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<title>Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in a decade</title>
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<title>Toyota Revamps Lexus GS, Improves Fuel Efficiency of HEV Model</title>
<description>The front grille of the &amp;quot;GS350&amp;quot; contains a trapezoidal shape. Toyota calls it &amp;quot;Spindle Grille&amp;quot; and plans to use it for future models in the Lexus  ... </description>
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<title>Telenor Seeks Norway&amp;rsquo;s Help After Cancellation of India Permits</title>
<description>Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Telenor ASA has enlisted the help of the Norwegian government to protect its investment in India following the cancellation of 122 mobile-phone licenses by the nation&amp;rsquo;s  ... </description>
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<title>Australia&amp;rsquo;s Julia Gillard Has Support of Labor Caucus, Swan Says</title>
<description>Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has the backing of her Labor Party caucus, said Treasurer Wayne Swan, responding to speculation that Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will  ... </description>
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<title>Japan Inc. Suppliers Cut Jobs</title>
<description>Sumco Corp., a supplier to Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp., said yesterday it will cut 1,300 jobs. Auto windshield maker Nippon Sheet Glass Co., which sells to Mazda Motor Corp., said it will cut 3,500  ... </description>
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<title>Asian Currencies Rise on Fund Inflows, Manufacturing Expansion</title>
<description>Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies rose for a fifth week, led by Taiwan&amp;rsquo;s dollar, as foreign investors poured money into the region amid optimism the global economy is  ... </description>
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<title>Risks and reward at same time</title>
<description>India Inc , but experts warn that their internal feuds and succession issues also pose significant risks -- not only for the groups themselves, but for the entire economy as well. Many of the  ... </description>
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<title>Merkel Boosts Wang&amp;rsquo;s Political Prospects With Guangdong Trip</title>
<description>Wang has gained a reputation as a political and economic reformer during his four years in charge of Guangdong, the province with the largest economy in China that is one of the world&amp;rsquo;s  ... </description>
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<title>SBI waives service fee on SME loans</title>
<description>SME sector , the government-appointed Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) acts as a guarantor to loans up to Rs 1  ... </description>
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<title>Carnation eyes used car market</title>
<description>Jagdish Khattar , is gearing up for an aggressive foray into the used-car market, with plans to open over 160 outlets across the country in the next three years. &amp;quot;There is a huge potential for  ... </description>
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<title>8 Sensex bluechips add Rs39k cr in mcap</title>
<description>MUMBAI: Led by IT bellwether TCS, eight of the country&amp;#039;s top ten valued companies added Rs 39,894.58 crore to their combined market capitalisation (mcap) in a strong market the last week. The  ... </description>
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<title>Mother Dairy plans to expand ops beyond Delhi</title>
<description>Mother Dairy has now decided to expand presence in other parts of the country within the next 2-3 years. &amp;quot;We are planning to strengthen our product range in the Southern and Western  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:27:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>China&amp;rsquo;s Economy May Face &amp;lsquo;Rough&amp;rsquo; Landing, Singapore&amp;rsquo;s Lee Says</title>
<description>Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- China&amp;rsquo;s economy may be headed for a &amp;quot;rough landing,&amp;quot; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong  ... </description>
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<title>RBS Condoned Libor Conduct, Sought Scapegoats, Fired Trader Says</title>
<description>Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, which accused a fired Singapore trader of manipulating London interbank offered rates, had condoned such behavior and sought scapegoats in an  ... </description>
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<title>Asia Stocks Equal Longest Gain Streak Since &amp;rsquo;05 on Factory Data</title>
<description>Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a seventh week, with the regional benchmark matching its longest winning streak since 2005, as improved manufacturing reports in the U.S., China, India  ... </description>
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<title>[Kindle Fire Teardown ] Opening Case of $199 Tablet</title>
<description>The Kindle Fire, a tablet computer that electronic commerce giant Amazon.com Inc released in November 2011, has been increasing its presence in the market with its low price of US$199.    According  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:41:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>SPNB Studying New Form Of People-Friendly Houses, Says MD</title>
<description>SPNB Studying New Form Of People-Friendly Houses, Says MD You are not an authorised user. Please contact us 03-20504478 immediately so we may assist  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:55 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Piramal adds 5.5% stake in Vodafone</title>
<description>Vodafone India Ltd. Piramal paid $618 million, or Rs 3,000 crore, to pick up an additional 5.5% stake in the country&amp;#039;s third largest mobile-phone service provider and the local arm of the  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:57:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NTT Develops 15Gbps Milliwave Transceiver Module</title>
<description>Wireless devices that are expected to be equipped with the transceiver module once the size of the module becomes equivalent to that of the  ... </description>
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<title>Japanese Firm Unveils &amp;#039;World&amp;#039;s Smallest&amp;#039; PHEV/EV Charger</title>
<description>Power Assist Technology Ltd and Shimane University developed what they claim is the world&amp;#039;s smallest charger for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).    They  ... </description>
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<title>Pakistan, EU to iron out contentious issues in Brussels meeting</title>
<description>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) will iron out key contentious issues at a two-day Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting between the two sides in Brussels from February 6-7, sources  ... </description>
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<title>Japanese group to invest $40 million</title>
<description>KARACHI: A Japanese group has agreed to invest $40 million in information technology (IT) and wind energy sectors in Karachi. According to an official statement, the Japanese Group DTS has presented  ... </description>
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<title>PSSP announces research competitive grants</title>
<description>KARACHI: The Planning Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan Strategy Support Programme (PSSP) have announced a first annual call for applications for research competitive grants, an official said on  ... </description>
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<title>Duty-free access to EU markets termed big achievement</title>
<description>ISLAMABAD: Industrialist and economist Mirza Ikhtiar Baig termed World Trade Organization&amp;#039;s (WTO) approval of duty-free access to 75 Pakistani products in the European Union markets a great  ... </description>
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<title>KSE likely to consolidate around 12,000 points</title>
<description>KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is expected to consolidate around 12,000 points threshold next week ahead of full-year financial results, particularly of banks and likely increase in  ... </description>
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<title>Central bank liquidity tap to stay open</title>
<description>LONDON: After a blockbuster January for both equities and bonds - rallies that caught many in the market by surprise - investors will be paying keen attention to the world&amp;#039;s central banks in  ... </description>
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<title>Pharmaceutical sector must follow international standards</title>
<description>LAHORE: Tragedies like the recent case of the tainted cardiovascular medicines were waiting to happen due to the laxity of the pharmaceutical sector regulators, Dr Fareed Khan, a prominent member of  ... </description>
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<title>US stocks end week at new 2012 highs</title>
<description>NEW YORK: US stocks finished a strong week at their best levels since the start of the year driven by promising economic data that trumped a mixed batch of company reports as the earnings season  ... </description>
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<title>Indian court ruling to trigger telecom industry shakeout</title>
<description>MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Vodafone, for one, is wasting little time in capitalising on a blockbuster Indian court verdict that&amp;#039;s likely to shake up the world&amp;#039;s second-largest mobile phone  ... </description>
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<title>Funds prop for Hind Motors</title>
<description>Calcutta, Feb. 4: Chandra Kant Birla plans to infuse fresh capital in ailing Hindustan Motors after over a decade as the maker of Ambassador cars strives to strengthen its balance sheet in the face  ... </description>
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<title>Bid to redefine sick units</title>
<description>Mumbai, Feb. 4 (PTI): Reserve Bank deputy governor K.C. Chakrabarty today said that efforts were on to redefine what makes an industrial unit sick, which would help bring down  ... </description>
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<title>Lightspeed Said to Be Raising $875 Million for U.S., China Funds</title>
<description>Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Lightspeed Venture Partners, an investor in LivingSocial.com, has almost completed raising two funds, one in the U.S. and one in China, totaling about $875 million, according  ... </description>
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<title>Industry Group Established for Wireless Smart Meters</title>
<description>Eight Japan- and the US-based firms established an industry group for wireless communications used for smart meters.    The eight firms are Analog Devices Inc, Fuji Electric Co Ltd, Japan&amp;#039;s  ... </description>
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<title>Lance Armstrong, Racing Team No Longer Being Probed, U.S. Says</title>
<description>Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Lance Armstrong, the seven-time tour de France champion, and his professional bicycle racing team are no longer the subjects of a U.S. criminal probe, the U.S. attorney in Los  ... </description>
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<title>Indian Court Dismisses Petition Against Minister Chidambaram</title>
<description>Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- An Indian court dismissed a petition asking that Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram be prosecuted in a 2008 sale of phone licenses case that has led to cancellation of  ... </description>
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<title>[CES] Qualcomm Reveals Wireless Power Transmission System for EVs</title>
<description>Qualcomm Inc exhibited its wireless power transmission system for electric vehicles (EVs) at the 2012 International CES.    This is the first time that Qualcomm has showed the system at a trade  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:57:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>[CES] MicroSD Card Turns iPhone Into Mobile Wallet</title>
<description>DeviceFidelity Inc, a US-based venture, developed a microSD memory card featuring NFC (near field communication) capability.    In January 2012, the company tied up with Spring Card Systems LLC and  ... </description>
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<title>Sensex gains for 5th straight week</title>
<description>Sensex posted gains for the fifth consecutive week and settled higher by almost 371 points at more than three-month high of 17,604.96. Domestic factors like buyback of shares by top heavyweight RIL  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:40:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Europe aims to double e-commerce</title>
<description>e-commerce is growing fast, the Commission has said. The digital single market is far from reaching its potential, and failure to complete that market is estimated to cost at least 4.1 percent of  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:40:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>China&amp;rsquo;s Wen Suggests Euro Funding After Meeting With Merkel</title>
<description>Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao raised the prospect of contributing to the euro-area&amp;rsquo;s bailout programs, telling Chancellor Angela Merkel that China may be prepared to assist  ... </description>
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<title>PetroChina, Shell Target Shale Projects</title>
<description>Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- PetroChina Co. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc deepened their collaboration in exploring unconventional gas resources with the Chinese company investing in a Canadian project and the  ... </description>
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<title>Xstrata CEO Unlikely to Give Up Helm of Mine Giant He Built</title>
<description>Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- For Mick Davis, the 53-year-old South African who runs Xstrata Plc, the approach from commodities trader Glencore International Plc is unlikely to prompt him to surrender the  ... </description>
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<title>Egypt Lawmakers Criticize Police After Deadly Soccer Riot</title>
<description>Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt&amp;rsquo;s premier said he accepted the resignation of the governor of Port Said where soccer clashes left more than 70 dead, falling short of lawmakers&amp;rsquo; calls for  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:55:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Indian Court Rejects Probe Into Chidambaram&amp;rsquo;s Airwaves Role</title>
<description>Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- An Indian court dismissed a petition asking that Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram be probed for corruption in a 2008 sale of phone licenses that were canceled by the  ... </description>
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<title>Mazda Considering Capital Increase After Mounting Losses</title>
<description>Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Mazda Motor Corp., the most unprofitable company among Japan&amp;rsquo;s eight biggest carmakers, said it&amp;rsquo;s considering ways to boost capital as four years of losses erode  ... </description>
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<title>Kuala Lumpur City Of Choice For Arabs To Set Up Offices</title>
<description>KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur has been rated the highest among South-East Asian cities for Arab companies to set up regional and representative offices according to a survey by  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:12:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>European and Japanese banks face Swiss probe</title>
<description>In an emailed statement on 3 Febraury, the Swiss competition watchdog has stated that Libor, and its Japanese equivalent Tibor, may have influenced collusion between derivative traders.   Libor is  ... </description>
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<title>Gold prices fall sharply, silver plunges</title>
<description>stockists which took cues from weak global markets. Gold plunged by Rs 600 to trade at Rs 28,040 per ten grams. Silver dropped by Rs 1,590 to Rs 55,650 per kg triggered by a steep fall in overseas  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:36:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Oneworld alliance defers Kingfisher&amp;#039;s entry</title>
<description>global airlines&amp;#039; grouping &amp;#039;oneworld&amp;#039; as slated later this month due to its precarious financial position. &amp;quot;Kingfisher Airlines and &amp;#039;oneworld&amp;#039; today agreed to put the  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:36:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Panasonic Forecasts Record $10 Billion Loss on Floods, Charges</title>
<description>Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Panasonic Corp. almost doubled its annual loss forecast to a record 780 billion yen ($10 billion), the latest Japanese electronics company to predict weaker earnings because of  ... </description>
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<title>Taiwan Bonds Drop for 3rd Day, Currency Rises on Growth Optimism</title>
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<title>Telecom titans weigh options</title>
<description>New Delhi, Feb. 3: Norwegian telecom firm Telenor, the majority stakeholder in Uninor, has decided to write down its 4.2 billion krone (about $721 million) investment in the Indian joint venture  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>SC ruling triggers new turf war</title>
<description>New Delhi, Feb. 3: Telecom companies hit by the Supreme Court order yesterday will now have to stave off rival service providers trying to lure their  ... </description>
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<title>Bank loan concerns subside</title>
<description>According to Fitch estimates, the total exposure of the Indian banks to the telecom companies that will lose their 2G licences is around 0.6 per cent of their total loan value. Around half of the  ... </description>
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<title>Infy top guns exchange roles</title>
<description>The decision to swap the responsibilities of the heads of two important verticals of Indias second-largest software company shows that both these top executives are contenders for the chief  ... </description>
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<title>I-T order on Satyam</title>
<description>Hyderabad, Feb. 3 (PTI): Mahindra Satyam today informed the BSE it had received a provisional attachment order from the income tax department attaching land and buildings of the  ... </description>
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<title>Manmohan sees slip in growth this fiscal</title>
<description>New Delhi, Feb. 3: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said economic growth was likely to slow down to 7 to 7.5 per cent this fiscal because of continued global uncertainty and the RBIs tight  ... </description>
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<description>Calcutta, Feb. 3: Maruti Suzuki India, the countrys largest car maker, is set to ramp up production of its diesel models on the back of their growing  ... </description>
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