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Dr. Manmohan Singh’s speech at the G20 meet
By ranjanp at 15 November, 2008, 8:00 pm
Mr. Chairman,
We are meeting at a time of exceptional difficulty for the world economy. The financial crisis, which a year ago seemed to be localized in one part of the financial system in the US, has exploded into a systemic crisis, spreading through the highly interconnected financial markets of industrialized countries, and has had its [...]
Blasts rock India’s capital, New Delhi. 30 feared dead, several injured
By ranjanp at 13 September, 2008, 1:02 pm
India’s capital Delhi was rocked by 5 serial blasts today. 30 people are feared to be dead and several others injured. The blasts occured around 6:00 p.m. The blasts occured at Carol bagh, Greater Kailash I, Barah Khamba Road and Connaught Place.
Bomb’s were also found, ready to detonate in India Gate but were diffused in [...]
India now open to VoIP: TRAI enables Internet Telephony services
By ranjanp at 18 August, 2008, 12:54 pm
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has just paved the way for Internet Telephony in India. The TRAI is a regulatory body established under the TRAI Act of 1997. It’s primrary objective is to create and nurture conditions for growth of telecommunications in the country in a manner and at a pace which will [...]
Read More >>Rupee opens higher on drop in oil
By ranjanp at 5 August, 2008, 12:46 am
Mumbai - The rupee strengthened on Tuesday as global oil prices fell to near three-month lows, calming nerves about a widening trade deficit. Yesterday, the rupee had fallen by 14 paise to close at 42.40 against the dollar due to buying by banks and sluggish equity markets.
The rupee was at 42.28/29 per dollar, 0.5 percent [...]
17 more blasts in Ahmedabad, 100 feared injured, 15 killed
By ranjanp at 26 July, 2008, 11:46 am
AHMEDABAD - Terror struck another big Indian City in Gujarat when 17 serial blasts ripped across Ahmedabad on Saturday evening leaving 15 killed and 100+ feared injured sending a wave of panic. This comes one day after India’s IT capital, Bangalore was rocked by about 7+ blasts leaving 2 dead and several injured.
The explosions [...]
