NCTC rejig after presidential election
July 13th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Giving in to a stiff opposition from non-Congress ruled states, the government has decided to take NCTC, a proposed anti-terror hub, out of the ... Read more...
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Va Tech Wabag betting big on desalination water projects
May 25th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Chennai based water treatment multi-national company (MNC) Va Tech Wabag Ltd. is betting big on desalination water projects across globe as part of efforts to restructure ... Read more...
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Speculation mounts of changes in Congress, two ministers deny quit offer (Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Speculation of a rejig in the Congress and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government increased Tuesday following reports that four ministers had offered to quit ... Read more...
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Reshuffle in the air as Congress ministers offer to quit
April 24th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Amid speculation of a rejig in both the party and the United Progressive Alliance government in order to gear up for the 2014 political ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa re-allocates four ministers’ portfolios
January 18th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday effected minor rejig of her ministry by reallocating portfolios to four of her ministers.In a statement issued here by Tamil ... Read more...
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Congress supports PM’s cabinet reshuffle
July 13th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet reshuffle was in the interest of the nation and the Congress supports it, the party said Wednesday, hinting this, ... Read more...
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Last reshuffle before 2014 polls, balance maintained: PM (Lead)
July 12th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) After the much-awaited cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday surprised everyone by declaring that this was the last rejig before the 2014 polls ... Read more...
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PM meets Sonia, cabinet rejig likely in 3-4 days (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held another round of discussions with Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday regarding the much awaited cabinet reshuffle, but there ... Read more...
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Omar postpones ministerial reshuffle
February 27th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has deferred a proposed ministerial reshuffle which he was keen on before the start of the asembly's budget session Monday, sources ... Read more...
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70s Foreigner to play with Niladri Kumar on five-city India tour
January 30th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Foreigner, the popular British-American contemporary pop-rock band of the 1970s, is heading to India for the first time in 35 years to collaborate with innovation sitar ... Read more...
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Daimler rejigs trucks business in India
July 1st, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 1 (IANS) German automobile group Daimler has rejigged its Indian operations, shifting the marketing and after sales activities of Actros trucks from Mercedes Benz India to Daimler India Commercial ... Read more...
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Murugappa group not to exit insurance business
May 6th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) City-based Murugappa group has no plans to exit non-life insurance business transacted by Chola MS General Insurance Company, a top group official said Thursday.
"We will continue with the ... Read more...
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Pro-Vidarbha group terms Rs.10,000 crore package ‘eyewash’
December 24th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), which is lobbying for a separate state of Vidarbha to be carved out of Maharashtra, Thursday dismissed the government's Rs.10,000 crore economic package ... Read more...
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Pyramid Saimira plans to raise funds through stake sale
October 6th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) City-based entertainment group Pyramid Saimira has said it will raise funds by divesting equity up to 40 percent in its group firms.
"We are open to divest ... Read more...
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Air India will not divest now, says Praful Patel
July 14th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Loss-making national carrier Air India will not go for disinvestment at the moment to raise funds as market conditions were not favourable, said Civil Aviation Minister ... Read more...
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Air India’s audit report finds irregularities
July 9th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Amid efforts by the government to revive the cash-strapped Air India, the country's official auditor has reported major operational irregularities, especially in the frequent-flyer scheme.
The Comptroller ... Read more...
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Role for Pitroda, Narayana Murthy in Air India on cards
July 8th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry is considering the names of some top industrialists and technocrats, including Sam Pitroda, N.R. Narayana Murthy and S. Ramadorai, for reviving national ... Read more...
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Air India top brass in for rejig: Praful Patel
July 7th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The top brass of loss-making national carrier Air India is headed for a rejig, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said, with the government proposing to ... Read more...
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IFCI open for seat on Maytas Infra board
February 19th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) As the government moves to reconstitute the board of Maytas Infra Ltd, an associate firm of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, financial institution IFCI Limited says it is ready ... Read more...
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Head hunting firm Randstad starts integrating Indian subsidiaries
August 9th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) The Netherlands-based 9.19-billion euro ($13.9-billion or Rs.586-billion) global staffing solutions company Randstad Holding has started consolidating its Indian operations. In India, Randstad has seven outfits - ... Read more...
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CEOs say tax cuts will raise consumer demand
February 27th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Consumer demand is expected to receive a major thrust with the likelihood of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram scissoring income tax limits in the upcoming budget of 2008-09, ... Read more...
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