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First UK India Business Centre opens in Gurgaon

Gurgaon, Sep 20 (ANI): The British Trade and Investment Minister Lord Stephen Green, currently on a visit to India with a delegation launched the first bilateral business centre at Gurgaon. This move would enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to prosper with their ventures in India. The UK-India Business Centre, is the maiden centre to open in a major emerging market after Prime Minister David Cameron___s call that Britain would go ahead with a new scheme to support business overseas. Great Britain aims to doubling its bilateral trade with India by 2015. Sep 20, 2013
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PM hands over newly-built flats to slum dwellers in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Sep 14 (ANI): Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh distributed keys of newly-built flats to slum dwellers in Chandigarh on Saturday while adding that the central government aims to provide 1 million houses to the poor. Singh handed over documents to the beneficiaries in Dhanas area of the union territory under the slum rehabilitation scheme and said that the aim for such initiatives is to work towards a slum-free India. He added that rapid urbanisation was putting pressure on urban centres. Under the scheme, a total of 8,448 flats ware expected to be handed over to slum dwellers. The flats built under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) by the Chandigarh Housing Board are expected to accommodate over 40,000 people. Sep 14, 2013
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French retirees join march against pension reforms

French unions have taken to the streets to protest reforms to France's debt-ridden pension system, but no major disruptions are expected after the Socialist government took a soft approach. Duration: 00:44 Sep 10, 2013
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Full Text of President's Speech on Independence Day Eve

President Pranab Mukherjee expressed displeasure over the way legislatures behave in the parliament and rampant corruption in his speech to the nation on the eve of 67th Independence Day. Here is complete text of President's address to the nation. Aug 15, 2013