Federal Reserve to pump more liquidity into US economy
September 14th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS/EFE) The US Federal Reserve Thursday announced further steps to stimulate a struggling economy and pledged to keep short-term interest rates at near zero until 2015.At the ... Read more...
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Parents with more kids less likely to catch cold
July 5th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (IANS) If you are a parent, then you are 52 percent less likely to develop a cold than non-parents, says a latest research."We have had a long-term ... Read more...
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Japan’s central bank freezes key interest rate
April 10th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 10 (IANS) The Japanese central bank decided Tuesday to keep its key interest rate unchanged and refrained from fresh monetary easing steps, dashing market hopes.The Bank of Japan ... Read more...
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Chidambaram asks refugees in Tripura to return to Mizoram (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said the central and Mizoram governments would make efforts for the return of 37,000 Mizoram tribal refugees from six ... Read more...
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Stopping outsourcing would hurt both India, US: Pranab (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 30 (IANS) Reacting to President Barack Obama's tirade against outsourching, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has warned that if the United States stops outsourcing jobs to India the ... Read more...
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Obama faces uphill re-election climb, says ex-aide
October 10th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) Chicago Mayor Rahm Emaunuel, who served as President Barack Obama's first Chief of Staff, says his former boss' re-election was far from a sure thing."There's ... Read more...
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Transparency first step for democracy in China: Dalai Lama
June 13th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, June 13 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said that transparent governance and freedom of press are stepping stones for China to embrace democracy, according to ... Read more...
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Invest in social sectors, PM urges Indian industry
March 26th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday urged Indian industry to invest in social sectors, pointing out there were many business opportunities in keeping a billion Indians ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh favours a second home for Asiatic lion
January 28th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Junagadh, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Forest and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday again pressed for a second home for the Asiatic lion to obviate fears of an epidemic wiping out this carnivore.Ramesh, ... Read more...
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Tibetans end protests as Wen leaves
December 17th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Scores of Tibetans Friday ended their protest at Jantar Mantar here as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao wound up his three-day visit to India. However, they said ... Read more...
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Costa Rica eyes tie-up with India in green tech, aerospace
October 19th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Central American nation of Costa Rica is looking to spark India's interest in a joint venture in carbon-neutral agriculture as well as adaptation of Costa Rican ... Read more...
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India urges Sri Lanka to act decisively and devolve powers to Tamils
October 15th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): India has urged Sri Lanka to act decisively evolve powers to Tamils, which would help in winning the hearts and minds of the minority community, as promised ... Read more...
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FICCI welcomes US Senate rejection of anti-outsourcing bill
September 29th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A leading trade and industry association of India Wednesday welcomed the US Senate's rejection of a bill that aims at preventing native firms from outsourcing their work ... Read more...
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US Federal Reserve keeps the Interest Rates at a record low
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States Federal Reserve has decided to keep the country’s short term interest rate low after a meeting on Tuesday.The Open Market Committee met on Tuesday to ... Read more...
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‘Politically victimised’ Fonseka ‘expects jail term’ in 2nd court martial over corruption charges
August 20th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 20 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan armed forces Chief, and the defeated presidential candidate, Sarath Fonseka has alleged that he is a victim of political vendetta and expects a second court ... Read more...
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Food inflation falls to single digits at 9.67 percent
July 29th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) For the first time this year, India's annual food inflation eased to single digits at 9.67 percent for the week ended July 17, from 12.47 percent a ... Read more...
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TVS Motor to invest Rs.150 cr on capacity building
April 21st, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Two-wheeler major TVS Motor Company is planning to invest around Rs.150 crore this fiscal towards capacity expansion and research and development, and another Rs.40 crore in a non-conventional ... Read more...
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Two resignations, many fallouts in climate geopolitics (Comment)
February 21st, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Two big-ticket resignations last week will have far-reaching effects on climate geopolitics. The decision by India's top climate negotiator Shyam Saran to quit will make it easier for the ... Read more...
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Bank of Japan to pump more cash to counter deflation
December 1st, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 1 (DPA) The Bank of Japan said it would inject more cash into the financial system after an emergency meeting the bank called Tuesday to help the government counter deflation.
The ... Read more...
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EU calls on Sri Lanka to protect Tamil war refugees
October 27th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Luxembourg, Oct 27 (DPA) Sri Lanka must grant proper treatment to people who fled the fighting between government and Tamil Tiger forces if it is to have any chance of a peaceful ... Read more...
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India seeks global initiatives for energy security
June 18th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 18 (IANS) India supports global initiatives that strengthen mutual energy security by promoting "an open, competitive and globally integrated market", Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada ... Read more...
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Bank of Japan upgrades economic outlook
June 16th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 16 (DPA) Japan's central bank Tuesday upgraded the nation's economic assessment for the second month in a row but maintained its key short-term interest rate steady.
The Bank of Japan decided ... Read more...
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Brighter days ahead for Japanese economy: central bank
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, May 22 (DPA) Japan's central bank Friday raised its assessment on the world's second-largest economy for the first time in more than two years as it saw positive signs for a ... Read more...
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Sports minister lashes out at IPL for SMS-based games
May 9th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Saturday lashed out at the Indian Premier League (IPL) for introducing SMS-based ball-to-ball predictions, dubbing it "commercial use of cricket for business gains" ... Read more...
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BJP opportunistic in fielding Jaswant from Darjeeling: CPI-M
April 14th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "highly opportunistic" for fielding veteran leader Jaswant Singh from West Bengal's Darjeeling with the ... Read more...
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Japan’s central bank holds rates, raises purchase of government bonds
March 18th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 18 (DPA) Japan's central bank Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent but decided to step up its purchases of government debt.
The Bank of Japan is to ... Read more...
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Japanese central bank takes step to encourage lending
December 2nd, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 2 (DPA) The Japanese central bank Tuesday decided on emergency measures to support Japanese companies hit by the global financial crisis.The central bank's eight-member Policy Board agreed in an extraordinary ... Read more...
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Nikkei surges to 9,000 level
October 30th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 30 (DPA) Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average ended Thursday trading up nearly 10 percent to above the 9,000 level after the US Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate ... Read more...
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Markets recover to end flat on short covering (Roundup)
September 16th, 2008 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Indian equities markets Tuesday seemed to have weathered the financial tsunami following the collapse of Lehman Bros. and buy out of Merrill Lynch Monday to end the day ... Read more...
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Iraq to compete in Beijing Olympics, after all
July 30th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 30 (Xinhua) Iraq will compete at the Beijing Olympics in August after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifted the ban on the strife-torn nation. On Tuesday, the Iraqi delegation ... Read more...
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China capable of handling hot money
July 22nd, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 22 (Xinhua) China can tackle the enormous speculative funds, called "hot money", caused by floods of overseas capital into the country, International financial consultancy firm JP Morgan said Monday. The ... Read more...
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Indian economy to slow after RBI rate hikes: Moody’s
June 25th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India's growth rate will moderate to 7.6 percent during the current fiscal from nine percent a year ago due to deflationary measures of the central bank, global ... Read more...
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Brett Lee likened to Becks in Oz
June 4th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 4 (ANI): Cricketer Brett Lee is shaping up as Australia's answer to David Beckham, launching his own line of men's underwear and modelling them himself.
The fast bowler has collaborated ... Read more...
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Americans and Russians urge to keep outer space free of weapons
January 26th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): An international poll has revealed that both Americans and Russians agree that their governments should work together to prevent an arms race in space.According to the poll carried ... Read more...
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