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November 20th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Hamilton, Nov 20 (IANS) As many as 32,573 Indian nationals obtained visitor visas during 2008-09 for New Zealand which has topped a survey of tourism organisations from around the world to rank ...
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November 20th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India must set an export target of $300 billion by 2014 as global economies would recover by then, says the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of ...
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November 20th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) The personal wealth of the rich in China has continued to expand despite the global economic downturn, and a new study says their number could cross 450,000 by ...
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November 17th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) With a record number of US students studying abroad, China, India, Japan, South Africa and Argentina emerged as the most favoured educational destinations, according to a ...
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November 16th, 2009 - 11:07 pm ICT by sampurn
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Hindus are calling for January seven next for observation as day of fasting and prayer worldwide.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in view of continuing ...
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November 16th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
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By Madhuri Dey
Suffolk, Nov. 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Suffolk County Community College has reported a raise by about 20% approximately in the enrollment of students this year. The number has significantly increased ...
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November 13th, 2009 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
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London, Nov 13 (DPA) British Airways and Spain's largest airline Iberia agreed to a merger forming the world's third-biggest airline, the companies announced.
The merger, which was agreed after 16 months of negotiations, ...
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November 12th, 2009 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
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By Sabine Kwapik
Dubai, Nov 12 (DPA) Architects are agreed on one thing: An iconic building is often the result of just a few, genial strokes of the pen. The stylised form of ...
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November 11th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Helsinki, Nov 11 (DPA) Finnish flag carrier Finnair is set to get a new chief executive in January, the group announced Wednesday.
Mika Vehvilainen will join the group Jan 5, taking over from ...
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November 10th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The government is considering a special package for the crisis-hit engineering sector, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said here Tuesday. ...
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November 9th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, Nov 9 (WAM) The Royal Jet, a leading private charter jet company headquartered here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has won the World Travel Award (WTA) for the third ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the measures taken by his government helped India brave the financial crisis better than most countries, but it may "wind ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bahrain can be the conduit for channelling the synergies of India and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the head of Bahrain's Economic Development Board said here ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain could act as the conduit for channelling the synergies of India and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said the head of ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov. 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that India's economic growth is expected to be around 6.5 percent this fiscal despite an inadequate monsoon and the ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the measures taken by his government helped India brave the financial crisis better than most countries, but it may "wind ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India may have faced the global downturn better than most countries but the road ahead to accelerated growth will not be an easy one to endure, ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday predicted India's economic growth for the current fiscal at 6.5 percent and said it can accelerate to 7 percent next year ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Swine flu and the economic downturn impacted foreign tourist arrivals in India for a while, but it is picking up again, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said here ...
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October 27th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
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Bangalore, Oct 27 (ANI): Wipro Limited, India's No.3 software services exporter, robust outlook fuelled optimism is a result of overseas clients boosting its orders in an improved economic environment.
The results justified investors' ...
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October 27th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Lhasa, Oct 27 (IANS) A local barley beer brewer here expects to supply 2.78 million bottles to the US in the second half of next year, a company official said.
According to ...
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October 22nd, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Days after he made a splash by holding an underwater cabinet meeting to highlight perils of climate change, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed held talks with Prime ...
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October 18th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday urged the developed countries to invest more in areas of population control and family planning in the developing countries despite global ...
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October 16th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
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By Rohit Kaul
New Delhi, Oct.16 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off a run and walkathon on the occasion of World Food Day on Friday.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is ...
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October 16th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
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London, Oct 16 (IANS) Britain's film production is holding up well despite the global economic downturn, collapse in the pre-sales market, drop in advertising budgets and faltering DVD sales.
While 61 films ...
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October 12th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India received bids for just 36 hydrocarbon blocks out of 70 on offer under the new round of auction, which the oil ministry admitted as being ...
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October 11th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
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By Anuradha Shukla
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) After a dim Diwali last year due to the economic downturn and an overhang of business uncertainty, the upcoming festival of lights is shining brighter ...
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October 9th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Oct 9 (IANS) Sailing through tough times, Infosys Technologies Ltd has again beaten revenue guidance for the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal (2009-10) by posting Rs.55.85 billion (Rs.5,585 crore) as ...
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October 6th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Oct 6 (IANS) Central and East European countries emerged favourites for cross-border mergers in the first half of this year, but India along with China, Russia and Brazil remained ...
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October 6th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Oct 6 (DPA) US magazine giant Conde Nast Publications Inc appears to have lost its appetite for battling the effects of the recession and the internet, announcing Monday that it ...
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