US pitches for a bigger global role for India
September 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Ahead of the US elections, India and the US Monday underlined broad bipartisan support for the bilateral strategic relationship in both countries, with the US ... Read more...
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Habib Tanvir’s contribution to Indian theatre now in a book
September 1st, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) "Habib Tanvir: Towards an Inclusive Theatre", a book on the life of the late veteran playwright and director and his contribution to the Indian theatre ... Read more...
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Ties with major powers to help India tackle China: Saran (Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India's burgeoning ties with major powers like the US and Russia hold the key to how effectively New Delhi manages the "China challenge" in the ... Read more...
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Israel tests missile alert system
August 12th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (IANS) Israel Sunday launched a week-long test of an alert system that sends text messages to cellphones in areas likely to be hit in a missile strike.The ... Read more...
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India, Indonesia to hold talks
July 24th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India and Indonesia, founders of the Non-Aligned Movement and two of the world's fastest growing economies, will hold talks later this week to accelerate economic ... Read more...
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Path ahead not easy for India-Pakistan talks: Mathai
July 5th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India and Pakistan are on a "promising trajectory" in their bilateral relations but both sides are aware that much more needs to be done ... Read more...
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Pakistan, India discuss cricketing ties
July 5th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Cricketing ties were amongst the many issues discussed between Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani during their two-day talks ... Read more...
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Cuban boxing great Teofilo Stevenson dies
June 12th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, June 12 (IANS) Cuban boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson Lawrence died here Monday of a heart attack, aged 60, the National Sports and recreation Institute (INDER) said.Stevenson, who won all ... Read more...
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Who grounded Tata bid to start an airline?
April 20th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In 1997, then civil aviation minister C.M. Ibrahim acted under pressure from Jet Airways to thwart the Tata group's bid to start an airline in ... Read more...
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Gujarat NRE Coking Coal gets nod for longwall mining in Australia
March 28th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited, the Australian subsidiary of Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd (GNCL), Wednesday announced it has received approval from the government of Australia's New ... Read more...
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Brazil announces plan to boost exports
February 18th, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Feb 18 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff said her government will do more to foster expanded output and exports with the aim of making Brazil more competitive."This year we ... Read more...
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Brazilian government sees economy expanding through 2014
February 14th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Feb 14 (IANS/EFE) Latin America's largest economy will grow 4.5 percent this year, 5.5 percent next year and 6 percent in 2014, the Brazilian finance ministry said Monday.Brazil's ... Read more...
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Attentiveness in KG key to work-oriented skills
January 30th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 30 (IANS) Attentiveness in kindergarten (KG) is the key to developing "work-oriented" skills in school children later as adults.
"Children who are more likely to work autonomously and ... Read more...
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With inflation easing, India’s central bank halts rate hikes (Roundup)
December 16th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) India's central bank Friday kept key interest rates unchanged after as many as 13 successive hikes since early 2010, shifting its stance from taming inflation ... Read more...
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India’s central bank halts rate hikes on lower inflation (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) India's central bank Friday kept key interest rates unchanged - after as many as 13 successive hikes since early 2010 - in a bid to ... Read more...
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India’s central bank hits pause button on rate hikes
December 16th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) India's central bank Friday kept key rates unchanged - after as many as 13 successive hikes since early 2010 - in a bid to spur growth, ... Read more...
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Tropical fish adapt to rising sea temperatures
December 6th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 6 (IANS) Some tropical fish, over several generations, seem to have a greater capacity to cope with rising sea temperatures. The discovery comes as a ray of hope ... Read more...
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Policymakers concerned over slowdown
November 30th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The country's policymakers Wednesday expressed concern over GDP growing at its slowest pace in more than two years at 6.9 percent in the quarter ... Read more...
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India’s quarterly growth retards to two-year low (Roundup)
November 30th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) In line with fears voiced by India Inc, the country's economic growth retarded to the slowest pace in two years, at 6.9 percent for ... Read more...
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GDP growth may slow to 7.3 percent in 2011-12: Pranab
November 30th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the Indian economy is likely to grow at around 7.3 percent in the current fiscal, compared to 8.5 ... Read more...
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Pranab expresses concern as GDP growth slips to 6.9 percent
November 30th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday expressed concern over the slowdown in economic growth at 6.9 percent in the second quarter of 2011-12, and said ... Read more...
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Russian probe fails to set course to Mars
November 9th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 9 (RIA Novosti) A robotic spacecraft to the Mars moon Phobos launched early Wednesday has failed to reach orbit after separation from the launch vehicle, the head of ... Read more...
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Inflation-focussed RBI hikes rates again, may hold off another revision
October 25th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday hiked key interest rates by 25 basis points -- the 13th straight increase to curb inflation -- but added ... Read more...
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Inflation remains sticky, growth will moderate: RBI
October 24th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday said economic growth for 2011-12 will be lower than its earlier projection of 8 percent even as inflation remained ... Read more...
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Under Chanda Kochhar, ICICI set to be in top 20 global banks: Fortune
October 5th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Chanda Kochhar, the head of India's ICICI Bank who is transforming her business with conservative lending and tactical cost cutting, is "also wildly ambitious" and aims ... Read more...
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Bhutan seeks Indian investment in IT, education, health
September 30th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley Friday sought Indian investment in education, health, tourism and IT sectors."Edcuation, health, tourism and IT services - in these sectors ... Read more...
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China comes up with plan to save Earth from asteroid hit
August 19th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of Chinese scientists have proposed a method to prevent the possible collision of Apophis - a 46-million-tonne asteroid - with the Earth in ... Read more...
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S&P; warns US of further downgrade
August 8th, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) Two days after its historic downgrade of America's top notch AAA credit rating, a top executive of Standard & Poor's warned that continued political gridlock in ... Read more...
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New Foreign Secretary Mathai pushes talks with Pakistan (Lead)
August 1st, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, who assumed office Monday, said he has been mandated to pursue "substantive dialogue" with Pakistan and underlined that constructive cooperation ... Read more...
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England’s superior bowling will win them series: Boycott
July 27th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Geoffrey Boycott feels India and England are at par in the batting department but says the hosts' superior bowling attack will take them to ... Read more...
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India successfully tests new short range missile (Third Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) India Thursday successfully tested a new short range missile, which can hit a target 50-150 km away, from a defence base in Orissa, a top defence ... Read more...
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Planes influence local weather during take-off
July 1st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) People living close to airports may not only suffer sleepless nights, they could also experience lousy weather.The very presence of aircraft increases the possibility of snow ... Read more...
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We need a stable Pakistan that acts against terror: India
June 28th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Describing her recent talks in Islamabad as "productive and positive", India's Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said a stable Pakistan which acts as a bulwark against ... Read more...
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Rare celestial spectacle awaits skygazers
June 24th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) A rare celestial spectacle awaits skygazers Monday when a newly-found asteroid - 2011-MD - will pass between 10,000-12,000 km above earth, a scientist said Friday. It ... Read more...
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Indian equities markets pare intra-day losses (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Indian equities markets Monday crept up after plummeting sharply in the morning session with a benchmark index trading 1.49 percent lower, about 90 minutes before ... Read more...
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