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Can the new cabinet take on Pakistan’s challenges?

Source: Dawn

Newly-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet was sworn in today (Thursday). Amongst some of his party PML-N’s biggest names have been handed key portfolios to take on the daunting task of managing governance in Pakistan ...
Full article at: Dawn More like this Jun 7 2013, 9:57am CDT

Power ministry to discuss revised standard bidding docs

Source: Moneycontrol.com

The power ministry is calling a meeting on June 11 to discuss the revised standard bidding documents. The ministry is in the final stages of drafting or releasing a draft document for Case1 bidding, while the final Case 2 bidding docum ...
Full article at: Moneycontrol.com More like this Jun 5 2013, 9:58am CDT

Santos survives last-lap fuel shortage

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MADISON • Bobby Santos won the United States Auto Club Gateway 100 Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park, but not without some late-race drama. With four laps remaining and leading the race under a yellow flag, S ...
Full article at: St. Louis Post-Dispatch More like this Jun 2 2013, 12:35am CDT

Surviving the Aftermath, Hurricane Katrina Style, by Frank G.

Source: SurvivalBlog.com

On the morning of August 29th, 2005 we came face to face with TEOTWAWKI in the form of Hurricane Katrina. An estimated 92% of our community in Pascagoula, Mississippi was inundated with a storm surge of 20-30 feet and 30-55 feet ...
Full article at: SurvivalBlog.com More like this Jun 1 2013, 3:40pm CDT

India policy making delays cast shadow on markets

Source: Gulfnews

Policymakers in India are in a dilemma, struggling to fathom how best to tackle an economy growing at its weakest annual pace in a decade and a current account deficit which poses a big stumbling block to lowering int ...
Full article at: Gulfnews More like this Jun 1 2013, 6:19am CDT

GDP numbers challenge the government

Source: Economic Times

If winter comes,spring can indeed be far behind,when it comes to matters of economicgrowth.This grim little exception to romantic optimism is the central message of the latest officialnumbersforIndia'sgrowth.TheIndian economy grew 4.8% in th ...
Full article at: Economic Times More like this May 31 2013, 6:50pm CDT

Readout of the President's Briefing Ahead of the 2013 Hurricane Season

Source: The White House

Today, the President convened a meeting in the White House Situation Room with key members of his response team to receive an update ahead of the 2013 hurricane season, which begins this Saturday, June 1st. In the meeting, which was led by Assistant ...
Full article at: The White House More like this May 31 2013, 9:52am CDT

Obama huddles on hurricane season - Offshore drillers prep for storm season - Steyer group kicks off anti-Gomez campaign - Navy: Green spending about readiness - On the road to Azerbaijan

Source: The Politico

With help from Erica Martinson HE’LL HUFF AND HE’LL PUFF: President Barack Obama huddled in the Situation Room last night with the heads of DOE, NOAA, EPA, FEMA, the Interior Department, the Transportation Department, the American Petroleum Inst ...
Full article at: The Politico More like this May 31 2013, 8:39am CDT

WINNING: Iran Struggles With Its Nazi Connection

Source: Strategy Page

May 31, 2013: What does modern Iran and Nazi Germany have in common, aside from the strident anti-Semitism and police state mentality? Both nations are extremely vulnerable to air attack, more so than most people realize (or realized in the case of ...
Full article at: Strategy Page More like this May 31 2013, 6:12am CDT

GMR Infra returns to profit in Q4 on sale of subsidiary

Source: Moneycontrol.com

New to Moneycontrol - Sign up now Username should be atleast 4 characters Keep me signed in Don’t have an account? GMR has reported Rs 579.17 crore profit against Rs 366 crore loss on one time gain from sale of subsidiary ...
Full article at: Moneycontrol.com More like this May 31 2013, 1:30am CDT