Hindustan Aeronautics to fly light combat chopper soon
11/20/2009 11:10:00 PM |
| Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official said Friday. |
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Uttar Pradesh to run new medical colleges under PPP
11/20/2009 10:27:00 PM |
| Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) The six new medical colleges and two para-medical colleges coming up in Uttar Pradesh would be run under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. |
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India to have guidelines for probiotic food by 2010
11/20/2009 9:35:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Scientists Friday said that the government was in the process of formulating guidelines for regulation of probiotic foods, which have flooded the Indian markets, and the guidelines would be in place by January 2010. |
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Honeywell bets on India for growth opportunities
11/20/2009 9:29:00 PM |
| Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) Global technology and manufacturing major Honeywell International is upbeat on growing its business in India in the light of opportunities emerging in aerospace, homeland security, environment and infrastructure. |
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Srei consortium buys majority stake in DPSC
11/20/2009 7:47:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure Finance and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility DPSC Ltd. |
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Online Indian shoppers spent $2,000 on average last year
11/20/2009 7:01:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian Internet shoppers spent on an average $2,086 (Rs.97,200) in the past 12 months, according to the Visa e-Commerce Consumer Monitor survey report released Friday. |
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Apex court suspends order on relief to Narmada dam displaced
11/20/2009 6:52:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended a Madhya Pradesh High Court order directing the state government to give land to the adult children of those displaced by the Indira Sagar dam project on Narmada river. |
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Kerala IT park projects get SEZ status
11/20/2009 6:39:00 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (IANS) The central government has formally notified the third phase of the Technopark IT campus here and that at Kollam as special economic zones (SEZ), according to the Kerala government. |
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Andrew Yule, others offload stake in power utility
11/20/2009 6:39:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility DPSC Ltd. |
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Government backtracks on sugarcane pricing, opposition satisfied
11/20/2009 6:12:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Putting an end to the bitter row, the central government Friday decided to restore the earlier sugarcane pricing policy, a move welcomed by opposition parties. |
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Government plans polymer bank notes
11/20/2009 6:00:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a bid to check proliferation of counterfeit currency notes and make bank notes last longer, India's central bank will introduce 100 crore polymer notes of Rs.10 denomination on a trial basis soon, it said Friday. |
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Two-day Delhi conference to focus on managing volatility and growth
11/20/2009 5:56:00 PM |
New Delhi, Nov.20 (ANI): As the global energy market grapples with the world economic crisis and continued volatility, and India tries to understand these new dimensions, top energy and economic experts will discuss how to effectively manage volatility and growth at a two-day conference in New Delhi next week. |
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IDBI Fortis to double headcount, increase branches
11/20/2009 5:51:00 PM |
| Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Private sector insurer IDBI Fortis Life Insurance is planning to double its headcount to 2,000 as well as expand its branch network in the country. |
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Jamdani saris a big hit at India International Trade Fair
11/20/2009 5:43:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Jamdani saris are known for their fine texture, elegant colours and their steep price tags - but visitors to the ongoing India International Trade Fair nevertheless flocked the stalls of Bangladeshi textile houses to buy the exquisite six yards of cloth. |
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Late rally pushes Sensex above 17,000-point mark
11/20/2009 5:29:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A late rally by banking and energy stocks Friday helped a benchmark index close above the 17,000-point mark, up 1.41 percent, after languishing in the negative terrain for most of the day. |
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Day after: police don't acknowledge vandalism by farmers
11/20/2009 5:19:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A day after the capital's heart was vandalised by over 40,000 protesting sugarcane farmers, police Friday said they could only do so much to prevent the situation from spinning out of control. |
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Congress criticises navy for delaying Goa airport expansion
11/20/2009 4:59:00 PM |
| Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress Friday criticised the Indian Navy for its delay in parting with 2.5 acres of land sought by government agencies for the expansion of Goa's only airport at Dabolim. |
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AirAsia plans to spread in India, hub in Bangkok
11/20/2009 4:50:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is planning to make Bangkok a hub next year to expand connectivity to Indian cities, a senior company official said Friday. |
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Defence ministry approves purchase of Boeing transport plane
11/20/2009 4:49:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The defence ministry has in principle approved the purchase of US firm Boeing's C-17 heavy lift aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which is hoping to replace its ageing fleet of Russian IL-76 transport aircraft, an official said Friday. |
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Gammon Infra bags contract worth Rs.850 crore
11/20/2009 4:49:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Construction major Gammon Infrastructure has bagged a highway project worth Rs.850 crore from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the company said Friday. |
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Government mulling revival of closed fertiliser units
11/20/2009 4:49:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In order to increase urea production, the government is considering reviving closed units and has drawn up a new investment policy to attract investments in this sector, the Rajya Sabha was told Friday. |
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After protests, government agrees to restore earlier sugarcane pricing
11/20/2009 4:30:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bowing to angry protests from opposition parties and farmers, the government Friday agreed to restore the earlier sugarcane prices. |
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At agri fair, flood-hit Karnataka farmers seek jobs
11/20/2009 4:20:00 PM |
| Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) Frail and wrinkled Shivaswamy goes around the agri fair here - not to learn about the latest trends in farming but to tap people for a job. The 56-year-old farmer's small field was destroyed in the Karnataka floods. |
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Sensex ends above 17,000-mark
11/20/2009 4:00:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A late rally by banking and energy stocks Friday helped a benchmark index close above the 17,000-mark, up 1.47 percent, after languishing in the negative terrain for most part of the day. |
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India should aim at $300-bn export target by 2014: Assocham
11/20/2009 3:49:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India must set an export target of $300 billion by 2014 as global economies would recover by then, says the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). |
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Disinvest, use money for green assets: Finance Commission chief (With Images)
11/20/2009 3:48:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The government should sell off half its public sector undertakings and use the $200 billion it will thus make to build environmental assets, 13th Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Kelkar said here Friday. |
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Products by jail inmates attract visitors at IITF trade fair
11/20/2009 3:44:00 PM |
New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Products made by jail inmates are attracting hordes of visitors in the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi. |
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Bihar's per capita energy consumption lowest: Report
11/20/2009 3:42:00 PM |
| Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) Bihar's per capita energy consumption is the lowest in the country and the government's rural electrification campaign is a 'failure', according to a report by the Greenpeace India Society. |
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Damaged property, business loss bear testimony to farmers' protest
11/20/2009 2:37:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Sugarcane stems and broken dustbins at Janpath market in the heart of the capital Friday bore testimony to the vandalism by farmers, a day after nearly 30,000 of them descended here from Uttar Pradesh to protest the new sugarcane pricing policy. |
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How Google and Nike got their names
11/20/2009 2:05:00 PM |
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Google got its name from googol - the number one followed by 100 zeroes which represents the amount of information the site was expected to cover, and Nike's name come from a Greek goddess, reveals a new book. |
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Parliament adjourned till Monday as sugarcane row continues
11/20/2009 1:11:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Work in both houses of parliament stalled for the second consecutive day Friday with opposition members stirring up a massive row over sugarcane prices and demanding a better deal for farmers. |
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Sensex volatile, ruling 0.61 percent in red
11/20/2009 1:11:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading on a volatile note a little after Friday noon and was down 0.61 percent from its previous closing figure. |
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Government help for rubber sector inadequate: Rubber Board chief
11/20/2009 12:52:00 PM |
| Agartala, Nov 20 (IANS) The government's allocation for the natural rubber sector is not enough for expanding the area under cultivation or enhancing production, according to Rubber Board of India chairman Sajen Peter. |
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Lok Sabha adjourned over sugarcane prices
11/20/2009 12:06:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned until noon Friday after opposition members disrupted the proceedings demanding a better deal for sugarcane farmers. |
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Bihar villagers now get green electricity (Feature)
11/20/2009 12:04:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A technology that converts rice husk into electricity is gaining ground in Bihar. Some 100,000 households in the state already use electricity produced from biomass and their number is steadily growing. |
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12-hour shutdown hits life in Darjeeling
11/20/2009 10:43:00 AM |
| Darjeeling, Nov 20 (IANS) Normal life came to a halt here Friday as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists called a 12-hour shutdown in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, demanding permanent status for iver 6,000 employees working with Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) on temporary basis. |
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Indian equities open lower yet again after previous day's losses
11/20/2009 10:20:00 AM |
| Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) After ending nearly 215 points down a day before, a key Indian equities index opened on a weak note yet again Friday in line with the mood in other Asian markets on concerns over the short-to-medium term global economic outlook. |
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Karanataka's urban development plan seeks balance
11/20/2009 10:14:00 AM |
| Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government has to walk a tightrope so that the state gets over its Bangalore-centric development without hurting the nation's IT capital. It hopes to do this through the new Karnataka Urban Renewal Mission, on the lines of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). |
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Fear of litigation halts SEZ de-notification: Goa chief minister
11/20/2009 9:53:00 AM |
| Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said fear of litigation had forced the central government to go slow on the de-notification of three special economic zones (SEZ) allotted to the state. |
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DTC launches low-floor buses on Noida route
11/19/2009 11:25:00 PM |
| Noida, Nov 19 (IANS) The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Thursday introduced 20 of its new low-floor buses on its service between Noida and Delhi. However, one of them had an accident on the first day itself. |
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Sugarcane pricing not discussed at cabinet meeting: Soni
11/19/2009 10:52:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The cabinet meeting Thursday did not discuss the government's sugarcane pricing policy, which has come under attack from opposition parties and farmers. |
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Manthan gets $15-million second round venture funding
11/19/2009 9:47:00 PM |
| Bangalore, Nov 19 (IANS) Leading software product firm Manthan Systems secured $15 million from three venture capital partners in the second round (series b) of funding, the company said Thursday. |
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Cabinet approves National Solar Mission
11/19/2009 9:05:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) In a major boost for the energy sector, the cabinet Thursday approved the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission that aims to generate 20,000 megawatt of power a year by 2022. |
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Kerala to host hoteliers annual convention
11/19/2009 8:42:00 PM |
| Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) The annual convention of All India Hotels and Restaurants will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Dec 7-8, its organisers said Thursday. |
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Sugarcane pricing row: Rahul Gandhi meets PM
11/19/2009 8:42:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi that the government would suitably amend the ordinance regarding fair and remunerative pricing (FRP) system on sugarcane if it is in the interest of farmers. |
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Wipro Infocrossing inks deal with US mining firm
11/19/2009 8:42:00 PM |
| Bangalore, Nov 19 (IANS) Wipro subsidiary Infocrossing signed a five-year deal with the US-based Cliffs Natural Resources Inc, an international mining and natural resources firm, to provide IT infrastructure services, the global software major said Thursday. |
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Bundelkhand gets Rs.7,266 crore drought relief package
11/19/2009 8:42:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.7,266 crore package for drought relief and agricultural development of the Bundelkhand region, that spans Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and has suffered a sustained drought for the past four years. |
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India eyeing overseas fertiliser projects
11/19/2009 8:25:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India is interested to set up joint ventures abroad in the fertiliser sector to reduce its urea imports, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Kumar Jena said Thursday. |
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Six out of eight Indian carriers post losses: Patel
11/19/2009 8:14:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Six of the eight scheduled airlines in India have posted cumulative losses of Rs.2,025 crore with Kingfisher Airlines accounting for Rs.1,602 crore, parliament was told Thursday. |
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Orissa sets up commission to help farmers
11/19/2009 8:09:00 PM |
| Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) After coming under severe criticism from the opposition parties for 'neglecting' the farm sector, Orissa government Thursday set up a four-member commission to deal with problems of farmers. |
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Cabinet discusses auction, vacation of 3G spectrum
11/19/2009 7:55:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The government Thursday discussed the issue of allocation of third generation (3G) spectrum as well vacation of airwaves by the defence ministry for commercial use, but declined to divulge details. |
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Cabinet approves drought package for Bundelkhand
11/19/2009 7:25:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs 7266 crore package for drought relief and integrated agricultural development of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh that has been a victim of a sustained drought. |
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RIL influenced oil ministry to hike gas price: RNRL
11/19/2009 7:01:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) told the Supreme Court Thursday that Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had the full marketing freedom for Krishna-Godavari gas and accused it of influencing oil ministry officials in getting the price hiked for state-run NTPC. |
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Haryana's exports touch Rs.35,000 crore
11/19/2009 6:45:00 PM |
| Chandigarh, Nov 19 (IANS) Despite the global slowdown, Haryana's exports crossed the Rs.35,000-crore mark in 2008-09, a top government official said here Thursday. |
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Farmers vandalise sugar mill offices over sugarcane pricing
11/19/2009 6:42:00 PM |
| Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Agitated over the government's sugarcane pricing policy, several groups of farmers Thursday resorted to arson and vandalism at sugar mill offices in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said. |
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Information officers in India most focused globally: IBM study
11/19/2009 6:20:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Seventy percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in India integrate business and technology to promote innovation for their organisation against 47 percent overseas, a study conducted by global IT major IBM has revealed. |
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Opposition corners government over sugarcane pricing, Lok Sabha adjourned
11/19/2009 6:03:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The row over the government's sugarcane pricing policy forced adjournment of the Lok Sabha on the opening day of parliament's winter session Thursday as opposition members created a ruckus demanding higher rates for farmers. Outside parliament, thousands of farmers held a protest, paralysing key Delhi roads and forcing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to review the pricing ordinance. |
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Equities market ends in red, Sensex down 213 points
11/19/2009 5:27:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Weak cues from global markets and heavy profit-booking across sectors Thursday pulled down a key index of Indian equities markets, which shut shop 213 points lower than its previous close. |
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Nigeria attracts trade fair buyers with shea butter, minerals
11/19/2009 5:07:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Around 25 representatives from Nigeria are taking part in the ongoing India International Trade Fair, the only African country participating in the fortnight-long fair. Most of them are trading in agricultural products, like shea butter and minerals. |
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Highlight Sundarbans in Copenhagen talks: Bengal government
11/19/2009 4:36:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government has written a letter to the centre asking the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to highlight the Sundarbans issue in the Copenhagen climate summit, state Environment Minister Sailen Sarkar said here Thursday. |
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JSW Steel partners with Japanese firm
11/19/2009 4:29:00 PM |
| Mumbai/Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian steel major JSW Steel Thursday announced an agreement with Japan's second largest steelmaker JFE Holdings to set up a greenfield project in West Bengal and an automotive steel manufacturing unit in the country. |
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Air India employees march to parliament
11/19/2009 4:12:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A section of Air India employees including pilots Thursday organised a march to parliament to pressurise the government to regularise their salaries without cuts. |
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Finance minister refuses to answer question from media
11/19/2009 3:57:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday angrily refused to answer a question from the media about the outcome of a meeting of the Group of Ministers on the third generation (3G) spectrum allocation issue. |
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Sensex ends 226 points down
11/19/2009 3:45:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian equities closed lower Thursday on intense selling, with a key index shutting shop 226 points lower than its previous close. |
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India's annual food inflation rises to 14.55 percent
11/19/2009 3:44:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 14.55 percent for the week ended Nov 7 from 13.68 percent the week before, official data released Thursday showed. |
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RNRL's conditional nod for oil ministry as party in gas dispute
11/19/2009 3:31:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) Thursday gave its consent in the Supreme Court to the oil ministry becoming a party in the dispute over supply of gas from Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) but without giving up the right to cross-examine its officials. |
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Bajrang Dal calls for boycott of Chinese goods
11/19/2009 3:22:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The right-wing Hindu group Bajrang Dal Thursday wrote letters to major trade associations and chambers of commerce in Delhi calling for a boycott of Chinese goods saying that China was using India as a 'dumping market' for 'cheap goods'. |
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PM holds emergency meeting on sugarcane pricing
11/19/2009 3:21:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Faced with a protest by farmers and almost all opposition parties over sugarcane pricing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday held an emergency meeting on the issue with senior cabinet colleagues. |
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Indefinite strike in Bengal jute sector from Dec 14
11/19/2009 3:15:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Over two lakh jute mill workers across West Bengal will go on an indefinite strike Dec 14 to press for payment of arrears and implementation of an wage agreement. |
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DMK opposes sugarcane pricing ordinance
11/19/2009 3:14:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a key partner in the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition, Thursday opposed the government's decision to fix sugarcane price at Rs.129.85 a quintal for the 2009-10 crushing season. |
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India reduces expectation from Copenhagen climate summit
11/19/2009 3:08:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Do not expect anything much from next month's climate summit in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday, reiterating that India is not going to accept any legally binding cuts on its greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Sensex continues to fall, down by 269 points
11/19/2009 2:59:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) A key Indian equities index extended its losses Thursday afternoon and was ruling 269 points lower than its previous close. |
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Nathan to lead business in ASEAN, India, Hong Kong and Taiwan
11/19/2009 2:55:00 PM |
Singapore, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Russell Investments today announced the appointment of Mahendran Nathan as Chief Executive of its business in ASEAN*, India, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Nathan will be based in Singapore and will play a key role within the organisation's global leadership team. |
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Sandeep Sahai appointed CEO of Headstrong
11/19/2009 2:55:00 PM |
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Headstrong, one of the world's leading IT consulting firms in the financial services industry today announced the appointment of Sandeep Sahai, President and Chief Operating Officer, as CEO of the company effective January 1, 2010. |
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Ecron Acunova launches direct operation in Russia
11/19/2009 2:55:00 PM |
Bangalore, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Ecron Acunova, a full-service clinical research organization (CRO), with offices across Europe, in India and the US, has strengthened its Eastern European presence further by opening a new office in Moscow, Russia in October 2009. |
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New authorized training partner aims to meet rising demand for security expertise
11/19/2009 2:55:00 PM |
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Datacipher today announced that Datacipher Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has been certified as a Security Certified Program Authorized Training Partner (SCP-ATP) and will be the Authorized Training Partner for Security Certified Program in India. |
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Sugar prices lead to bitter start for parliament
11/19/2009 2:48:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The winter session of parliament got off to a chaotic start Thursday with the Lok Sabha being adjourned for the day as the entire opposition united to stage noisy protests against the new sugarcane pricing policy of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. |
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Farmers lay siege to Delhi to protest sugarcane prices
11/19/2009 2:37:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Shouting slogans and paralysing key roads as they marched in protest, thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh gathered in the capital Thursday to force the government to rethink the new pricing policy for sugarcane. |
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JSW Steel, Japanese firm sign pact
11/19/2009 2:10:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Indian steel major JSW Steel Thursday announced an agreement with Japan's second largest steelmaker JFE Holdings to set up a greenfield project in West Bengal and an automotive steel manufacturing unit in the country. |
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India won't accept legally binding emission cuts: Jairam Ramesh
11/19/2009 1:50:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Do not expect anything much from next month's climate summit in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday, reiterating that India is not going to accept any legally binding cuts on its greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Sensex 111 points down early afternoon
11/19/2009 1:30:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) A key Indian equities index was 111 points in the red early Thursday afternoon on weak sentiments in other Asian markets. |
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Chhattisgarh farmers call for shutdown
11/19/2009 1:19:00 PM |
| Raipur, Nov 19 (IANS) Farmers in Chhattisgarh Thursday called a statewide shutdown Nov 25, accusing the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not living up to its pre-election promise of a bonus of Rs.270 per quintal of paddy it procured. |
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Sipping coffee, at Leopold Cafe unafraid and undeterred (One Year After 26/11)
11/19/2009 1:08:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) It's breezy and, oh yes, bustling with people. Over a lunch of roast chicken and cold coffee, Leopold Cafe regular Wesley Paul says casually, 'There are gunmen at the door.' |
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Lok Sabha adjourned for the day over sugarcane prices
11/19/2009 12:18:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The winter session of parliament got off to a chaotic start Thursday with the Lok Sabha being adjourned for the day as the entire opposition united to stage noisy protests against the new sugarcane pricing policy. |
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Lok Sabha adjourned over sugarcane price
11/19/2009 11:59:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday, the opening day of the winter session of parliament, when the entire opposition united to oppose the new sugarcane pricing policy. |
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Ambani brothers, Mittal lead Forbes' India Rich List
11/19/2009 11:23:00 AM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Mukesh Ambani has emerged the wealthiest person in India with a net worth of $32 billion, as the number of Indian billionaires in Forbes' 'India Rich List' this year has nearly doubled to 52, thanks to the rebound in stock markets. |
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Farmers gather in New Delhi to protest sugarcane prices
11/19/2009 10:57:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Holding sugarcane stems and shouting slogans, hordes of farmers from Uttar Pradesh arrived in Delhi Thursday to voice their protest against the new sugarcane pricing policy announced by the central and state governments. |
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Indian equities drop after opening marginally higher
11/19/2009 10:14:00 AM |
| Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) A key Indian equities index opened marginally higher Thursday but soon registered a decline, in line with the sentiments in other Asian markets on worries over the pace and depth of of economic recovery. |
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