Britain refuses Assange safe passage to Ecuador
August 17th, 2012 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Britain will not allow Julian Assange safe passage out of the country, Foreign Secretary William Hague said after Ecuador granted the Wikileaks founder political asylum.British authorities ... Read more...
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Cuba’s new farmers to get tax break
August 11th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Aug 11 (IANS) In a bid to boost agricultural output, Cuba has passed a new tax law that gives new farmers a tax break for the first two years, ... Read more...
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Tax havens under pressure to share black money secrets: OECD official
June 15th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Global bodies are putting "enormous pressure" on tax havens like Switzerland and Luxembourg, including threat of sanctions, to change opaque laws and share information that ... Read more...
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Govt. serious on tackling corruption: Pranab Mukherjee
April 10th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvanathapuram, Apr 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the Central Government is taking all measures to tackle and eradicate the menace of corruption."Corruption is a serious issue. ... Read more...
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SAARC countries pledge to combat terrorism, human trafficking
February 8th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorThimphu, Feb 8 (ANI): Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley today said that the member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) would work together to stamp ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi says image of her NGO in south India, is unaffected
January 2nd, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Jan.2 (ANI): Union Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader M K Kanimozhi on Sunday said the image of Tamil Maiyam, a non-governmental organisation, of which she is a functionary as ... Read more...
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Yamuna clean up at Agra a sham, say activists
January 18th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 18 (IANS) Agra's district magistrate and municipal commissioner led a host of officials to clean up the Balkeshwar Ghat along the Yamuna river but residents and environmentalists have called it ... Read more...
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Satyam scam key topic in CBI’s conference on corruption
August 25th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The multi-million dollar Satyam scam, which made headlines earlier this year and is currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), will be a ... Read more...
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Prime Minister to inaugurate anti-corruption conference on Wednesday
August 25th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a two-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conference on anti-corruption on Wednesday.During the conference the issues of corruption and ... Read more...
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India says Pakistan in denial, questions anti-terror pledge
January 14th, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Regretting Pakistan's “continuing pattern of evasiveness and denial” in the wake of the Mumbai atrocity, India Wednesday said it was still awaiting a response and underlined that ... Read more...
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Leh in J-K gears up for assembly polls
November 4th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 4 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmirs Leh District is gearing up for assembly polls to be held from November 17 to December 24 by reviewing security and ... Read more...
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Renuka mulls legal action against Noida police (Lead)
June 2nd, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury is not happy with the transfers of three Uttar Pradesh police officers who made slanderous remarks against teenaged murder victim ... Read more...
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