Court notice to Himachal government over power project 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs
Shimla, March 17 The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Himachal Pradesh government for cancelling a multimillion dollar hydropower project in Kinnaur district awarded to Dutch firm Brakel Corp and inviting fresh bids.
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Taiwan launches million-dollar-baby slogan search 15 March 2010, 15-2 Hrs
Taipei, March 15 (DPA) Taiwan is offering 1 million Taiwan dollars ($30,000) to anyone who can come up with a slogan which persuades Taiwanese women to have more babies.
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ADB loan for hydropower in Himachal Pradesh 14 March 2010, 14-1 Hrs
Shimla, March 14 Himachal Pradesh will soon get another tranche of a multimillion-dollar loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the construction of four hydropower generating plants in the northern Indian state, a senior official said here Sunday.
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Chile will take years to recover from quake impact: president 13 March 2010, 13-1 Hrs
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said the Feb 27 earthquake and the following tsunami had cost the nation tens of billions of dollars and left an impact that would be felt for years.
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Canadian currency nears parity with US dollar, markets hit new high 13 March 2010, 13-0 Hrs
Toronto, March 13 Canadian markets Friday crossed the 12,000-mark and the Canadian dollar reached record levels against the US for the first time since mid-2008.
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Indian diamond merchant robbed in Belgium 07 March 2010, 07-1 Hrs
Gandhinagar, March 7 Robbers held hostage the family of an Indian diamond merchant in Belgium and freed them only after taking a vast amount of gemstones valued at millions of dollars, reports reaching here said.
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Indian firm in race for $80 million cement factory in Ethiopia 05 March 2010, 05-1 Hrs
Addis Ababa, March 5 A Indian company is competing against four Chinese firms for an 80-million dollar contract for the construction of the Habesha cement factory that will help to ameliorate some of its chronic shortage in the East African nation.
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Lewis Hamilton confirms reunion with Scherzinger 03 March 2010, 03-1 Hrs
London, March 3 F1 champ Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that he has rekindled his romance with 'Pussycat Dolls' star Nicole Scherzinger.
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Johnny Depp is all praise for Angelina Jolie 25 February 2010, 25-1 Hrs
London, Feb 25 Hollywood actor Johnny Depp, who is working with Angelina Jolie for the first time in the movie 'The Tourist' is impressed by his co-star and says that she is like a doll.
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Nicole Scherzinger back with Lewis Hamilton 24 February 2010, 24-1 Hrs
London, Feb 24 'Pussycat Dolls' star Nicole Scherzinger has reportedly rekindled her romance with F1 champ Lewis Hamilton.
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