Italy within reach of economic recovery: Italian PM
September 6th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 6 (IANS) Italy has averted the worst case scenario of the debt crisis and economic recovery in the eurozone's third largest economy is within reach, Italian Prime Minister ... Read more...
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South Korea’s foreign reserves hit new high
September 5th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Sep 5 (IANS) South Korea's foreign currency reserves hit a new high last month due to a rise in conversion value of non-dollar assets and a growth in investment ... Read more...
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CPI-M ridicules Mamata for ‘record’ number of inquiry panels
September 2nd, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Taking a swipe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for setting up a "record" 10 inquiry commissions during her tenure so far, the CPI-M ... Read more...
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West Bengal issued notice over hunger deaths
August 29th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to the West Bengal government over three starvation deaths in a tea estate in Jalpaiguri district.Among those ... Read more...
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Passengers stranded as Kingfisher cancels flights
August 8th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Passengers of Kingfisher Airlines were stranded Wednesday as flights from the national capital and Mumbai were cancelled due to a strike by pilots over non-payment ... Read more...
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US Treasury to receive $5.75 bn from AIG stock sale
August 7th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) The US Treasury has said that it expected to receive $5.75 billion from the latest sale of the American International Group (AIG) stock, $750 million more ... Read more...
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Badal seeks package for agricultural states
July 29th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) In view of the near drought-like situation in several parts of the country, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged the union government to give ... Read more...
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Obama urges Congress to pass cybersecurity bill
July 20th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has urged the Congress to pass a cybersecurity bill to boost digital defence against cyber attacks.On Friday, writing in The Wall ... Read more...
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Youth hangs himself in Delhi
July 16th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, facing financial crisis for the past few years, committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at ... Read more...
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Cyprus takes over EU presidency
July 1st, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Nicosia, July 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cyprus is assuming the European Union's rotating presidency for the first time Sunday, amid concerns about the country's ability to cope with its own economic ... Read more...
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Returned aircraft on own accord, says Kingfisher
June 27th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines Wednesday said it has returned 32 aircraft to the lessors as those were not required under its truncated schedule of operation."There have ... Read more...
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Indo-German trade to touch 20 billion euros: Krishna
June 22nd, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 22 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and Germany would touch 20 billon euros ($25 billion) during this calendar year despite debt crisis in Europe and the global economic ... Read more...
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Engineer held for drug trafficking in Delhi
June 21st, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A 42-year-old computer engineer from Mumbai was arrested near the airport here for drug trafficking, Delhi Police said Thursday.Murtaza Khan was arrested when he came ... Read more...
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G20 may contribute over $450 bn to IMF: Calderon
June 20th, 2012 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Los Cabos (Mexico), June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Group of Twenty (G20) major economies may contribute more than $450 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), G20 summit host Mexican ... Read more...
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Starving sisters locked for months, rescued in Delhi
June 16th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Locked up inside their home and unfed for months together, two sisters were rescued from their north Delhi apartment Saturday, police officials said.Found in tattered ... Read more...
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Fiat sales take a hit in Europe
June 16th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 16 (IANS/AKI) Fiat's sales in Europe have plummeted over the weak economy and a saturated market demand for vehicles from Italy's biggest carmaker.Sales fell 12.1 percent compared to ... Read more...
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Estonian president calls economist a ’smug’
June 8th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tallinn, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The president of Estonia has launched an attack on US Nobel laureate Paul Krugman.
The economist had written an article on Estonia in his blog ... Read more...
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‘Rajat Gupta had a good tenure at Goldman’
June 8th, 2012 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 8 (IANS) Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs Group, had a "not long, but good" tenure, the bank's CEO Lloyd Blankfein testified at his trial on ... Read more...
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US wants more steps to solve Eurozone crisis
June 5th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 4 (IANS) The White House has called on the European nations to take more steps to solve the worsening Eurozone crisis, saying the markets view the measures ... Read more...
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South Korea’s foreign reserves contract
June 4th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 4 (IANS) South Korea's foreign reserves contracted to $310.87 billion last month due to a sharp fall in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets that offset a rise ... Read more...
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Bengal Congress slams under-utilisation of central funds
May 19th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) As Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sticks to her demand of an interest moratorium for three years for debt-ridden West Bengal, state Congress president Pradip Bhattacharjee ... Read more...
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Merkel advises Greek referendum on euro membership
May 19th, 2012 - 1:46 am ICT by IANS
Athens, May 19 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested to Greek President Karolos Papoulias to hold a referendum on the country's membership in the Eurozone during parliamentary polls, RIA ... Read more...
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Greece to vote in new polls June 17
May 17th, 2012 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Athens, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Greece will hold new parliamentary polls June 17 and a court official will head an interim government until then, state television reported.Council of State head ... Read more...
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Remittances to Latin America rebound
May 8th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Remittances of emigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean increased last year beyond their levels before the financial crisis to $69.29 billion, according to an Inter-American ... Read more...
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BSNL borrowed Rs.1,320.47 crore for capital expenditure
April 25th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) borrowed Rs.1,320.47 crore ($25 million) from the market for capital expenditure in 2010-11, Minister of State for Communications and ... Read more...
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World Bank wants effective social safety nets
April 19th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 19 (IANS) Three out of five people in developing countries lack effective social safety net coverage as they struggle to forge ahead through global financial volatility and food ... Read more...
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Pandit’s Citi makes profit with India sale
April 17th, 2012 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 17 (IANS) Profits at Citigroup led by Indian American CEO Vikram Pandit rebounded to $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2012 with revenue boosted by the sale ... Read more...
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Mexican government expects economy to grow in 2013
April 12th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 12 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 3.8 percent in 2013, with inflation running at 3 percent, the budget deficit at 2 percent ... Read more...
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US manufacturing improves in February
April 10th, 2012 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) The US manufacturing improved in February as the industry continues its gradual recovery from the financial crisis in 2008.The Chicago Fed Midwest Financial Index (CFMMI) rose ... Read more...
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US should be careful of certain budget cuts: Official
April 5th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 5 (IANS) US Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that despite a recovering economy, America should be wary of cutting budget too much, in particular in ... Read more...
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US airline passengers go up
April 4th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Passengers who travelled on US airlines and foreign airlines serving the US continued to increase in 2011, the US Transportation Department reported.Domestic and international airline passengers ... Read more...
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Defence ministry official killed wife after fight over childless state?
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Strains in their relationship due to their childless state could have led a defence ministry official to strangle to death his wife in a fit ... Read more...
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Indian aviation will overcome crisis, says Emirates official
March 28th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) The Indian aviation industry will overcome the current crisis and things will soon return to normal, said a top official of Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline.According ... Read more...
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Bengal minister becomes HPL chairman
March 27th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee was Tuesday inducted as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) at a board meeting where it was decided to convert ... Read more...
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Unemployment in France goes up
March 27th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 27 (IANS) Jobless rate in France inched up by 0.2 percent in February for the 10th successive month, as tepid economic growth slowed job creation in the eurozone ... Read more...
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