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Government will use food stocks to soften prices: Montek
March 18th, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Thursday said food inflation continues to be matter of worry and the government would use food stocks to soften ...
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24X7 call centre to help tourists during Commonwealth Games
March 18th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Delhi will soon launch a 24X7 call centre and a dedicated website to help foreign tourists during Commonwealth Games which would provide them all possible information about ...
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Pallam Raju rules out surgical strike on Pak terror hubs
March 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any surgical strike on terror camps inside Pakistan, but said ...
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Pawar says essential commodity prices coming down
March 18th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said the prices of essential commodities are coming down.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an agricultural seminar here, Pawar ...
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Let us close Chaturvedi chapter: Pawar
March 18th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Satyavrat Chaturvedi chapter was "closed", Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said Thursday, two days after the Congress leader was removed as spokesperson for making ...
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Let women’s bill be passed, Pawar tells opposing parties
March 18th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Parties pressing for representation for minorities and other backward classes (OBCs) should let the women's reservation bill be passed in the Lok Sabha, NCP chief Sharad Pawar ...
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State-run banks can enter insurance business
March 17th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government will not prevent public sector banks from entering new businesses like insurance and mutual funds, a senior finance ministry official said Wednesday.
"There is no issue ...
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TCS to recruit over 30,000 professionals
March 17th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Mar 17 (ANI): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday said it might recruit over 30,000 professionals.
Interacting with media on the sidelines of CII-IFRS Summit here, TCS Chief Financial Officer and ...
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Labour laws collapsing in country, says CITU chief
March 17th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Zirakpur (Punjab), March 17 (IANS) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) chief M.K. Pandhe Wednesday slammed the central government for its "wrong policies" which he says are against the working class.
"Labour laws ...
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Government decision on PSBs by April-end
March 17th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government will decide on infusing around Rs.16,500 crore ($3.59 billion) in public sector banks (PSBs) to strengthen their capital base by the end of April, ...
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Don’t expect miracles from India-Pakistan dialogue: Antony (Second Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, March 17 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said Pakistan "was not taking serious steps" to destroy 42 terror camps on its soil. Stating that India was "exploring all possibilities", Antony ...
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SBI to open 1,000 semi-urban, rural area branches
March 15th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI), India's leading lending institution, plans to open 1,000 branches in rural and semi-urban areas of the country during the 2010-11 financial ...
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Four Indians in sight of gold in Commonwealth Boxing
March 15th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Four Indian boxers are in sight of gold after they stormed into the final of the Commonwealth Boxing Championship here Monday.
Suranjoy Singh (52 kg), Vijender Singh (75 ...
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Krishna hints at next secretary-level talks in Islamabad
March 15th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday hinted that the next foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan will be held in Islamabad and called for a ...
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Sops may continue for loss-making sectors: Anand Sharma
March 15th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government may continue incentives to labour-incentive sectors like leather, textile and engineering goods which continue to be in the red.
"I have taken up the issue ...
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India to tighten security at its missions: Krishna
March 15th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday said India was awaiting a report before providing additional security to Indians in Afghanistan and was tightening security at all its ...
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NCDEX in talks with firms on crude sourcing
March 13th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is talking to a few oil marketing majors to source some of their crude petroleum requirements from its commodity market, a ...
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Why Sobers likes Sewhag?
March 13th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) West Indies cricket legend Sir Gary Sobers said Friday that he is a great fan of India's dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag.
"I have never changed my game ...
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China warns Google of ‘consequences’
March 12th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, March 12 (IANS) Google will have to "bear the consequence" if it insists on violating China's laws and regulations, a senior official warned Friday.
"It is irresponsible and unfriendly if Google insists ...
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Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah has fled: Pak official
March 12th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Mar.12 (ANI): A senior Corps Commander, Lt. Gen. Masood Alam, has said that there are reports that Swat Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah had fled the region fearing arrest by security ...
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Preity Zinta not against joining politics
March 11th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta Thursday praised the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it will reduce discrimination and bias against women - and indicated that was not averse to ...
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Hayden launches Mongoose bat
March 11th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden Thursday formally launched the evolutionary "Mongoose" bat that has a longer handle and smaller blade but a bigger sweet spot than ...
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‘Marshall Plan’ needed to root out militancy from Pak, Afghanistan: Zardari
March 11th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Mar.11 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the international community to come up with a 'Marshall Plan" for the region to help both Pakistan and Afghanistan root out ...
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SAIL plans to double steel production by 2014
March 10th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) State-run steel maker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) plans to increase its annual capacity to 26 million tonnes by 2014 from the the current 14 ...
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34th Arab health ministers’ meet in Cairo Wednesday
March 10th, 2010 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, March 10 (IANS) The 34th Arab Health Ministers' Conference will begin in Cairo Wednesday to discuss ways to improve primary healthcare in the region, WAM news agency reported.
The two-day ...
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Former Nepal monarch backs Hindu state bid
March 9th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Mar 9 (ANI): The former monarch of Nepal, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah backed the call for his country to be declared as a Hindu state, three years after his ouster and ...
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Now Ashok Kumar finds chinks in India’s armour
March 8th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Mar 8 (IANS) A day after former India captain Pargat Singh questioned the selection of the national hockey team, another Olympian Ashok Kumar concurred with him saying players like Sandeep ...
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Pargat questions selection of Deepak and Sandeep
March 7th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Former captain Pargat Singh Saturday questioned the selection of forward Deepak Thakur and drag-flicker Sandeep Singh in the Indian team for the Hockey World Cup.
"The selectors ...
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New Chinese Governor lampoons Dalai Lama, says only socialism can “save” Tibet
March 7th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Lhasa (Tibet), Mar.7 (ANI): Only socialism can "save" Tibet and guarantee its development, said Padma Choling, the new Chinese-appointed governor of the region.
Choling also lampooned the Dalai Lama's indecision on who would ...
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Govt. should reframe its Kashmir strategy: PoK PM
March 7th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, Mar.7 (ANI): Criticising former President General Pervez Musharraf for damaging country's strategy regarding Kashmir, Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Prime Minister Raja Mohammed Farooq Hyder Khan has said the government should ...
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Dalai Lama-picked Panchen Lama not valid: China
March 7th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, March 7 (IANS) The Panchen Lama selected by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was "invalid", an official said here Sunday.
The Panchen Lama is a senior Tibetan spiritual leader.
Padma Choling, chairman ...
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Moily welcomes Women’s Reservation Bill
March 7th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Veerappa Moily has hailed the Women's Reservation Bill, to be endorsed by Parliament on Monday.
Talking to reporters here on the sidelines of ...
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CSE Director pitches for joint efforts of researchers in climate control
March 6th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Sunita Narain on Saturday gave a call for researchers and environmentalists from all over the world to come together ...
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Political establishment should be aware of environmental issues: Jairam Ramesh
March 6th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Mar 6 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Saturday, said the political establishment of the country needs to be more educated and aware about issues concerning ...
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US supply of sophisticated weapons to Pakistan concerns India, says Antony
March 6th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over the US government supplying new weapons to Pakistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said that the US government has to ensure that ...
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BJD to support women’s reservation bill
March 6th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 6 (IANS) Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday said it would support the Women's Reservation Bill that the Rajya Sabha will take up for consideration and passing March 8.
"The ...
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Fiscal consolidation must for sustainable growth: Pranab
March 6th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said the current economic growth would not be sustainable without fiscal consolidation.
"Without fiscal consolidation the growth which we have achieved will not ...
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No Indian staffer in Kabul returning: Krishna (Lead)
March 6th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) India is enhancing the security of its citizens working in the Indian embassy in Kabul and those engaged in reconstruction activities in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S.M. ...
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Women need 50 percent share in real power: Farooq Abdullah
March 6th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Jammu, March 6 (IANS) In the backdrop of Women's Reservation Bill being presented in the Rajya Sabha Monday, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that women in ...
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Delhi Gov to support women explore new opportunities
March 6th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has assured women that her government will support all the new opportunities explored by women.
On Friday, interacting with the media on the ...
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