Beijing hotels slash rates by 20 percent ahead of Olympics

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Beijing, Jul 23 (PTI) After jacking up room rents ahead of Olympics next month, hotels here, have slashed the rates up to 20 percent in their last ditch bid to woo tourists whoappear to be shying a

Rise in T.B. linked to loans from I.M.F: study

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New York, Jul 22 (PTI) The surge in cases of tuberculosis (T.B.) in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is closely associated with loans from the InternationalMonetary Fund, a new study has

M.T.N. may look at other Indian telcos: Reports

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Johannesburg, Jul 23 (PTI) Speculations are rife in the local media about M.T.N's. next move after the failure of talks with two Indian entities R.COM.

Black day in Parliament: Biman

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Kolkata, July 23 (PTI) C.P.I.-M leader Biman Bose Tuesday said it was a black day in India's parliamentary history when crores of rupees were displayed in the Lok Sabhaduring the debate on the trus

India sets in motion plans to build futuristic tanks

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New Delhi, July 23 (PTI) To keep up with the trend amongst major powers, Indian army today set in motion the process of building a futuristic main battle tank (M.B.T.),which will be inducted post 2

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