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Leander Paes nominated Bengal tennis vice-president

November 30th, 2008 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Indian tennis player Leander Paes has been nominated vice-president of the Bengal Tennis Association (BTA).The decision was taken at the 67th Annual General Meeting of the BTA held ...

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Axon investors approve buyout by HCL Technologies

November 25th, 2008 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 24 (IANS) Shareholders of the British-based Axon Group plc at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held in London Monday approved the acquisition of their SAP consulting firm by India's fifth ...

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Colaco may lose out in AIFF turf war

November 24th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Alberto Colaco is unlikely to seek an extension of his contract after its expiry Dec 31.Colaco was appointed as a ...

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AIFF to go ahead with elections Dec 23

November 22nd, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Despite All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi being critically ill, the elections slated for Dec 23 will be held as scheduled as they cannot ...

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AIFF meets Saturday to decide on AGM

November 21st, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) With All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi critically ill, the executive committee will meet here Saturday to take a decision on next month's Annual ...

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Tendulkar to participate in Cricket Australias T20 competition

Tendulkar to participate in Cricket Australias T20 competition

October 24th, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Oct 24 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) will invite international stars such as Sachin Tendulkar to compete in the domestic Twenty20 (T20) competition from 2009. Australia, South Africa and New Zealand have ...

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Pak, IMF to hold talks on economic stabilisation programme

October 20th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Oct 20 (ANI): Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold negotiations on the Economic Stabilisation Programme this week in Abu Dhabi. According to a senior official, the negotiations on ...

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India’s Ramachandran elected new world squash chief

October 18th, 2008 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Manchester, Oct 18 (IANS) India's N. Ramachandran was Saturday elected the new president of the World Squash Federation (WSF) for a two-year term at a time when the sport is fighting for ...

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India’s Ramachandran set to become new world squash chief

October 17th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Manchester, Oct 17 (IANS) India's N. Ramachandran is all set to take over as the new chief of the World Squash Federation (WSF) at the conclusion of the WSF annual general meeting ...

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Hindujas eye hotel industry, strategic partner for IndusInd Bank

Hindujas eye hotel industry, strategic partner for IndusInd Bank

October 14th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) The Hinduja group is open to strategic partnership for its $608-million IndusInd Bank, even as it has its eyes set on India's hospitality, realty and healthcare business, ...

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NTPC declares Rs.28.85 bn dividend

October 7th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The state-owned power generation firm National Thermal Power Corp Ltd (NTPC) has declared Rs.28.85 billion ($641 million) as dividend to shareholders for 2007-08, the power ministry announced ...

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Gujarat Industries to contribute Rs.500 mn to rural welfare

October 3rd, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Shareholders of the state-owned Gujarat Industries and Power Co Ltd have empowered the company board to allocate up to Rs.500 million (Rs.50 crore or about $12.5 million) for ...

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Pawan Kumar Ruia steps down from Jessop board

September 30th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Pawan Kumar Ruia stepped down from his post of executive member on the board of Jessop & Co Ltd as he is busy with overseas acquisitions and expansion ...

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Srikkanth appointed chief selector, Yashpal makes a comeback

September 27th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Former India captain Krish Srikkanth has replaced Dilip Vengsarkar as the chairman of the senior selection committee, the Indian cricket board announced after its Annual General Meeting here ...

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Board to get tough with fitness of players

September 27th, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Saturday decided to get tough with the fitness of international players. The physiotherapist and trainer will have to pronounce a player fit or ...

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Rekha honoured for her contribution to Bollywood

September 27th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Bollywood diva Rekha made a rare public appearance to receive an award for her contribution to Bollywood. Her presence sent the paparazzi into a tizzy.That underscored the fact ...

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Manohar takes over as cricket board chief, Srinivasan new secretary

September 26th, 2008 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) No bickering over representation of states or legal wrangling will mar the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, slated for Saturday, ...

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Srikkanth likely to replace Vengsarkar as BCCI chief selector

September 26th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 26 (ANI): Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the former Indian skipper, is likely to replace Dilip Vengsarkar as the new chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ...

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People want a solution to Singur impasse: Gopalkrishna Gandhi

September 25th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi Thursday said people of the state want a peaceful solution to the ongoing row over the acquisition of farm land for the Tata ...

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Australian media speculate future of senior Indian cricketers

September 25th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Sydney, Sep 25 (IANS) The Australian media has started speculating over the future of senior India cricketers, saying it is in a state of flux with national selectors and captain unsure whether ...

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Efforts on to lift stay on K-G basin gas production (Lead)

September 25th, 2008 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The government is making all efforts to get vacated a court injunction on the production of gas by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) ...

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Reliance Industries has no plan to resolve gas dispute: Anil Ambani

September 23rd, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) The feud between the two Ambani brothers deepened Tuesday with the younger sibling Anil charging his brother Mukesh's Reliance Industries of thwarting every effort to resolve the dispute ...

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Heritage hotel owners demand uniform national tax system

September 22nd, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Jaipur, Sep 22 (IANS) The Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA) Monday called for a uniform taxation policy across India for heritage hospitality properties."Heritage hotels stand apart as a category and have their ...

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Balanced policy would help economy grow faster: Mukherjee

Balanced policy would help economy grow faster: Mukherjee

September 20th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Sept 20 (ANI): Despite global economic recession, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee feel India is going to emerge as a major economic player, as he said a balanced policy would ...

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India need not panic about US economic crisis: Pranab Mukherjee

September 20th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) India can manage the effects of the economic crisis building up in the US and there was no need to "press the panic button", External Affairs Minister Pranab ...

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Gujarat state-owned companies told to pay for poor

September 20th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Sep 20 (IANS) In compliance with a Gujarat government directive, four state-owned companies will contribute Rs.5 billion to the newly formed Gujarat Socio Economic Development Society (GSEDS) which will spend the ...

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Gill confident majority of state units will attend AGM

September 16th, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) K. P. S. Gill, president of the superseded Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), Tuesday said the ad hoc committee set-up by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to run ...

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Reliance Cap to set up housing finance arm

September 16th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Reliance Capital, an arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, will set up a separate housing financial subsidiary and non-banking financial company (NBFC) for the consumer finance sector, ...

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Kerala finance firm attracts Rs.707 mn foreign investment

September 4th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Kochi, Sep 4 (IANS) Kerala-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) Manappuram Group will receive fresh capital infusion of Rs.707.52 million from four overseas private equity firms, a top official said here. Alchemy Ashmore ...

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McGrath given life membership of Cricket NSW

September 2nd, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Sydney, Sep 2 (IANS) Cricket New South Wales (NSW) has granted champion fast bowler Glenn McGrath life membership at its annual general meeting at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).Cricket NSW chief executive ...

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