India insurance News 13 March 2008

 

Vodafone slips after Indian court ruling
Times Online - UK
Insurance stocks were also helped by talk that Ping An, of China, was ready to buy a €2 billion stake in Fortis in the Netherlands to help it to raise ...
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Indian job market remains vibrant
Hindu - Chennai,India
This survey covered the sectors of finance, insurance and real estate; manufacturing; mining and construction; public administration and education; ...
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Livestock insurance makes farmers to go in for cross-breeding
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
Chennai, March 12 Livestock insurance, particularly cattle, is catching up in rural India. A general insurance firm such as ICICI Lombard sees this to be as ...
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Microinsurance for tsunami-hit Indian region
AFP -
BERLIN (AFP) — One of the world's largest private insurers plans to offer natural disaster and accident insurance in parts of India hit by the 2004 Boxing ...
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Derivatives: Not the rotten apple after all!
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
Here was born the rudiments of insurance (marine insurance). Such instances of commercial activities multiplied over the years and human ingenuity started ...
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IIM-A keen to enhance students` knowledge bank
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
When Samir K Barua took over as the director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) in November 2007, he had listed knowledge creation, ...
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Microinsurance for tsunami-hit Indian region
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
BERLIN: One of the world's largest private insurers plans to offer natural disaster and accident insurance in parts of India hit by the 2004 Boxing Day ...
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Valuation risk may hurt general insurance cos' public issue plans
Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India
Mumbai: Indian general insurance firms may not be maintaining adequate reserves in a bid to show higher profits, but the strategy could hurt their ...
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MetLife launches VISWAS
Moneycontrol.com (press release) - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
MetLife India Insurance Company Limited (MetLife) today announced the launch of its corporate agency arrangement with VISWAS; a Hyderabad based rural retail ...
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M'lore: Max New York Life Insurance Co Lanches New Scheme
Daijiworld.com - Mangalore,India
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, March 11, he said that the company is enjoying best claims management in India. As much as 94 percent of the ...
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Indian Investments News 13 March 2008

Forces behind Force India
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Besides F1, Mr Mallya has made investments in sports like football and cricket. He recently bought the Bangalore team of BCCI's Indian Premier League. ...
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India's growth engine losing momentum
Hindustan Times - India
So far, government officials usually pointed to the robust growth in investment as a proof that the longer-term growth prospects of the Indian economy were ...
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Fertiliser imports soar as firms shun capacity
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
You import ammonia, acid and make finished product in India," said Coromandel's Ravichandran. The government says it is working on an investment policy. ...
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Goldman Sachs to buy 20 pct in India's Shriram Credit for 3 bln ...
Forbes - NY,USA
This investment would mark Goldman Sachs' indirect entry into the equity and commodity business in India. The report noted that Indian law currently does ...
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Poor Gulf-India investment flow lamented
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
doha • Investments from Gulf States to India and vice versa are negligible; they are just a fraction of what should be, said a senior Indian power company ...
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Jersey looking at investments from Indian hotel chains
Express Hotelier - Mumbai,India
Jersey, an island situated off the coast of Normandy, France is in talks with India-based premium hotel chains like Taj hotels resorts and palaces and ...
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A fruitful investment opportunity
Express Hotelier - Mumbai,India
Government studies show that an average Indian spends a majority of his income on food consumption. Recognising an opportunity to grow, multinational food ...
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Wells Fargo, tribes enter investment venture
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
SAN DIEGO - After about two years of discussion and planning, the Colusa and Rincon Indian tribes, a few private investors and the Wells Fargo Community ...
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Fun News, Odd News 13 March 2008

Coloring Fun for Kids - Keep Kids Entertained For Hours
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
The odd read of a story or book can just be as fun for kids to listen to. Watching cartoons is equally as entertaining if not more. ...
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Patapon, patapon, fun, fun, fun
24 Hours Vancouver - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
It does feels a little odd to have synapses firing in such different parts of your brain at once - sort of like reading Sun Tzu while playing Dance Dance ...
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One man band
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Stand-up comics seemed to be "interesting, odd, slightly dysfunctional people and I've always tended to fit in around people who don't fit in". ...
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For the Moment | Kid in a Candy Store
New York Times - United States
We're just playing now with the odd things my friend has laying around. He shows me these little pills of milky green garnet, a vast mixture of quartz with ...
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Belly Up to the Uptown Lounge and musical guest Peartree Music Company
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
Formerly known as the Odd Pears, the Peachtree Music Co. will perform its own brand of southern/folk rock on St. Patrick's Day, as well as on Saturday. ...
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Opinion: Dentists, death and taxes—it's all connected
Lake Elmo Leader - Lake Elmo,MN,USA
I suppose there aren't many people who put going to the dentist high on their lists of Fun Things I Like To Do, but I always leave Brian's office ...
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Bee Movie: A Very Jerry 2-Disc Edition DVD Review
Ultimate Disney - USA
The pieces fit together well enough for a cohesive single narrative, but the odd shifts of interest lead one to imagine that DreamWorks split their ...
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YMCA's 30-Plus Basketball League buoyed by camaraderie, competition
Cape Ann Beacon - Beverly,MA,USA
... to join in on the fun once they reach the big three-oh. "It's been a mainstay and a staple of Wednesday nights here at the Y for the last 20 odd years, ...
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Indian Financial Markets News 13 March 2008

Eka Software to tap India, West Asia markets
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
"Asia, a $100-million (approximately Rs 400 crore) market for the commodity trade and risk management (CTRM) software, is pretty much on our strategic road ...
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Pearson to 'significantly' increase investment in India over next ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Pearson is looking forward to introducing its full education services portfolio in a meaningful, 'substantial' way in India, Merchant told Thomson Financial ...
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Freight futures sizzle as banks, funds tap growth
Guardian - UK
"The exceptional growth has been driven by financial players who want exposure to the shipping markets, exposure to China and India, and cashing in on that ...
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Indian shares open higher in range-bound trade; realty, banking surge
Forbes - NY,USA
Asian markets on Wednesday tracked sharp gains on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve promised to pump 200 bln usd into the ailing financial markets. ...
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Hong Kong shares sharply higher on Fed-led move to ease credit ...
Forbes - NY,USA
The recent liquidity provision announcements are essentially a more targeted approach in an attempt to mitigate the strains in financial markets,' said ...
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India Tax News 13 March 2008

Mauritius rejects compensation to plug double taxation loopholes
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Mauritius accounts for nearly half of all foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to India. Indian tax officials said the treaty has been costing the ...
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Shankar Acharya: Year of the Carp
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
As usual, it has provoked reams of commentary from serried ranks of financial journalists, tax consultants, investment analysts, general columnists and, ...
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Budget 2008: Making the best of a bad job
Times Online - UK
The Treasury is actually quite upbeat about the wider world, expecting China, India and the rest to give us 4 per cent global growth this year, ...
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Failure to collect smoke taxes is costly
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The findings by O'Connor, former director of US economics for IBM Corp., were documented in an updated report titled "An Update: Additional Cigarette Tax ...
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MF NAVs close on a strong note
Moneycontrol.com - Mumbai,India
The top losers Lotus India Tax Plan (G) down 1.41%, Franklin India Tax Shield (G) down 1.49% and Sundaram BNP Paribas Tax Saver (OE) (G) down 1.70%. ...
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India Industrial Production Growth Unexpectedly Slows (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
29 budget cut duties and reduced the tax burden on individuals to spur consumption after nine rate increases by the central bank in the last three years ...
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IOI, Kepong Gain as India Importer Says Nation May Cut Oil Tax
Bloomberg - USA
By Angus Whitley March 12 (Bloomberg) -- IOI Corp. and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd. led gains by Malaysian palm oil stocks after an importer in India, ...
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'Tax Dept allowed banks to claim excess sums as bad debts'
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has come down heavily on the revenue department for its faulty income-tax assessments of banks ...
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Indian Court Defers Hearing On Vodafone Tax Challenge
Wall Street Journal - USA
By RAGHAVENDRA UPADHYAYA and ROMIT GUHA BANGALORE, India -- Vodafone Group PLC suffered a delay in its wrangling with Indian tax authorities over a $2 ...
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Indian Mutual Funds News 13 March 2008

India is more insulated from global turmoil
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
I think hedge funds are voluntarily or mandatorily reducing leverage. On the other hand, I think mutual funds are increasing cash levels in anticipation of ...
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Equity funds slip in red zone in February
Financial Express - Bombay,India
Only seven asset management Companies were able to show AUM growth, with Reliance Mutual Fund (11.5%), Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (8%) and Lotus India ...
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Debt funds show positive returns in February
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: Debt-oriented mutual funds have continued to give positive returns in February, while almost all the equity schemes ended in the negative, ...
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Is Gold a good investment now?
Moneycontrol.com - Mumbai,India
This is especially true of the rural areas, where even the penetration of banks is low; forget about equity, mutual funds, etc. Thus, there has always been ...
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Indian Markets News 13 March 2008

India offers biggest opportunity for asset management companies: Study
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
The Indian market has a strong equity culture and active fund managers are in a position to beat the index by taking the least possible risks to deliver ...
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Indian Market Opens Sharply Higher []
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
3/12/2008 12:42:59 AM Wednesday, Indian shares opened sharply higher, tracking firm global markets. At 10:00 am local time, the Sensex was up 500 points at ...
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'Get off the bull and you can't get on it again'
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
But, all hope isn't lost for the Indian markets. "If $100 a barrel of oil price is sustained, which is what it is looking like, then the world will create ...
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Hollywood : Celebrity 13th March 2008

TMZ TV aims to titillate
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - If Perez Hilton and Paris Hilton produced a TV show together, it would probably look a lot like TMZ TV. No celebrity scandal is too ...
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Dirty secrets of the the crazy ways Hollywood celebrities stay slim
Daily Mail - UK
At the moment, Adderall is the latest diet drug craze in Hollywood, and the number of celebrities addicted to it continues to rise. ...
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Calgary artist Jason Gogo making name for himself in Tinseltown
The Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES
... both in Canada and the US - and now Hollywood celebrities are starting to take notice of his colourful and heavily textured abstract oil paintings. ...
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Is Hollywood the new Bollywood?
Times Online - UK
Is Hollywood copying Bollywood? This week's release 10000 BC features a plot which is pure Bolly-corn: a lost father, a wise old lady, a scantily-clad ...
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Silence the hype and call 'cut' on this film
ic Wales - United Kingdom
Okay, Luciano was the celebrity tenor, di Stefano the singer's tenor. And celebrity wins every time. So Hollywood, already planning the Pavarotti story, ...
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Top 5 real-love stories in Bollywood
Rediff - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
From time immemorial, celebrity couples have attracted unnatural attention and unending curiosity. And with the advancement in media and technology, ...
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Safety in Hollywood: What All Moms Can Do to Protect Their Broods
Modern Mom - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Ryan calls Los Angeles and the celebrity scene "a really disturbing environment to bring up a child in." He said that going out of his house always becomes ...
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Tom Cruise interview? No way
Vancouver Province - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- If Perez Hilton and Paris Hilton produced a TV show together, it would probably look a lot like TMZ TV. No celebrity scandal is too ...
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Hollywood Tests Tolerance For Ads With Online Video
Washington Post - United States
By Kim Hart and Mike Musgrove Watching video online has typically entailed viewing short snippets of celebrity news, music videos and homemade clips. ...
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Swiss celebrity bodyguard found dead in Hong Kong love hotel
Earthtimes - London,UK
Hong Kong - A Swiss karate champion and former bodyguard to Hollywood celebrities has been found dead in a Hong Kong love hotel, a news report said ...
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Dollar Falls to Lowest Since '95 Versus Yen; Bush Cites Decline

Dollar Falls to Lowest Since '95 Versus Yen; Bush Cites Decline

March 13 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell to the lowest since 1995 against the yen after U.S. President George W. Bush said the dollar is ``adjusting.''

The U.S. currency also slid to a record low against the euro as Bush said its decline was not ``good tidings'' for proponents of a strong dollar. It traded near an all-time low versus the Swiss franc before a government report today that may show U.S. consumer spending slowed as record high oil prices sap purchasing power.

``Bush's comments were about as lukewarm as you can get,'' said Brian Dolan, research director at Forex.com, a unit of currency trading firm Gain Capital in Bedminster, New Jersey. ``Some may have interpreted his `adjusting' comment as tacit acceptance that we're in a broad-based dollar devaluation.''

The dollar traded at $1.5535 per euro at 8:27 a.m. in Tokyo from $1.5551 in late New York yesterday. It touched $1.5573 per euro, the weakest level since the European currency's 1999 debut. The U.S. currency traded at 101.49 yen after reaching 101.10, the lowest since December 1995. Full Story-

World: Sex: India : ODDies 13th March 2008

A new twist on "Made in India"
Taipei Times - Taiwan
Gay sex is illegal in India. Israel legalized adoption by same-sex couples last month, but such couples are not permitted to hire surrogates in Israel to ...
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Short Service Commission: 'Weaker sex' in a stronger role
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
This, when several air forces in the world have women fighter pilots. The Army is opposed to allowing women soldiers in operations and the Navy does not ...
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Rapists, paedophiles, traffickers at large
Hindustan Times - India
And one of the world's most idyllic leisure zones has become a hotbed of crime. Drug-runners, mafia overlords, paedophiles and sex-traffickers have spread ...
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Wives From The East : The Trafficking Of Women
Desicritics.org - Bangalore,Karnataka,India
In India in any case, the Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act despite its name, covers only offenses occurring in brothels and non brothel based trafficking ...
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Female foeticide pops its head in Kashmir
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
The sex-selective abortion and the killing of infants are not restricted to India alone but the almost all the societies of the sub-continent exhibit a ...
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Internal conflicts in India undermine human rights: US
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
According to the UN Children's Fund (Unicef), in 2004 India supplied half of the one million children worldwide who entered the sex trade. ...
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Opinion & Analysis News 13th March 2008

Scientific Approach to Arab-Israel Conflict
Israel e News - Herzilya,Israel
Unfortunately, many Jews and members of Israel's scientists and so-called liberal intellectuals are not interested in scientific data or logical analysis of ...
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5 All-Star Stocks
Motley Fool - USA
By Rich Duprey March 12, 2008 Win or lose, we've all got an opinion about which stocks are rockets and which are dogs. If we could invest like Peter Lynch ...
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Economy & Policy News 13th March 2008

ET Budget & beyond: Don't fret, India story here to stay
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
He wanted India's policy regime to usher in a new corporate entity that is making its presence felt in the US: the special purpose acquisition corporation. ...
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Growth: Over to politics
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
There isn't much leeway in monetary policy. Liquidity growth is well above what an economy growing at a nominal rate of around 13% requires. ...
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India Industrial Production Growth Unexpectedly Slows (Update4)
Bloomberg - USA
The central bank last week said it faces policy ``dilemmas'' as economic growth slows and inflation accelerates. ``The lagged impact of the interest-rate ...
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India's industrial production slows sharply in January
AFP -
"For now, with inflation increasing and fiscal policy still loose, there is little room for the Reserve Bank of India to reduce rates significantly," said ...
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Malaysian opposition targets race policies, warns govt
AFP -
"We want to run the state government administration free from the New Economic Policy that only breeds cronyism, corruption and systematic inefficiency," he ...
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McCain would be best for the US and India
Rediff - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
... on the economy, governance and foreign policy. For India, it is not entirely clear which of the two Democrats running for President will be better. ...
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TEXT-Bank of Canada's Jenkins opening statement
Reuters - USA
A well-functioning market-based economy that sends clear relative price signals is critical in this context. At the same time, policy-makers need to be wary ...
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Olympic Pressure on China
Washington Post - United States
Pei suggests Beijing may moderate its Sudan policy to a slight degree, but adds that if the level of shrillness is too high, then nothing will be ...
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Japan's GDP Grows More Than Estimated, Led by Exports (Update3)
Bloomberg - USA
He asked Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Hiroko Ota yesterday to develop measures to shore up the job market and help smaller companies hit by rising ...
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Art & Culture News 13th March 2008

Asian Art Museum Appoints Jay Xu as Director
U.S. Asian Wire (press release) - South Plainfield,NJ,USA
I will strive to build upon the museum's strength in showcasing the best of Asian art and culture, and to bring this outstanding institution to another ...
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Manish Arora redefines art culture into Indian silhouettes
Fibre2fashion.com - Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India
... was the iconic designer Manish Arora who treated the guests with a collection that redefined the incorporation pop art culture into Indian silhouettes. ...
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The Golden Mean Is Well Within Reach
Times of India - India
There was greater scope for creative pursuits in the fields of art, philosophy, culture and spirituality. And there was greater tolerance and understanding ...
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Management & Marketing News 13th March 2008

Hyundai-Kia Group Boasts Quality Products Abroad
Korea Times - South Korea
Hyundai Motor made every effort to polish its brand image with not only quality management but marketing and other promotional activities. ...
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Inflows into equity funds slow in Feb
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
... market," RS Srinivas Jain, chief marketing officer of SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd, said. "We as a fund house have seen redemptions but not significant. ...
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Fullerton India, a part of Temasek Holdings, achieves phenomenal ...
India PRwire (Press Release) - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Speaking of the successful implementation at FICCL, Punit Jain, Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Newgen Software Technologies, said, "In line with our ...
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MBA students outsourcing project
Hindustan Times - India
A new breed of faceless entrepreneurs who have caught the pulse of a growing demand in India's rapidly proliferating management institutes — which ...
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Sahara News ex-VP Sandeep Singh pens management book
Indiantelevision.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
... and marketing Sandeep Singh is authoring a book Business of Freedom. The book will elucidate about the managerial qualities of India's freedom fighters. ...
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Star Navigation announces corporate update at the request of the ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
All three carriers are based in India, and an Aeromobile license is required in order to operate the Star ISMS(TM) system in Indian airspace. ...
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'IPL vibes with our outlook'
Business Line - Chennai,India
R. Balachandran, President and Chief Marketing Officer, Reliance Retail Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Group and batting ace Sachin Tendulkar have come together ...
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CORRECTION Global banking prices fell 1 pct in 2007, masking ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Compiled and released by Capgemini, ING and the European Financial Management and Marketing Association, the report found that prices rose by 5.7 pct in ...
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Life & Leisure News 13th March 2008

 

Cross-culture management
Express Hotelier - Mumbai,India
Interestingly, Windmill is offering opportunities to invest in Europe in leisure-related real estate projects like hotels, serviced apartments and holiday ...
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New kids on the block
Express Hotelier - Mumbai,India
A contemporary business hotel, targeting international and Indian business and leisure travellers, Grand Sarovar Premiere is strategically located in the ...
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Company & Industry News 13th March 2008

Indian Aero charts out Rs 2000 cr MRO plan
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
The MRO facility being set up by IAV in Delhi in association with National Aviation Company of India (NACIL) is expected to have a captive customer base of ...
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Hong Kong Gem Fair Shows Glamour, Trends in Global Jewelry Industry
Voice of America - USA
Her company increasingly focuses on India and China. "At one time, it was just China was buying for production and exporting. Now, they are buying for their ...
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Mauritius: Clothing Sector Not Hanging By a Thread Anymore
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Apart from traditional markets, the industry is also seeking to conquer emerging markets in India and Pakistan, thanks to preferential trade agreements with ...
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Media firm to animate story on Taj Mahal
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Commenting on the project, Suresh Kumar, chairman, CDIL, said, "This is a milestone for us and an important achievement for the Indian animation industry. ...
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L&T, Blackstone eye stake in shipyard co
Times of India - India
MUMBAI: Enamoured by the growth in the ship-building industry, engineering firm Larsen & Tourbo, shipping company Great Offshore and private equity funds ...
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Best Water Company, Best Water Conserver and the Best RO Water ...
ArabianBusiness.com (press release) - Dubai,Umm al Qaiwain,United Arab Emirates
Ion Exchange (India), the premier water and environment management Company of India, is participating at the Water, Energy Technology and Environment ...
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For Timex, time will tell
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
Last year, this iconic US company went in for a substantial rejig in India by adding new brands and consumer categories from its i nternational portfolio. ...
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Twentieth Century Fox to set up joint venture with Star India - report
CNNMoney.com - USA
According to these industry sources, Twentieth Century Fox will operate as a full-fledged film production company and make Hindi language films in ...
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Banking & Finance News 13th March 2008

 

New rich may help world economy resist recession
Guardian - UK
The change in emerging markets' landscape since the devastation of the 1997-1998 financial crisis is to a great extent a result of much stronger banking ...
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IIM-A student gets intl offer of Rs 1.44 cr
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Major recruiters from the banking sector included Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Barclays. ...
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Revised FDI ceilings for six sectors notified
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
According to sources, the finance ministry has rejected the proposal to allow foreign institutional investment in pre-IPO placements of Indian realty ...
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Information Technology News 13th March 2008

Survey predicts a broad market of Mobile Television in India
Newstrack India - Delhi,India
Springboard Research, a multinational Information Technology Research firm has revealed, "India has the worth of $360 million market for mobile television ...
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SoluSoft Technologies Ltd to Showcase at IndiaSoft 2008
Newswire Today (press release) - London,UK
The event is sponsored by Ministry of Commerce and Industry as well as Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. ...
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Countdown Begins For 16TH Convergence India
itVARnews.net (press release) - Delhi,Delhi,India
The 16th Convergence India 2008 is supported by the Department of Telecommunications and Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, and certified ...
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Cyber laws and network security
Merinews - New Delhi,India
Keeping all these factors into consideration, Indian Parliament passed the Information Technology Bill on May 17, 2000, known as the Information Technology ...
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Indian Airport Workers Go on Strike
The Associated Press -
The large cities of Hyderabad and Bangalore are Indian bases for several major multinational corporations and scores of thriving information technology ...
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Where is the focus in IT education?
MyADSL - Melville,South Africa
Information technology, engineering, design and manufacturing are integrated as close cousins to produce, for example, the new Tata Nano car at under R20 ...
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MTS Systems to plead guilty to illegally exporting nuclear ...
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
The US has tightly controlled exports of such equipment to India since the Asian country conducted five surprise nuclear weapons tests in May 1998. ...
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India: Militants using IT for strikes
Middle East Times - Cairo,Egypt
NEW DELHI, March 11 (UPI) -- India says the terrorist groups operating in the country are using information technology to plan and carry out strikes. ...
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North: Hire Iraq vets for information security jobs
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
It is against this backdrop that US companies will need to protect their information and technology assets, North said. "Are we able to protect our ...
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Yahoo Opens Search Lab In Israel
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
By Antone Gonsalves Yahoo on Tuesday opened a lab in Israel that will focus on improving search technology. Ronny Lempel, an expert in information ...
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Personal Finance News 13th March 2008

Profile: Mark Bouris
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Their first target is India, where Bouris spends several days each month attempting to replicate the home loan revolution he and Aussie Home Loans' John ...
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IIMs on Board with Angel Broking (Recruits: 16 IIM Graduates)
India PRwire (Press Release) - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Angel Broking, one of India's premium stock broking & wealth management houses, recruited 16 IIM graduates as Sr. Management Trainees during the ...
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Really Hot News 13th March 2008

Sexy Olympian Colin Jackson Isn't Gay and Doesn't Care
Gay Wired - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Dylan Vox You may not know him by name, but you can certainly recognize his accomplishments. Welsh sprinter Colin Jackson has been named as an ambassador ...
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Patricia Clarkson gives 'Married' role a sexy twist
Boston Herald - United States
By Stephen Schaefer / Movies Patricia Clarkson is bringing sexy back - at least for women of a certain age. In Friday's "Married Life," she plays Pat, ...
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Pellicano Trial: Tarita Virtue's Sexy Pictures, Juror Musings and ...
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Ms. Virtue, who looked a lot like a sexy, Sicilian widow today with her all black attire, olive complexion and jet black hair, remained fairly upbeat and ...
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JJ Jia Wins Crowd As Sexy Easter Bunny
batgwa.com - London,UK
After finding fame as an "Angel Of Taste" on TVB food game show Foodie 2 Shoes <味分高下>, JJ Jia (��晨) has landed a number of promotional jobs. ...
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Who says IT ain't sexy? Not Eliot Spitzer
CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
I was sure that Henry Blodget's comment on the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal would come with a heavy dollop of schadenfreude. After all, Spitzer as New ...
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I don't find skinny sexy: Bipasha
Times of India - India
I don't find skinny sexy," she rests the debate. But what gets her vote � being a model or an actress? "It is a great feeling to be walking the ramp again. ...
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Alessandra Ambrosio`s Sexy Ibiza Dance
Javno.hr - Zagreb,Croatia
Unforgettable Models In Sexy Campaign For Revlon Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Helena Christensen and black beauty Gail O'Neill shot this ad in the 90s. ...
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Calling all sexy Easter Bunnys
The Sun - London,UK
MY Sun users went hopping mad for our sexy Easter Bunnies last year, with hundreds of girls entering the competition. And from the moment our users caught ...
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Grown and Sexy
Hartford Advocate - Hartford,CT,USA
Along with the Russell and the Emperor at Linden, Vibz Uptown is making it cool to be "grown and sexy." The club has a classy feel to it without being too ...
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Too Sexy for Garcia
The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara,CA,USA
"Please save the see-through, sexy or sensual costuming for another venue . . . Any studio that does not comply, or tries to 'push the envelope' will not be ...
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