| 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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| IOC fire burns Rs 100-cr hole in GIC's pocket | 22-NOV-09 |
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| General Insurance Corporation (GIC), India’s national re-insurer, is expected to take a Rs 100-crore hit in claims for the fire that broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) complex near Jaipur last month. |
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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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| Surviving the nightmare | 22-NOV-09 |
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| As the nation prepares to mark the first anniversary of 26/11, a gripping documentary decides to tell the tale of some of its survivors. Discovery Channel will showcase Surviving Mumbai, a documentary on the brutal attacks that India’s financial capital faced last year. On November 26, at 8 pm, the channel will bring together candid, personal accounts from people who were caught in the terror attacks. |
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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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| Jyoti Parikh & Kirit Parikh: Deal-making at Copenhagen | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Minister for Environment Jairam Ramesh wants India to be a deal maker at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. We propose here a deal that India can offer that addresses the objectives of the ‘deal makers’ and the concerns of those who oppose any deal inconsistent with India’s past stand. Our proposal is consistent with it and the principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) accepted at Rio. |
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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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