No growth in passenger traffic at Hyderabad airport
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 23 (IANS) The domestic passenger traffic at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here has not witnessed any growth during the current year and is concerned at the ... Read more...
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‘Economic activities behind spurt in human trafficking’
July 11th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Human trafficking for purposes other than sex trade has been on the rise in the county. With the increase in the level of economic activities, the ... Read more...
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Chidambaram inaugurates NSG hub in Mumbai
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Memories of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack came alive as Home Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated the new regional hub of the elite National Security Guard ... Read more...
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NSG regional hub inaugurated in Hyderabad
December 6th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday inaugurated a regional hub of the elite anti-terror National Security Guard (NSG) here.
The hub has come up at a ... Read more...
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Infosys expands Singapore operations, to hire more
October 19th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 19 (IANS) Infosys Ltd has expanded its Singapore operations by setting up a new development centre and plans to hire over 600 people to strengthen its presence in ... Read more...
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NSG gets land outside Kolkata for eastern hub
September 17th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) The elite National Security Guard (NSG) has finally got its long-awaited land at Badu in Madhyamgram near Kolkata for setting up its eastern regional hub.Over ... Read more...
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Assam’s Bordoloi airport to become regional hub: Vayalar Ravi
June 25th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 25 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Saturday said Assam's Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport will be made a regional hub to increase air connectivity to the northeastern ... Read more...
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Bangladesh wants India to increase rail links
February 18th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Bangladesh has asked India to expedite the establishment of more rail links between the two countries.This was conveyed by the visiting chairman of Bangladesh's parliamentary standing committee ... Read more...
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Mahindra Satyam focuses on expansion in Middle East, Africa
November 11th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) IT firm Mahindra Satyam Thursday said that its Dubai office in United Arab Emirates will now function as its new regional hub overseeing the integration of both ... Read more...
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West Bengal identifies four locations for NSG hub
August 20th, 2010 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government has shortlisted four locations in North 24 Parganas district for setting up the proposed National Security Guard (NSG) hub in the state, a senior ... Read more...
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Four South Asian nations to permit mutual transit (Lead)
August 9th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) An exchange of letters among four South Asian nations - India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan - will formalise arrangements that will allow transit through each others' territories.
As ... Read more...
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Four South Asian nations to allow mutual transit
August 9th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) An exchange of letters by this year-end among four South Asian nations - India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan - will formalise arrangements that will allow transit into ... Read more...
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British High Commission still ‘clueless’ about lost Pakistani passports
February 27th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.27 (ANI): Officials at the British High Commission here have still not been able to make any headway in the case of lost Pakistani passports.After months of investigation, the High Commission ... Read more...
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Centre to extend SEZ benefits to food parks
December 10th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): The Union Government on Thursday proposed to extend benefits of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to food parks.The decision was taken to make the country to quickly emerge ... Read more...
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NSG to have stable structures at new hubs by next year: DG
November 26th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 26 (ANI): National Security Guard (NSG) commandos positioned at their new centers in four cities and currently placed in temporary locations will have permanent positions by next year.The permanent ... Read more...
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Dhaka unveils long-term plans to build deep sea port
July 16th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) Bangladesh will begin construction of a new deep sea port by 2010-end that it says will boost the country's economy and help the entire South Asian region gain ... Read more...
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Kolkata gets eastern hub of NSG
July 1st, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The eastern regional hub of the elite anti-terror force National Security Guard (NSG) was inaugurated in the West Bengal capital Wednesday.
The Kolkata centre of the NSG is ... Read more...
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Hyderabad gets anti-terror hub, to have training centre too (Lead)
July 1st, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) Hyderabad will soon get a regional centre of the National Security Guard (NSG), Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday while inaugurating a regional hub of the ... Read more...
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India’s west coast on terror alert: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 1st, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have indicated a terror threat along India's west coast, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday but clarified that it did not mean a terror attack ... Read more...
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Hyderabad gets NSG hub, to have training centre too (Lead)
July 1st, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) This city will soon get a training centre for over 5,000 commandos, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday while inaugurating a regional hub of the ... Read more...
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Hyderabad is not terrorist hub: Chidambaram
July 1st, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) Hyderabad is not a terrorist base, Home Minister P. Chidambaram clarified Wednesday after inaugurating a regional hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) here.
"It is a wrong ... Read more...
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Andhra MP refuses to apologise for slapping bank manager
July 1st, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) The alleged slapping of a bank manager by Congress MP Manda Jagannatham has snowballed into a major row with bank employees in Andhra Pradesh taking to the streets ... Read more...
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Hyderabad gets NSG hub, to get training centre too
July 1st, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday inaugurated a regional hub of the elite anti-terror National Security Guard (NSG) here and said the city would soon get a training ... Read more...
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Mumbai NSG hub to be operational Tuesday
June 29th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Mumbai hub of National Security Guards (NSG) would become operational Tuesday, nearly seven months after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
"After the Mumbai terror attack, a ... Read more...
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Greek company seeks to make Dubai biggest solar energy field in the world
March 8th, 2009 - 10:50 am ICT by ANI
Nicosia, Mar 8 (ANI) : Portland Group of Greece, a marine and financial solutions company, has announced plans to develop wind and solar energy in the UAE, with an initial investment ... Read more...
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Bangalore software firm opens subsidiary in Dubai
March 4th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) The city-based IT solutions firm Sonata Software has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary at Dubai Internet City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as its regional hub for ... Read more...
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Having food delivered to your home may be more eco friendly than shopping locally
February 3rd, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): A new research has suggested that shopping locally may not be as good for the environment as having food delivered to your home.The study, by researchers from ... Read more...
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Satyam scrambles to reassure customers in SEAsia
January 8th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Jan 8 (IANS) As the Satyam revenue fraud story unraveled, the computer services company's offices in Singapore were Thursday scrambling to restore confidence among its wide network of customers in its ... Read more...
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Reliance mobile launches GSM services in Punjab
January 5th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) Reliance Communications Monday announced the launch of its GSM mobile services in Punjab, becoming the first telecom operator in the circle to have both GSM and CDMA services ... Read more...
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Biotechnology training centre in Haryana approved
November 20th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the establishment of the UNESCO Regional Centre for Training and Education in Biotechnology at Faridabad, Haryana with the ... Read more...
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New chair on corporate governance in INSEAD’s Abu Dhabi centre
October 8th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Oct 8 (IANS) A new chair on corporate governance and strategy has been set up in the Abu Dhabi campus of the international business school INSEAD.The Abu Dhabi government's investment vehicle ... Read more...
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Dubai Knowledge Village has over 400 companies now
August 6th, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 6 (IANS) Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV), a specially developed area in this west Asian metropolis, announced Wednesday that 29 new human resource development companies and consultancies have set up operations ... Read more...
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Reliance Globalcom ties up with UAE’s Du
February 26th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, Feb 26 (IANS) Du, one of the two telecom service providers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has tied up with India's Reliance Globalcom to provide a variety of data services ... Read more...
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Dubai should end shutdown of Pakistani news channels: HRW
November 20th, 2007 - 6:28 pm ICT by admin
New York, Nov.20 (ANI): The Dubai government should allow Geo Television and other Pakistani news channels, which broadcast from Dubai and function as Pakistan's most independent and respected television stations, to resume ... Read more...
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