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India could grow 8.5-9.5 pct in medium term - U.N. Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:10am NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy could grow 8.5-9.5 percent over the medium term but price pressures may persist due to high global oil and food prices, a United Nations panel said in a report released on...

The main problem is the heavy influx of foreign tourists. Government's 'Incredible India' campaign has been hugely successful but they didn't bother investing credibly in developing Infrastructure & security network at popular tourist destinations. In my opinion there is a need for a special...

Entertainment biz to double India’s overall growth BY CHRIS NELSON MUMBAI, India – The development of new technology, digitization of content and new distribution systems will fuel the Indian media and entertainment industry’s growth rate to double that of the country’s overall economy...

Booming India discovers a luxury: retirement homes for seniors St. Catharines Standard, Canada 15 Mar 2008 She grew up listening to her grandparents' stories over dinner, three generations gathered in the house they shared, like nearly every Indian family she knew. But now that Uma...

Industrial sector to grow at 10.4 per cent in 2008-09: CMIE news 15 March 2008 Mumbai: Industrial sector in the country is expected to grow at 10.4 per cent, economic think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy said in its projection for the Indian Economy. CMIE has pegged...

The smart money's riding on India by Patrick Frater Variety Asia, Hong Kong Monday, 17 March 2008 China Film Group, the production-distribution combine that bestrides the Chinese movie industry in a fashion unlike that of any other company in any other major movie economy, is...

Lankan pilots eye growing Indian market Peninsula Online, Qatar 3/17/2008 Colombo • With the opening up of Indian aviation to foreigners, pilots from Sri Lanka have been eyeing the expanding Indian job market. At least 15 of them, including three or four expatriates, have joined one...

Very interesting but it is merely a speechless phone & that too with a limited scope. I cannot imagine a machine that can simulate something as complex as human thought process.

Hema Malini & Meena Kumari could excel since they worked with the genious Kamal Amrohi who wouldn't start production unless he had done his thorough background research on the subject. But since this one's a hollywood production, it would most definately be in English.

Neo, thanks for your kind words but you are making a very liberal assesment here. For modernising its infrastructure, India doesn't need just $150 billion here but investment in lieu of trillions of dollars. $150bln would've been raised is no time. For India to reach upto China's current...

In some way, it seems to me that PCB officials are themselves relieved of Australians not coming. Cricket in Subcontinent always generates interest even if match is between two unknown club teams. But, a Bangladesh tour would still be profitable for PCB than playing Australia on neutral...

India, US to double trade to $60 bn by 2008 end India and the US have set the goal of doubling their trade to about $60 billion by the end of 2008 while agreeing to begin exploratory talks on a possible bilateral investment treaty. Budget 2008-09. The goal is set out in the Bush...

This is basically an internet spam which has been doing rounds for several years and now it has found its mention in the leading Indian daily. The facts mentioned are not true. Although there is a substantial percentage of Indians working in NASA but no way as high as 36%. Indian...

Where the Glitterati Go to Listen, Hip-Hop Meets Indian Classical Time Zones: Friday Night at a Mumbai Hot Spot By Emily Wax Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, March 11, 2008 A series of occasional stories and pictures looking at life in foreign countries through the prism...

Cool and green in an Indian architectural desert By Dominic Whiting, Asia property correspondent Guardian, UK Tuesday March 11 2008 HONG KONG, March 11 (Reuters) - In a sizzling property market, architect Manit Rastogi at MD Morphogenesis has created some of India's coolest buildings...

IIM-A grad gets Rs1.44 cr job offer, sets new record Jumana Shah Wednesday, March 12, 2008 03:32 IST AHMEDABAD: Overriding speculation about the sub-prime crisis trickling into the hiring pattern of MNCs in India, a student at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has been...

Leisure Boating Business Set for a Boom in India Construction of marinas to give boost to big-spending tourists Armstrong Vaz (armie) OhmyNews International, South Korea 2008-03-12 11:20 (KST) Queen Mary 2 set sail on its 23-night cruising journey from Sydney to Dubai, on Feb. 26...

Where is the focus in IT education? Roger B Silberberg MyADSL, South Africa 11 March, 2008 Good IT education is essential if a country is to create jobs, be internationally competitive, and prosper. I would like to question the focus in South Africa on skills training and education in...

Ashfaque, By thumb rule for every 1 unit of growth you need 3.5 units of investment & another 3.5 units of saving. India's savings rate stand at 34.7% for the year 2007 amongst the highest in the world. With major government spending happening in Infra related projects savings rate might not...