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  • President Bush will make a statement on the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai at 12.30 pm ET, White House sources tell @BreakingNewsOn.
  • 26 foreigners were killed. From USA, Israel, Australia, Germany, UK, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Singapore and Mauritius.
  • Death toll from the Mumbai attacks has been revised to 183. +300 were wounded. More than 600 were rescued in hotels and the Jewish Centre.
  • The gunmen who attacked Mumbai killing at least 195 people wanted to go down in history for an Indian 9/11 -- media reports.
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President Patil leaves for Vietnam, Indonesia

President Patil leaves for Vietnam, Indonesia

November 24th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today left on a 10-day visit to Vietnam and Indonesia to expand India''s bilateral relations. The high-level visit is expected to give a ...

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President Patil leaves on a 10-day visit to Vietnam, Indonesia on Monday

November 23rd, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil leaves on a 10-day visit to Vietnam and Indonesia on Monday to expand bilateral ties with ASEAN neighbours. President Patils high high-level visit ...

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Praful Patel opens India’’s first aviation show at Hyderabad

October 15th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today opened the country''s first International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation "India Aviation 2008" here today. Inaugurating the exhibition at the Begumpet ...

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India’’s first aviation show to begin in Hyderabad today

October 15th, 2008 - 10:55 am ICT by ANI -
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (ANI): The country''s first International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation India Aviation 2008 will begin here today. The four-day event is being jointly organised by the Ministry of ...

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India-China collaboration deemed to benefit SMEs: IndiaMART.com

October 1st, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Oct 01 (ANI/Business Wire India ): IndiaMART.com CEO on Wednesday addressed the event titled ''Chandni Chowk to China '' in New Delhi . Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com, ...

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Government targets 2 mn tonne rice reserve

September 12th, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The government plans to create a two million tonne rice reserve on top of the 3 million tonne wheat emergency reserve created earlier this year to avoid ...

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WTO talks will succeed if they strengthen weakest: Kamal Nath

August 12th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will resume and will be successful if the negotiations focus on strengthening the weakest and not survival of the fittest, ...

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WTO chief Lamy visiting India to try to revive trade talks

August 11th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general, will visit India Tuesday in an attempt to revive the mini-ministerial trade talks that collapsed last month in Geneva. ...

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Industry fears Rs.20-bn loss on first day of truckers’ strike (Roundup)

July 2nd, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The truckers' strike to protest rising taxes and fuel costs will further increase inflation and has caused industry to lose Rs.20 billion Wednesday, the first day of ...

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‘Monetary policy measures cannot check inflation’

June 22nd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Monetary policy measures cannot check inflation, say a majority of Indian companies, which expect inflation to remain above seven percent till the end of 2008. This is ...

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Andhra Bank plans to raise forex loan

June 18th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Andhra Bank plans to raise $125 million through a foreign currency loan immediately, which can go up to $300 million in the long term, its chairman and managing ...

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‘India to log $200 bn export’

June 17th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Despite missing the $160 billion merchandise export target for 2006-07, India will certainly achieve the goal set for this year, Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai Tuesday said. As ...

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United Bank to continue agricultural financing policy

June 17th, 2008 - 8:25 am ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) United Bank of India (UBI) said Monday that it would continue giving special focus on agricultural financing in West Bengal to help the sharecroppers and tenant farmers. "Banks ...

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IIFA honors Dr R K Pachauri with global business leadership award

June 6th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, June 6 (ANI/Business Wire India): Dr R K Pachauri was honored by IIFA with the 'Global Business Leadership Award' at the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum in Bangkok. 'Star of ...

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Ficci predicts 16 percent growth in FMCG sales

May 20th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) With growing demand for higher lifestyle category products and increased affordability, the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry is poised to clock a 16 percent growth in ...

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Network 18’s creative cell enters client service market

May 6th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Cell, a creative division of Network 18 that makes all the promotionals and campaigns in the television networks IBN and CNBC, has expanded its operations. It ...

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Lockheed Martin reaches out to Indian innovators

April 30th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin -
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Buoyed by the response to its initiative in reaching out to young Indian innovators to enable them translate their ideas into commercial products, US aerospace ...

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Kids flaunt blank slates, demand education for all

Kids flaunt blank slates, demand education for all

April 23rd, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Over 500 children, most of them former child labourers, took out a march with blank slates in their hands here Wednesday, demanding quality and compulsory education for ...

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India, Arab League for action plan on all-round cooperation

April 18th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India and the League of Arab States may soon ink an agreement that would spring-board their partnership to a higher level, a top official said here Friday. ...

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India to review Foreign Trade Policy Friday

April 10th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Commerce Minister Kamal Nath will conduct the annual review of the country's Foreign Trade Policy here Friday with the objective of pushing India's merchandise exports in the ...

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I can be myself on TV: Sharmila Tagore

April 10th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by admin -
By Shweta Sharma New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) It's cinema that brought her fame and fortune, but veteran actress Sharmila Tagore is enjoying her small screen stint - as a judge on reality ...

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International aviation conference to be held in Hyderabad

April 8th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by admin -
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation, jointly with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), will hold India's first ever international aviation conference in Hyderabad. The ...

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‘Foreign trade policy should make Indian exports competitive’

April 6th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The annual review of India's foreign trade policy (FTP) should seek to make the country's exports more competitive in the backdrop of a strong currency and global ...

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India, Myanmar sign accord to revive trade ties

April 3rd, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India and Myanmar Thursday signed an agreement to revive the business ties between both the countries by facilitating greater investment flows and expertise. The agreement was signed ...

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Praise for Tatas for Jaguar, Land Rover deal

March 26th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The workers at Jaguar and Land Rover are not the only people who praised Tata Motors for the $2.3 billion deal with Ford. Commerce Minister Kamal Nath ...

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India to host international conference on competition law

March 13th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): The International Bar Association (IBA) and the Bar Association of India (BAI), with active support from the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Confederation ...

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Industrialists unhappy over public stake hike in listed firms

March 9th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Leaders of Indian industry have expressed concern over the finance ministry's proposal that the listed and to be listed companies should have a minimum public holding of ...

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Women must chalk out strategies to get their due: Kiran Bedi

March 8th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by admin -
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) In a world where men wrote the rules, women need to see they are included in every sphere of life as equal partners, said Kiran Bedi, former Indian ...

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Montek favours loans to students over university funding

February 16th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has favoured giving scholarships to students rather than funding universities. "I would favour switching over to scholarships to the students ...

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Indian fuel prices should match global rates: official

February 15th, 2008 - 10:53 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Petroleum Secretary M.S. Srinivasan Friday called for mobilising public opinion in favour of a regime whereby Indian consumers pay fuel charges prevailing in the international market. Speaking ...

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