Barabanki districts of Uttar Pradesh.