UK natural choice to be Kerala’s partner: Envoy
September 12th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 12 (IANS) British High Commissioner to India Sir James Bevan Wednesday asked Kerala to treat Britain as the first choice for partnership.He was speaking at the Emerging ... Read more...
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NIIT Tech to set up e-auction platform for tobacco board
August 1st, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) Leading IT solutions provider NIIT Technologies bagged a Rs.35-crore deal to set up a electronic auction (e-auction) platform for the state-run India Tobacco Board in Karnataka ... Read more...
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Infosys to hire 2,000 people in US by end 2012
July 24th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Tuesday said it plans to hire almost 2,000 people in the US by the end of this year."Infosys hired 1,200 people in ... Read more...
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Kerala woos prospective investors from Karnataka
July 20th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 20 (IANS) The Kerala government is wooing captains of industry in Karnataka to make the coastal state a preferred investment destination."We are willing to go the extra mile ... Read more...
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Mixed reaction in Karnataka on rail projects for state
March 14th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 14 (IANS) A new rail coach factory, seven express trains, including a high-speed double-decker to Chennai, extension of six trains and new lines for Karnataka in the railway ... Read more...
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Coast Guard to get more funds for 2012-27
December 9th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) With the manifold increase in the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) responsibility since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the government has decided to enhance its budgetary ... Read more...
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Economic survey calls for a second green revolution
February 25th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Economic Survey presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today underlined the need for making efforts to achieve a second green revolution in the country.The ... Read more...
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Ernst & Young to expand Kerala operations
January 11th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) Ernst & Young Global Shared Services Tuesday announced plans for a major expansion of its Technopark operations here, including increasing its staff strength from the present 700 to ... Read more...
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US offers new aid to flood-hit Pakistan
September 14th, 2010 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The US Monday announced an additional $261 million in aid to help Pakistan in its relief and rehabilitation efforts following devastating floods in the country.
The US State Department ... Read more...
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Encephalitis kills hundreds in Gorakhpur
September 5th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Pawan Kumar ShahGorakhpur, Sep 5 (ANI): At least 220 are feared dead following an outbreak of encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur District.Doctors said that children between the ages of six months ... Read more...
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Book your rail tickets at IITs, IIMs, courts, courtesy Mamata
February 24th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) People will soon be able to book their railway tickets at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), high courts and hospital campuses, ... Read more...
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Indian Railways to induct E-ticket based mobile vans
February 24th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.23 (ANI): Minister for Railways Ms. Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced extension of scope of 'Mushkil-Aasan' scheme.Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament Ms. Mamta said e-ticket ... Read more...
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India, Israel to negotiate free trade pact
February 18th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 18 (IANS) India and Israel have decided to negotiate a bilateral free trade pact, even as the two sides will work towards improved cooperation in areas like biotechnology.
This was the ... Read more...
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Badal invites NRIs to invest in Punjab
January 24th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Saturday sought greater investment from non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the state, saying it was extensively investing in human resource development.
"Punjab is ... Read more...
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Industrial package for Himachal Pradesh extended
January 4th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 4 (IANS) The commerce ministry has recommended that the special industrial package granted to Himachal Pradesh be extended to 2013, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Monday.
"The ministry of commerce ... Read more...
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Ex-Maharashtra CM blames cops for 26/11 lapses
December 21st, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 21 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today said no action has been taken against officers responsible for the 26/11 terror attack lapses.Just hours before the findings of ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Assembly to discuss Pradhan Committee Report
December 1st, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 1 (ANI): The Maharashtra Assembly will today initiate a debate on the Pradhan Committee Report into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.The report has criticized Mumbai Police for poor co-ordination and ... Read more...
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NDA pro-business, UPA more rural-oriented: Goldman Sachs
May 11th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) An alliance led by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is more likely to be "pro-business" than a government with the Congress party at its helm, a leading ... Read more...
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HCL bags 350 million dollars Readers Digest deal
March 16th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 16 (ANI): Indias leading offshore IT and software development company, the HCL on Monday announced that it has bagged a seven year 350 million dollars IT services outsourcing ... Read more...
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HCL bags $350 million outsourcing deal from Reader’s Digest
March 16th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) HCL Technologies, a leading global IT solutions major, Monday announced a $350-million deal from Reader's Digest spread over seven years to provide a wide range of outsourcing ... Read more...
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Central government to fund Bio-IT facility in Bangalore
February 18th, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 18 (IANS) The central government would fund the setting up of a Bio-IT facility in India's tech hub to conduct research in genome sequencing and analysis, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. ... Read more...
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Apparel sector to lose million jobs by March
January 7th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The apparel sector will lose about one million (10 lakh) jobs by March because of slackening demand in the US and Europe and increasing input costs, the ... Read more...
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Israel to stop supporting West Bank Jewish outposts
November 3rd, 2008 - 5:05 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 3 (DPA) The Israeli cabinet Sunday decided to stop all forms of support, both direct and indirect, for Jewish settlements in the West Bank that have not been authorised by ... Read more...
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Ports, shipping need Rs.1 trillion by 2015
April 9th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Indian port and shipping sector would require Rs.1 trillion ($25 billion) to reach its aim of increasing port capacity to 1,500 million tonnes by 2015, federal ... Read more...
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