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Maldives thanks India for prompt response to alleviate its drinking water shortage

Male, Dec 07 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon expressed her deepest appreciation and thanked India for its prompt response to alleviate the drinking water shortage in the archipelago, in the true spirit of their close and time-tested bilateral ties. Indian High Commissioner to Maldives, Rajeev Shahare said that the people of the nation are thankful to India for always responding to their call in times of crisis. Dec 7, 2014
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Bangladesh an independent and sovereign country: PM Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka, Dec 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina termed Bangladesh as an independent and sovereign nation and said that her country will still rise even if no one stands by it. Addressing the journalists during her three-day visit to Malaysia, Hasina called Bangladesh as a self-sufficient nation. Last month at the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Nepal, Hasina called for deeper cooperation from member nations to achieve her target of a developed nation by 2041. Meanwhile, Bangladesh PM also said that if her party would have not come to power then conducting war crimes trials was not possible. The war crimes tribunals have angered Islamists who call them a politically motivated attempt by Prime Minister Hasina to persecute the leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami, a key part of the opposition coalition. Dec 6, 2014
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Arun Jaitley calls for regional cooperation to fight customs violations

New Delhi, Dec 04 (ANI): Inaugurating the 2nd Regional Customs Enforcement Meeting in New Delhi, Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, on Thursday (December 04) called for greater international and regional cooperation to deal with customs violations. The heads of customs enforcement agencies of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka will attend the two- day DRI Day celebrations followed by a meeting where a new proposal for intelligence sharing is likely to be adopted. Jaitley added that the DRI had to adapt with the changing times and use technology to stop malpractices. Dec 4, 2014
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Arun Jaitley says mergers and acquisitions need encouragement

New Delhi, Dec 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that Mergers and Acquisitions (MandA) needed to be encouraged to promote the size of corporates. Jaitley said this while delivering an inaugural speech at the opening session of the International Competition Network (ICN) Merger workshop in New Delhi. Jaitley added that there is also a need to understand when to draw a red line while implementing the competition law. The two-day international workshop is being organised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on the theme-'International cooperation and remedies in merger review'. The finance minister said that CCI was evolving by involving significant business activities. Dec 1, 2014
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India-China-Bangladesh-Myanmar corridor to boost trade, says Bangladesh PM's energy advisor

Palatana, Dec 1 (ANI): Prime Minister's energy affairs adviser Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury said that India-China-Bangladesh-Myanmar economic corridor was planned to boost trade and economic co-operation in the region. Chowdhury said it was discussed at South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Nepal last week. Chowdhury said India and Bangladesh would further come closer under the leadership of two prime ministers in the fields of connectivity, energy, trade and business sectors. Dec 1, 2014
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Want to work with you to make the world aware about potential of Manipur: PM Modi

Imphal, Nov 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the closing ceremony of the Sangai festival in Imphal, said that there is immense scope in the field of tourism in North-East states, especially Manipur. He added that he wants to work with people of the state shoulder to shoulder to make the world aware about potential of Manipur. He also said that the focus of discussion during bilateral talks in Myanmar was on connectivity with Imphal. Nov 30, 2014