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India to scale down Afghan operations

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

India is looking at options to scale down operations of its missions in Afghanistan in the wake of terror attacks against Indians there, government sources have said.

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Sharad Yadav denies split in party over Women’s Bill

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav on Wednesday sought to play down the divisions within its ranks over the Women’s Reservation Bill and rubbished reports of a possible split in the party on the issue.

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Important step for Rajiv assassin in court

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

The Madras High Court will receive on Thursday a report that reportedly recommends Nalini Sriharan be released from the Vellore jail where she has spent the last 19 years.

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No ‘missiles’ in Lok Sabha, decides Speaker

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

After the Rajya Sabha chairman came under attack, the Lok Sabha Speaker calls a meeting, bans all possible missiles like paper weights from the Well.

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Soon, men in minority? Sonia has a solution

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

“Then we will have reservation for men,” Congress president Sonia Gandhi said in a lighter vein on Wednesday when a Trinamool Congress leader contended that men would be a marginalised lot if the Women’s Reservation Bill was enacted and implemented.

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India rubbishes charge of involvement in Lahore blast

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

Dismissing Pakistan’s allegation that India was involved in the Lahore blast, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said on Wednesday it was “most unthinkable” and a “falsehood” that was being spread.

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U.N. launches review of criticized climate panel

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N.

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Google stands behind plan to stop China censorship

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google has not changed its decision to stop censoring its Chinese search site even if it means leaving that market, a senior executive told a U.S. Congressional panel on Wednesday.

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US increases tariff on shrimp imports

by reporter March 10, 2010 Finance

The US department of commerce (DoC) on Wednesday said the anti-dumping duty on shrimp imported from India was being increased from 0.79 per cent to 2.67 per cent. This was a blow to the export industry, as it was expecting a reduction in duty.

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Logistics sector in PE focus

by reporter March 10, 2010 Finance

Private equity (PE) investments in Indias logistics services sector are set to rise as it gears up to improve transportation – with costs among the most prohibitive in the world and boost related infrastructure bottlenecks.

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Q+A – Top issues in India, Russia relations

by india-news-reporter March 10, 2010 India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on Thursday to reaffirm ties with Moscow’s Cold War ally, lining up billions of dollars in mainly defence deals to be signed during the two-day trip.

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Base rate to bring in transparency in loan pricing: RBI

by reporter March 10, 2010 Business News

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today said the proposed new base rate, which will replace the benchmark prime lending rate (PLR) from July 1, will bring in more transparency to the loan pricing process, benefiting the end-customers.

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Standard Life plans to up stake in HDFC joint venture

by reporter March 10, 2010 Business News

British insurer Standard Life Plc today said it will look at increasing stake in the Indian insurance joint venture with HDFC and explore the possibility of listing the business in India.

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Banks credit growth up by 15.5%

by reporter March 10, 2010 Business News

Credit growth of banks rose by 15.5 per cent at Rs 31.78 lakh crore for the fortnight ended February 26, raising expectations that it could breach the Reserve Bank of India’s projection of 16 per cent by March-end.

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Aegon Religare to double headcount next fiscal

by reporter March 10, 2010 Business News

Aegon Religare Life Insurance, a joint venture of the Netherlands-based Aegon and India’s Religare Enterprises, plans to double its headcount to 3,600 in the next financial year.

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