The US welcomes India’s greater involvement in East Asia and is committed to working with New Delhi as it increases ties with US allies in Southeast Asia and Japan, a senior US official has said. “Ultimately, we think that India’s role in the Asian-Pacific region stands to be one of the most important new developments [...]
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US welcomes emerging India’s role in Asia Pacific
February 3rd, 2011 |
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212 more Indians return from Egypt
February 3rd, 2011 |
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A third batch of 212 Indians stranded in Egypt, which is in the midst of a political upheaval, arrived here early Thursday in a special flight. Air India flight AI-160 landed with the Indians at 5.30 a.m., an official said. This is the third flight to Mumbai in Air India’s efforts to bring back the [...]
Decision review system won’t please all teams: Dhoni
February 2nd, 2011 |
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India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that the introduction of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in the cricket World Cup won’t make all teams happy. The debatable UDRS will make its debut in the World Cup from the quarterfinal stages and Dhoni said the Indian team has done its homework on the system. “We [...]
Dhoni backs Chawla to perform in World Cup
February 2nd, 2011 |
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday defended the inclusion of Piyush Chawla in the World Cup squad saying the leg-spinner’s experience of playing consistently in the domestic circuit would help the team in the tournament. Chawla, 22, was one of the surprise inclusions in the 15-member squad as he had been out of the team [...]
Bharti Airtel net slumps 41 percent on spectrum cost, margins
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Telecom giant Bharti Airtel Wednesday reported a 41 percent decline in its net income for the quarter ended December 2010 at Rs.1,303.3 crore owing to weaker margins from its African operations, currency fluctuations, spectrum charges and brand relaunch costs. The operator had posted Rs.2,194.9 crore net income during the same period last fiscal. “Adverse currency [...]
Afghanistan president to visit India
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai is leaving for a two-day visit to India where he is to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior officials, his spokesman said Wednesday. “President Karzai’s visit is aimed to discuss regional economic capacity development with the Indian authorities,” Seyamak Herawi said. “He will also meet with the [...]
K. Subrahmanyam, India’s strategic guru, is dead
February 2nd, 2011 |
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K. Subrahmanyam, India’s most well known and internationally regarded strategic affairs analyst, died Tuesday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 82. He had recovered from cancer but then fell victim to lung and cardiac problems from which he did not recover. The most respected voice in India on global security [...]
Egypt’s transition must begin now: Obama
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Hours after embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced that he would not run for re-election in September, President Barack Obama warning of “difficult days ahead” said the transition in Egypt must begin now. “We’ve borne witness to the beginning of new chapter in the history of a great country and a long-time partner of the [...]
The team can perform under pressure: Dhoni
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said the team has always performed under pressure and it will be no different in the upcoming World Cup at home starting Feb 19. Dhoni’s boys would be looking to win the coveted trophy for a second time and repeat the feat of 1983 in front of home [...]
India, US plan several high-level visits ahead of April dialogue
February 2nd, 2011 |
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India and the US plan to exchange a series of high level visits ahead of the April round of their strategic dialogue in New Delhi to keep up the momentum built during President Barack Obama’s India visit. The dialogue headed by Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [...]
Ascendas India Trust rated ‘buy’ by Citi
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Citi Investment Research in a Jan 27 research report says: “While revenue was up 4% in INR terms due to higher maintenance/operations income, growth was flat in S$ terms, as a result of currency (Rs 33.3 vs Rs 34.5/SGD in Q3Fy10).
Aishwarya once again on Vogue cover
February 1st, 2011 |
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Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai has made it to the cover of Vogue for the third time, sporting an all black feathered look. The magazine carries interesting tidbits on the former beauty queen from 10 men who know her well. The magazine has spoken to people including Ash’s husband Abhishek Bachchan, designer Manish Malhotra, director Ashutosh [...]
BlackBerry stock slips on India report
February 1st, 2011 |
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Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) slipped about two percent Monday after India rejected its offer for partial access to its encrypted corporate emails. Since August last year, India has been seeking access to BlackBerry encrypted emails to counter threats to its national security. Since BlackBerry encrypted emails travel between smart phones through [...]
280 more stranded Indians in Egypt return home
February 1st, 2011 |
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Another 280 Indians stranded in strife-torn Egypt reached here early Tuesday on a special flight. The Air India flight – AI-800 – carrying the Indians landed here at 2.30 a.m., an official said. This is the second flight to Mumbai in Air India’s efforts to bring back the Indians stuck in different Egyptian cities. One [...]
US justifies radio tags, says visa frauds serious
February 1st, 2011 |
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The United States has justified the use of radio ankle monitors on some students of a sham university in California, 95 percent of them from India, saying it takes charges of visa fraud “very seriously”. “We take these allegations of immigration and visa fraud very seriously,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Monday when [...]
I would like to do something special for World Cup: Gautam Gambhir
January 31st, 2011 |
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When Gautam Gambhir was dropped from the 2007 World Cup squad, he was so disappointed that he almost quit cricket. As he makes his World Cup debut at home, one of the world’s most exciting opening batsmen says he would like to do something “special” for the home crowd, “like my unbeaten 150 against Sri [...]
Egypt situation being monitored: Pakistan
January 31st, 2011 |
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Islamabad is “watching what is happening” in Egypt and will evacuate its citizens if the situation worsens, authorities said. Express Tribune reported Monday that the Foreign Office did not make it clear as to when it plans to bring back around 150 Pakistani families. Anti-government protests in Egypt Monday entered the seventh day as demonstrators [...]
Corporate mafia fuelling corruption: Prashant Bhushan
January 31st, 2011 |
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He is credited with convincing the apex court to monitor the CBI probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scandal. Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan says “India is heading towards a mafia state” and corporate houses have become “a law unto themselves”. “The corporate mafia has come to control every institution of power and governance, be it [...]
2G scam, Radia tapes, black money cases at apex court this week
January 31st, 2011 |
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For the central government battling legal cases on senstive issues, it is a crucial week ahead at the Supreme Court. At least four major legal tangles, riveting the nation’s attention, are slated at the apex court. The four cases closely followed across the nation are: the 2G spectrum allocation scam, corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s tapes, [...]
Brocade – Corporate moves
January 31st, 2011 |
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Ravi Saxena has been appointed regional director, Service Provider business, Asia Pacific wef January 2011
Work experience: VP, Service Provider Business Development, Cisco Systems, India