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RPT-With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India
Reuters(Repeats with no changes in text) By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and...Tags: Trade Dispute, China, Finance, Wen Jiabao, Government
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IT firm iGate sacks CEO over undisclosed relationship
ReutersMUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - IT outsourcing company iGate Corp sacked Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy after a company sexual harassment investigation revealed that he had not disclosed a relationship with a subordinate. Shares of the company fell 13...Tags: S&P 500, Corporate Officers, Marketing, Leveraged Buyouts, Sexual Misconduct
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Indian movies feted in Cannes on key anniversary but seeking to move beyond 'Bollywood' label
Associated PressCANNES, France (AP) — Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word — "Bollywood" — remains controversial. The French film festival has rolled out the red carpet for Indian cinema...Tags: Aishwarya Rai, Cinema Industry, Freida Pinto, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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READER SUBMITTED: HRP Associates' Dhaval Shah Sits On Fox Business News Telecast
StatewideHRP Associates, Inc. congratulates employee Dhaval Shah, senior project scientist, who was selected to represent Wake Forest University Schools of Business's MBA Program in a forum discussion sponsored by Fox Business News telecast. The telecast...Tags: Bill Gates, Education, Science and Technology, Technology, Colleges and Universities
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Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood. The largest Indian contingent to date is on the...Tags: Cinema Industry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Aishwarya Rai, Celebrities, Freida Pinto
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Court bans on wild animals, child performers force struggling Indian circuses to adapt or die
Associated PressMUMBAI, India (AP) — In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of...Tags: Entertainment Events, Gymnastics, Circuses, Services and Shopping, Abusive Behavior
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Private equity looks to pounce on cut-price India infrastructure
ReutersBy Indulal PM and Sumeet Chatterjee MUMBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - Private equity investment in Indian infrastructure is poised to pick up following a lengthy dry patch as debt-stressed operators of toll roads and other projects come under pressure from...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Banking, Private Equity, Bonds, Finance
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RPT-INSIGHT-"Speed money" puts the brakes on India's retail growth
Reuters* India's $500 bln retail market growing at 20 pct a year * "License Raj" requires dozens of permits per store * Licenses often require bribes, along with official fees * Many retailers hire middlemen to handle backhanders By Nandita Bose MUMBAI, May...Tags: Corporate Crime, Career and Workplace, Political Corruption, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Laws
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Salman Rushdie bequeaths 'Midnight's Children' to film
In the late 1970s, long before he penned "The Satanic Verses," before he sparked a global uproar between Islamic fundamentalists and free-speech advocates and became a marked man, before he turned into a celebrity man of letters who dates models and...
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Prosecutor in Benazir Bhutto case slain in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Police in Islamabad were looking for suspects and a motive in the shooting death Friday of a lead prosecutor in the investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- a case that also involves...Tags: Mumbai Terror Attacks, Shootings, Prosecution, Islamabad (Pakistan), Pakistan
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Prosecutor in Bhutto, Mumbai cases slain in Pakistan
From the Associated PressISLAMABAD -- Gunmen shot to death the Pakistani government's lead prosecutor in a high-profile case involving former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday as he drove to court in the capital, Islamabad, police said. The gunmen fired at Chaudhry...Tags: Taliban, Lawyers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice System, Shootings
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Indian hedge funds dare where foreign investors fear to tread
Reuters* Absence of rupee risk, local market knowledge to help domestic funds * High fees, distribution costs to be a challenge for domestic funds * Ten local hedge funds operating under new structure set up by regulator By Subhadip Sircar and Rafael Nam...Tags: Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Singapore, Economy, Business and Finance, HSBC Holdings plc, Financial Markets
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