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India, Pak to ease biz visas; MFN status by year-end
ISLAMABAD: Taking major steps towards boosting bilateral trade, India and Pakistan have agreed to ease visa regime for businessmen and Islamabad assured New Delhi of moving to negative list of… Read more
‘Sleepless nights’ comment was in jocular vein: Pranab
ALLAHABAD: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said his remarks that rising subsidy bills were giving him “sleepless nights” were made in a lighter vein and asserted that the economy has… Read more
India Inc upset over Pak dilly-dallying on trade pact
KARACHI: India Inc leaders, accompanying Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, felt let down by Pakistan putting on hold a decision to normalize trade with India through a wide market… Read more
GetHired.com launches video-based recruiting
PALO ALTO, CA: GetHired.com, a video-based social recruiting platform and job board, says it has raised $1.75 million in an oversubscribed round of seed funding. GetHired.com is a free service… Read more
Women demand mobile phones, not toilets: Ramesh
NEW DELHI: “Women demand mobile phones, they are not demanding toilets,” lamented Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today in remarks that could create a controversy. “Sanitation is the much more… Read more
PAN to be most potent tool against tax evasion: I-T Dept
NEW DELHI: Come next financial year, the PAN card is likely to become the most potent tool for the Income Tax Department to unearth black money, tax evasion and instances… Read more
Deterioration in European economy to hit India
WASHINGTON: Having already seen its effects on private investment, any further deterioration in the economic situation of Europe has the potential to hit the Indian economy, including a drop in… Read more
Oneworld Alliance defers Kingfisher’s entry
NEW DELHI: The joining of Kingfisher Airlines into the global airline grouping “Oneworld Alliance” was put on hold due to the financial crisis faced by the Vijay Mallya owned carrier…. Read more
Scamsters using I-T Dept website to dupe people
NEW DELHI: Cyber experts in India have warned Internet users of phishing scamsters who are luring people with government domain names and sending unscrupulous e-mails to collect financial and personal… Read more
TCS expands US operation with new facility in Silicon Valley
SILICON VALLEY,CA: Expanding its presence in the US, India’s IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has opened a new facility here which was welcomed by US lawmakers and the Californian… Read more
