India, Singapore business chambers to boost trade
July 11th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Business chambers of India and Singapore Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement to boost bilateral trade and investments.The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ... Read more...
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UP lodges cases against 176 fraudulent Haj applicants
July 9th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Monday lodged cases against 176 people whose names were included in the list of those approved for the Haj pilgrimage through ... Read more...
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Raise UP’s quota of Haj pilgrims: Akhilesh
June 21st, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday requested the central government to increase the quota of Haj pilgrims from the state.In a letter written to ... Read more...
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In six decades, a sea change in Indian parliament (Lead) (May 13 is 60th anniversary of parliament)
May 12th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) When it opened six decades ago, it was a highly revered institution, packed with stalwarts who won freedom for India and where debates were ... Read more...
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Might see further slash in CRR by RBI: HSBC (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) British banking company HSBC Thursday said it is expecting a slash in cash reserve ratio (CRR) during the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s credit policy announcement ... Read more...
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Bengal gets thumbs-up from HSBC on entry tax
April 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government Thursday got the thumbs-up from British banking company HSBC for its move to reintroduce 'Entry Tax' on goods.The West Bengal Tax on ... Read more...
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CRR slash a cause for worry: HSBC
April 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) The British banking company, HSBC Thursday said it is expecting a slash in cash reserve ratio (CRR) during the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s credit policy ... Read more...
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Three killed in road accidents
February 6th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Three people were killed in three different road accidents in the national capital, police said Sunday.An unidentified man, in his mid-thirties, was killed in a ... Read more...
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Kanoria is new FICCI president
January 19th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) R.V. Kanoria, chairman and managing director of Kanoria Chemicals and Industries, has taken over as president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and ... Read more...
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Defector BSP legislator disqualified
October 17th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Krishna Kumar Singh, who had switched loyalties to the Samajwadi Party, was Monday disqualified by Speaker Sukhdeo ... Read more...
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Technologically, Congress office is most primitive: book
July 3rd, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The party may have helped herald an IT revolution in India. But technologically, the Congress headquarters in the capital is the most primitive among ... Read more...
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Hazare meets Sonia, parties differ on PM under Lokpal (Roundup)
July 2nd, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare met Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday to seek her support for the Jan Lokpal bill ahead of Sunday's all-party meeting ... Read more...
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Congress names observers for government formation in Assam, Kerala
May 14th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) A day after winning the Kerala and Assam assembly elections, the Congress Saturday named new central observers for the two states to oversee ... Read more...
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50 percent newcomers, women, youth likely in Congress’ Kerala list
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Congress Election Committee (CEC), which met here for the second consecutive day Tuesday to discuss the candidates for the 81 seats it will ... Read more...
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New Congress Working Committee announced
March 4th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday constituted a new Congress Working Committee (CWC), retaining key functionaries like Rahul Gandhi and Digvijay Singh. While Law Minister M ... Read more...
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Global experts at AMU’s conference on chemistry
March 4th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, March 4 (IANS) Hundreds of delegates from India and abroad will gather here for a two-day 'international conference on chemistry' being organised by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Saturday.The ... Read more...
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India Inc welcomes budget 2011-12
February 28th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Assurance to roll out the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST), higher export duty on iron ore, foreign investment in equity mutual funds -- the budget ... Read more...
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Top corporates welcome budget 2011-12
February 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Reactions were mostly positive from the corporate sector to the general budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha Monday.Some of the reactions ... Read more...
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13-year-old beggar gangraped, killed in Taj city
February 13th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 13 (IANS) A day after a missing 13-year-old beggar girl's body was found in a drain, an autopsy has revealed that she was gangraped, subjected to unnatural sex and killed, ... Read more...
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Youth attempts suicide inside police station
February 10th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 10 (IANS) A youth being interrogated in vehicle theft cases attempted suicide by slitting his throat inside a police station here Thursday, an official said. The youth is ... Read more...
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Congress sets up coordination panel in Himachal Pradesh
February 9th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday set up a coordination committee for the party in Himachal Pradesh to bring greater vitality in the organisation ahead of next ... Read more...
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Montek, Iyengar among Padma awardees for public service
January 25th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and noted nuclear scientist P.K. Iyengar were among the seven Padma awardees in the public affairs section this year. ... Read more...
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Brajesh Mishra, Montek amongst 128 Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were amongst the 13 people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian ... Read more...
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PM pays homage to Karunakaran in Thrissur (Lead)
December 25th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday paid homage to four-time Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran who died at the age of 92 two days ago.Manmohan Singh arrived ... Read more...
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Bihar Congress ticket fraud: Wasnik under fire
December 20th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
By Sitesh DwivediBurari (New Delhi), Dec. 20 (ANI): The final day of the three-day 83rd plenary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday saw Congress workers and leaders from ... Read more...
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When Congress headquarters was Suu Kyi’s home
November 13th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, released from prison Saturday, once lived at the bungalow here that is the Congress headquarters, occupying a room now ... Read more...
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Excitement on bookshelf with arms, new writers and history (IANS Books This Week)
November 11th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Spend the weekend with a load of exciting and profound books.1. Book: "Arming Without Aiming"; Written by Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta; Published by Penguin-Viking; ... Read more...
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Doctor commits suicide, blames wife
October 19th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) A doctor in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district allegedly committed suicide as he feared his wife would falsely implicate him in a dowry case, police said Tuesday.Siddharth Kumar, a ... Read more...
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2,200 flats to be added to Delhi’s government colony
October 13th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) To counter the shortage of government houses in the capital, the union cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal for building about 4,550 flats in place of the existing ... Read more...
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US very bullish on India: Hillary Clinton
October 7th, 2010 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) As India assumes a more global leadership role, the United States is "very bullish" on India, says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton describing President Barack ... Read more...
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Haj committee election upheld by court
August 26th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has upheld the election of the office-bearers of Haj committee which coordinates the visit of Indian Muslims to the annual pilgrimage to Makkah ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court upholds election of Kidwai as Haj Committee Chairperson
August 25th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Mohsina Kidwai as Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons of Haj Committee.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Deepak Mishra ... Read more...
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Boman to host business game show now
August 18th, 2010 - 1:58 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Boman Irani is set to host a business game show "The Pitch" that aims at encouraging budding entrepreneurs and which will earn the winner a ... Read more...
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Comparing ‘Peepli Live’ with Billy Wilder’s film a compliment
August 14th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) "Peepli Live" will go down in Indian cinematic history as one of the nation's best satires. But, how much of it is original?The basic ... Read more...
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Experts Say TV Contents Do Not Match The Progressive Technology
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Film and Television Institute of India organized a seminar on "New Trends in Television Programming and Broadcasting' recently. The experts present at the seminar said ... Read more...
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