http://en.redtram.com/ All news  in "India" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 22 May 2008 20:20:07 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 261205 | US accuses China of proliferation http://en.redtram.com/go/110438561/top100/ 110438561 Patricia McNerney, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation, issued a statement that, a number of Chinese entities continue to supply items and technologies useful in weapons of mass Burma, Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria. This she said Thu, 22 May 2008 20:12:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110438561/top100/ 261205 | Palestinian suicide bombing at Erez Crossing, no Israeli casualities http://en.redtram.com/go/110438563/top100/ 110438563 A Palestinian suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden truck on the Palestinian side of the Erez Crossing on the Israel-Gaza Strip border early Thursday morning (22 May). The driver was the only casualty in the attempted attack. At a meeting Thu, 22 May 2008 20:12:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110438563/top100/ 261205 | US issues New Rough Diamond Regulations http://en.redtram.com/go/110438558/top100/ 110438558 New U.S. regulations governing the import and export of rough diamonds were published on May 21 in the Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. The new regulations enhance U.S. Government oversight of the rough diamond trade in an effort to strengthen the international Thu, 22 May 2008 20:12:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110438558/top100/ 261205 | UN agency to help Pakistan tackle abusive child labour practices http://en.redtram.com/go/110438565/top100/ 110438565 The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has partnered with the European Commission (EC) for a five-year project to help Pakistan curb abusive child labour and take 10,000 children out of hazardous workplaces. The 545 million Pakistani rupee, or €5.2 Thu, 22 May 2008 20:12:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110438565/top100/ 197605 | New airport work to add 78 million sq.ft. realty space by 2015: Cushman & Wakefield report http://en.redtram.com/go/110417140/top100/ 110417140 Source: http://www.domain-b.com/aero/airports/20080521_million.html Mumbai: Ongoing modernisation and upgrade projects on 47 airports in the country is expected to add nearly 78 million square feet real estate space by 2015, according to a report, 'Airport Realty,' by global property consultancy, Cushman & Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110417140/top100/ 197605 | Oversupply may bring home prices down http://en.redtram.com/go/110417139/top100/ 110417139 Source: Bangalore: Knight Frank India, a real estate consultant company, expects further correction in home prices if the current slowdown in residential property sales continues, Chairman Pranay Vakil said. "(In) residential, there is a slowdown. The volumes of transactions are Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110417139/top100/ 134022 | Inflation to come down by Aug-Sept: Montek http://en.redtram.com/go/110406792/top100/ 110406792 Given a certain amount of patience, inflation will come down in 3-4 months significantly," he told reporters on the sidelines of an Assocham conference on 'India Inc -- Vision 2020'. Prevailing uncertainties in the economy would have resolved themselves by Thu, 22 May 2008 17:27:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406792/top100/ 134022 | Sensex down by 205 points on Asian stock weakness http://en.redtram.com/go/110406781/top100/ 110406781 The Sensex, which had lost 81.40 points in previous trading, fell further by 204.76 points at 17,230.18, after touching low of 17,136.26 and high of 17,367.13 points. Similarly, wide-based Nifty of the National Stock Exchange dropped by 52.75 points at Thu, 22 May 2008 17:27:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406781/top100/ 134022 | Rupee tumbles to fresh 13-month low http://en.redtram.com/go/110406782/top100/ 110406782 In fairly active trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic currency opened sharply lower at 42.72/74 a dollar from overnight close of 42.60/61 and later dropped further at the fag end to settle the day at 42.83/84 Thu, 22 May 2008 17:27:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406782/top100/ 134022 | SBI does a somersault, not to freeze loans for tractors http://en.redtram.com/go/110406779/top100/ 110406779 The circular is withdrawn with immediate effect," SBI Chairman O P Bhatt said in a terse statement issued in Mumbai. The decision follows protests from political parties and farmers' bodies against the lender's earlier decision to freeze loans for purchase Thu, 22 May 2008 17:27:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406779/top100/ 134022 | Service sector units set for robust growth http://en.redtram.com/go/110406775/top100/ 110406775 Over 60 per cent of service providers, the highest of all BRIC countries, expect an increase in business activity levels. Growth of activity would be supported by an anticipated strong rise in volumes of incoming new businesses. About 56 per Thu, 22 May 2008 17:27:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406775/top100/ 134022 | Kodak to expand printing segment in India http://en.redtram.com/go/110406760/top100/ 110406760 Jeffrey Protheroe, Regional Business Director, Graphic Communications Group, said that India is among the three critical markets of the company where they want to expand. The other two countries are China and Japan. Protheroe said that 75 per cent revenue Thu, 22 May 2008 17:26:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406760/top100/ 134022 | Oil smashes 135 dollars in Asian trade http://en.redtram.com/go/110406758/top100/ 110406758 In Asian morning trade, New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, rose to touch USD 135.04 a barrel before easing to USD 134.87. The benchmark futures contract had closed a whopping USD 4.10 higher at Thu, 22 May 2008 17:26:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406758/top100/ 134022 | Essar faces Russian roadblock in US acquisition http://en.redtram.com/go/110406759/top100/ 110406759 In two almost simultaneous statements, Severstal matched Essar's $17 a share offer for Esmark, while the board and top management of the target company endorsed the Indian bid despite the opposition of United Steelworkers (USW)- the umbrella organisation of steel Thu, 22 May 2008 17:26:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110406759/top100/ 46648 | Congress backs Patil on Afzal remark http://en.redtram.com/go/110397185/top100/ 110397185 If anything has been stated by the honourable Home Minister, how can you expect that another Cabinet colleague will differ from him on the whole issue?" asked Cabinet Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi. "If you are asking for Afzal's hanging then Thu, 22 May 2008 16:43:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110397185/top100/ 46648 | UPAs four years: Battle for survival http://en.redtram.com/go/110397187/top100/ 110397187 Under the UPA rule, the economy has grown at 8 per cent annually due to some smart, progressive decisions. However, much of the credit for it also goes to governments that came before it, says Rangarajan. Finance Minister P Chidambaram's Thu, 22 May 2008 16:43:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110397187/top100/ 46648 | Rs 330 cr package for Godhra riot victims http://en.redtram.com/go/110397176/top100/ 110397176 A meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved a proposal for payment of additional ex-gratia to the victims as also towards damaged residential properties and uninsured commercial property. The compensation package for Gujarat riot victims Thu, 22 May 2008 16:43:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110397176/top100/ 46648 | Man crosses LoC to attend weddingPoonch) http://en.redtram.com/go/110397171/top100/ 110397171 A man took the same bus to come back to India after 60 years to attend a wedding, which had to wait till he arrived. Fozia is finally getting married, but it took two years for the wedding date to Thu, 22 May 2008 16:43:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110397171/top100/ 46659 | Centre to finalise Rastriya Grameen Khel Yojana soon http://en.redtram.com/go/110397107/top100/ 110397107 The Centre is going to convene a meeting of Sports and Youth Affairs Ministers from all states and Union Territories in the next month to discuss various issues in details regarding the programme, sports minister MS Gill said here. The Thu, 22 May 2008 16:42:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110397107/top100/ 46648 | Ktaka Human Rights body slam excise, police officials for hooch http://en.redtram.com/go/110397092/top100/ 110397092 S R Nayak, Chairperson of the Commission, told reporters here that "it is difficult to believe that the tragedy of this dimension would occur without the knowledge and notice of the law enforcing authorities, particularly, the field officers of the Thu, 22 May 2008 16:42:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110397092/top100/