MNS offers unconditional support to Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI in Thane
March 6th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), March 6 (IANS) In a surprise political development, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Tuesday offered 'unconditional' support to the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance in ... Read more...
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Azad announces re-development plan for RML Hospital
March 5th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday announced a re-development plan for the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital here during the next five years as ... Read more...
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Minorities education monitoring committee meets
March 5th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The newly-constituted committee for monitoring education access among minorities met for the first time Monday and decided to set up five panels to look into ... Read more...
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China readies next generation rockets
March 5th, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China is planning to launch is next generation Long March-5 carrier rocket in 2014.Chinese experts have succeeded in developing the hydrogen box that will store fuel ... Read more...
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Farakka barrage to get new sluice gates: Bansal
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Stating that the existing sluice gates of the Farakka Barrage were too old to function, Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Saturday said they ... Read more...
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Beijing water shortage: residents to get desalinised seawater
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 2 (IANS) In a bid to ease the pressure on water supply in the Chinese capital, residents will soon get access to desalinised seawater made safe for consumption. ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh, Railways ink deal for three rail corridors
February 28th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 27 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Monday signed a deal with the Indian Railways for developing three rail corridors in the state's poverty-hit northern region that has roughly one-fifth of the ... Read more...
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Facing manpower shortage, Indian Navy on recruitment drive
February 26th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Facing a massive shortage in its officer and sailor cadre, Indian Navy has gone on a campaign overdrive to attract the youth to join a ... Read more...
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Top panel warns against new trains without focus on safety
February 26th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Ahead of Minister Dinesh Trivedi's first Railway Budget March 14, a high-level panel has advised focus on safety issues, rather than the populist practice of ... Read more...
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Chinese firms eye India for business
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Sixty percent of trading firms in China plan to target emerging markets like India and Vietnam for business in the next five years, a survey has ... Read more...
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Poverty not declining in Bihar, despite high growth
February 20th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Bihar has been changing and developing fast but its poverty is not declining, warned Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen here."It is a matter of ... Read more...
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Nashik will have MNS mayor: Raj Thackeray
February 19th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Sunday expressed confidence that his party would be able to install its mayor in the Nashik Municipal ... Read more...
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Channel V opens its second cafe-cum-bar
February 18th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 18 (IANS) After scoring a six among capital's youths with their first cafe-cum-bar -- V Spot Cafe and Bar, Channel V has launched its second outlet in Gurgaon.The ... Read more...
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China aims for high-speed internet
February 17th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 16 (IANS) China will provide faster and cheaper internet services over the next five years, an official said Thursday.Qin Hai, vice chief of industry and information technology ministry, ... Read more...
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Coastal security radar stations to be ready this year
February 15th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) A chain of radar stations being set up for India's coastal security network will be ready along the mainland by the end of 2012 and those ... Read more...
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Honeywell opens its fourth technology centre
February 14th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) US-based diversified technology and manufacturing firm Honeywell Tuesday opened its fourth technology centre in India at Gurgaon at an investment of $34 million (Rs.167.8 crore)."This ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray slams Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP
February 11th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahead of the Maharashtra civic polls Feb 16, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Saturday said that the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the ... Read more...
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NourishCo hopes for Rs.700 crore business
February 10th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) NourishCo Beverages Ltd, an equal joint venture between Tata Beverages and PepsiCo, is looking at a business of Rs.700 crore over the next five years by ... Read more...
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China mulls next generation rockets
February 5th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) China will launch its next generation Long March carrier rockets in the next five years, an expert said.Yu Menglun, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of ... Read more...
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French firm to invest $4.2 bn in Norway
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 3 (IANS) French giant energy producer Total said Thursday it is investing $4.2 billion for the development of a new oil field located in the North Sea off ... Read more...
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China mulls disaster relief teams
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) China will create specialized teams for flood control and drought relief operations in the next five years, the government said Thursday.Water Resources Minister Chen Lei said ... Read more...
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GSI to increase hiring
January 31st, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The union cabinet has cleared the proposal of the ministry of mines to increase the highly-skilled manpower of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for exploration ... Read more...
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United Bank of India’s Q3 net up by 38.5 percent
January 31st, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Public sector lender United Bank of India Tuesday reported a 38.5 percent jump in its net profit in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2011 to Rs.2.26 ... Read more...
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Swedish firm to manufacture vehicles in Karnataka
January 31st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS) Swedish commercial vehicle maker Scania Tuesday said it is setting up a manufacturing plant near here with an investment of Rs.150 crore.The plant, the Scania Regional ... Read more...
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Singapore to invest $595 mn on drainage system
January 31st, 2012 - 8:26 am ICT by IANS
Singapore, Jan 31 (IANS) Singapore has decided to invest 750 million Singapore dollars (US $595 mn) over the next five years to improve its drainage system.Singapore's national water agency ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola plans to invest $1 bn in Mexico in 2012
January 30th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Davos, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) The Coca-Cola Co. plans to invest $1 billion in its operations in Mexico this year as part of a $5 billion long-term investment plan, CEO Muhtar ... Read more...
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BEML targeting African, Southeast Asian markets
January 30th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Leading construction and mining equipment makers BEML is targeting foreign markets like Africa for supplying earthmoving equipment and also foraying into aerospace, a company official said ... Read more...
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Congress promises jobs, citizens charter in UP vision document (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Congress Friday released its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to create 20 lakh jobs in the state in the next ... Read more...
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Congress promises jobs, citizen’s charter in UP vision document (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Congress Friday released its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to create 20 lakh jobs in the state in the next five ... Read more...
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Congress promises jobs, citizen’s charter in UP vision document
January 27th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Congress Friday released its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to create 20 lakh jobs in the state in the next five ... Read more...
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Companies have no choice but to be in India: Ashwani Kumar
January 27th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) India and China will emerge as the only destinations for companies seeking business as Asia will lead the world economic growth in the coming decade, ... Read more...
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BJP releases its UP poll manifesto
January 27th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday released its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh, focussing on education, health, employment and law and order.Key party leaders, including ... Read more...
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US announces defence budget slash
January 27th, 2012 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has unveiled the Pentagon's budget request for the 2013 fiscal year, which includes plans to significantly cut defence spending and army ... Read more...
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Northeast defies militant boycott calls on R-Day
January 26th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Jan 26 (IANS) Defying boycott calls by militant groups and stray attempts by the rebels to create panic, India's northeast celebrated the 63rd Republic Day and vowed to bring ... Read more...
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‘Austrian economy not to regain momentum until 2014′
January 24th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Jan 24 (IANS) The Austrian economy will not regain momentum until 2014, the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) said Monday.According to its long term forecast for the Austrian ... Read more...
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