BHEL still keen on Udangudi power project
April 8th, 2012 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) Power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has assured Tamil Nadu government that it would complete the 1,600 MW Udangudi power project by the target ... Read more...
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Take pledge to look after health, says Manmohan
April 7th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said every citizen should have access to affordable health care and asked citizens to take a pledge to look ... Read more...
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British university joins hands with Mumbai college
April 6th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Britain-based University of Westminster Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Mumbai's HR College of Commerce and Economics to expand its Indian scholarship programme, officials said."India ... Read more...
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Tata Chemicals launches anti-anaemia fortified salt
April 5th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Tata Chemicals, the market leader in the branded salt segment, Thursday launched the country's first iron fortified iodized salt that consumers can use in their ... Read more...
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Don’t amend cooperative act without our nod: NABARD
April 4th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Apr 4 (IANS) The National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) said Wednesday it would oppose the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government's move to amend the state ... Read more...
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HAL sales growth dips in fiscal 2011-12
April 1st, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) The annual sales growth of state-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) at 6.7 percent in fiscal 2011-12 was less than half of 14.5 percent it ... Read more...
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Green tribunal scraps Posco’s $12bn Odisha project (Second Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday suspended environment clearance to South Korean steel major Posco's $12 billion project in Odisha, the biggest foreign direct ... Read more...
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Green tribunal scraps Posco’s $12bn Odisha project (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday suspended environment clearance to South Korean steel major Posco's $12 billion project in Odisha, the biggest foreign direct ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka, Kuwait to sign MoU for migrant workers
March 29th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kuwait to protect the rights of migrant workers in the country, an official said Thursday."There are ... Read more...
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Mumbai, Amsterdam to cooperate for business opportunities
March 27th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Mumbai and Amsterdam Tuesday forged a strategic alliance to create more business opportunities, especially between the ports of the two cities.The alliance was forged at a ... Read more...
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UAE, Algeria to hold bilateral talks Tuesday
March 27th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 26 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Algeria will hold bilateral discussions on judicial and legal cooperation Tuesday.A delegation headed by Algerian Justice Minister Tayib ... Read more...
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SJVNL aims to generate power worth Rs.1,557 crore
March 26th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), which owns and operates India's largest hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh, Monday fixed a target to generate 7,000 ... Read more...
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DMRC signs MoU with Haryana for Badarpur-Faridabad link
March 26th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Faridabad, Delhi's satellite town in southern Haryana, will be on the Delhi Metro network soon, as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed Monday between ... Read more...
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UAE, Chinese airlines sign cooperation agreement
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 22 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines have signed a cooperation agreement, it was announced Thursday.The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed in ... Read more...
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Centre for rural financing institutions to come up in Mumbai
March 21st, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) A Centre for Excellence for Rural Financial Institutions (CERFI) would come up here to help regional rural banks (RRBs) and cooperative banks and other rural financial ... Read more...
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Plane maker Embraer to expand its India presence
March 15th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Embraer plans to expand its presence in India and become a major player in the business jets market by 2015, an official of the Brazilian plane ... Read more...
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Taliban suspends peace talks with US
March 15th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 15 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban has suspended preliminary peace talks with the US, according to a statement released Thursday by the outfit."Islamic Emirate (the name of the ... Read more...
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Shale gas exploration policy by March 2013: Reddy
March 13th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
"Shale gas policy is proposed to be announced tentatively by March 31, 2013," Reddy said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, adding the government has already started formulating the ... Read more...
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ICWA to have think tank linkage with Colombo institute
March 9th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation with the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic ... Read more...
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Indian varsity to teach students from Mozambique
March 7th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Maputo (Mozambique), March 7 (IANS) An Indian university has tied up with a university in Mozambique to help provide "global career opportunities for students".The O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) Tuesday ... Read more...
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India launches $2 billion infrastructure debt fund
March 5th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The government, in partnership with private lenders ICICI Bank and the Citigroup, Monday launched a $2 billion infrastructure debt fund to meet long-term ... Read more...
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NTPC, Himachal to set up engineering college
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 3 (IANS) The state-owned National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) and the Himachal Pradesh government Saturday entered into a pact to jointly set up an engineering college in the ... Read more...
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Ratan Tata meets Munda, discusses development
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Friday met Tata group chairperson Ratan Tata and his deputy Cyrus Mistry to discuss future plans for development in the state, ... Read more...
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BHEL’s exit from Udangudi Power depends on government’s offer
February 26th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will study the Tamil Nadu government's offer to it on the cancellation of the joint venture 1,600 MW ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu scraps power joint venture, BHEL surprised (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Taking the state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) by surprise, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday scrapped the 1,600 MW power joint venture with ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu scraps power joint venture with BHEL
February 24th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday scrapped the 1,600 MW power project joint venture with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and announced that the government ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia to cut down on number of central contracts
February 24th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 24 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) is planning to cut down the number of central contracts handed out to players as a part of its new Memorandum of Understanding ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh signs pact for rail corridors (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 17 (IANS) Chhattisgarh wants industrial rail corridors in its sprawling northern region that has an estimated 20 percent of India's coal deposits.The government and Indian Railways are set ... Read more...
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On Indian cinema’s centenary, wax statue to honour Phalke (With Images)
February 17th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) To mark the centenary of the Indian film industry falling May 3, 2012, a fitting tribute will be paid to its legendary founding father, Dhundiraj G. ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to sign MOU with Railways for new project
February 17th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government and the Indian Railways are all set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) later this month for setting up industrial rail ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to get airport at Deoghar
February 16th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand government and Airports Authority of India (AAI) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop an airport at Deoghar district to promote religious ... Read more...
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Now movies to promote Incredible India abroad
February 16th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Bollywood movies have for long popularised foreign destinations in India and now the same tool will be used to promote Indian destinations among foreign ... Read more...
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Soni offers to help film industry over service tax
February 16th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Thursday said she was willing to go in a delegation of filmmakers to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ... Read more...
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India, Saudi Arabia to set up joint defence panel (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh/New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia have looked at ways to enhance bilateral ties during the two-day visit of Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony and have decided ... Read more...
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Jharkhand, railways sign MOU
February 15th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand government and railway ministry Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for six railway projects in the state.A press statement said: "For the ... Read more...
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