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Indonesia to ratify nuclear test ban treaty IANS, May 1, 2010, 07.54am IST NEW YORK: Indonesia said Friday it will soon ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a step hailed by disarmament advocates as helping the treaty to enter into force. "I warmly welcome the statement made...

CFL bulb scheme will be world's biggest carbon credit project NEW DELHI: India has bagged the world's largest carbon credit project that will help replace 400 million incandescent light bulbs with energy saving CFL bulbs at dirt-cheap prices in a year while preventing 40 million tonnes of...

Indian named UN assistant secretary-general for peacekeeping UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Atul Khare, a former Indian Foreign Service officer, as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. Khare, a former Secretary-General's Special...

India, Pakistan troops exchange fire, infiltration bid foiled Indian troops exchanged heavy gunfire with Pakistani forces overnight on Saturday and foiled an infiltration bid by militants trying to cross the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between the two countries...

UK Polls: Labour promises UNSC seat for India London: In the run up to the United Kingdom Elections, the ruling Labour Party is trying to woo the Indian community. The party now promises a better chance for India to get a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat if it wins the elections...

No dilution of NPT in India nuclear deal: US WASHINGTON: The landmark India-US civil nuclear deal giving New Delhi access to nuclear technology despite its refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) would not weaken the pact, says a top US official. "We don't believe we...

Made in India, Nokia production crosses 350 mn handsets in four years CHENNAI: Nokia’s manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur near Chennai has crossed production volumes of 350 million handsets. This milestone was achieved in April 2010, over four years of operation of the facility. The...

Govt may revive hydel project on Bhagirathi Kalpana Jain / New Delhi May 01, 2010, 1:58 IST The government is taking a fresh look at the 600 Mw Loharinag-Pala hydel project on the Bhagirathi river following an expert committee report cautioning against stopping work at an advanced stage...

General Electric 2.0 Bhupesh Bhandari / New Delhi April 26, 2010, 0:54 IST GE India’s new president & CEO, John Flannery, plans to resurrect the company’s fortunes by localising operations John FlanneryTill recently, General Electric (GE) honchos would often talk of a turnover of $8...

'India should take its innovation to the developed world' Q&A: Sylvie Ouziel, Group Chief Operating Officer, Accenture Amit Ranjan Rai / New Delhi April 26, 2010, 0:57 IST Sylvie OuzielThe downturn has made companies the world over more sensitive to the way they manage and grow business...

UIDAI in talks with RBI to expand banking services Press Trust of India / New Delhi April 30, 2010, 15:33 IST The Unique Identification Authority of India and the Reserve Bank of India are in talks to explore linking the unique identity number with bank accounts to enable cashless...

Hiranandanis to set up 2,500-Mw gas-based power project P B Jayakumar & Raghavendra Kamath / Mumbai May 1, 2010, 1:40 IST The Hiranandani Group, one of the largest privately-held real estate developers, is foraying into power generation in a big way. The group is setting up a 2,500-Mw...

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