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15 August, 2015

India’s economic data brings cheer amid worries over stalled reforms

NEW DELHI (TIP): India's retail inflation cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit…

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15 August, 2015

IRCTC gets into medical tourism in a big way

KOLKATA (TIP):The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd, East Zone, has got into medical tourism in a big…

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15 August, 2015

INDIA INCREASES IMPORT DUTY ON STEEL

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): A day after devaluation of the Chinese yuan, the government on August 12 announced a 2.5%increase in…

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15 August, 2015

Global Indians – 13 Global CEOs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has all along been appreciative of the struggles and achievements of NRIs. His close association with a…

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14 August, 2015

Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar among World’s 20 Richest People in Tech: Forbes

NEW YORK (TIP): Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL founder Shiv Nadar are the only two Indian tycoons in the…

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14 August, 2015

Indian rupee breaches 65 against dollar

Bangalore August 13 (TIP): Indian rupee breached 65 against US dollar, its weakest since September 2013. The rupee has remained under pressure ever…

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10 August, 2015

$24 billion from EU to India in FDI over last 3 years

NEW DELHI: Despite the Free Trade Agreement talks with the European Union being in limbo, India has received an impressive…

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6 August, 2015

India-US trade will be USD1 trillion by 2030 | Indian American Policy expert Nish Acharya’s book

Bengaluru (TIP) August 5 : The book “The India-U.S. Partnership: $1 Trillion by 2030″ was launched here by Gateway House,  authored…

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3 August, 2015

Army should back the State Police not Replace them in counter-terror operations

The response of the Punjab Police to the Dinanagar terror strike on July 27 has stirred up a debate on…

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3 August, 2015

Govt to spend Rs 19,000 cr more on social schemes

New Delhi: The government has sought parliamentary approval for an extra Rs 18,995 crore social sectors during 2015-16, almost half of…

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3 August, 2015

Government announces major highway development program worth US$ 93 billion

New Delhi (TIP) (Secondary Research): The Government of India has announced highway projects worth US$ 93 billion, which include government flagship…

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3 August, 2015

Government earmarks Rs 50000 crore for developing 100 smart cities

New Delhi (TIP) : The Government has earmarked Rs 50,000 crore (US$ 8 billion) to develop 100 smart cities in the…

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3 August, 2015

10 foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in India hold US$ 28 billion investments

TIP (Secondary Research): Europacific Growth Fund, the largest foreign portfolio investor (FPI) in India was born seven years before liberalisation ushered…

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1 August, 2015

Elephant in the room: Deciphering China’s rise as a military power

Is China's rise as a military power a threat to international, or even regional security? To answer this question one…

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1 August, 2015

U.S., Russia: The Case for Bilateral Talks

Phone calls between relatively low-level diplomats are normally not newsworthy. But Monday's conversation between U.S. Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland…

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31 July, 2015

Given the Time, India can be a Regional Security Provider

Despite the cordial meetings between PM Modi and President Xi's and their  photo ops on the sidelines of the BRICS and…

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24 July, 2015

Transnationals | Tax Havens | Terrorism

"Westphalian sovereignty is the principle of international law that each nation state has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to…

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20 July, 2015

India and Russia sign customs pact and aim to boost trade three times over the next decade

Moscow: India and Russia seek to increase trade to US$ 30 billion by 2025 from US$ 9.5 billion last year, by…

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20 July, 2015

Why India should apply for NSG membership?

On November 10, 2010, President Obama announced US support for admitting India into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). And in…

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17 July, 2015

Shakespeare’s birthplace came close to being shipped to US

LONDON (TIP): An eccentric American showman wanted to buy the 16th Century Stratford-upon-Avon house where British playwright William Shakespeare was…

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17 July, 2015

BOEING INKS PACT TO ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ WITH TATAS

HYDERABAD (TIP): Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and US-based aircraft maker Boeing on Wednesday signed a strategic framework agreement here…

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17 July, 2015

HONDA CARS HOPES TO JAZZ UP ITS SALES

HYDERABAD (TIP): Japanese auto major Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) expects its newly launched third generation Honda Jazz to rev…

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17 July, 2015

Greek parliament approves tough creditor reforms bill

ATHENS (TIP): Greece's parliament early on Thursday strongly approved a bill of tough reforms demanded by the country's creditors in…

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17 July, 2015

InMobi takes on Google, Facebook in ads

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): In 1999, Infosys brought global attention to Indian IT when it listed on the Nasdaq. It was…

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17 July, 2015

Snapdeal launches new mobile marketplace Shopo

NEW DELHI (TIP): E-commerce major Snapdeal today re-launched Shopo, a mobile-based open marketplace which will allow small businesses to list…

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17 July, 2015

Companies in India create thousands of US jobs

"The 100 Indian-based companies surveyed for the study have made an aggregate $15.3 billion investment in their U.S. operations. That,…

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17 July, 2015

WEAK US RETAIL SALES HINT AT SLOWER GROWTH RATE

WASHINGTON (TIP): US retail sales unexpectedly fell in June as households cut back on purchases of automobiles and a range…

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15 July, 2015

FDI in equity jumped 48% after launch of ‘Make in India’: Commerce and industry ministry

New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into equity jumped 48 per cent after the launch of the 'Make in India'…

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15 July, 2015

100 Indian companies invested $15 billion in United States creating 91,000 jobs so far: Report

New York (TIP) July 15: A total of one hundred India-based companies have invested over $15 billion across the US…

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14 July, 2015

4 Indians Among 32 Young Leaders Named by Asia Society in New York

Four Indians are among 32 young leaders named by a prestigious global non-profit organization as its 2015 class of young…

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