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  India Inc, exporters welcome World Trade Organisation pact on trade

  December 07, 2013 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: Hailing the trade facilitation agreement reached by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members after hectic parleys, India Inc and exporters today said these will help developing countries like India to reduce transaction cost

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  Sebi chairman asks corporates to follow regulations in toto

  November 15, 2013 20:24 IST

  Mumbai: Markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) called for implementing regulations both in letter and spirit today, saying that its three growth mantras are “transparency, accountability and minority principle.”Addressing the CII national

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  Country has potential to become world's skill hub: Pallam Raju

  October 01, 2013 22:00 IST

  Mumbai: Union HRD Minister Pallam Raju today said the country has the potential to become global hub to supply skilled manpower due to its huge demographic advantage.“We have the potential to become the worldwide hub

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  'Promote Himalayas as tourist destination'

  Lifestyle | July 04, 2013 8:19 IST

  Tourism experts suggest the government should make concrete efforts to draw more tourists to the Himalayas. For this, the infrastructure in the region needs to be improved.The Himalayas need to be promoted robustly as an

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  Rahul invokes Gita, Buddha at CII meet

  Politics | April 04, 2013 17:13 IST

  New Delhi, April 4:  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday invoked the Bhagavad Gita, the sacred Hindu text, saying compassion was key to peace and development. He noted that Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Buddha too

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  Talk about my becoming PM is 'all smoke': Rahul

  Politics | April 04, 2013 18:31 IST

  New Delhi, April 4: Amid suspense over who would be the Congress' next Prime Ministerial candidate, Rahul Gandhi today dubbed as “irrelevant” and “all smoke” the debate on the issue as he insisted that no

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  Take steps in Budget to revive economy: CII

  January 14, 2013 14:41 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 14: Industry body CII has asked the government to take steps in the Budget to boost investments as economic growth has slowed.In its pre-budget memorandum to the Ministry of Finance, CII has

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  India Inc confidence down for July-Sept: CII

  August 12, 2012 14:29 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 12: Slackening consumer demand and high interest rates have dampened the business confidence of Indian corporates, a survey by industry body CII said on Sunday. According to CII's quarterly Business Outlook Survey,

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  Indian economy in midst of a slowdown, says CII

  June 03, 2012 12:54 IST

  Lucknow, Jun 3: Industry chamber CII on Friday said the Indian economy is currently in the midst of a slowdown. Besides the economic growth slowing down to a nine-year low of 6.5 per cent in

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  Decontrol Diesel Prices, Says CII

  July 04, 2011 17:49 IST

  Chennai, July 4: Confederation of Indian Industry today favoured decontrolling diesel prices saying the subsidy on fuel would hit the country's growth in the long term.  “We are not in favour of subsidies...Though it is

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  Corruption Has Hit The Poor, Says Pranab

  India | April 08, 2011 18:01 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 8:  Against the backdrop of an anti-graft campaign spearheaded by Anna Hazare, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today admitted that corruption has hit the poor and favoured steps to effectively tackle this menace.“It

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