ICICI Bank organises customer outreach programme in Leh
July 23rd, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 23 (IANS) In its bid to reach out to people in the remote area of Ladakh region, the private sector ICICI Bank organised a programme to bring banking ... Read more...
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‘India must cut subsidies, push reforms to defend rupee’
June 24th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Indian rupee is likely to slide further and might soon touch 58 to the dollar as regulatory measures by the central bank are unlikely ... Read more...
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One-fourth of Gurgaon, Faridabad to get 24-hour power
May 14th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) One-fourths of Gurgaon and Faridabad towns in Haryana, adjoining national capital New Delhi, will get 24-hours power supply, a senior officer of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli ... Read more...
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Women’s rights being violated in India’s surrogacy capital
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A study by the New Delhi-based Centre for Social Research (CSR) has pointed to a grave violation of the women's rights at India's surrogacy hub, ... Read more...
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Beijing’s property sales fall 12 percent
January 19th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) Property sales in Beijing dropped by 12.2 percent year-on-year in 2011, an official said Thursday.Real estate developers sold 14.4 million sq meters of commercial estate and ... Read more...
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Indo-China trade to reach $100 bn by 2015: Sharma
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The government Thursday said that bilateral trade between India and China would reach $100 billion by 2015.Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma, who is ... Read more...
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Chinese cities see property prices fall
July 18th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) More Chinese cities have reported lower or unchanged property prices in June, which suggests that the government's cooling measures have begun to work, authorities said Monday.Twenty-six ... Read more...
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India, Sri Lanka not to use force against fishermen
March 29th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) India and Sri Lanka Tuesday ended a two-day meeting of their joint working group on fisheries, the first since 2006, and agreed not to use ... Read more...
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FDI in retail could help consumers, farmers
February 25th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Consumers could benefit with prices coming down and farmers get a better deal for their produce if India allows foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-branded retail, ... Read more...
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Demand for homes to drive real estate sector in 2011: Fitch Ratings
January 10th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings Monday said the demand for residential units, driven by high growth rate in the Indian economy and rapid urbanisation, are the main drivers ... Read more...
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Karnataka High Court upholds iron ore export ban
November 19th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 19 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Friday upheld the state government's ban on export of iron ore.Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer dismissed petitions by around 40 ... Read more...
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Banks should be discouraged from undue risk: Rangarajan
June 17th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 17 (ANI): The Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, C Rangarajan, on Thursday said banks should be discouraged from excessive risk taking to ensure a healthy financial system."There ... Read more...
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‘Capital dredging proposal from Kolkata Port Trust awaited’
February 9th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The central government is awaiting a detailed proposal from the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to undertake capital dredging of the Haldia channel, union Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan ... Read more...
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India visit to expand solid ties: US Defence Secretary
January 19th, 2010 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates says he sees his visit to India as another step toward expanding the two countries' solid defence relationship, particularly in ... Read more...
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India conveys concern over racial attacks, Australia assures all possible measures
November 12th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.12 (ANI): India on Thursday conveyed its concern over the racial attacks on Indian students and other members of the community in Australia and stressed upon the need to ... Read more...
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Hero Electric targets 75 percent growth next fiscal
March 15th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) Electric two-wheeler maker Hero Electric is targeting 75 percent sales growth next fiscal, a top official of the firm said."We will close this fiscal selling ... Read more...
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EU calls for oil consumption to be halved by 2050
January 10th, 2009 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Jan 10 (Xinhua) European demand for oil must be reduced by over 50 percent by 2050, a European Union (EU) committee said Friday.The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), a consultative ... Read more...
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UAE plans housing for labourers with families
July 16th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 16 (IANS) In a move that will benefit thousands of expatriate labourers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is going to build labour accommodation complexes to let workers keep their ... Read more...
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G-8 reaffirms Heiligendamm commitment to foster clean energy technologies
July 8th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Toyako (Japan), July 8 (ANI): Group of Eight (G-8) leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment made at Heiligendamm in Germany to urgently develop, deploy and foster clean energy technologies.
"We recognize and ... Read more...
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West Bengal gets India’s largest solar power project
June 22nd, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Asansol (West Bengal), June 22 (IANS) The country's first grid-connected 2 MW solar power project will start functioning here from December, West Bengal Green Energy Development Corp (WBGEDC) managing director S.P. Gon ... Read more...
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Exercise restraint in reviewing economic laws: apex court
February 26th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant ruling ahead of the Union Budget, the Supreme Court Tuesday advised the courts to exercise greater judicial restraint while invalidating economic legislations. A bench ... Read more...
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