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Kasab's death sentence upheld by High Court

The Bombay High Court has upheld the death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for involvement in the Nov. 26, 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed
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China says pressure will not affect yuan's rise

China says pressure will not affect yuan's rise

China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Thursday that Beijing will decide the pace of the appreciation of the yuan on its own and would not take into account pressure from other countries.
Top Indian tech firms to hire local US talent

Top Indian tech firms to hire local US talent

Indian technology companies are now looking to hire fresh engineering graduates from American universities, as stringent immigration norms and high unemployment in the US make local hiring attractive, said a media report.

Harvard scholar weighs in on Middle East turmoil

Dr. Paul Beran, the Outreach Director at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University is a researcher, writer and teacher on civil society in the Middle East. International Business Times spoke with Beran to discuss the current unrest in the region.
People buy vegetables at a wholesale market in New Delhi April 15, 2010. India's September wholesale price index 8.62 percent, a government data showed on Friday.

Food inflation eases in early February

India's food inflation eased to a two-month low in early February on moderating prices of onions and other vegetables, amid expectations the government may announce fresh measures to boost productivity for key staples in the upcoming budget.
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Asia stocks up on U.S. cues, oil firm on Mideast tensions

Asian shares eked out modest gains for the second consecutive day on Thursday after the Federal Reserve offered a cautiously optimistic view of the U.S. economy, while oil prices edged higher on growing tensions in the Middle East.
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ClickSoftware sees revenue growth accelerating

Workforce management software firm ClickSoftware Technologies expects annual sales growth to surpass 20 percent in coming years and profit to improve on new mobility and cloud computing products.
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Toyota, defying strong yen, opens new Japan plant

Toyota Motor inaugurated its first new factory in Japan in nearly two decades on Wednesday, betting that advanced, low-cost Japanese production techniques can prevail even as a strong yen drives many manufacturers abroad.
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Gold steadies off 4-week high ahead of U.S. data

Gold steadied on Wednesday ahead of a raft of U.S. data due later, having earlier risen to four-week highs as a retreat in the dollar and concerns over the medium-term inflation outlook helped support the precious metal.
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BHP in $80 billion expansion spree, puts off big takeovers

BHP Billiton plans to pour $80 billion into expansion over the next five years rather than chase ambitious takeovers, the world's biggest miner said after booming demand for iron ore and copper helped nearly double its first-half profits.
A general view of the holy cave of lord Shiva in Amarnath, India

India gets Eurocopter's choppers for Heli Tourism

Eurocopter India, the Indian subsidiary of the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, Eurocopter, has introduced the AS350 B3 Ecureuil and EC130 B4 helicopters in India to promote Heli tourism in the southern state of Kerala.
India and Japan, two of Asia's largest economies, signed the landmark free trade agreement (FTA) on Wednesday, paving way for the elimination of  tariffs on more than 90 percent of goods traded between the two countries over the next decade.

India-Japan free trade agreement: A win-win deal

India and Japan, two of Asia's largest economies, signed the landmark free trade agreement (FTA) on Wednesday, paving way for the elimination of tariffs on more than 90 percent of goods traded between the two countries over the next decade.
China’s new regulations on rare earth minerals: report.

China to publish new regulations on rare earth minerals

China will soon publish new regulations to increase supervision of the country's rare earth industry in a move that is likely to drastically change the landscape of the sector, the China Securities Journal informed on Wednesday.
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walks on stage for a photo opportunity as part of the 5th East Asia Summit in Hanoi October 30, 2010.

EU sued over secrecy in India trade talks

Transparency campaigners sued the European Union's executive on Tuesday for withholding documents on free trade talks with India, stepping up pressure on the bloc to make its policymaking less secretive.
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CBI question Unitech exec in telecoms probe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday questioned a top executive of Unitech Ltd as part of a probe into a telecoms corruption scandal that has roiled politics and spooked investors in Asia's third-largest economy.
India top court defers view on PM role in scandal

Indian government hit by corruption scandals

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is under severe pressure, his administration derailed from its legislative agenda by a series of corruption scandals that have come to dominate politics.

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