China increases interest rates to check inflation
China has raised interest rates for the second time in two months, as the government steps up its fight against inflation.
A statement of the People’s Bank of China said the one-year lending and deposit rates would go up by a quarter of a percentage point. Inflation is Read more…
Asian Games Medal Tally : Indian men’s hockey team bags bronze medal
In the 16th Asian Games at Guangzhou in China, Indian Hockey Team has bagged a bronze medal today in Men’s section by defeating South Korea one-nil. With this bronze, India has so far got 7 Gold, 13 Silver and 27 Bronze medals in its kitty.
In other events, World number one Indian Boxer Vijender Singh along with four other compatriots have stormed into the gold Read more…
Sensex earns 48 pts in midday trade, trading above 19k
The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange, which had opened 68 points higher, this morning, later stood 48 points, or 0.3 percent in the green, at 19,740, in afternoon trade, a short while ago.
Short-covering by speculators, ahead of tomorrow’s monthly expiry in the derivatives segment helped support Read more…
Asian Games 2010 Medal Tally | China leads in 16th Asian Games
In the 16th Asian Games, China continue to lead the medals table. When reports last came in on the fifth day of competitions today, the hosts had a haul of 96 Gold, 39 Silver and 35 Bronze.
South Korea were second with 29 Gold, 22 Silver and 31 Bronze. Read more…
Asian Games 2010: China Claims 1st Gold Medal
China claimed the first gold medal of the Asian Games of Guangzhou’s in the men’s Wushu today. Yuan Xiaochao took top honours on Saturday when he successfully defended the men’s Changquan title in wushu.
In an early morning performance,Yuan Xiaochao kicked and punched his way to a score of 9.78 points, ahead of silver Read more…
India loses Soccer opening tie in China against Qatar 1-2 in Asian Games
In the Asian Games football competition in Guangzhou today, India let in two goals in the last 10 minutes after leading 1-0, to suffer a heartbreaking 1-2 loss to defending champions Qatar in their second group match.
India, who lost 0-2 to Kuwait in their opening match, produced an impressive show and took the lead in the 18th through Dharmaraj Ravanan, Read more…
Gagan Narang to be India’s Flag bearer at 16th Asian Games in China
Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Gagan Narang will be now India’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on November 12. The official source of indian olympics Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi said yesterday.
Ace shooter Gagan Narang is India’s best athlete in the Commonwealth Games with four gold medals and also he is one of Read more…
Anand salvages draw against Carlsen in Pearl Spring Chess Tournament
In the seventh round of the Pearl Spring Chess tournament at Nanjing, China, on Wednesday, World champion Viswanathan Anand salvaged a draw from a losing position against Magnus Carlsen of Norway. In the previous round, Anand had scored a win over Wang Yue of China. With four points, the Indian ace now occupies the joint second spot.
With just three rounds to come in the six-player double round-robin tournament, Carlsen is sitting pretty with a full point Read more…
Army chief says China, Pak major irritants for India’s security
Army Chief General V K Singh on Friday described Pakistan and China as two major irritants for India’s security. Inaugurating a seminar on ‘Indian Army: Emerging Roles and Tasks’ in New Delhi, he said, the armed forces should ensure that the country has a substantial conventional war capability to fight in a nuclear scenario. He said, there is a problem of governance in Pakistan, where terror outfits receive support and it can have a fallout in terms of how these things impact India.
He said, till the time the terrorist infrastructure remains intact on the other side, India has something to worry. He also referred to the threat posed by China which was rising both economically and militarily. General Singh said, although there Read more…
India as third most powerful nation in world: US official report
A US official report on global governance has declared India as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China. The new global power lineup for 2010 also predicted that New Delhi’s clout in the world will further rise by 2025. Among the powerful bloc, the country has been rated fourth most powerful after the US, China and the European Union.
“Global Governance 2025″ was jointly issued by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) of the US and the European Read more…
