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Ericsson 4 team leads the Volvo Ocean Race

November 30th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Kochi (Kerala), Nov 30 (IANS) The Ericsson 4 team led by Torben Grael from Brazil Sunday won the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, making it two wins in a row, ...

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Indian companies unaffected by Maoist union’s strike in Nepal

November 28th, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 28 (IANS) Two major Indian joint ventures operating in an industrial corridor in central Nepal remained unaffected by an indefinite strike called by the ruling Maoist-backed trade union from Friday ...

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Dunlop’s Ruia seeks Rs.1 bn loan

November 24th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Dunlop India Ltd chairman Pawan Kumar Ruia Monday said he has asked the government to grant Dunlop a loan of Rs.1 billion."We have asked for a loan of ...

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Sales tax exemption demanded for resuming Dunlop production

November 23rd, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Claiming he had no intention of closing down tyre manufacturing firm Dunlop, chairman Pawan Kumar Ruia Sunday asked for sales tax exemption from the West Bengal government and ...

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Reservation only solution for women’s representation: Oscar Fernandes (Interview)

Reservation only solution for women’s representation: Oscar Fernandes (Interview)

November 23rd, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes has said the only way to ensure effective representation of women in state assemblies and parliament is reservation by law."There should be ...

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India, UAE to set up labour grievance redressal cell

November 13th, 2008 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, Nov 13 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will set up a grievance redressal mechanism soon to solve labour-related issues involving expatriate Indian workers in this Gulf nation.This was ...

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Erring recruiting agents face tough action: Ravi

November 13th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Abu Dhabi, Nov 13 (IANS) Erring recruiting agents (RAs) in India will face direct action from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) once amendments to the Emigration Act, 1983, come into ...

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India, Bahrain to sign labour welfare pact in December

November 13th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Abu Dhabi, Nov 13 (IANS) India and Bahrain will sign a labour welfare agreement next month to ensure the safety and security of the large number of Indian workers in that Gulf ...

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Congress wastes no time in redistributing ‘Alva states’

November 12th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday quickly swung into action after dropping senior leader Margaret Alva from key positions in the party and distributed the states she was responsible for ...

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Congress shows Alva the door, party colleagues stay unmoved (Lead)

November 12th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Margaret Alva was Wednesday dropped from the post of general secretary as well the Congress Working Committee and the Central Election Committee on charges ...

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Congress accepts Margaret Alva’’s resignation

Congress accepts Margaret Alva’’s resignation

November 12th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.12 (ANI): The Congress party on Wednesday accepted the resignation of its gneral secretary and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Margaret Alva. The resignation was accepted on the basis of ...

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British government divided over immigration

British government divided over immigration

November 2nd, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 2 (IANS) A disagreement between Britain's new immigration minister and its longest-serving Asian MP has opened up a divide in the ruling party over the number of skilled migrants who ...

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British minister calls for immigration cuts, Keith Vaz shocked

October 18th, 2008 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Oct 18 (IANS) A British minister has said he will impose strict curbs on immigration because of possible racial tensions and unemployment in remarks that shocked the country's senior Indian-origin MP.“If ...

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Ministers take credit as Jet reinstates staff (Round-Up)

October 17th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Thousands of employees of Jet Airways, who were shown pink slips, were celebrating Friday after chairman Naresh Goyal decided to reinstate each one of them, even as ...

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Those attacking Christians in India should renounce their acts: Pope

October 12th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Vatican City, Oct 12 (IANS) Pope Benedict XVI has urged the perpetrators of anti-Christian violence in India to renounce their acts and “join with their brothers and sisters to work together in ...

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Indian delegation for Vatican for Sister Alphonsa’s canonisation (Lead)

October 9th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Cutting across political lines, prominent Catholic leaders led by Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes left for the Vatican Thursday night as part of the Indian delegation to attend ...

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Indian delegation for Vatican for Sister Alphonsa’s canonisation

October 9th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Cutting across political lines, prominent Catholic leaders led by Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes leave for the Vatican late Thursday as part of the Indian delegation to attend ...

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Oscar Fernandes to lead team to Sister Alphonsa canonization

October 7th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) An Indian delegation led by Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes will attend the canonization of Sister Alphonsa in the Vatican Oct 12. She will become the first Indian ...

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Indian-born Labour MP Vaz probed by Westminster sleaze watchdog

October 3rd, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct.3 (ANI): Former British Labour minister Keith Vaz, who is of Indian origin, is being probed by a Westminster sleaze watchdog over claims that he tried to interfere in a ...

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Free cancer care for kids, insurance for poor in Kerala

September 30th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 30 (IANS) A new, free-of-cost insurance for 2.1 million families and free cancer care for all children below 16 years are among the slew of new schemes that will be ...

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Management-workers should develop cordial relations to prevent cases like Noida

September 30th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes Tuesday said there is an urgent need for maintaining harmonious and cordial relationship between management and workers to prevent recurrence of Noida ...

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Pak PM forms two committees to evolve anti-terror strategy

September 30th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Sept 30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly formed two committees to work out a national counter-terrorism strategy in accordance with his governments three-pronged policy of ...

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Labour minister apologises for remark on CEO killing (Lead)

Labour minister apologises for remark on CEO killing (Lead)

September 24th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) India's Labour and Employment Minister Wednesday rendered “apologies” for his remarks on the lynching of L.K. Choudhary, the CEO of the Indian subsidiary of an Italian firm ...

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England is Europes most crowded country

September 16th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept.16 (ANI): England has become the most crowded nation in Europe, with 395 people per square kilometer. England has overtaken the population density of Holland, which traditionally has been the ...

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Workers end strike, but Dabur Nepal wants pact

September 14th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) The discord at the Nepal factory of Indian multinational Dabur has reached a new stage with its striking workers saying they are ready to return to work but ...

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Cong MPs tour Nepal without meeting troubled Indian JVs, flood victims

September 8th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 8 (IANS) A team of five parliamentarians from India's ruling Congress party wound up their junket to Nepal Monday without meeting the two big Indian joint ventures which have been ...

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Maoists shut down Dabur factory in Nepal

September 2nd, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) After stopping the annual beauty pageant sponsored by Indian ayurvedic giant Dabur's subsidiary in Nepal, Maoists have now shut down its factory in the Terai, demanding 10 percent ...

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India, Bahrain to sign labour welfare pact after Ramadan

August 31st, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, Aug 31 (IANS) India and Bahrain are to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on labour welfare after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.“The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and ...

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Sir Sean reveals his support for SNP almost blocked his knighthood

August 21st, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 21 (ANI): Sir Sean Connery has revealed how Labour MPs tried to block his knighthood because of his support for the SNP. In his memoirs, Sir Sean says that the ...

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Pak minister says Musharraf impeachment to complete by early Sept

Pak minister says Musharraf impeachment to complete by early Sept

August 12th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Aug 12 (ANI): Even as the ruling coalition continued deliberations on a charge sheet against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Labour Minister Khurshid Shah has said that the process (of ...

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