Japan keen to partner in infra and other sectors in Kerala
September 13th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 13 (IANS) Japan is keen to participate in infrastructure, information technology and healthcare projects in Kerala, top Japanese officials said Thursday."We are keen on partnering in the infrastructure ... Read more...
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Quality, affordable healthcare for all necessary: Patil
January 25th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Calling for expanding health services, particularly in rural areas, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said there was need to provide quality and affordable medical facilities ... Read more...
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Tackling the ‘graduate but unemployable’ syndrome in India
January 25th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 25 (IANS) Low employability, particularly in the IT sector, of thousands of engineering graduates hitting the Indian job market every year is prompting academia and industry leaders to ... Read more...
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US Exim Bank considering $2bn proposals from Indian corporates
January 5th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The US Export Import Bank has funding proposals of $2 billion from Indian companies and is willing to extend education loans to Indian students to pursue ... Read more...
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Visually challenged teachers learn computers
August 4th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4 (IANS) For the first time, 238 visually challenged teachers of Kerala have been enabled to operate computers under the state run IT@School Project, which provides information technology ... Read more...
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1,100 businesses closed daily in Britain during recession
December 2nd, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Over 1,100 businesses collapsed every working day in Britain in 2009 during the global economic recession, official figures show.Over 279,000 firms went down in 2009. This was the ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s early poll talks overshadow Diwali celebrations
October 25th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25 (IANS) Speculations about early parliamentary polls in Malaysia have overshadowed Diwali celebrations in the country, and leaders of the Indian diaspora have been urged to hit the campaign ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe seeks Karnataka’s help for skill training for youth
September 13th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 13 (IANS) Zimbabwe Monday sought help of Karnataka, home to India's tech hub Bangalore, in providing skill training for its youth, an official statement said here.
The help was sought by ... Read more...
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More airtime for Tamil programmes on Malaysian radio, TV
September 10th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 10 (IANS) Tamil programmes will get more airtime on Malaysian radio and TV, authorities have decided.
Malaysia's information, communication, arts and culture ministry agreed to allocate more screening time for ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to float bids for financial city in October
September 9th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will float international competitive bids next month for the proposed Chennai Financial City, a top government official said Thursday.
"Consultancy firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWC) are ... Read more...
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Tax sops for IT units setting up operations in rural areas
September 8th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) The central government Wednesday said it is keen to provide incentives for information technology (IT) companies setting up operations in tier 2/3 cities and rural areas.
Inaugurating the ... Read more...
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Malaysia to survey ethnic Indians in rubber estates
July 19th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 19 (IANS) Malaysia will do a survey of the Indian community working in rubber plantations starting with those in Selangor state.
Tamil Nesan daily quoted Information, Communication and Culture ... Read more...
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India will have world’s most educated people by 2030: Sibal
March 19th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal has said that India will have the most educated people by 2030, thereby stressing on the use of technology to ... Read more...
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Malaysian PM woos Indian firms in Chennai
January 23rd, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Jan.23 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has urged Indian firms to play a key role in the development of human capital under Malaysia's New Economic Model (NEM).According to The ... Read more...
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‘Beyonce’s Malay gig won’t be stopped if conditions met’
September 27th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, September 27 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles will not be stopped from performing in Malaysia if she meets the regulations stipulated, the country's Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr ... Read more...
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Google launches a mobile internet bus in Tamil Nadu
February 3rd, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) Google India Tuesday unveiled an Internet bus, a mobile vehicle designed to provide information on Internet and computer to people in cities across Tamil Nadu. Dubbed as 'Google ... Read more...
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India Arab League to form joint cooperation forum
December 2nd, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI): India and Arab league on Tuesday signed a memorandum of cooperation to set up Arab-India Cooperation Forum, which will act as a joint mechanism to boost ... Read more...
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India needs ICT revolution to move forward: Kapil Sibal
November 4th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.4 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ocean Development Kapil Sibal has said the country needs an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) revolution if it ... Read more...
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Aptech’s ACCP chosen as Best ICT Training program
January 3rd, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delh, Jan 3 (ANI): Aptech Computer Education's flagship program ACCP (Aptech Certified Computer Professional) has been selected as the "Best ICT Training program" in the "Best ICT Choice of Mongolia-2007" competition. ... Read more...
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