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28 September, 2012

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav approves setting up two leather parks in Kanpur and Hardoi to attract investment of Rs 2,000 crores

LUCKNOW (TIP): Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given an in principle approval for two mega leather cluster projects in Hardoi…

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28 September, 2012

Tax residency certificate now mandatory for foreign investors

NEW DELHI (TIP): India has made it mandatory for all foreigners to furnish a tax residency certificate of their home…

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28 September, 2012

L&T Construction gets orders worth Rs 1,241 cr

COIMBATORE/MUMBAI (TIP): L&T Construction has got new orders worth Rs 1,241 crore during the month. The company's buildings and factories…

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28 September, 2012

Norwest Venture Partners invests Rs 120 cr in Thyrocare

MUMBAI (TIP): Thyrocare Technologies, a Mumbai-based medical diagnostics services provider, has raised about Rs 120 crore from private equity (PE)…

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28 September, 2012

FIA: An Insult to Democracy and Secularism

By Dave Makkar FIA is an organization in the public domain. As we had promised our readers to lay bare…

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21 September, 2012

India Faces Multiple Challenges

India, a country in South Asia with a population of more than 1.2 billion people, is the world's largest democracy.…

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21 September, 2012

International calls set to become cheaper on new TRAI rule

New Delhi (TIP): International long distance call charges are set to come down with the telecom regulator introducing a new…

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21 September, 2012

Future Group buys convenience store chain Big Apple for Rs 62 crore

Kolkata (TIP): Future Group has acquired Delhi's convenience store chain Big Apple which operates 65 stores in the National Capital…

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21 September, 2012

India-Pakistan commerce secretaries likely to discuss new trade routes, air links, petro trade

Opening of new trade routes for boosting bilateral trade via land with Pakistan, including the Khokrapar- Munabao link, would feature…

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21 September, 2012

HCL Tech signs five-year deal with Freescale

NEW DELHI (TIP): HCL Technologies on Wednesday entered into a five-year deal with Free scale Semiconductor, manufacturer of embedded processing…

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21 September, 2012

Movie review Barfi

Story: An almost silent relationship between a deaf-mute and an autistic that speaks volumes about unconditional love. Movie Review: He…

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14 September, 2012

‘FDI IN INSURANCE, RETAIL TO CREATE LAKHS OF JOBS’

MUMBAI (TIP): Opening up retail and insurance sectors will generate lakhs of additional jobs in India, global human resource consultancy…

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14 September, 2012

Kerala may get an IIT during 12th Plan, says Prime Minister

KOCHI (TIP): Kerala may get an Indian Institute of Technology during the 12th Plan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here…

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14 September, 2012

Price of diesel hiked by Rs 5, subsidized LPG restricted to 6 cylinders a year per family

NEW DELHI (TIP): Biting the bullet, the government Sept 13 hiked diesel prices by a steep Rs 5.62 per litre…

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14 September, 2012

SENSEX, RUPEE SURGE ON DIESEL PRICE HIKE

MUMBAI (TIP): The Sensex rose more than 2 percent to new seven-month highs on Sept 14 after the government announced…

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14 September, 2012

August sees highest PE deal value of year at $1.8 b

Private equity activity in India witnessed an uptick in August with a combined deal value ofhighlight, accounting for over half…

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14 September, 2012

Tech Mahindra sets up three 4G labs

MUMBAI (TIP): Tech Mahindra has set up three laboratories for Long Term Evolution technology, one in Delhi and one each…

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14 September, 2012

Aurbobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for anti-depressant tablets

HYDERABAD (TIP): Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and…

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14 September, 2012

INDIA FUMES OVER STEEP DIESEL PRICE HIKE

PATNA /HYDERABAD/AMRITSAR (TIP): People across the country have expressed outrage following the central government's decision to hike diesel price by…

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14 September, 2012

HAQQANI NETWORK AS FTO: WHAT IMPACT?

By B.Raman In a report to the US Congress on September 7,2012, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, intimated…

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14 September, 2012

MOVIE REVIEW RAAZ3

STORY: Shanaya is a fading superstar whore sorts to black magic to salvage her career, and raze rising star Sanjana's…

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7 September, 2012

Middle East: United States Strategic Chessboard in Disorder

By Dr Subhash Kapila Introductory Observations United States unipolar moment in the Middle East seems to have passed away and…

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7 September, 2012

Rural spending outpaces urban consumption

Mumbai (TIP): Rural spending outpaced urban consumption in the two years up to 2011-12, the first time in nearly 25…

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7 September, 2012

We can double exports by 2015, says Commerce Secretary

New Delhi (TIP): The Government’s target of doubling exports to $500 billion by 2015 is achievable, said S.R. Rao, Commerce…

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7 September, 2012

CBDT unveils guidlines for advance pricing arrangements

India has allowed multinationals to ascertain in advance their potential tax liability relating to transactions with their Indian arms, a…

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7 September, 2012

Indian drug companies break into world’s fastest growing list

Mumbai (tip): In yet another instance of India Inc occupying a larger seat in the global league tables, three out…

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7 September, 2012

From Sydney With Love

Story: Rohit loves Megha. Megha loves Rohit. But Raj love Megha too. But Lubaina loves Raj. All this and more,…

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4 September, 2012

Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi

STORY: Lingerie salesman meets well-rounded girl - both 40 plus. And Parsi.So what's your size, huh? 38D? 36B? 30A!!?? Your…

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4 September, 2012

India, Australia join hands to develop iron-rich bananas

HYDERABAD (TIP): Eating bananas could well be the next best thing in the fight against anaemia soon. Indian and Australian…

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4 September, 2012

Japanese auto parts maker sets up unit at Sri City SEZ

HYDERABAD (TIP): Automotive components maker Piolax India, a subsidiary of Piolax of Japan, inaugurated its first Indian facility at the…

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