| Indian appointed to key IMF post | 22-NOV-09 |
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| With an experience in managing complex work programmes, Indian economist Siddharth Tiwari has been named as secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. |
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| Koda scam forces banks to tighten cash norms | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The recent case of Union Bank of India getting caught in the crossfire in Madhu Koda dealings has put banks on high alert and most were looking to tighten their scrutiny of transactions, especially those involving large cash movement, senior bank officials said. |
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| Spend less, save more: Obama to Americans | 22-NOV-09 |
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| As the US tries to emerge from a deep economic recession, President Barack Obama today told Americans to save more and spend less so as to bring the federal deficit under control. |
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| Now, Sebi on MNS radar | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to provide all the information in Marathi on its newly-launched website. |
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| Touch wood | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Leroy Alvares talks about his passion for wood and a delicate art form called Fretwork. |
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| Showing since 1955 | 22-NOV-09 |
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| One of India’s oldest English-language theatre groups, The Madras Players, turns to Pakistani literature for their latest production. |
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| Software fastest growing sector in 2009: Deloitte | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Software companies continued to constitute the fastest growing firms in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2009 programme. This year, the composition of software companies amounted to as much as 80 per cent. |
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| PM leaves for four-day US visit | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for Washington today for talks with President Barack Obama, saying India attaches “high priority” to its relations with the US and a “sustained and dynamic” partnership between them is essential to meet major global challenges like terrorism, climate change and economic slowdown. |
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| Haldia expansion plan hit by workers' strike | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Work on the Rs 1,230-crore expansion project of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL), among the country’s largest naptha-based petrochemical facilities, came to a grinding halt after a Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU)-backed union called an indefinite strike over wage revision of contractual workers. |
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| China's moment in the sun | 22-NOV-09 |
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| No one should be surprised by US President Barrack Obama’s genuflections to Chinese power and prosperity. For almost a year now Mr Obama has come to terms with the limits to US power and the reality of China’s. So it is not surprising that Mr Obama allowed his visit to China to be circumscribed by Beijing’s sensitivities and interests. |
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| Shipping: All hands on deck | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The upswing in Baltic Dry Index numbers recently to a 14 month high closing at 4661 on 19 November 09, raised hopes that a revival for the shipping sector is afoot sending shipping stocks zooming. Freight and tanker rates dropped sharply in July - September 09 quarter, but gained strength in October 09 which has sustained through November 09 as well. |
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