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14 Jan 2010, 0426 hrs IST, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: In the first movement on the Indo-Pak front in months, external affairs minister SM Krishna on Wednesday spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and asked him to expedite the 26/11 trail and take effective steps against the...

US urges China to work with Google on security 14 Jan 2010, 0328 hrs IST, REUTERS WASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke urged China on Wednesday to ensure a "secure" commercial environment for Google and other US companies Google after the world's top search engine said it may shut...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to get $1.8 billion from the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) before the end of the current fiscal year, federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said here on Monday. At a press conference held to launch national savings bonds, Mr Tarin said the government...

State Bank projects GDP growth at around 3.3pc KARACHI: The real gross domestic product growth in the current fiscal year (FY10) is likely to be around annual target of 3.3 per cent; higher than 2 per cent growth seen in FY09. According to State Bank of Pakistan’s First Quarterly...

US drone attacks could hurt ties, says Pakistan Wednesday, 13 Jan, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Intensified US drone aircraft attacks or ground operations against Islamist militants in Pakistan could endanger relations between the two allies, Pakistan's foreign minister said on Wednesday. Tension...

NEW DELHI: At least half of the country's defence equipment is obsolete and needs urgent upgrade, a report said on Wednesday, underlining gaps in its defence preparedness in a region roiled by Islamist militancy and military rivalries. Only 15 per cent of India's equipment is "state of...

ISRO to launch rockets to study solar eclipse 13 Jan 2010, 1157 hrs IST, IANS CHENNAI: The Indian space agency will launch a series of rockets from its two centres between Thursday and Sunday to study Friday's solar eclipse and its aftereffects. The Indian Space Research...

100 new helipads proposed for India's northeast IANS, 13 January 2010, 02:09pm IST 100 new helipads proposed for India's northeast IANS, 13 January 2010, 02:09pm ISTText Size:|Topics:Assam Rifles Myanmar border NEW DELHI: The paramilitary Assam Rifles proposes to construct over...

13 Jan 2010, 1500 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The government should establish a dedicated defence-specific Special Economic Zone, apart from tax equalisation subsidy, as fiscal regime played a critical role in the defence market growth, an industry study on Wednesday said. It also sought...

Edited excerpts of Google's statement on China operations 14 Jan 2010, 0105 hrs IST, Google, which announced on Wednesday that it is reviewing its China operations, issued what must be one of the most unusual statements ever released by a company. It said that it had unearthed evidence...

13 Jan 2010, 1951 hrs IST, New York Times TAIWAN: Reading The Herald Tribune over breakfast in Hong Kong harbor last week, my eye went to the front-page story about how James Chanos, reportedly one of America's most successful short-sellers, the man who bet that Enron was a fraud and made...

Tel Aviv has officially apologized to Ankara for publicly humiliating Turkey's ambassador in front of local television stations, Turkish news agencies reported on Wednesday. The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement denouncing Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had accused Israel of "excessive...

China puts brakes on growth Global markets were rattled by China's surprise increase of banks' required reserves, but investors should be thankful that Beijing is not asleep at the wheel of a very fast-moving car. Analysis by Simon Rabinovitch and Aileen Wang, in Beijing for Reuters...

By EDWARD WONG Published: January 13, 2010 BEIJING — The government of the vast western region of Xinjiang, which last July was racked by China’s deadliest ethnic violence in decades, is almost doubling its security budget this year compared with 2009, according to a report on Wednesday in...

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At $14.6 bn, exports rise for 2nd month running 12 Jan 2010, 0732 hrs IST, ET MUMBAI: India's exports rose for the second consecutive month with exports worth $14.6 billion in December , according to Union Commerce and Industry minister, Anand Sharma. The government is expected to...

India Inc upbeat on recovery as business optimism rises: D&B 12 Jan 2010, 2133 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Reflecting strong recovery, India Inc is upbeat on economic activities for the first quarter of this year, driven by improving domestic demand, says leading global financial...

Wipro and Oracle launch Process Integration Pack 12 Jan 2010, 2255 hrs IST, PTI BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, and Oracle on Tuesday announced the launch of the co-developed Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA) Process...

Trend Micro launches new anti virus solution for Windows 7, mobile phones 12 Jan 2010, 2326 hrs IST, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: Internet content security major Trend Micro on Tuesday unveiled the latest version of its flagship consumer products optimised for Microsoft’s Windows 7. The...

Riverfront project to attract investments worth Rs 10,000 cr 11 Jan 2010, 1009 hrs IST, Himanshu Darji, ET Bureau AHMEDABAD: Country's first-of-its-kind Sabarmati riverfront project will soon see commercial construction. Riverfront is the ambitious project of Ahmedabad Municipal...