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Markets open in green, Sensex regains 18K level
SME Times News Bureau | 15 Feb, 2012
The benchmark index of the equity Wednesday regained 18,000 points level on by rising nearly 209 points in early trade on Wednesday on sustained buying by funds and retailers on better-than-expected quarterly earnings by corporates.
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Fresh snowfall blocks Srinagar-Jammu highway again
SME Times News Bureau | 15 Feb, 2012
The Srinagar-Jammu highway, which was briefly opened a day earlier to clear stranded traffic, was again closed Wednesday due to fresh snowfall.
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Unions appeal to PM to bailout railways
SME Times News Bureau | 15 Feb, 2012
Drawing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's attention to the "miserable condition of the railways", the 1.2 million member-strong All India Railwaymen's Federation has appealed for a Rs.50,000 crore package to pull the national transporter out of its deep financial crisis.
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Japan keen on industrial corridor, freight train in south India
SME Times News Bureau | 15 Feb, 2012
Japan is more keen on building an industrial corridor and the high-speed rail freight corridor between Chennai and Bangalore than the bullet train project, said an official of Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro).
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'India, Vietnam need to improve trade to counter China'
SME Times News Bureau | 15 Feb, 2012
India needs to aggressively develop its trade ties with Vietnam to take bilateral relations to the next level, particularly, to counter the increasing presence of China in the Southeast Asian region and in the South China Sea, experts said at a conference Tuesday.
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Saudi offer to hike crude exports to India
SME Times News Bureau | 14 Feb, 2012
Saudi Arabia has offered to increase its export of crude oil to India. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud conveyed this to Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony, who is on an official visit Riyadh to strengthen military ties between the two nations.
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Inflation slips to 6.55 pc in Jan, slowest in 2 yrs
SME Times News Bureau | 14 Feb, 2012
Annual inflation slipped to 6.55 percent in January, lower than what was expected and at its slowest in 26 months, bringing relief to the policymakers and raising hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sooner.
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CWG scam: Decision on bail plea of two on Wed
SME Times News Bureau | 14 Feb, 2012
A CBI special court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) reserved its order till Feb 15 on the bail plea of two accused.
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Govt allows private domestic airlines to expand overseas services
SME Times News Bureau | 14 Feb, 2012
The Indian government Tuesday allowed domestic private airlines to expand their overseas operations by using the maximum permissible limits of bilateral flying rights.
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Kerala mulls tax concession on ayurveda medicines
SME Times News Bureau | 14 Feb, 2012
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said the government is considering tax concession on ayurveda medicines and other steps to promote the traditional system of medicine.
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