Issues with NCP will be resolved soon: Aiyar
July 21st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Exuding confidence that the problems with the Nationalist Congress Party would be resolved soon, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Saturday said such differences of opinion ... Read more...
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‘Chalo Delhi’ if no moratorium on interest payment: Mamata
July 21st, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Issuing a stern warning to the central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said her party MPs and legislators will go to Delhi ... Read more...
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Mitra meets Pranab, says discussions incomplete
June 11th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, who met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee here Monday for talks on the state government's demand for moratorium on ... Read more...
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Mamata, Karunanidhi to skip UPA dinner
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi will not be present at the third anniversary dinner of the United Progressive Alliance-II ... Read more...
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Mamata still against NCTC
May 4th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A day before the crucial meeting of chief ministers on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister ... Read more...
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All options open for presidential polls, says Mamata (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding her demand for interest moratorium to the ... Read more...
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South Korean firms’ profitability weakens in 2011
April 23rd, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 23 (IANS) South Korean firms' profitability weakened last year due to an increase in production costs caused by a rise in global raw material prices, the country's central ... Read more...
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Congress plays down Mamata ultimatum
April 21st, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Playing down the ultimatum of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a moratorium on interest payment burden of the state, the Congress Saturday ... Read more...
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Indian teacher shocked by his $10 billion bank balance
January 19th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Jan 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Indian teacher had a pleasant shock when he checked his bank balance recently. When Parijat Saha checked his bank balance online last Sunday, he least expected ... Read more...
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South Korean firms’ profitability weakens in Q3
December 20th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 20 (IANS) South Korean firms' profitability weakened in the third quarter due to an increase in production costs caused by a rise in global raw material prices, the ... Read more...
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Italy’s debt interest-payment levels reach record level
November 9th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 9 (IANS/AKI) The amount Italy must pay on the world's fourth-highest debt rose to a record level raising concern that Rome may have to turn to Brussels for ... Read more...
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Dasgupta misinformed on Bengal finances: Mitra
October 26th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) A day after West Bengal's former finance minister Asim Dasgupta questioned the data used by the state to seek central funds, his successor Amit Mitra Tuesday ... Read more...
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Air India to pay defaulted interest payment in a week
May 21st, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) National carrier Air India Saturday said it will make within a week the defaulted interest payment on the Rs.200 crore working capital loan it took ... Read more...
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Sources and application of federal budget money
February 28th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Here's a look at where Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expects the money to come from to fund his Rs.12.58 lakh crore (Rs.12.58 trillion or $280 billion) ... Read more...
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Forcible debt recovery from Vidarbha farmers irks high court
December 21st, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 21 (IANS) Upset with the harassment of a farmer who had paid double the loan amount as interest payment, the Nagpur division of the Bombay High Court issued notices to ... Read more...
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Man U’s American owners to pay off PIK loans
November 16th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.16 (ANI): Manchester United's American owners have revealed that they will pay off their high interest payment-in-kind (PIK) loans, estimated to be worth around 220 million pounds.The loans were borrowed from ... Read more...
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Separate law needed for Islamic banking in India: RBI
May 20th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) Islamic banking in India is not possible now with the current banking principles based on interest payment, but it can be done though a separate legislation, Reserve Bank ... Read more...
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Government asked to exempt NBFCs from tax at source
December 28th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) engaged in infrastructure financing should be exempted from tax deduction at source (TDS) on interest payment to asset financing NBFCs, an industry lobby ... Read more...
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Indian realtors unfazed by Dubai crisis
November 27th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) India's realty majors Friday said the debt crisis of Dubai World, one of the largest global conglomerates, would not affect the domestic property sector but fund ... Read more...
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Fiscal deficit projected at 6.8% of GDP in 2009-10
July 6th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP is projected at 6.8 per cent as compared to ... Read more...
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Nortel cuts 3,200 more jobs
February 26th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 26 (IANS) Toronto-based telephone equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, is axing 3,200 positions worldwide.
The world leader in telecom has already announced the axing ... Read more...
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Nortel shares sink on bankruptcy protection
January 15th, 2009 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 15 (IANS) Shares of telephone maker Nortel Networks Corporation sank 68.8 percent here after it was granted bankruptcy protection in Canada and the US Wednesday.Toronto-headquartered Nortel, which is the biggest ... Read more...
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Dhaka’s dependence on foreign aid to continue
July 12th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) Bangladesh will remain dependent on foreign aid to finance its development projects for at least three more years, according to both official and independent reports. Besides slow development ... Read more...
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Anthony Hopkins sues Merchant Ivory Productions
November 14th, 2007 - 2:27 am ICT by admin
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