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Doha: India says no to farm protection cut

Doha: India says no to farm protection cut

Rediff.com14 May 2008

"It will become clear in the next few days whether the US and other developed countries are serious to conclude the Doha negotiations, which have dragged for seven long years," a senior commerce ministry official told PTI. India along with other members of the G-33 (a group of countries with protective interest) is apprehensive of the US exerting pressure on the negotiating group to cut the number of Special Products.

Roma dent Inter's lead

Roma dent Inter's lead

Rediff.com2 Mar 2008

AS Roma thrashed Parma 4-0 at home to cut Inter Milan's lead in the Italian Serie A to six points.

India rejects US plan to tie hands on farm tariffs

India rejects US plan to tie hands on farm tariffs

Rediff.com23 Feb 2008

India, Indonesia, China, Venezuela, Turkey and the Philippines have rejected a proposal by the United States and other farm exporting countries that aims to severely curtail the flexibility to designate certain farm tariff lines as special products in the Doha market access negotiations for farm products.

Are you born to be a billionaire?

Are you born to be a billionaire?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2009

Want to become a billionaire? Up your chances by dropping out of college, working at Goldman Sachs or joining Skull & Bones.

Trai works on faster cable restorations

Trai works on faster cable restorations

Rediff.com7 Feb 2008

In the wake of recent submarine cable cuts that disrupted Internet and telephony services across the world, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is looking at putting in place a mechanism to ensure immediate restoration of lines in case of such incidents in the future.

3rd cable damage: Net services in India unaffcted

3rd cable damage: Net services in India unaffcted

Rediff.com2 Feb 2008

Falcon, which is owned by Flag Telecom, has been damaged in the Middle East but it is unlikely to affect Net operations across India.

Bird flu spreads to two more districts in Bengal

Bird flu spreads to two more districts in Bengal

Rediff.com27 Jan 2008

With the disease now virtually knocking at Kolkata's doors after spreading in Howrah, Rehman told PTI that poultry products from the affected areas would not be allowed to enter the city. The fear has aggravated since the spread to South 24 Parganas, part of which form the city's suburbs, and Kolkata Municipal Corporation has formed eight teams to monitor the situation in the city.

RCom plans to offer broadband in Bhutan

RCom plans to offer broadband in Bhutan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2008

The company is also in advanced stages of negotiations to rope in the kingdom's largest telecom service provider, Bhutan Telecom, as partner.

G-20 wants 'balanced solutions' from Doha

G-20 wants 'balanced solutions' from Doha

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Developing countries' coalition G-20 on Tuesday upped the stakes by circulating proposals to arrive at "balanced solutions" on some of the most difficult and unresolved issues of the Doha agriculture mandate.

Google, RCom in talks for cable deal

Google, RCom in talks for cable deal

Rediff.com26 Sep 2007

Google is believed to be in talks to take on a lease of 500 GB bandwidth; this, according to industry sources, puts the deal size at around $80-100 million (Rs 320-400 crore).

Jane Wyman dies at 93

Jane Wyman dies at 93

Rediff.com11 Sep 2007

Wyman, who won an Oscar for her role as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda died at her Palm Springs home, said Richard Adney of Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in Cathedral City

India asks rich nations to cut farm subsidies

India asks rich nations to cut farm subsidies

Rediff.com3 Sep 2007

India has already sent its team of officials to negotiate on agricultural subsidies, which would be followed by talks on industrial tariffs or Non-Agricultural Market Access.

India floats Rs 42,000 cr defence tender

India floats Rs 42,000 cr defence tender

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

The tender for purchase of 126 multi-role combat aircraft-- a deal which will run up to a staggering Rs 42,000 crore.

Flag Tele inks $100 mn deal with European firm

Flag Tele inks $100 mn deal with European firm

Rediff.com27 Aug 2007

Flag Telecom, a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, has signed a $100 million

Keith Vaz elected chairman of top UK committee

Keith Vaz elected chairman of top UK committee

Rediff.com29 Jul 2007

The Home Affairs Committee is considered one of the most influential committees of the House of Commons.

9 firms show interest in reviving NTC mills

9 firms show interest in reviving NTC mills

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

Among the companies that have shown interest in NTC are Abhishek Industries, Alps Industries, Falcon Tyres, Alok Industries and Nitco.

Duo test positive at All Africa Games

Duo test positive at All Africa Games

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

A Nigerian woman weightlifter and an Angolan male swimmer have tested positive for banned substances at the All Africa Games.

US offers F-35 fighters to India

US offers F-35 fighters to India

Rediff.com22 Jul 2007

India's fighter needs beyond the induction of the 126 Multi Role Combat Aircraft.

The fine movies of Colin Firth, Natalie Portman

The fine movies of Colin Firth, Natalie Portman

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

The King's Speech and Black Swan aren't the only great work they've done.

The world's fastest passenger jets

The world's fastest passenger jets

Rediff.com13 Jun 2007

In a post-Concorde world, these planes get you from A to B quickest.

13 killed as military jet crashes in Iran

13 killed as military jet crashes in Iran

Rediff.com9 Jan 2006

A commander of Iran's elite ground forces Revolutionary Guards was among 13 people killed when a small military aircraft carrying them crashed in the country's north Monday.

India Inc worried over farm issues

India Inc worried over farm issues

Rediff.com4 May 2007

Leaders of the Indian industry are worried over the way the agricultural issue, which calls for pruning farm subsidies by the rich nations, is being handled at the ongoing global trade talks.

India tells WTO: Resolve issues before ministerial

India tells WTO: Resolve issues before ministerial

Rediff.com7 Jul 2008

India has consistently demanded that about 8 per cent of farm tariff lines to be exempted from the tariff reduction commitments while 12 per cent of tariff lines to be subjected to a minimum cut below 10 per cent. The United States, Australia, Uruguay, Thailand and Malaysia, however, vehemently opposed India's demands during what are called the Walk in Woods meetings convened by the chair for Doha agriculture negotiations Ambassador Crawford Falconer last week.

Flag Tele listing on LSE soon

Flag Tele listing on LSE soon

Rediff.com30 Mar 2007

Flag Telecom, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Reliance Communication (RComm), has mandated Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank as lead managers for the maiden initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange.

Wanted, pilots for corporate jets

Wanted, pilots for corporate jets

Rediff.com9 Mar 2007

Pilot shortages are not restricted to airlines only. Even the corporate sector and private chartered operators are feeling the pinch.

Efforts on to bring Doha talks on track

Efforts on to bring Doha talks on track

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

On Monday, the chair for Doha market access negotiations for industrial goods, Ambassador Don Stephenson, washed his hands of holding further meetings on the ground that members are not engaging. However, the other chair overseeing the most difficult dossier of agriculture negotiations, Ambssador Crawford Falconer, today said he will press ahead with more consultations to further narrow gaps.

Ratan Tata takes to skies in F-16 fighter jet

Ratan Tata takes to skies in F-16 fighter jet

Rediff.com8 Feb 2007

With this, Tata has now become the oldest Indian to fly the American-made aircraft. Tata, who holds a pilot's licence, had said the thought of the F-16 flight "excites me very much."

Pakistan buys $284 mn missiles for Air Force

Pakistan buys $284 mn missiles for Air Force

Rediff.com1 Feb 2007

The delivery of the missiles is expected to start in 2008 and go through until 2011.

Wall Street's top earners: Your pain, their gain

Wall Street's top earners: Your pain, their gain

Rediff.com19 Apr 2008

Crumbling home prices and $100 oil helped Wall Street's highest earners pull in $19 billion last year.

Dunlop submits Rs 600 cr rehab scheme to BIFR

Dunlop submits Rs 600 cr rehab scheme to BIFR

Rediff.com21 Dec 2006

Dunlop India of the Pawan Ruia group has submitted a Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion) draft rehabilitation scheme to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction for the revival of the ailing outfit.

Omantel, Temasek eye Flag Tele stake

Omantel, Temasek eye Flag Tele stake

Rediff.com22 Nov 2006

Flag Telecom was looking at divesting up to 20 per cent of its equity stake through an international convertible bond issue and raise over $200 million.

Flag to divest 15-20 % stake

Flag to divest 15-20 % stake

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

Flag Telecom, a fully owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications, is divesting 15-20 per cent of its equity stake to strategic and financial investors.

Why Google is the new pirate bay

Why Google is the new pirate bay

Rediff.com21 Apr 2009

If the Swedish site shuts down, search engines could become the new starting points for digital pirates.

Will South Asia be witness to Armageddon?

Will South Asia be witness to Armageddon?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

Colonel Anil Athale reviews Jihad: from Hindukush to Armageddon by Sunita Joshi-Ford.

5th cable cut fuels conspiracy theories

5th cable cut fuels conspiracy theories

Rediff.com9 Feb 2008

While the extent of Iran's isolation was unclear, many blogs alleged that the cable cuts and outages in West Asia were a ploy by an intelligence agency to disrupt Iranian commerce, targeting an emerging petroleum exchange that the country was shortly hoping to roll out.

Ruia eyes acquisition in sugar sector

Ruia eyes acquisition in sugar sector

Rediff.com13 Oct 2006

The Ruia group, which had taken over ailing companies like Jessop and Dunlop India for turnaround, is also eyeing the sugar sector.

4th undersea cable snaps, Qatar-UAE traffic hit

4th undersea cable snaps, Qatar-UAE traffic hit

Rediff.com5 Feb 2008

In less than a week's time, a fourth submarine cable was severed in West Asia, disrupting voice and telecommunication traffic between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

US 'top dogs' in denial over public anger

US 'top dogs' in denial over public anger

Rediff.com27 Mar 2009

So far, neither Washington nor Wall Street seems to have fully grasped this political sea-change, or figured how to deal with it.

France offers to supply 40 Rafale fighters to IAF

France offers to supply 40 Rafale fighters to IAF

Rediff.com25 Jan 2008

As President Nicolas Sarkozy began talks with Indian leaders to boost Indo-French ties, a French company Friday offered to sell 40 of its new generation Rafale fighters to New Delhi on a fast track basis to help IAF maintain its combat edge.