| 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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| Policy momentum required | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The government has to play a bigger role in infrastructure development to improve valuations of related sectors. |
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| India, China 'very important' global players: US | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The Obama administration has described India and China as "very important" global players and said it is engaged in intensive dialogue with the two countries, amid New Delhi's unease over the reference to Indo-Pak ties in a Sino-US joint statement. |
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| Sugarcane issue stalls Parliament on second day | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Parliament was rocked for the second day today over the new sugarcane pricing policy with a united opposition mounting further pressure on the government to withdraw the controversial ordinance that saw massive farmers’ protests yesterday. |
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| PSUs to lose out on interest | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Public sector companies may continue to lose interest income on their idle deposits as the government has decided against allowing banks to bid for their bulk deposits. Top public sector undertakings (PSUs), sitting on surplus cash of over Rs 1,00,000 crore, have been demanding re-start of the bidding as it ensures higher interest rates. |
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| Dell India sales up 17% | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Even healthy growth in vibrant markets like India and China could not help global personal computer manufacturer Dell’s net profit from slipping 54 per cent to $337 million, from $727 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue also declined by 15 per cent to $12.9 billion, compared with $15.2 billion in the same period last year, it added. |
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| Srei consortium bags 57% DPSC stake | 20-NOV-09 |
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| India Power Corp (IPCL), a consortium promoted by Srei Infrastructure Finance and Bhaskar Silicon, has emerged as the higest bidder to acquire 57 per cent stake in Dishergarh Power Supply Corp (DPSC). |
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| SC notice to GSK Consumer on Heinz India's plea | 20-NOV-09 |
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| The Supreme Court today issued a notice to Glaxo Smithkline Consumer Healthcare in a case relating to the advertising war between two popular health drink brands Horlicks and Complan in India. |
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| Govt may amend 'state' term in Sugar ordinance | 20-NOV-09 |
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| In a bid to resolve the problem over sugarcane pricing controversy, the government is understood to be toying with the idea of amending the relevant ordinance by removing the term 'state' to ease the burden on the state governments on paying the farmers the difference in amount over the fair price. |
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| Sugarcane issue disrupts Parliament again | 20-NOV-09 |
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| Protests over the new sugarcane pricing policy disrupted proceedings in both Houses of Parliament for the second day today with the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adjourning soon after they assembled for the day. |
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| DGCA to more than double staff | 20-NOV-09 |
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| The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will nearly triple its current staff strength to meet the demands of a growing aviation industry. The aviation regulator, which currently has a staff of about 250, has created 427 Group-A posts in various directorates across the country. |
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| IAF slams HAL, bats for private sector | 20-NOV-09 |
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| Private sector companies engaged in aerospace manufacture and R&D now have an influential new supporter: The Indian Air Force (IAF). In New Delhi today, the IAF’s vice chief, Air Marshall Pranab Kumar Barbora forcefully called for government policy changes to encourage the private sector in aerospace production, to kickstart a sector that has long been dominated by public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). |
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