Myanmar mulls telecom industry’s privatisation
September 11th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Sep 11 (IANS) Myanmar government has plans to privatise the telecom industry in the country.Myanmar's State Posts and Telecommunication (MPT) has worked out a plan to privatise its telecommunications ... Read more...
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Reverse privatisation of minerals: CPI-M
August 30th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The 'coalgate' row should be used to reverse the privatisation of natural and mineral resources in India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said ... Read more...
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Trinamool to continue opposition to FDI in retail
August 10th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Amid efforts by the Congress to build consensus within the ruling coalition on the issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, ... Read more...
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Who grounded Tata bid to start an airline?
April 20th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In 1997, then civil aviation minister C.M. Ibrahim acted under pressure from Jet Airways to thwart the Tata group's bid to start an airline in ... Read more...
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Former Ukrainian minister jailed
April 13th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Ukraine Thursday sentenced a former defence minister to five years in jail for abuse of office.Valeriy Ivashchenko, who served in then prime ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice on sterilisation (Lead)
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking that sterilizations should only be performed by trained doctors ... Read more...
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Internal efficiency crucial for rail modernisation: CPI-M
March 14th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) It was not possible to modernise Indian Railways unless steps were taken to improve internal efficiency and increase the load factor, Communist Party of ... Read more...
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Greece launches tender for use of Olympic facilities
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, March 3 (IANS) Greece has launched an international tender for rights to use certain Olympic Games facilities, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced.The acquisition allows potential buyers ... Read more...
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Shutdown hits commercial life in Himachal (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Banks and commercial establishments were closed in almost all towns of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday and trade unions of central government employees also joined the nationwide strike ... Read more...
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Agra residents angry over erratic power supply
December 26th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 26 (IANS) Residents of Agra are a frustrated lot these days with the power supply in the city continuing to be erratic despite power distribution being handled ... Read more...
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Privatisation of loss-making Goa port plant only a last resort: MP
November 10th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 10 (IANS) The shipping ministry has assured that the privatisation of the mechanical ore handling division of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Goa would only be a ... Read more...
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Off to new boom town, with Mark Tully (IANS Book Review)
November 9th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Non Stop India"; Author: Mark Tully; Publisher: Penguin India; Price: Rs.499; Pages: 357It is a muddle of a new kind. An anti-corruption crusade which has united Indians as a single ... Read more...
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Communists not against reforms, says Yechury
November 7th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) Communists are not opposed to economic reforms per se but want to know what "reforms" mean to people at large, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) ... Read more...
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Healthcare cost up 22 times in rural areas, shows study
October 12th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The cost of health care has gone up by 22 times in rural areas over the last seven years, a study said Wednesday."In an average ... Read more...
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Kuwait Airways lost $275 mn in 2010
June 21st, 2011 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Kuwait City, June 21 (IANS) Kuwait's national carrier Kuwait Airways incurred a loss of 76 million dinars (around $275 million) in 2010, the official KUNA news agency reported.Kuwait Airways attributed ... Read more...
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IMF approves $36.8 bn loan for Portugal
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 26 billion euro ($36.8 billion) loan for Portugal to help the country overcome its debt crisis.The Washington-based ... Read more...
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Liberalisation hasn’t led to education for deprived sections: Apex court
May 17th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said the notion that liberalisation and free-market economy in India would generate wealth which the government would use for providing higher ... Read more...
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IIM-C looks to corporates to fund expansion
April 3rd, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) is against privatisation of IIMs but favours corporate contributions to generate funds for setting up new management institutes, a ... Read more...
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Apex court questions corporate influence on policy making (Lead)
March 16th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said that policy making was gradually becoming subservient to the corporate world -- in the name of democracy and people's mandate.Justice ... Read more...
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Zardari’s quiet UAE visit to find solution to Pak’s economic woes
February 24th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 24(ANI): As Pakistan was busy watching the Raymond Davis saga unfold, President Asif Ali Zardari quietly took an unannounced trip to Dubai to explore options to solve the country's economic ... Read more...
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Ex-deputy speaker named as Congress’ Goa poll campaign manager
February 8th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) The Congress' Goa unit Tuesday said the party high command has appointed former deputy speaker and minister Mauvin Godhino to manage the campaign for the 2012 poll.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Belarus invites India to help build power plants
December 22nd, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, Dec 22 (IANS) Belarus Wednesday invited Indian companies to participate in the renovation and construction of energy plants in the country.During a meeting with Indian Ambassador to Belarus Ramesh Chander, Prime ... Read more...
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Queen’s head to be removed from British stamps?
December 19th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): It has emerged that the Queen's head would soon disappear from British stamps if the government goes ahead with its controversial plan to sell off the Royal Mail. ... Read more...
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Musharraf forced me not to resist BP deal at ‘throwaway price’: Ex-minister
November 27th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 27 (ANI): Former Pakistan Petroleum Minister Usman Aminuddin has revealed that then President Pervez Musharraf and ex-Premier Shaukat Aziz had been forcing him to not to resist the British ... Read more...
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Don’t kill off T20 golden goose, says Oz players’ body chief
October 31st, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct. 31 (ANI): Australian Cricketers' Association chief executive Paul Marsh has warned that the game's administrators in the country should avoid an overkill of Twenty20 cricket in the aftermath of a ... Read more...
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ABVP activists baton-charged in Chandigarh
September 18th, 2010 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 17 (IANS) Police Friday baton-charged Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP) activists, protesting against the education policies of the Congress-led Haryana government, after they refused to disperse.
Nearly 300 members of the ... Read more...
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Mixed response to strike in Tamil Nadu
September 7th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Work in the textile belt was affected and domestic flights out of Chennai were cancelled though educational establishments were open as the nationwide strike called by trade unions ... Read more...
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Strike disrupts normal life in Kerala
September 7th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted Tuesday as markets, educational institutions and shops remained closed in Kerala due to a one-day nationwide shutdown called by eight major trade unions, ... Read more...
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Passport employees’ tonsured protest against privatisation
June 26th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) Five employees of the passport office here staged a tonsured protest to demand govenment control over software that is being developed to enable the issuing of e-passports, saying ... Read more...
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Banerjee rules out privatisation of Indian Railways
June 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated that there would be no privatization of Indian Railways.Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways, Banerjee ... Read more...
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Japanese minister resigns over postal reform bill
June 11th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 11 (DPA) Three days after Prime Minister Naoto Kan's cabinet took office, a Japanese minister stepped down Friday to protest the government's failure to enact legislature on postal reform.
Shizuka ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea against sugar mills’ privatisation
May 27th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear Friday a petition challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to privatise 11 operating sugar mills under the control of the Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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No question of supporting UPA’s policies, says Left
May 24th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Left parties Monday said they could not support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as their policies were very different.
The Left said the UPA was ... Read more...
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Sick sugar mills to be sold in Uttar Pradesh
April 2nd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Decks have finally been cleared for the sale of 33 state-run sugar mills that turned "sick" many years ago.
"A formal nod for the privatisation of these mills was ... Read more...
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60,000 Punjab power board employees strike work
March 31st, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Nearly 60,000 employees of Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) Tuesday struck work to protest the state government's decision to privatise the power agency and to press their demands.
"We ... Read more...
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