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Major US trade delegation on India visit

Major US trade delegation on India visit

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2007

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is leading a 73-member trade delegation India with a view to bolstering commercial ties with the country.

Florida keen to export agri products to India

Florida keen to export agri products to India

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2007

Marketing representatives conducted consumer research in four major areas of India --Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, and the tri-city region that includes Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.

17 Indian-American-led firms in top list

17 Indian-American-led firms in top list

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2007

All the 50 company CEOs, including the 17 companies headed by Indian Americans, were honored at a gala awards ceremony last month.

If Muslims lag behind, so will India: Sachar

If Muslims lag behind, so will India: Sachar

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2007

"Because Muslims are part and parcel of India, if members of the community today lag behind the rest of the people in India, then logically the country would lag behind, too."

Pak warns nuclear suppliers

Pak warns nuclear suppliers

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2007

Pakistan said that the incipient United States-India nuclear deal has spelled concerns in Islamabad over maintenance of strategic stability in the region, but that it will keep the balance despite its opposition to arms race.

10-day Mahatma exhibition at UN

10-day Mahatma exhibition at UN

Rediff.com   2 Oct 2007

The exhibition organised by the government and sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural relations is expected to be inaugurated by Ki-moon in the presence of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi

Kamal Nath eyes Indo-US rural industry pacts

Kamal Nath eyes Indo-US rural industry pacts

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2007

Kamal Nath said the meeting identified "some areas of concerns and interest" from both sides impacting two-way trade, like "the issue of setting up titanium plants for the aircraft sector.

Muhammad Ali nominated for Peace Nobel

Muhammad Ali nominated for Peace Nobel

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2007

Co-nominated with Ali is Peter Georgi, Ali's former senior humanitarian advisor and co-founder along with Ali of the Children's General Assembly and its launching organisation the Children's Peace Foundation.

Kalam to speak on India's prospects in  Valley

Kalam to speak on India's prospects in Valley

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2007

The event is being organised jointly by the Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association of North America, Pan-IIT, India Community Center and TiE Silicon Valley.

San Francisco woos Indian travellers

San Francisco woos Indian travellers

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

With the growth in foreign travel by Indians, San Francisco has embarked on a mission to woo visitors to the fourth largest city of California.

Sunita Williams to visit India in September

Sunita Williams to visit India in September

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

Williams had been to India thrice before, the last time being 2003 when she went to visit the hometown of Kalpana Chawala in Haryana along with the perished astronaut's family members.

Mallya pushing for 2010 F1 race

Mallya pushing for 2010 F1 race

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2007

Kingfisher Airlines CEO Vijay Mallya says given the sheer size of the country's booming economy, India should be on the Formula One calendar.

Gates, Hewlett earmark $9.1 mn for Indian kids

Gates, Hewlett earmark $9.1 mn for Indian kids

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2007

The William and Flora Hewlett and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations announced a $9.1 million grant for Pratham, a non-profit organisation, recently to help 60 million children in India get added help in basic math, reading and writing.

Turmeric may hold key to fight Alzheimer's

Turmeric may hold key to fight Alzheimer's

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2007

Using blood samples from Alzheimer's patients, researchers found that bisdemethoxycurcumin boosted immune cells to clear amyloid beta. In addition, researchers identified the immune genes associated with this activity.

Ban ki-Moon at the World Hindi Conference

Ban ki-Moon at the World Hindi Conference

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2007

The delegates, who come from diverse fields, will consider how information technology and globalization can be used to propagate the language.

Jet to fly Mumbai-Newark from August 5

Jet to fly Mumbai-Newark from August 5

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2007

Flights depart New York at 8:25 pm and arrive in Mumbai at 11:30 pm the following day. Return flights will leave Mumbai at 2:10 am and arrive in New York at 11:55 am the same day.

AI to start non-stop Mumbai-New York flight

AI to start non-stop Mumbai-New York flight

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2007

Air India on Tuesday announced daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and New York beginning August 1.

Deshmukh woos US investors to put Mumbai in top 5

Deshmukh woos US investors to put Mumbai in top 5

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2007

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh touted Maharashtra as India's best foreign investment destination before a 200-odd people consisting mainly of prospective American investors at the prestigious Metropolitan Club in Manhattan on Monday.

Touchdown! Atlantis lands safely in California

Touchdown! Atlantis lands safely in California

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2007

Atlantis' flight path brought it over San Diego and just east of Los Angeles before it touched down at Edwards where it was greeted by fair skies and light winds.

India, Stanford to collaborate

India, Stanford to collaborate

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

The Stanford-India Biodesign will help create the next generation of biomedical technology innovators in India.