Northeastern states must follow the example of Nagaland - the only food sufficient state in the region - and increase food production to ensure food security for all, Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary said Friday.

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which finances the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector, Friday said it might clock an year-on-year credit growth of 21 percent by this fiscal-end.

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Friday closed 82 points lower as traders booked profits after data showed industrial output grew at a slow 1.8 percent in December.

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Friday said its subsidiary, Reliance Holding USA, has issued bonds worth $1 billion to be used as capital expenditure.

There is good news for the Delhi zoo that attracts nearly 8,000 visitors every weekend and houses over 1,000 varieties of animals and birds, but suffers from poor maintenance. For the first time in its over 50-year-history, it has been allowed to spend the revenue it generates.

Models are more than just pretty faces. They're often overworked, underfed and underage independent contractors with little say when things go bad behind the scenes.

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Friday provisionally closed 109 points lower with traders booking profits after recent upward surges.

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For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.