Afghanistan woos Indian investors assuring high returns (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Dispelling security fears, Afghanistan Thursday assured Indian investors a business-friendly environment and said there are 17 key sectors, including mines, cement, steel and agriculture, in ... Read more...
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Afghanistan minister shores up investor confidence
June 28th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) In an attempt to dispel fears over security, Afghanistan Thursday said investors would not only be rewarded with significant returns but also play an important ... Read more...
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‘More autonomy for states to implement rural schemes’
April 8th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) As part of innovations in the 12th Five Year Plan, the centre plans to introduce flexibility in implementing its flagship rural development programmes all over the ... Read more...
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Moily visits corporate affairs institute
April 5th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 4 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) here would showcase India's knowledge infrastructure, Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily said during a visit Wednesday.Moily ... Read more...
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Develop human resources to stay relevant: Mukherjee urges state-owned banks
March 11th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 11 (IANS) State-owned banks should pay more attention to skill-development and improving customer interface to stay relevant in a hugely competitive sector, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport ranked third for ’service quality’
February 16th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai, has been adjudged among the top three performing airports of last year in the airport service quality survey, by the ... Read more...
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Haryana schools, colleges’ curricula to have RTI
January 7th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) The Haryana education department will add a chapter on the Right to Information (RTI) Act in the curricula of schools and colleges across the state, a ... Read more...
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World Bank grants $155.3 million loan for Kerala water project
December 16th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) International Development Association (IDA), an arm of the World Bank, has approved a credit grant of $155.3 million (Rs.776.5 crore) to the Kerala government for ... Read more...
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BSNL to lease infrastructure, data services to improve business
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to lease spare capacity of its 60,000 towers across the country to private players and push on its ... Read more...
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India launches scheme for slum-free cities
November 8th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The government has launched a programme to rid Indian cities of slums by providing new dwelling units to squatters on payment of a part of ... Read more...
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Government unveils bill for time-bound public services
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) With Team Anna threatening to renew its agitation for a strong Lokpal bill, the government Wednesday unveiled a bill to check graft and to ... Read more...
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Microland gets $55-mn deal from British firm again
August 10th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 10 (IANS) Microland Ltd renewed a multi-year deal valued at $55 million (Rs.249 crore) with British service firm Serco Plc for providing remote IT infrastructure management services, the ... Read more...
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Sibal launches school sanitation website
July 7th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister (HRD) Kapil Sibal Thursday launched a website to give National School Sanitation Ratings, which will recognise the schools taking significant steps ... Read more...
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One mn Indians to be enrolled per day for unique identity
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 23 (IANS) A whopping one million Indians will be enrolled each day by October for issuing unique identification number (UID) under the Aadhar scheme to cover about 60 ... Read more...
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Expedia’s list for top hotels of 2011 is out
May 26th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Expedia has come out with its list of top hotels for 2011. The list which is called Expedia Insiders' Select™ list ranks hotels based on the ... Read more...
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Air India logged on to SITA passenger service system
March 29th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Announcing the double migration of Air India and Indian Airlines to SITA's Horizon passenger services system (PSS), Air India said it will now operate as a ... Read more...
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Public Diplomacy division gets social media award
March 12th, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS)The Public Diplomacy division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been given the Gov2.in Award for being the first central ministry to propagate ... Read more...
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Finance Minister outlines measures to ‘improve governance’
February 28th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With the government buffeted by corruption scandals and charges of "governance deficit", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought to address this issue Monday in his budget speech ... Read more...
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National e-governance meet begins Thursday in Maharashtra
February 9th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The 14th National Conference on e-Governance begins in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city Thursday to deliberate on improving public services through communication technology in rural India.The two-day event, to ... Read more...
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Tripura launches community policing plan
January 4th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 4 (IANS) Tripura Police Tuesday launched "Prayaas", a multi-pronged community policing scheme, to reach out to the people, root out crime against women and to flush out terrorism. "Police would ... Read more...
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Public Diplomacy Division bags prestigious e-governance award
October 28th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Public Diplomacy Division (www.indiandiplomacy.in) of the Ministry of External Affairs has been chosen for the prestigious India eGov 2.0 Awards 2010 for the most innovative ... Read more...
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Wide-ranging scope for Shunglu panel; Consul second member (Second Lead)
October 25th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The government Monday appointed Shantanu Consul, secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training, as the second member of the V.K. Shunglu Committee probing financial irregularities in ... Read more...
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World Bank gives $13 mn for Mizoram roads project
October 22nd, 2010 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) The World Bank has approved a credit worth $13 million in additional financing for the Mizoram State Roads Project to continue revitalizing and modernising the state's ... Read more...
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Ohio Unemployment Forces Government To Restrict Outsourcing To Asian Countries
September 13th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Ohio, Sep 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In its effort to create more regional job opportunities and cope with the increasing rate of unemployment the state government of Ohio has restricted outsourcing ... Read more...
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South Africa’s government staff strike ends
September 8th, 2010 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Sep 8 (IANS) Services at hospitals and government offices in South Africa resumed as public sector employees, striking over pay hike for the past 20 days, returned to work Tuesday after ... Read more...
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World Bank loan for Nagarjuna Sagar’s modernisation
August 14th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) The World Bank will provide Rs.2,025 crore as a loan for the modernisation project of Nagarjuna Sagar, a major multi-purpose reservoir in Andhra Pradesh.
The loan agreement was signed ... Read more...
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Apex committee on National E-Governance Plan to meet today
July 16th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): The Apex Committee on National E-Governance Plan (NeGP), chaired by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar, will meet here today to review all 27 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) ... Read more...
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PwC launches new entity for backoffice work
July 9th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India has launched a new entity for select backoffice operations in Kolkata alongwith PwC of Australia, Britain, Canada and the U.S.
"PricewaterhouseCoopers ... Read more...
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World Bank loan to improve West Bengal panchayats
June 9th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 9 (IANS) The rural poor in West Bengal stand to benefit from a $200 million (Rs.9.4 billion) World Bank credit that the state will use to improve the ... Read more...
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Hewlett-Packard says to cut 9,000 jobs over next year
June 1st, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by BNO News
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday said it will cut around 9,000 jobs over the next few years to reinvest for growth and increase shareholder value.HP said it ... Read more...
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Temporary migrants using student visa to extend stay in New Zealand
March 10th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar. 10 (ANI): More and more temporary migrants are applying for student visas to extend their stay in New Zealand because of a new law.The sharp rise is believed to be ... Read more...
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Meghalaya sets up IT companies to boost infrastructure
March 9th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong (Meghalaya), Mar 9 (ANI): Department of Information Technology in Meghalaya is setting up IT companies to provide the benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to the youth and boost ... Read more...
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Government sponsored scheme to aid e-governance in Panchayat bodies
February 26th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): The Centre is planning a government-sponsored scheme for e-governance in Panchayati Raj institutions.The Panchayati Raj Ministry would provide computers and other related hardware and software to each ... Read more...
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Employee-employee incivility in front of customers is bad for business
February 18th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that when employees are rude to one another, it creates a negative impression that affects consumer judgments of the company.In the study, researchers ... Read more...
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Incivility among employees upsets consumers
February 18th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Incivility among employees upsets consumers and is bad for business, says a new study. When employees are rude to one another, it creates a bad impression that affects ... Read more...
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