Singapore invites Indian investment in education and health
July 11th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Looking forward to a mutually beneficial relationship, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Wednesday invited Indian investments, especially in education, healthcare and power sectors in ... Read more...
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Coal block auctioning to begin in two months: Jaiswal
June 8th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 8 (IANS) Union Coal Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal Friday said new coal blocks had been identified and their auctioning would begin in the next two months."The coal block auctioning ... Read more...
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Good policy environment in Bengal needed for investment
April 20th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Chinese ambassador Zhang Yan Friday said a good policy environment is needed in West Bengal to attract foreign funds and identified agriculture, tourism and power ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 305 points during week (Weekly market review)
January 14th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Indian equities markets rose during the week with a benchmark index gaining 305 points. Latest data showed industrial output soared in November while food inflation ... Read more...
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Aluminium summit to explore investments, technology
December 5th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) The sixth international expo on aluminium in this Deccan city from Tuesday will explore investment opportunities and technology to boost consumption by foraying into new growth ... Read more...
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Indian Army exploring entire gamut of future conflict scenarios
March 27th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 27 (IANS) The Indian Army is exploring the entire gamut of future conflict scenarios in the context of the growing military cooperation between China and Pakistan and increasing ... Read more...
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Over 805 development projects completely halted due to financial cut by Pak Govt
March 15th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 15(ANI): Over 805 projects of the current year's development programme for Pakistan have come to a complete halt due to a 40 per cent financial cut imposed by the federal ... Read more...
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Venezuela’s Chavez threatens to seize bank
January 27th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Jan 27 (IANS/EFE) President Hugo Chavez threatened to expropriate the Venezuelan subsidiary of Spanish banking giant BBVA in a tense telephone conversation Wednesday with the bank's CEO that was broadcast live ... Read more...
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October factory output raises hope for double-digit growth (Lead)
December 10th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Led by a strong growth in the automobile, manufacturing and power sectors, India's factory output expansion sped to 10.8 percent in October from just 4.4 percent ... Read more...
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Industrial output up 10.8 percent in October
December 10th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) India's industrial output accelerated to 10.8 percent in October from 4.4 percent in the previous month, led by a healthy growth in manufacturing, automobiles and power ... Read more...
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Hindustan Construction to work on power projects
December 6th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Hindustan Construction Co Monday signed two pacts with France's VINCI Construction Grands Projects (VCGP) to work on power, water, transportation and infrastructure projects in India and abroad. ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 116 points higher, realty stocks outperform (Roundup)
November 30th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Tuesday closed 116 points higher, even as mid-to-smaller valued scrips, especially from the realty sector, which had been battered the ... Read more...
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L&T Infra to increase exposure to non power core sectors
October 20th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) Larsen and Toubro Infrastructure Finance Company (L&T Infra) will increase its exposure to non-power sector, a top company official said Wednesday."Currently, the distribution of loans to power sector ... Read more...
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NALCO gears up for expansion,to enter metal and power sectors
October 1st, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (IANS) State-owned National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is gearing up for its third phase expansion at an investment of at least Rs.6,000 crore and planning to venture into metal and ... Read more...
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India to help Mozambique in coal, power sectors
July 6th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India has offered Mozambique a grant of $40 million for improving technical capacity in coal mining and a $25 million line of credit for rural electrification, officials ... Read more...
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Adhunik Metaliks to set up steel plant in Karnataka
June 3rd, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) City-based Adhunik Metaliks Ltd (AML) Thursday signed an agreement with the Karnataka government to set up a greenfield steel plant at Deosugur village in Raichur district, the company ... Read more...
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Time to give strategic cast to India-Africa ties: Experts
April 28th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With a growing global interest in India's engagement with Africa and China's surge in the region, experts and officials Wednesday pitched for imparting a strategic vision to ... Read more...
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US, major countries must mediate between India, Pak to resolve issues: Gilani
April 10th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.10 (ANI): Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has once again urged the United States and other major countries to mediate between India and Pakistan in order to resolve long pending ... Read more...
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BHEL to invest Rs.690 cr for piping plant in Tamil Nadu
April 2nd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) April 2 (IANS) Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) will invest Rs.690 crore to set up a new piping plant at Thirumayam in the state and expand its ... Read more...
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Terrorism fostered by Pakistan affects both nations: Pallam Raju
February 16th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju on Tuesday said Pakistan has to realize that terrorism that they foster affects them as much as it affects ... Read more...
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Krishna to leave for Kuwait today
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will embark a two-day visit to Kuwait from today.Krishna, accompanied by a number of senior officials, will be visiting the country at ... Read more...
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Krishna to leave for Kuwait on Wednesday
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 2(ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will embark on a two-day visit to Kuwait on Wednesday.Krishna, accompanied by a number of senior officials, will be visiting the country at ... Read more...
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PM’s panel calls for special focus on agri, power sectors
October 21st, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Prime minister's Economic Advisory Council Wednesday recommended that the agriculture and power sectors should be given special focus in the next few years.
"Over the medium term, ... Read more...
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US lauds Pak’s efforts to normalise ties with India
August 17th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.17 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that Washington is appreciative of Islamabad's efforts to normalise ties with New Delhi, especially ... Read more...
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Neyveli Lignite to enter hydel, wind power sectors
June 20th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Mining-cum-power company Neyveli Lignite Corp (NLC) is planning to enter hydel, wind and nuclear power generation, a top official said here Saturday.
"We are interested in setting up ... Read more...
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Pakistan allocates Rs.646 bn for public sector in 2009-10
June 13th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan has allocated Rs.646 billion ($8 billion) for the public sector in its budget for fiscal 2009-10 beginning July 1 that envisages GDP growth of 3.3 percent for ... Read more...
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Indian engineering graduates still root for IT: study
June 9th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Never mind that the IT industry is going through a bad phase following global recession. It continues to be a preferred career option for the majority of ... Read more...
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Kazakh anti-crisis plan deals with global meltdown head on
March 12th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
Astana, Mar.12 (ANI): Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has once again reiterated that his governments Anti-Crisis Program, introduced to counter the ongoing global financial crisis, will ensure the stability of the national ... Read more...
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Haryana minister is country’s richest woman, says Forbes
November 14th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) A low-profile minister in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in Haryana has emerged as the richest woman in the country.Savitri Jindal, 58, who is the chairperson of the ... Read more...
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Financial crisis hits global merger and acquisition deals
October 26th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Outbound merger and acquisition (M&A) deals have been hit by the global financial crisis, losing their valuation by 76 percent this year, according to an industry lobby ... Read more...
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Kashmir, PoK decide to have a joint business chamber
October 13th, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
Srinagar , Oct 13 (ANI): Captains of industry in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) have reportedly agreed to set up a joint business chamber, and the use of a dual ... Read more...
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Sterlite Tech bags Rs.240 mn BSNL order
October 1st, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Sterlite Technologies Wednesday said it has bagged an order from state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for supplying optical fibre cables.The order is valued at ... Read more...
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Gas pricing to be determined by Govt: Petroleum Secretary
September 25th, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.25 (ANI): Saying that the gas market now in India is completely a suppliers'' market, Union Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Gas, R.S. Pandey today stated that the Government ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to meet Zardari, Wen Jiabao and World Bank President in New York today
September 24th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
New York , Sept 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is scheduled to meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick ... Read more...
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Indian interference in Sri Lanka worse than ever before: JVP
July 29th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, July 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka's radical Marxist party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has alleged that India had "intensified its interference" in Sri Lanka's politics and economy. Renewing its ... Read more...
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