‘Power To Empower’ contest aims to sharpen entrepreneurial skills
September 13th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) and India@75, a grassroots initiative of CII, Thursday launched the second phase of Power To Empower, a competition aimed ... Read more...
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DLF’s K.P. Singh gets entrepreneurship award (Lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Realty major DLF's chairman, K.P. Singh, has been conferred the "Indian Business Leader of the Year" award by Horasis: The Global Visions Community -- an ... Read more...
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With business in mind, African students seek education in India (With image)
March 15th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, March 15 (IANS) Dulce Vania from Mozambique is studying for a management degree in India and is also a budding entrepreneur - she exports human hair to her homeland."I ... Read more...
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Increase investment in India: Pranab urges diaspora
January 8th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday urged non-resident Indian (NRI) entrepreneures to increase investment in India, saying the the economic engagement of the diaspora was not ... Read more...
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Must revive ‘animal spirits’ of our businesses: PM
June 30th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called for the revival of "animal spirits" among businesses and said the adverse impact of growing cynicism due to ... Read more...
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When Jamia Nagar women came out of burqas to showcase talent (With Images)
March 15th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Sara Pilot says she was amazed at the response to the just-concluded Jamia Bazaar after her effort to provide a platform to the underprivileged ... Read more...
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Haryana to reserve 10 percent industrial plots for NRIs
January 10th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 10 (IANS) There's good news for NRIs wanting to invest in Haryana. The state has decided to reserve up to 10 percent of industrial plots or sheds for NRIs and ... Read more...
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Ambika Soni condoles death of Atul Maheswari
January 3rd, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has condoled the death of Atul Maheswari, Chairman and Managing Director of Amar Ujala group of newspapers.In her condolence ... Read more...
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India promotes entrepreneurial skills in developing world
December 25th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Anindya Rai Verman
Noida, Dec 25 (IANS) When Fatima Alvarado saw the advertisement in a local newspaper in Costa Rica, she was excited. India was beckoning for a course in human resource ... Read more...
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Vibrant Gujarat 2011 aims to provide investment to every state: Modi
November 17th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) The Vibrant Gujarat 2011 summit is aimed at providing every Indian state an opportunity to seek investment, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said here Wednesday."The previous four ... Read more...
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Colleges should prepare students for jobs: President
August 17th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Tuesday urged educational institutions to prepare students as skilled workers, as there is a mismatch between the talents that graduates possess and the ... Read more...
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Loyola College declared SIFE India National Champions, headed for SIFE World Cup in L.A
July 3rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai,July 3 (ANI)-Business Wire India): Loyola College from Chennai was declared the national winners at the SIFE India National Championship 2010 for their project.The gala event was organized by the Students ... Read more...
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Paresh Rawal feted as Canadians call Gujarat India’s go-to state
May 9th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 9 (IANS) Describing Gujarat as India's go-to state, Canadian leaders joined the Gujarati diaspora here in honouring Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal to mark the Swarnim Jayanti (golden jubilee) of the ... Read more...
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Concrete framework for Indo-Arab cooperation need of the hour: Tharoor
February 8th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.8 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Shashi Tharoor on Monday called for putting in place a framework for cooperation between India and the Arab states, which ... Read more...
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Sheeba makes shopping in Lokhandwala fun!
November 27th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Nayaab Udhas (Pankaj Udhas's daughter) and Sheeba Akashdeep combined their entrepreneurial skills to give Lokhandwala a wholesome shopping experience!The two talented women inaugurated their Designer Mandi at the Firangi Market in ... Read more...
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Manmohan confident US will overcome economic crisis
November 20th, 2009 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is pretty confident that the US will recover from the global economic crisis, thanks to the skills of the US business class ... Read more...
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Indra Nooyi heads list of top 50 women in world business
September 28th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) PepsiCo Chairman and Chief Executive Indra Nooyi of India has topped the inaugural Financial Times (FT) list of top 50 women in world business.
Nooyi, 53, is among four ... Read more...
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Software exports to grow in double digits: NASSCOM chief
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) India is expected to clock double-digit growth in the software and IT enabled services (ITeS) exports next year as the US and other markets are recovering from the ... Read more...
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Theron left red-faced on TV as ex-dance teacher revealed her childhood antics
March 7th, 2009 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI
London, March 7 (ANI): Oscar-winning actress Charlize Therons former dance teacher left her red-faced on a British chat show by talking about her embarrassing childhood habits over the phone.
It happened ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh presents national awards for small and medium enterprises
August 30th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 30 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, gave away the National Awards to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector here on Saturday.Union Minister for Micro, Small ... Read more...
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Online e-Bay stores - new mantra for Punjab entrepreneurs
June 18th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) Manmeet Singh, 28, from Amritsar sells his chess boards globally as does a young entrepreneur from Jalandhar who sells sports equipment. They are among the 200-odd people who ... Read more...
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Torchlight procession, seminars mark women’s day in Bangalore
March 8th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 8 (IANS) Large number of women in Bangalore took to the streets at the stroke of midnight Friday to hold a torchlight procession in front of Vidhana Soudha, the state ... Read more...
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Chidambaram admits UPA governments failure on two fronts
December 2nd, 2007 - 6:06 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram today admitted that the performance of the UPA government at the Centre was below expectation in two areas-- one was its inability so ... Read more...
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