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Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has written to all her counterparts to rally support for her view that the central government should strive for broad consensus on the issue of Goods and Services Tax (GST). In a letter…
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Coonoor (Tamil Nadu) :  Prolonged dry days, followed by heavy rains and pest attack during a belated monsoon are brewing production crisis for coffee planters in Karnataka, which accounts for 69 percent of the country's bean production.…
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Washington :  Apple Tuesday unveiled a new Apple Watch, touting it as a comprehensive health and fitness device, a mobile wallet called Apple Pay and two bigger screen versions of the iPhone, the 6 and the 6 Plus. "What we didn't do was…
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Mumbai :  A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday was trading 136.43 points or 0.50 percent down as capital goods stocks dropped. Heavy selling pressure was seen in capital goods, banking, oil and gas, IT and auto sectors,…
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New York : The market value of the social networking site Facebook has crossed the $200 billion mark, making it the 22nd largest company in the world. The company’s stock closed at $77.6 Monday - a new all-time high - giving it a market…
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Ljubljana :  Pleasing the palate of wine connoisseurs of central Europe, Indian wines made an impressive debut at Vino Ljubljana 2014 International Wine Fair in Slovenia with the entire stock sold out even before the event concluded, said…
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Mumbai :  A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday was trading 172.22 points or 0.64 percent up as oil and gas stocks surged. Good buying was seen in oil and gas, capital goods, healthcare and banking stocks, while marginal…
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New Delhi :  India may not have diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but Taiwanese automobile parts' manufacturers have shown interest in investing in India for making the country a hub for the sector to meet domestic and export demand. "We have…
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New Delhi :  To achieve an average gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7 percent per annum, India needs $4.7 trillion investment over next five years, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said Sunday. In a projection of…
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Jaipur : Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Kalraj Mishra today said the government would soon introduce a new policy for MSME sector for which his ministry is working and holding discussions with MSME related associations.…
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