Iran may ban import of all European goods
January 29th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran may ban imports of all products from Europe as an answer to the European Union (EU) which has voted against oil imports from Tehran.Nasser ... Read more...
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Compromise reached on Unique ID project row (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A compromise formula over identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians was worked out Friday with the government asking both the home ministry and the ... Read more...
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Compromise reached on Unique ID project row
January 27th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A compromise formula over identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians was worked out Friday with the government asking both the home ministry and the ... Read more...
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Cabinet to resolve Montek-Chidambaram row over UIDAI
January 20th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Planning Commission Friday said it will take the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issue to the cabinet next week to resolve its ... Read more...
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GoM to meet on power sector woes, PM offers help (Roundup)
January 18th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday assured independent power producers that their problems would be taken care of in a time-bound manner and directed ... Read more...
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Factory output rises 5.9 percent; food prices fall (Roundup)
January 12th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Industrial output rose by 5.9 percent in November, beating estimates, against 4.74 percent contraction in the previous month, and food prices fell for the ... Read more...
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Industrial output rises 5.9 percent in November (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India's industrial output rose by a better than expected 5.9 percent in November against the 5.1 percent contraction in the previous month on the ... Read more...
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Slowdown temporary: Montek
January 6th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 6 (IANS) Holding that the current economic slowdown would be in the "short term", Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Friday said India could be the world's ... Read more...
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Trinamool opens Goa unit
January 2nd, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) With elections to the Goa state assembly less than two months away, the Trinamool Congress has opened its Goa chapter and has installed a former chief ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha to take up Lokpal debate Thursday (Third Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) After a day of confusion on whether the Lokpal bill was to be moved in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, the upper house is to ... Read more...
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60,000 transparent ballot boxes for Russian polls
December 28th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 60,000 transparent ballot boxes would be bought by Russian electoral authorities for the March 4 presidential elections, a top official said Wednesday.Chief election official ... Read more...
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Tata Power appoints Cyrus Mistry as additional director
December 26th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Cyrus P. Mistry, who is scheduled to take over the reins of thye $71 billion Tata Group from December 2012, has been appointed an additional director ... Read more...
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India may end 2011-12 with 7 percent growth: Montek
December 21st, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Economic deceleration is expected to continue in the third quarter of 2011-12 and India may end the financial year with a 7 percent GDP growth rate, ... Read more...
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BJP targets Chidambaram in parliament (Roundup)
December 20th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday targeted Home Minister P. Chidambaram in both houses of parliament, serving a breach of privilege notice in ... Read more...
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BJP seeks action against Chidambaram, forces adjournment of Rajya Sabha
December 20th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Tuesday forced adjournment of the Rajya Sabha in the pre-lunch session on their demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha condemns Russian move to ban Gita
December 20th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Tuesday condemned the move in a Russian court to ban the Bhagavad Gita as an extremist text, and the ... Read more...
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Embarrassment for government in Rajya Sabha
December 13th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) It was an embarrassing day for the government in Rajya Sabha Tuesday as it faced heat over two bills in the upper house.
While the ... Read more...
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Israel seeks closer education, tech ties with India
December 13th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Israel Tuesday pitched for greater collaboration with India in fields of education, technology and academic research."Education and R&D; are the comparative advantage of both ... Read more...
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Reforms implementation key to turnaround growth: Montek
December 12th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Expressing concern over the slump in industrial output that plunged to minus-5.1 percent in October, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said key economic ... Read more...
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Indonesia loses $3.3 billion in five years of corruption cases
December 10th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- More than 300 cases of embezzlement over the past five years have cost the Indonesian government more than Rp 29.5 trillion ($3.3 billion), the country's financial watchdog ... Read more...
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Nigeria seeks more trade, help in capacity building
December 7th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Nigeria, which is India's second largest supplier of oil and is aiming to be among the world's top economies, is seeking to ramp up bilateral ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar issue generates heat in Rajya Sabha
December 7th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The dispute over the Mullaperiyar dam generated heat in the Rajya Sabha during zero hour Wednesday, with MPs from Tamil Nadu saying the dam ... Read more...
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‘Montek satisfied with work in Bundelkhand’
December 5th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) Refuting allegations levelled by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Aluwalia about poor implementation of the special Bundelkkhand package released by the union government, the ... Read more...
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No need for extra stimulus to boost growth: Montek
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Even as the Indian economy registered its slowest quarterly growth in over two years, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Friday said there is ... Read more...
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‘Fund infusion wont help education without correcting deficiencies’
December 2nd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Even as India readies to infuse huge funds into the education sector in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), the government will need to make ... Read more...
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Healthcare spending to go up in 12th Plan: Montek
December 1st, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Expressing concern over the quality of healthcare in India, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Thursday the government will increase spending on the ... Read more...
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Policymakers concerned over slowdown
November 30th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The country's policymakers Wednesday expressed concern over GDP growing at its slowest pace in more than two years at 6.9 percent in the quarter ... Read more...
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Death toll rises to 12 after bridge collapses on Indonesia’s Borneo island
November 28th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll after a bridge collapsed on the Indonesian island of Borneo during the weekend has risen to at least twelve, officials said on Monday. More than ... Read more...
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Indonesian police release 12 alleged separatists
November 26th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesian police have been forced to release twelve alleged separatist rebels just a day after announcing they had made a major breakthrough in the war against the Free ... Read more...
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over FDI decision, house adjourned
November 25th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Friday witnessed noisy protests from the opposition over the government decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
November 24th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Thursday afternoon following three earlier adjournments on a demand from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and other ... Read more...
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Enormous responsibility thrust on me: Cyrus Mistry
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Newly-appointed Tata Sons deputy chairman Cyrus P. Mistry, who will succeed group chairman Ratan Tata on his retirement next year, said Wednesday that he was conscious ... Read more...
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Cyrus Mistry to succeed Ratan Tata
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Cyrus Mistry will be the new chairman of the $71 billion Tata Group, succeeding incumbent Ratan Tata who retires next year, Tatas announced Wednesday.
Cyrus is the ... Read more...
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High maternal mortality rate a concern: Shabana Azmi
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Seeking higher spending on health services, Bollywood actress and activist Shabana Azmi said here Tuesday that the high maternal and infant mortality rate was a ... Read more...
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Corporate security experts warn against job-related stress
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) Describing job-related stress as an emerging threat to industrial security, experts Tuesday said there was an immediate need for educating people about stress management."Job-related stress or ... Read more...
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