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  • Two people injured in gunfire between Thai protesters and govenrment supporters near the Bangkok International Airport -- AFP
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US trade team heads to India, eyes $150 bn nuclear pie

November 25th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) With the India-US civil nuclear deal in place, Washington is sending its largest ever nuclear trade mission to India with an eye on a major share in its ...

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Officers of state-run Oil firms threaten indefinite strike from Nov 18

November 12th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Officers of the public sector oil companies have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Nov 18, demanding improved pay scales.A press release, issued by the ...

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Public companies to park 60 percent surplus cash with state banks

November 11th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) With the government reiterating that public enterprises will have to park 60 percent of their reserves with state-run banks without calling for competitive bids, several companies fear ...

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Indo-Polish defence talks held

November 4th, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (ANI): Defence Minister A. K. Antony and his Polish counterpart Bogdan Klich held defence-level talks here today. Earlier Klich laid wreath at Gandhiji''s Samadhi at Rajghat. Later ...

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Polish defence minister calls on Antony

November 4th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich called on his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony here Tuesday to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations.“Klich discussed issues of mutual cooperation in various ...

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Polish Defence Minister to visit India on Nov.4

November 3rd, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich arrives here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to India to explore possibilities of tie-ups with Public Sector Undertakings for joint ...

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Three defence shipyards pay Rs.1.05 bn as dividend

October 10th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday urged the defence shipyards to expeditiously carry forward the process of modernization and reduce the time taken to build warships so as ...

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Fire in illegal warehouse causes Rs.10 mn loss

October 10th, 2008 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Over Rs.10 million worth of goods were destroyed when an illegal warehouse near here caught fire, officials sources said. Over 16 fire tenders and 80 fire services personnel ...

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Petroleum Ministry to unveil public grievance redressal system today

October 2nd, 2008 - 8:43 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): The Oil Marketing Public Sector Undertakings (OMCs) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is set to unveil a massive public grievance redressal mechanism across ...

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Petroleum Ministry to unveil public grievance redressal system on October 2

October 1st, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The Oil Marketing Public Sector Undertakings (OMCs) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is set to unveil a massive public grievance redressal mechanism across ...

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49 percent FDI in defence sector on need basis: Antony

September 20th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) After doing away with the license requirement for private players for manufacturing military hardware, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday said the government would consider foreign investment of ...

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Kerala protests centre’s demand to split electricity board

Kerala protests centre’s demand to split electricity board

September 17th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Wednesday that his government will call an all party meeting and a trade unions' meeting to discuss the central government's demand to ...

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3G trials in Delhi by September end

September 11th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The state-owned telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) will conduct trials of third generation (3G) services by the end of this month in Delhi and launch ...

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Is the Left in Kerala turning ‘right’ ?

September 7th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has stirred up fresh controversy - by inaugurating a Rs.350 million amusement park built with ...

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Labour trouble at another Indian JV in Nepal

September 3rd, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 3 (IANS) Forty people were arrested and nearly a dozen injured in clashes with the police in Kathmandu Wednesday during labour trouble at yet another Indian joint venture in Nepal, ...

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Kerala public sector workers to get higher bonus

September 2nd, 2008 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (IANS) Close to 20,000 employees of the 48 public sector undertakings (PSUs) under the Kerala Industries Department will get higher bonus during this Onam season. Industry Minister ...

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Multi-specialty hospital to come up in southern Assam

September 2nd, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Silchar, Sep 2 (IANS) The Shankaracharya Trust will set up a 450-bed multi-specialty hospital at Silchar, southern Assam's main commercial city, to provide world-class healthcare services to the people in the northeast, ...

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Steel PSUs to establish 150 relief camps in flood hit districts of Bihar

September 1st, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Sept 1 (ANI): The Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Steel will set up 150 relief camps in the flood hit Districts of Bihar and 25 camps ...

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Step up investment in R&D, Antony urges India Inc.

August 26th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian industry will have to step up investment in R&D to improve its technological capability to meet the requirements of the armed forces, Defence Minister A.K. Antony ...

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Central undertaking staff to go on strike Wednesday

August 18th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Public sector employees will go on a strike Wednesday to protest against disinvestments and outsourcing in state-owned enterprises, a state-owned company warned the Bombay Stock Exchange Monday.In ...

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DAVP advertising rates will be revised: Dasmunsi

August 12th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Tuesday said the government was considering revising upward the advertising rates within a fortnight in the wake of soaring newsprint ...

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India removes licences for private defence industry

August 1st, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The concept of awarding well-performing private industries that manufacture military hardware has become redundant with the defence ministry saying they don't require a licence from it to ...

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India Inc relieved as government wins trust vote (Lead)

India Inc relieved as government wins trust vote (Lead)

July 22nd, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) India Inc heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government won the trust motion, hoping economic reforms would now get a push ...

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Economic reforms: India Inc’s wish list

July 22nd, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Following are some of the key components of economic reforms which India Inc will now hope the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will address, having won the trust ...

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India Inc relieved as government wins trust motion

India Inc relieved as government wins trust motion

July 22nd, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) India Inc heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government won the trust motion, hoping economic reforms would now get a push ...

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Doctors’ protection bill passed in Madhya Pradesh

July 8th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government Tuesday passed the Doctor's Protection Bill that aims at providing security to doctors and other medical personnel who have increasingly come under attack from ...

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Economic reforms: The unfinished agenda

July 8th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Following are some of the key components of economic reforms, which the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was unable to push ahead, primarily because of opposition from ...

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Himachal for joint ventures with PSUs on power projects

July 4th, 2008 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, July 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is exploring the possibilities of entering into joint ventures with public sector undertakings (PSUs) to set up high-capacity hydro electric projects, official sources said Friday. The ...

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Government to supply edible oil at subsidised rates

June 20th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The government will spend Rs.15 billion on supplying edible oil at subsidised rate through the public distribution system in 15 states from next month. One million tonnes ...

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RBI allows hedge on oil imports

June 4th, 2008 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's central bank, Tuesday announced that it would allow domestic oil companies to hedge on crude oil imports in overseas exchanges ...

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