26 May : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday arrived in Beijing to a red carpet welcome as the first Indian Head of the State to visit China in a decade for visit during which she will meet the top Chinese leadership and sign a number of agreements.
Patil, who arrived at the Beijing International Airport, was warmly welcomed by Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue and Indian Ambassador to China S Jaishankar.
During her six-day visit, the President will meet her Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, Chairman of the National People’s Congress …

By Pawan K. Bhura,Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Shyam Lal College( E), University of Delhi, Delhi, India :  For the developing countries like India, microfinance has come as a breakthrough in the philosophy and practices of poverty eradication, economic empowerment and inclusive growth. Yet given the enormity of economic compulsions and complexities in developing countries, microfinance is an unfinished agenda. The main objective of the present paper, therefore, is to analyse and discuss the adequacy of the role played by RBI in   eradicating poverty and empowering the marginal man (Aam …

1. Foreigners who wish to overstay should contact the nearest Foreigners’ Regional Registration Officer or the Sadar Police Station in the town.
2. Unleaded petrol is available at select stations only.
3. Where available, it is advisable to use pre-paid taxis/ auto rickshaws or, pay by meter or ask for the fare chart.
4. Himachal has an enormous range of weather conditions. Most areas of Bilaspur, Una, Solan, Sirmour, Hamirpur and Kangra are largely warm to hot in summer, and mild to pleasant in winter. The district of Chamba, Kinnaur, Kullu, Shimla and Lahaul and Spiti are …

By Mandeep Puri : Asia – Pacific’s largest education company Raffles Education Corporation in partnership with Educomp Solutions Ltd, India’s largest education company today opened its premier Design centre in Chandigarh at Sector 25. This is their fourth centre in India after Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
Chief Guest for the occasion, leading Fashion Designer Mr. Vikram Phadnis, inaugurated the centre in presence of Mr.Mike Yam, President, India Operations, Raffles Education Corp, Singapore and Mr. Harpreet Singh, President – Higher Education, Educomp Solutions Ltd.
The Raffles Group currently operates 3 universities and 33 …

21 Mar : India on Sunday became the first country to have a ‘manoeuvrable’ supersonic cruise missile when it successfully test-fired the vertical-launch version of 290-km range BrahMos from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast.
“The vertical-launch version of missile was launched at 1130 hours today from Indian Navy ship INS Ranvir and it manoeuvred successfully hitting the target ship. It was a perfect hit and a perfect mission,” BrahMos aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai told the news agency.
After today’s test, India has become the first …