India’s Planning Commission spends $54,000 on two toilets
June 7th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The individual toilets of two separate utility rooms for senior staff members at the headquarters of India's Planning Commission in New Delhi have undergone a renovation ... Read more...
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China makes economic plans for 2012
December 12th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 12 (IANS) High-ranking Chinese officials gathered here Monday for the annual Central Economic Work Conference, which will analyze international and domestic economic situations and map out plans for ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad presents $180 bn budget
February 20th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 20 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday presented a 1,769-trillion-rial ($180 billion) budget for the 2011-12 fiscal starting March 21.
He submitted the budget Bill at the opening session of ... Read more...
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War no solution to Afghan crisis: Qureshi
June 25th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 25 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that only talks can bring a positive end to the Afghan crisis, adding that military action alone cannot bring ... Read more...
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8 in 10 Americans approve Obama’s State of the Union proposals
January 28th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan. 28 (ANI): Eight in ten Americans have approved of the proposals President Barack Obama made in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday, according to a new poll.An ... Read more...
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Balance of economic power shifts to developing nations (Flashback 2009)
December 30th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Andrew McCathie
Berlin, Dec 30 (DPA) The Group of 20 (G20) is likely to face a test next year of its new-found role as the world's top economic forum.Apart from its planned ... Read more...
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Indian-origin minister Baroness Vadera quitting cabinet to help G20 nations fight recession
September 25th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep. 25 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed that Indian-origin business minister Shriti Vadera is leaving the Government to take up her new role as Britain's representative ... Read more...
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US economic policy is the ‘road to hell’: Czech PM
March 25th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Strasbourg (France), March 25 (DPA) The US decision to pump ever-larger sums into its economy is "road to hell", Czech republic's Prime Minister and holder of the European Union's rotating presidency ... Read more...
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Americans will give Obama a year to get things right: Bill Clinton
February 17th, 2009 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Former president Bill Clinton predicts the American public will give President Barack Obama a year, maybe longer, to get the economy moving in the right direction.
And Republicans, who ... Read more...
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26/11 culprits should be tried in Pakistan: Miliband (Lead)
January 16th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Friday said Pakistan should hold "transparent investigations" into the Mumbai attacks and the culprits should be tried in the country."Pakistan should hold transparent ... Read more...
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PML-N dubs IMF loan a proof of failure of PPPs economic policies
November 16th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): The main Opposition party in Pakistan, the PML-N has said that the PPP-led federal governments approach to the IMF to borrow money was a proof of the ... Read more...
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Nepal Govt more into plans than statute making: Koirala
October 19th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) acting president Sushil Koirala has said that the government is giving more priority to formulating ambitious plans rather than drafting a new Constitution.
Speaking at ... Read more...
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Underdog McCain accuses Obama of waging class warfare
October 17th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): Republican presidential nominee, who faces an uphill road to the White House, has said he loves where his campaign is and continued to hammer his Democratic rival ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton seeks Martin Sheens advice to become fake US Prez!
October 9th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): With the current presidential campaigns in the US going on, socialite Paris Hilton has come up with a fake presidential campaign video in which she seeks the ... Read more...
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McCain faces uphill battle on economy
July 13th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 13 (DPA) Republican presidential candidate John McCain's struggle to convince voters that he feels their financial pain just got even more difficult after a top economic advisor to his campaign ... Read more...
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