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Pranab hopes growth rate will climb back in 2011

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:04:46 +0000

Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Hoping that India's growth rate would climb back to between 8.25 and 8.75 percent in 2011, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday indicated that the government might withdraw some of the stimulus measures announced during the economic meltdown.

"I am hopeful the growth rate will climb back by 8.25-8.75 percent and perhaps at the mid point 8.50 percent," Mukherjee said while speaking at an international convention organised by the Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI) with SEBI and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

China to improve its management of religious affairs in line with law

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:43:28 +0000

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said on Saturday that the government will improve its management of religious affairs in line with laws and regulations.

Kashmiri historian knows where 2,000-year-old Buddhist relic is

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:41:28 +0000

Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) More than 2,000-year-old copper plates containing records of a major Buddhist conference held in Kashmir at the time are lying buried somewhere in the state, and renowned Kashmiri scholar and historian Mohammed Yousuf Taing claims he knows the exact spot but will reveal the site only on one condition.

Insurance inspector held for demanding bribe

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:18:51 +0000

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) An insurance inspector has been arrested here for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.15,000, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Friday.

"Om Prakash was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 from the complainant," a CBI official said.

EU unsure of binding climate change treaty in Mexico

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:42:18 +0000

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) European Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard Friday said Europe would like a legal binding treaty on reduction of carbon emission during talks in Mexico later this year, but recognises differing stances may delay an agreement until 2011.

"The EU would be ready to reach a legally binding global deal at the UN climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, at the end of the year. But signals coming out of big emitters unfortunately do not seem to make that likely," Hedegaard told reporters here.

Namibia invites Indian women’s cooperative (Lead)

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:45:44 +0000

Gandhinagar, April 9 (IANS) Namibia has invited VimoSEWA, India's first insurance cooperative owned and run by women workers, to assist in the development of micro-insurance in the southern African nation.

Namibia's state-owned financial service authority, NAMFISA, and FIDES bank, a

This is no time for blame, says Buddhadeb

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:27:18 +0000

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Within hours of Home Minister P. Chidambaram's remark that the "buck stops" at his desk over the Dantewada Maoist massacre, a mollified West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday extended his full support to the central government to deal with the rebels, saying this was not the time for a blame game.

"This is not a time to blame any one. It is the time to work together. We must work collectively," said Bhattacharjee, addressing reporters at the Banga Bhavan in the capital.

Oprah to host show that will take her to India

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:09:39 +0000

London/Washington, April 9 (IANS) Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is all set to repeat her phenomenal success with a new show that will also take her to India and China.

"Oprah's Next Chapter" will take Winfrey to India, China and other countries, according to the Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN, the Los Angeles-based cable TV venture she formed with Discovery Communications Inc, The Telegraph reported.

Indian-origin ex-MP creates political storm in Canada

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:01:39 +0000

Toronto, April 9 (IANS) Indian-origin former MP Rahim Jaffer, whose acquittal for cocaine possession last month led to a political uproar in Canada, has created a fresh controversy for Prime Minister Stephen Harper by his alleged shady business dealings.

Scheme to upgrade Doordarshan network approved

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:07:41 +0000

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure Thursday approved a proposal of the information and broadcasting ministry for updgrading the network of the state broadcaster, Doordarshan.

"The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today (Thursday) gave its approval to the proposal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regarding 11th Plan Scheme of Doordarshan - 'Digitalization of Transmitters and Studios in Doordarshan Network'," said a government press release.