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Smriti Irani Praises PM's Push, Crunches Numbers For Women's Enterprise
Union Minister Smriti Irani said today that data about women have thrown up a stunning story of enterprise at the grassroots.
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10 Facts About Nirav Modi, The Man At The Centre Of PNB Fraud
Nirav Modi, the name on glossy billboards promising exclusive diamond jewellery, is now at the centre of a colossal banking scandal involving fraud worth Rs 11,000 crore. Punjab National Bank has said that its own officials violated rules and put out illegal guarantee documents to help the celebrity jeweler secure credit from banks abroad. Last mon...
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Brexit 'A Mistake, Not A Disaster': Former UK PM David Cameron
David Cameron orchestrated the vote on June 23, 2016, in which the country chose to leave the EU, despite himself backing the campaign to remain in the bloc.
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India Improves On Transparency Corruption Index
India has marginally improved its ranking in the graft watchdog Transparency International's corruption perception index for 2016, a list topped by New Zealand and Denmark which are jointly ranked as the world's least corrupt nations.
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Gender Parity: Despite 21-Place Jump, India At A Lowly 87
India has been ranked low at 87th place globally in terms of gender equality despite a jump of 21 places from last year, largely due to progress on the education front while Iceland has topped the chart.
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Business Leaders Cautiously Optimistic on India's Prospects
As the five-day talkfest of the world's elite draws to a close here, business and government leaders from India are cautiously optimistic about India consolidating its position as the 'bright spot' of global economy continuing its reform process and making it easier to do business in the country.
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World Bank Chief Joins WEF's Board of Trustees
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff have been elected to the World Economic Forum's Board of Trustees, whose members include Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi.
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Hinduja Asks Businesses to Diversify to Tackle Global Shock
As headwinds from China and the US turn the mood gloomy here at the elite World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, top NRI industrialist G P Hinduja on Saturday asked corporate leaders to diversify their businesses across sectors and countries to sail through such turbulences.
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Banks Taking Strong Stance on Corporate Defaulters: Chanda Kochhar
With high non-performing assets (NPAs) weighing down on the books of several banks, ICICI Bank has adopted a strategy of proactive action on its corporate portfolio and is focusing on higher-rated clients, its chief Chanda Kochhar said here.
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Ease of Doing Business Still Work in Progress: Arun Jaitley
Confident of pushing GDP growth higher and continuing the reforms agenda, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said one main reform still work in progress was 'ease of doing business' in India and steps were underway on that front.
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Davos Optimists See a New Era of Trade Reform at Hand
A rare note of optimism at Davos this year comes from the trade ministers, who are gathering on Saturday for the first time since the World Trade Organization (WTO) closed the lid on 14 years of increasingly toxic stalemate.
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John Kerry Says Effort And Good Faith Could Lead To Russian Sanctions Lifting
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he believed that with effort and good faith on both sides it would be possible to implement the Minsk agreements on Ukraine in coming months to allow for a lifting of sanctions on Russia.
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China's Economy on Track, Assures Vice-President Li Yuanchao
China's economy is on track and the country has entered a phase of steady rather than speedy growth, China Vice-President Li Yuanchao said.
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ISIS Extremists Will Be 'Very Seriously Dented' By End Of 2016: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said the US-led coalition bombing ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq will reach their goal of "seriously denting" the group by the end of 2016.
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Economy Needs Multiple Growth Engines: Arun Jaitley
Indian economy needs multiple engines of growth while the government focus now is on reviving private investments, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
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Smriti Irani Praises PM's Push, Crunches Numbers For Women's Enterprise
Union Minister Smriti Irani said today that data about women have thrown up a stunning story of enterprise at the grassroots.
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10 Facts About Nirav Modi, The Man At The Centre Of PNB Fraud
Nirav Modi, the name on glossy billboards promising exclusive diamond jewellery, is now at the centre of a colossal banking scandal involving fraud worth Rs 11,000 crore. Punjab National Bank has said that its own officials violated rules and put out illegal guarantee documents to help the celebrity jeweler secure credit from banks abroad. Last mon...
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Brexit 'A Mistake, Not A Disaster': Former UK PM David Cameron
David Cameron orchestrated the vote on June 23, 2016, in which the country chose to leave the EU, despite himself backing the campaign to remain in the bloc.
-
India Improves On Transparency Corruption Index
India has marginally improved its ranking in the graft watchdog Transparency International's corruption perception index for 2016, a list topped by New Zealand and Denmark which are jointly ranked as the world's least corrupt nations.
-
Gender Parity: Despite 21-Place Jump, India At A Lowly 87
India has been ranked low at 87th place globally in terms of gender equality despite a jump of 21 places from last year, largely due to progress on the education front while Iceland has topped the chart.
-
Business Leaders Cautiously Optimistic on India's Prospects
As the five-day talkfest of the world's elite draws to a close here, business and government leaders from India are cautiously optimistic about India consolidating its position as the 'bright spot' of global economy continuing its reform process and making it easier to do business in the country.
-
World Bank Chief Joins WEF's Board of Trustees
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff have been elected to the World Economic Forum's Board of Trustees, whose members include Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi.
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Hinduja Asks Businesses to Diversify to Tackle Global Shock
As headwinds from China and the US turn the mood gloomy here at the elite World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, top NRI industrialist G P Hinduja on Saturday asked corporate leaders to diversify their businesses across sectors and countries to sail through such turbulences.
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Banks Taking Strong Stance on Corporate Defaulters: Chanda Kochhar
With high non-performing assets (NPAs) weighing down on the books of several banks, ICICI Bank has adopted a strategy of proactive action on its corporate portfolio and is focusing on higher-rated clients, its chief Chanda Kochhar said here.
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Ease of Doing Business Still Work in Progress: Arun Jaitley
Confident of pushing GDP growth higher and continuing the reforms agenda, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said one main reform still work in progress was 'ease of doing business' in India and steps were underway on that front.
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Davos Optimists See a New Era of Trade Reform at Hand
A rare note of optimism at Davos this year comes from the trade ministers, who are gathering on Saturday for the first time since the World Trade Organization (WTO) closed the lid on 14 years of increasingly toxic stalemate.
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John Kerry Says Effort And Good Faith Could Lead To Russian Sanctions Lifting
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he believed that with effort and good faith on both sides it would be possible to implement the Minsk agreements on Ukraine in coming months to allow for a lifting of sanctions on Russia.
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China's Economy on Track, Assures Vice-President Li Yuanchao
China's economy is on track and the country has entered a phase of steady rather than speedy growth, China Vice-President Li Yuanchao said.
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ISIS Extremists Will Be 'Very Seriously Dented' By End Of 2016: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said the US-led coalition bombing ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq will reach their goal of "seriously denting" the group by the end of 2016.
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Economy Needs Multiple Growth Engines: Arun Jaitley
Indian economy needs multiple engines of growth while the government focus now is on reviving private investments, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
