NRIS: NRI stakes in Indian cos
Non-Resident Indians hold equity stakes in a fairly large number of Indian companies, data on shareholding patterns disclosed by the BSE show. About 87 companies in the BSE 100 index featured NRI holdings as of March 2008 and this number ...

NRIS: CBSE initiatives and innovations
Creating centres of excellence. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national board of school education established in 1929 by a Government of India resolution. It is a self financing autonomous organisation and at present has ...

NRIS: Bollywood and globalisation
A wise man once said that the opposite of one profound truth is not a lie, but an equally profound truth. Take for instance, the events of the last couple of weeks. While our Prime Minister wined and dined with the leaders of the Western ...

NRIS: British Indians – role model for other immigrants
Britain’s 1.5- million strong Indian community is widely regarded as the most successful of South Asian immigrant groups in the country. And nobody is more conscious of it than the Indians themselves. Indeed, the more nationalistic among ...

NRIS: ‘The desire to do well is ingrained in every one’
As one of the pioneers of British-Indian enterprise Lord Swraj Paul, Chairman of the UK-based Caparo Group, has seen the Indian diaspora grow and has a special insight into its strengths and weaknesses. Here, he reflects on its successes and his ...

NRIS: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicks off in Singapore
Singapore, Oct. 9 The first mini Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Asia began in Singapore on Thursday with an impressive participation of over 400 delegates from Singapore, West Asia, US, Australia and South ...

MINERALS: ‘China impact on iron ore sector could stabilise industry’
Decline in export could force short-term players out. Bangalore, Oct. 9 Declining iron ore demand in China and the 15 per cent export duty could be a blessing in disguise for the exporters, especially those in Goa, who are battling challenges ...

STEEL: Tata Steel gets award for TQM
Tata Steel has been awarded the Deming Application Prize for excellence in total quality management for 2008. The decision of confer the award on Tata steel was announced on Tuesday by the Deming Prize Committee instituted by the Japanese Union ...

FOREIGN TRADE: India extends $640 million credit to Ethiopia
For greenfield investment in three sugar factories. New Delhi, Oct 9 India has extended the largest-ever line of credit of $640 million to Ethiopia for greenfield investment in three sugar factories in that geographically strategic country in ...

CINEMA: Centre allots Rs 250 cr for film industry development
The Centre has allotted Rs 250 crore in the current Five-Year Plan for various development projects for the film industry. It funds will be utilised to set up a centre for excellence in animation, gaming and visual effects and a museum; ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Industry seeks more CRR cuts
To infuse sufficient liquidity and boost demand in a slowing economy, industry chambers like the FICCI(Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) have sought further reduction in the ...

ANTI-DUMPING: Dumping probe into linen fabrics from China, HK
New Delhi, Oct. 9 The Designed Authority in the Commerce Ministry has commenced anti-dumping investigation into import of linen fabrics from China and Hong Kong, following a complaint lodged by Jaya Shree Textiles, a unit of Aditya Birla ...

EVENTS: MetroPlus Theatre Fest from today
The Hindu ‘MetroPlus Theatre Fest’ will be organised in the city between October 10 and ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Housing expo
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HEALTH: ‘Make rural India aware of diabetes control plan’
Chennai, Oct. 9 Rural India requires widespread awareness to control and prevent diabetes, said Ms Ann Keen, Minister for Health Services, ...

NRIS: NRI deposits stage strong comeback
Non-resident deposits have staged a strong comeback with commercial banks in Kerala witnessing a flow of an additional Rs 1,976 crore during the first quarter of the financial ...

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: A game on Big Bang experiment
Even as the whole world gets glued to reports on the atom-smasher experiment on the French-Switzerland border that seeks to unravel the Big Bang mystery, 7Seas Technologies has developed a game called ‘Operation Big Bang’ to let the ...

EDUCATION: PG course in emergency care
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