CEOs forum for skills development launched
September 7th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A CEOs forum was launched here Friday to plug the skills gap in India keeping in view its demographic potential.Industry lobby Federation of Indian ... Read more...
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President asks Mizoram to activate Chakma health centre
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Aug 3 (IANS) The president's secretariat has asked the Mizoram government to activate a primary health centre, constructed 20 years ago in Mizoram's Chakma tribal-inhabited region but non-operational ... Read more...
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‘China’s aged people will hamper economic rise’
March 18th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China's aging population and the deteriorating natural environment will constrain economic growth, the head of the country's National Bureau of Statistics has warned.Speaking at China Development ... Read more...
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‘China’s ageing population to impact economic growth’
March 17th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) China's ageing population and the deteriorating natural environment will constrain economic growth, a senior official said Saturday.China's "demographic dividend" has decreased as the population is ageing ... Read more...
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Gadkari supports demand for separate Telangana state
July 18th, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari has supported the demand for a separate Telangana state and assured the protagonists of the cause that his ... Read more...
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Gadkari to speak on Pakistan terror in London (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) Terrorism emanating from Pakistan will be the focus of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari when he addresses a London convention Saturday.The convention has ... Read more...
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Gadkari to address BJP diaspora group in London
July 10th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari will address the first convention of the Overseas Friends of BJP in London July 16 as well ... Read more...
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Hazare supporters stopped from march in Mumbai
April 7th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) A march to the Gateway of India by supporters of social activist Anna Hazare, who is on an indefinite fast for a stronger anti-corruption Lokpal bill, ... Read more...
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Students in Maharashtra join Hazare’s crusade
April 7th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Nearly a hundred people, including over 40 students, joined the relay fast across Maharashtra Thursday in support of social activist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign."There are 45 ... Read more...
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New tax regime irks Pakistan government allies
November 19th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) The Pakistan government is now feeling the heat from its allies on charges of not taking them into confidence on important decisions like imposition of ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Donors urge Pak to implement “painful” reforms for additional resource mobilisation
November 16th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Donors and development partners of Pakistan have made it clear that they would provide help to Pakistan if there was a consensus between the federal and provincial ... Read more...
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“Corruption blooming in Pak due to lack of good governance”: Gilani
November 16th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Corruption has been flourishing in Pakistan due to the lack of 'good governance', Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has acknowledged.Addressing the plenary session of the Pakistan Development ... Read more...
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UK wants reforms across sectors for continued aid payment to Pak
November 15th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 15(ANI): The United Kingdom has urged Pakistan to come up with credible and irreversible plans for reforms across sectors, including power, for continued growth in aid payment."Britain stands ready to ... Read more...
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Post-flood reconstruction, rehabilitation in Pak to cost 6.7 billion dollars
November 15th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 15(ANI): The World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have estimated that the post-flood reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in Pakistan would cost 6.7 billion dollars.The international financial institutions said ... Read more...
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Malik asks international community to write off Pak’s 55 bn dollar foreign debt
November 15th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 15(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the international community to write off the country's 55 billion dollars foreign debt, saying that it has already spent 140 billion in ... Read more...
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Funding for terrorists comes from outside Pakistan: Holbrooke
November 15th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 15(ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that the sources of funding for terrorists and militants come from outside Pakistan and through extortion of ... Read more...
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Pakistan terrorists getting outside funding: Holbrooke
November 15th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Terrorists in Pakistan are getting funding from outside the country, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said.Sources of funding for terrorists come from ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks waiver of $50 bn foreign debt
November 14th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday urged the international community to waive its debt of over $50 billion to ease the financial burden on the country and enable ... Read more...
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Pak to lose international funding if power sector not reformed, warns IMF
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 3(ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Pakistan of an aid cut-off if the country fails to come up with a credible and irreversible plan to implement power sector ... Read more...
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‘Pak to lose international funding in absence of credible future economic action plan’
November 1st, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 1(ANI): If the Pakistan government fails to initiate a credible future action plan during the Pakistan Development Forum, then friendly countries and international financial institutions would discontinue their support, diplomatic ... Read more...
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Free movement of school buses, opening of schools urged in Srinagar
October 17th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct.17 (ANI): A seminar on education was held here on Sunday in which the participating scholars and members of civil society urged the separatists and the Government to allow free movement ... Read more...
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Centre’ 8-point formula welcomed by Kashmir Youth Forum
September 26th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep.26 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Youth Development Forum has hailed the Centre's eight-point initiative for the Kashmir valley, describing it a positive development which would lead to resolve the ... Read more...
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J-K Youth Development Forum appeals all to allow normalcy in Valley
September 25th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep.25 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Youth Development Forum on Saturday has expressed hope that better sense prevails upon separatists and the government so that normalcy shouldreturn to the valley soon."More ... Read more...
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We will boost democracy, Dhaka tells foreign donors
February 17th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh has assured international donors that it will further improve the working of its parliament and boost democracy to facilitate an inclusive and faster pace of development. ... Read more...
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Plan to reserve more seats for women in Bangladesh parliament
February 2nd, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) The government is considering increasing the number of seats reserved for women in the Bangladesh parliament from the present 45 to a hundred.
The figure was 30 ... Read more...
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Dhaka prepares to meet donor agencies’ consortium
February 1st, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) Dredging its silted rivers and augmenting energy sources top Bangladesh's plans as it prepares to present its case before a consortium of donor agencies. Increasing regional integration ... Read more...
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Green dividends, bonus for Himalayan states planned
October 30th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 30 (IANS) The central government plans to release green dividends and a green bonus to the Himalayan states from the next financial year as a compensatory measure for protecting their ... Read more...
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Prachanda meets envoys, foreign donors
May 11th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 11 (ANI): Ambassadors from 16 countries, multinational donors and chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karen Landgren have jointly called on acting Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda here ... Read more...
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`Developing nations deserve more say in global financial reform’
March 23rd, 2009 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 23 (Xinhua) Developing countries deserve more say in the decision-making process for the reform of the international financial system, World Bank Vice President James Adams has said here.
"Developing countries as ... Read more...
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