Rajamony takes over as president’s press secretary
August 2nd, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Venu Rajamony, an Indian Foreign Service officer, who has served in Indian missions in Beijing, Washington and Geneva, Thursday assumed charge as the press ... Read more...
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Venu Rajamony to be President Mukherjee’s press secretary
July 28th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Venu Rajamony, joint secretary in the finance ministry and an officer of the 1986 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is all set ... Read more...
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India’s Pradeep Mehta on WTO panel
April 13th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) said Friday it has appointed Pradeep S. Mehta, secretary general of Jaipur-based Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS), on a ... Read more...
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India, Malaysia to hold strategic dialogue this week
April 10th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Third India-Malaysia Strategic Dialogue will be held here this week to nurture the growing convergence of the two nations' regional and global interests.The ... Read more...
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BRICS steps up joint efforts to reform global governance (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) With less than a month to go, India has stepped up preparations for the March 29 BRICS summit of the five emerging economies and stressed ... Read more...
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BRICS can transform global governance: India
March 5th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Ahead of the BRICS summit here, India Monday said the grouping of five major emerging economies was not ranged against anyone but is "a responsible ... Read more...
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G20 should focus on food security, infrastructure: Business leaders
November 2nd, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A group of business leaders affiliated to the G20 have recommended that the summit being held in Cannes should focus on food security and infrastructure ... Read more...
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ADB offers $52 mn loan to curb coastal erosion in India
August 17th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday offered a $51.55 million loan to help curb coastal erosion in Karnataka and Maharashtra.This is the first tranche of ... Read more...
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$200-mn ADB loan for Madhya Pradesh power projects
August 17th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday offered a $200 million concessional loan to India to help improve electricity distribution in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh.This ... Read more...
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$315 mn ADB loan for Karnataka road projects
July 20th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a $315 million loan for improving state highways in Karnataka. This is the first loan assistance from ADB ... Read more...
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India gets $250 mn infrastructure loan from ADB
March 21st, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered India a $250 million loan for expanding road networks and power projects in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, an ... Read more...
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Doha deal must be done this year: India
March 18th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) India hopes that the Doha Round of world trade talks would be completed this year and warned that the absence of a pact would do incalculable ... Read more...
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India rising: Creating a platform for foreign relations experts
December 24th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Against the backdrop of India's growing global stature, the external affairs ministry is now compiling a list of Indian experts in international relations to enable it ... Read more...
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US eases control on high tech exports to India
November 8th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The United States Monday decided to relax its export controls of high-tech equipment to India, particularly in the defence and scientific areas, while agreeing to ... Read more...
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Take a ‘bold leap’ in Indo-US ties: US think tank
October 20th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) As President Barack Obama prepares for his India trip, a US think tank has advised his team to produce a "bold leap forward" in Indo-US ... Read more...
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Pak needs “accountable, civilian-led democracy” for stability: UN chief
October 16th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Oct 16(ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that Pakistan needs an "accountable, civilian-led democracy" for the stability of the country and the region.In a message to the Friends ... Read more...
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‘Friends of Pak’ tell it to get its economic reforms in place to ensure survival
October 16th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Oct 16(ANI): The Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) has stressed on the need for continued efforts by the Pakistan government for sustained economic revival following the recent devastating floods in the ... Read more...
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Venu Rajamony handpicked for Finance Ministry post
October 6th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee has selected senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and former Consul General of India in Dubai Venu Rajamony for the post of Joint ... Read more...
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Rajamony to oversee multilateral agencies at finance ministry
October 5th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Venu Rajamony, an officer of the Indian Foreign Service and India's former consul general in Dubai, has been named joint secretary, multilateral institutions, in the finance ... Read more...
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India to grow at 8.5 percent plus: Pranab (Lead)
July 19th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said India will grow at more than 8.5 percent this fiscal but if the European financial crisis spreads it will affect ... Read more...
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India hopes European crisis does not spread
July 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Confident of at least an 8.5 percent growth for this fiscal, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday expressed India's anxiety over the european financial crisis and its ... Read more...
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U.S. State Department supports goals of International Violence Against Women Act
February 5th, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Department of State on Thursday supported the goals of the proposed International Violence Against Women Act that would increase legal protection and capacity to respond ... Read more...
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India, B’Desh PMs believe electoral victory has given them a chance to add a new chapter in relation
January 12th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.12 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have agreed that the recent elections in both the countries has presented them ... Read more...
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India, Australia agree to take ties to strategic partnership level
November 13th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.13 (ANI): Following bilateral discussions here on Thursday evening, the Prime Ministers' of India and Australia -- Dr. Manmohan Singh and Kevin Rudd -- have agreed to take the ... Read more...
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Poor will continue to bear impact of crisis: Mukherjee
October 6th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Oct 6 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said the adverse effects of the financial crisis will continue to hit the poor for several more years as many developmental programmes ... Read more...
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Krishna meets Brazil president ahead of IBSA summit
September 1st, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday called on Brazilian President Lula da Silva ahead of the fourth IBSA summit of India, Brazil and South Africa, and stressed ... Read more...
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PM calls for reform of global bodies, peaceful South Asia
August 15th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Making a pitch for reform of global bodies, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday sought peaceful relations with India's neighbours but made no reference to Pakistan in ... Read more...
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PM tells NAM no nation should provide safe haven to terrorists
July 15th, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
Sharm-el-Shekh (Egypt), July 15 (ANI): Addressing the 118-member XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in this Red Sea resort on Wednesday afternoon, India's Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, without directly naming or ... Read more...
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France for bigger role for India in global institutions
May 17th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Congratulating India for the "remarkable conduct" of the Indian general elections, France Sunday underlined its keen desire to intensify bilateral ties and reaffirmed support for a ... Read more...
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India seeks empowered IMF to pave road to global recovery
April 25th, 2009 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 25 (IANS) India Saturday called for empowering the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with resources, better governance, greater accountability and a redefined mandate for orchestrating efforts to overcome the ... Read more...
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Critical reforms of IMF policies demanded
April 22nd, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantEarlier this month the Group of Twenty (G-20) leaders had announced a USD 1.1 trillion booster-dose into the world economy by the end of 2010 through multilateral institutions like the ... Read more...
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Hardeep Puri is India’s new envoy to UN
April 17th, 2009 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The government Thursday announced the appointment of Hardeep Singh Puri, secretary in the external affairs ministry, as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. ... Read more...
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Will IMF deliver G-20’s booster for world economy?
April 4th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantEarlier this week the Group of Twenty leaders announced a USD 1.1 trillion booster-dose into the world economy by the end of 2010 through multilateral institutions like the International Monetary ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan, Eurasia take heart from G-20 measures to control global meltdown
April 4th, 2009 - 10:51 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitNew Delhi, Apr.4 (ANI): Economic experts are of the unanimous view that access to investments, new technologies, knowledge, goods, services and interaction with transnational companies exert a positive influence on ... Read more...
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Obama calls Zardari, discusses mutual cooperation
March 27th, 2009 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar. 27 (ANI): US President Barack Obama telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday to discuss mutual cooperation and the situation in the South Asian region.Obama and Zardari spoke ... Read more...
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