India, Latin America to scale up bilateral ties
August 8th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Chila, Cuba and Venezuela, the troika of Latin America's premier grouping, Wednesday sought closer strategic and economic partnership with India and described New Delhi ... Read more...
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‘Latin America, Caribbean and India should build closer ties’
July 18th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) There is great opportunity to build a partnership between India, Latin American and Caribbean countries based on their political, economic and cultural strengths, said speakers at ... Read more...
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It’s possible to increase trade with Pakistan: CII
June 5th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president Adi Godrej Tuesday said it was possible to very considerably increase trade and investment with Pakistan.He told a news conference ... Read more...
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Latin America beckons, India’s trade may reach $50 bn by 2014
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India's trade with Latin America could go up to $50 billion by 2014 on the back of projected high economic growth in both the regions, ... Read more...
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Swig of spicy red Chile in Indian wine glass
September 21st, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Latin American nation of Chile is keen to introduce its national brew, a spicy red wine, in the Indian market.The South American country is ... Read more...
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Tata Motors considering Nano assembly plant abroad
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian automobile giant Tuesday said that it was considering to set up an assembly plant in a foreign country for its entry-level passenger car Nano."We ... Read more...
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Visit Mexican museums, archaeological sites via Google
January 30th, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) About 180 Mexican archaeological sites and 116 museums are being made available for virtual visits via the Google Earth platform from any part of the world, Mexican ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
India first developing nation to chair UN forum on media
March 25th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India Thursday broke the glass ceiling to become the first developing country to head the 39-nation council of the International Programme for Development of Communication (IPDC), a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wipro unveils global delivery centre in Brazil
March 25th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 25 (IANS) Wipro unveiled a global delivery centre at Curitiba in Brazil to serve its global and near-shore clients, the Indian software major said Thursday.
Though Wipro's global IT services business ... Read more...
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Canada’s top bank acquires Royal Bank of Scotland’s operations
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, March 2 (IANS) With Kolkata-born Sabi Marwah as its vice chairman and chief operating officer, Canada's Scotiabank Monday acquired Royal Bank of Scotland's banking operations in Colombia to further ... Read more...
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Fast food making Latin American teenagers fatter
January 30th, 2010 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) Chilean teenagers are becoming obese due to increasing fast food consumption while those from Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala are not far behind.
Chile, where 44.7 percent of people over ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
India’s exports to Latin America, Africa cross $20 bn
December 7th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) India's exports to the Latin American and African region stood at $20.58 billion last fiscal, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said Monday.
"India's exports ... Read more...
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Latin America offers good trade avenues for India, says envoy
September 1st, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) The Latin American region, unaffected by the global meltdown, offers good business opportunities for Indian companies in sectors such as information technology (IT), pharmaceutical, renewable energy, agri-business and ... Read more...
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Cuba holds key role in Russia’s Latin American policy
December 26th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 26 (RIA Novosti) Russian-Cuban relations will serve as the starting point of Moscow's expanding friendship with the entire Latin American region, the Russian envoy to Cuba said Friday. "Cuba holds ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Cuban foreign minister to visit Russia
November 6th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 6 (RIA Novosti) Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque will pay an official visit to Russia Nov 8-12 to discuss bilateral cooperation, a Russian diplomat said Thursday. "Russia has always ... Read more...
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Patil’s love for Maharashtra
April 13th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
By Liz Mathew
On Board Air India Special Aircraft, April 13 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil could not hide her special love for her native state Maharashtra during her trip to Latin America ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Insurgents seeking uranium to make ‘dirty bombs’: Colombia
March 5th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by admin
Geneva, March 5 (IANS) Colombia's Vice President Francisco Santos has told the UN Conference on Disarmament here that his country's largest leftist insurgency group was trying to obtain uranium to make a ... Read more...
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