Mexico lost $872 bn to illegal capital flight: Study
January 31st, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Mexico lost $872 billion to illicit financial outflows between 1970 and 2010, according to a report released Monday by a US-based research and advocacy group.The ... Read more...
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US trade group sends life sciences mission to India
January 31st, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) The US-India Business Council (USIBC), seeking better commercial ties with India, has launched a week long Life Sciences Executive Mission to India to coincide with Bangalore ... Read more...
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MCD engineers face heat after court rebuke
December 18th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) How can civic engineers allow illegal constructions? Why do these guilty officials who take bribes go scott-free? These questions are surfacing fast and furious, especially ... Read more...
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US investors keen to fund India’s digital transformation
December 9th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) US investors are keen to help fund India's digital transformation, according to the US-India Business Council (USIBC), a major US trade advocacy group seeking better commercial ... Read more...
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India’s ‘bold’ retail opening will reduce prices: US body
November 25th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) A major US trade association has hailed Indian cabinet's "bold" move to approve opening of India's vast multi-brand retail sector to foreign direct investment and expanding ... Read more...
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Cotton farmers protest against proposed bailout package
November 23rd, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 23 (IANS) Terming as peanuts the proposed bailout package for cotton farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, over 2,000 farmers blocked a state highway Wednesday as part of a ... Read more...
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Online deals trip you into risky decisions
November 2nd, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Interacting with websites involved in lending and auctions can trip you into taking risky financial decisions, an Indian origin researcher says."Emerging evidence indicates that online ... Read more...
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India partnership at heart of 21st century vision: US official
October 13th, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) America's vision of a secure, stable, prosperous 21st century world has at its heart a strong partnership with a rising India, according to a senior US ... Read more...
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Competition check for FDI in pharma will help consumers: CUTS
October 11th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The government's decision to keep a check on the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) and mergers and acquisitions in pharmaceutical sector will benefit ... Read more...
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Californian Gov signs law on Male circumcision ban
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Oct 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Attempts by an advocacy group in California to outlaw male circumcision has failed after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a unique bill to law on Sunday. The new ... Read more...
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US India trade group seeks investment treaty
September 22nd, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) Highlighting the rise of India, a leading US-India trade advocacy group has suggested early conclusion of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to take their relationship to ... Read more...
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US court reserves judgement in Kamal Nath case
September 22nd, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) A US federal court has reserved judgment on Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath's claim for diplomatic immunity in a case over his alleged ... Read more...
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Third sex gets official gender status in Australia
September 15th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) The third sex has received official recognition in Australia as travellers from Down Under can now select from three gender options on their passports -- ... Read more...
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US court to hear Kamal Nath’s claim to diplomatic immunity
August 20th, 2011 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) A New York court is set to hear arguments Sep 21 over Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath's claim for diplomatic immunity in a case ... Read more...
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‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ Repeal moves forward
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the US military will move to the next stage with Pentagon expected to give the green light ... Read more...
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Kamal Nath claims diplomatic immunity in 1984 riots case in US
July 1st, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has claimed diplomatic immunity and lack of service of summons before a US court in a case over his alleged ... Read more...
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NGO seeks action against ’sex change’ doctors
June 27th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) An NGO Monday Monday demanded stern action against doctors involved in the alleged surgical sex change of girls in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city."Stringent actions have ... Read more...
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Sikh group seeks UN intervention to save Bhullar
June 18th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 18 (IANS) A Sikh advocacy group is seeking UN intervention to save Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar who has been given the death penalty in a 1993 car ... Read more...
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Community groups meet for AIDS control in northeast
June 10th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Members of the civil society and community groups from the northeast met Thursday to prepare recommendations for the fourth phase of the National AIDS ... Read more...
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US trade body hails India’s $4 bn Boeing order
June 7th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 7 (IANS) The US-India Business Council (USIBC), a business advocacy group representing some 400 top US companies, has hailed India's decision to purchase 10 Boeing C-17 aircraft, valued ... Read more...
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US court sets Sep 21 for pre-trial in 1984 riots case
May 31st, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 31 (IANS) A US Federal Court has set Sep 21 for pre-trial oral arguments in a case against Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and India's Congress ... Read more...
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Two Tibetans killed by Chinese officers during monastery raids
April 24th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 24 (ANI): Two Tibetans have been killed by Chinese paramilitary officers during a raid on a monastery in Sichuan Province to detain rebellious monks, a Tibet advocacy group based outside ... Read more...
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NASA mulling week-long Mars mission simulation for ISS
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): NASA is planning to use the International Space Station to prepare for a human mission to Mars, beginning with a planned week-long simulation to be staged next summer.Initial ... Read more...
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‘Merger regulations needed to protect consumers’
April 14th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Proper norms are needed to regulate mergers and acquisitions to avoid monopolistic situations in the market and protect the interests of consumers, advocacy group Consumer ... Read more...
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Present tobacco pictorial warnings unclear: Health ministry
April 4th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Even as the government is delaying the notification of new pictorial warnings on tobacco products, a health ministry official Monday said they have received feedback ... Read more...
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Food packaging harbours harmful toxins
March 31st, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 31 (ANI): A new study has confirmed that plastic wrappers, food cans and storage tubs deposit at least two potentially harmful chemicals into our food.By cutting out containers, people can ... Read more...
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Terrorist tag for Punjab Police demanded after turban incident
March 30th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 30 (IANS) A Sikh advocacy group has urged the US and Canada to declare Punjab Police a 'terrorist organization' after its treatment of protesting pharmacists in Mohali ... Read more...
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Hardee’s shapes up turkey burger
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Restaurant chain Hardee is trying to carve a new image for itself after the eatery came up with the first sub-500 calorie turkey burger.Hardee a few ... Read more...
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Pirates hijack boat with four Americans on board
February 19th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Feb 19 (IANS) Pirates have hijacked a boat with four American nationals on board off the coast of Oman, the US embassy in Nairobi said Saturday."Preliminary reports indicate that a US-flagged ... Read more...
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US Sikh group campaigns against immunity for Kamal Nath
February 16th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) A Sikh community group has started a campaign to press the US government to deny diplomatic immunity to Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath for his ... Read more...
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Sikh group to challenge diplomatic immunity for Kamal Nath
January 27th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) A Sikh community group says it will challenge any effort by the Indian government to get diplomatic immunity for Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath for his ... Read more...
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Anti-Sikh riot case: Legal process on Kamal Nath role still unfolding: US
January 25th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.25 (ANI): The United States States has said that it is closely following developments related to a civil suit filed against India's Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath.Briefing newspersons here on Monday, ... Read more...
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US reviewing immunity for Kamal Nath in 1984 Sikh riots case
January 25th, 2011 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) The United States is still reviewing whether Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, who has been summoned by a New York court for his alleged role ... Read more...
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Kamal Nath summoned by US court in 1984 Sikh riots case
January 23rd, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has been summoned by a New York court for a pre-trial conference Feb 9 for his alleged role in ... Read more...
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Less journalists killed worldwide this year compared to 2009
December 31st, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 31 (ANI): There has been a drop in the number of reporters killed worldwide in 2010 than in the previous year, but media advocacy groups have said that while the ... Read more...
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