PM making excuses for governance deficit, says BJP (Second Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of making an excuse of "lack of political consensus" for "governance deficit" of ... Read more...
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BJP leaders meet on economic downturn (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Organising its act against Congress-led central government, the Bharatiya Janata Party Saturday organised a meeting of its chief ministers and state leaders to asses ... Read more...
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BRIC banks to be under pressure: S&P;’s
July 26th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P;'s) Wednesday said that the banks in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) could come under pressure over the next ... Read more...
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Asset quality of Indian banks to weaken: S&P;
July 25th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The quality of assets and earnings of banks in the emerging economies, especially India, is likely to weaken over the next 12-24 months owing to ... Read more...
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Denmark to boost exports to BRIC economies
May 10th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, May 10 (IANS) The Danish government aims to boost exports to emerging economies, including India, by 50 percent within the next five years, it said in a report here.The ... Read more...
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BRIC revenues help push IBM profits
April 18th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 18 (IANS) International Business Machines Corp's (IBM) profit jumped 7 percent to $3.1 billion in the first quarter earnings as the tech giant reported ten percent higher revenue ... Read more...
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China becomes world’s largest food market
April 9th, 2012 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) China is now the world's largest food and grocery market, having overtaken the US in terms of sales in 2011, a market research firm said.British food ... Read more...
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‘BRIC nations not in position to withstand economic shock’
February 20th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China are still no better placed to withstand shocks from major economic risk events than they were ... Read more...
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Fitch reduces Brazil’s GDP growth projection
December 13th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 13 (IANS) Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings Monday lowered Brazil's GDP growth projection for 2011 from 3.5 to 2.8 percent.The announcement came after Brazilian financial analysts ... Read more...
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India’s quota in IMF to increase to 2.75 percent
October 25th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) India's quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be increased to 2.75 percent from the current 2.44 percent in view of the changing ... Read more...
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BRICS Summit: China agrees to prioritise import of more value-added products from India, Brazil
April 13th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sanya (Hainan Province, China), Apr. 13 (ANI): China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming on Wednesday assured his Brazilian, Russian, Indian and South African counterparts about prioritising the import of more value-added products from ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh arrives in China for BRICS summit
April 12th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, arrived in China's resort city of Sanya on Tuesday to take part in the third BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) summit, which will ... Read more...
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India, China ties have acquired global significance: Manmohan Singh
April 12th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said ties between India and China have acquired global significance.In a statement released ahead of his departure on a ... Read more...
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India differs with China on BRICS currency
April 11th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 11(ANI): While China is pressing BRICS grouping hard to shun US dollars as an exchange currency and is urging rest of the partners to use local currencies as an ... Read more...
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BRICS cooperation to benefit Africa: expert
April 11th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, April 11 (IANS) BRICS, a group of emerging economies, will change global governance, and benefit Africa through more cooperation, a South African expert said.BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, ... Read more...
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IBSA hopes Middle East, north Africa changes will be peaceful
March 8th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Tuesday hoped that changes sweeping several countries in the Middle East and north Africa will follow a peaceful course ... Read more...
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India undecided on no-fly zone over Libya, consulting others
March 8th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) As Britain and France readied to move a resolution before the UN Security Council demanding a no-fly zone over Libya, India has said it would ... Read more...
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BRIC now becomes BRICS with entry of South Africa: Pranab
February 19th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Feb 19 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has confirmed that South Africa was the latest entry in the BRIC-Brazil, Russia, India and China association of countries.He said this at Paris, ... Read more...
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Few Chinese deem China as superpower
January 1st, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 1 (IANS) Despite China's economic might and political and diplomatic leverage, the Chinese public seem to be more cautious in evaluating the country's relative international strength, with just 12 percent ... Read more...
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Russians biggest fans of the Royal Family
November 19th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): People from Russia are currently the biggest fans of the Royal Family, according to a new survey.VisitBritain said 83 per cent of them were most likely to go ... Read more...
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IBM net income up 12 percent boosted by BRIC sales
October 19th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Buoyed by strong performance in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as solid sales of analytics software and services, the third-quarter net income of International ... Read more...
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Alarming decline in natural resources: Report
October 14th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The population of tropical species is plummeting and humanity's demands on natural resources is skyrocketing to 50 percent more than what the earth can sustain, a new ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
US welcomes ‘more significant global role’ for India
October 13th, 2010 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Welcoming India's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the United States has backed its role on regional and global issues, but ... Read more...
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First time all IBSA, BRIC countries in UN Security Council
October 13th, 2010 - 1:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) With India, South Africa and Germany winning three of the rotating non-permanent seats in the UN Security Council (UNSC), this is the first time the Security Council ... Read more...
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China, Russia vow to deepen ties
September 27th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Monday agreed to strengthen their strategic cooperation in international and regional affairs and signed several bilateral pacts.
"China and ... Read more...
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China a promising market for payment through mobile phones
August 6th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) China is one the most attractive markets for payments through mobile phones, a global consulting firm said after studying market conditions in five countries, including India.
The report by ... Read more...
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India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan much less peaceful: Survey
June 9th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 9 (IANS) India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan experienced the greatest loss of peacefulness with South Asia's increased involvement in conflicts, rise in deaths from internal conflict and human ... Read more...
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Mukherjee heads for Busan for G20 finance ministers’ meet
June 2nd, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is attending a G20 meeting at Busan in South Korea June 4-5 focused on the global financial crisis ahead of the Summit ... Read more...
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China ready to support India’s non-permanent UNSC bid in 2011-12: Nirupama Rao
May 27th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghBeijing, May 27 (ANI): Concerns over disputes such as the Boundary Question and China's move in recent times to grant stapled visas to Kashmiris not withstanding, Indian Foreign ... Read more...
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India hopeful about China’s support for UNSC seat
May 26th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
On Board Air India One, May 26 (ANI): Not expecting much diplomatic gains from President Pratibha Devisingh Patil's visit to China, India is, however, hopeful that Beijing would support India's candidature for ... Read more...
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Sino-India ties have global dimension, not merely bilateral: President Patil
May 25th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who will be visiting China from May 26-31 and will hold discussions with the Chinese leadership, said on Tuesday that developing friendly ... Read more...
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We want India, Brazil in UN security council: BRIC nations (Lead)
April 16th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Brasilia, April 16 (IANS) Challenging the existing global power structure, BRIC nations called for urgent reforms of the UN, wanted international financial institutions to accommodate aspirations of rising ... Read more...
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G-20 is the appropriate forum to resolve global meltdown: BRIC leaders
April 16th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinBrasilia (Brazil), Apr.16 (ANI): Reaffirming the central role of the Group of 20 (G-20) member nations in combatting and neutralising the impact of the global fiscal crisis, leaders of ... Read more...
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Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Brasilia for BRIC summit
April 15th, 2010 - 9:05 am ICT by ANI
Brasilia (Brazil), Apr.15 (ANI): Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Brazil capital Brasilia on Wednesday for a summit of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) slated for Thursday and Friday.According to The ... Read more...
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PM to leave a day earlier for US, Brazil
April 9th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave Saturday - a day earlier than scheduled - to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, as well as ... Read more...
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