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New air-conditioned radio taxi service launched in Kolkata Posted: 09 Aug 2008 01:59 AM CDT Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Indo-Japanese joint venture infrastructure company ORIX Auto Infrastructure Services Ltd. (OAIS) has launched an air-conditioned radio taxi service here.

Malaysia, India once lifted trade ban for a dance Posted: 09 Aug 2008 12:51 AM CDT Kuala Lumpur, Aug 9 (IANS) Memories of the time when the Malaysian and Indian governments lifted a ban on trade of peacock feathers, just for 24 hours, to facilitate a dance performance still brings a smile to the face of legendary dancer Vatsala.

Sensex crosses 15,000 on fall in crude oil prices Posted: 09 Aug 2008 12:03 AM CDT Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) India's main equity market gained more than 500 points during the week on the back of sharp falls in crude oil prices and closed above the psychologically important 15,000 mark Friday.

Job alternatives going mainstream Posted: 08 Aug 2008 11:08 PM CDT New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Animators, fitness instructors, shoe designers, there is no shortage of new age professions for those who do not want to tread the beaten path in today's India.

Swaminathan nurtures his foundation to adulthood Posted: 08 Aug 2008 10:43 PM CDT Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) India's top agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan got the first World Food Prize in 1987. He used the $200,000 to set up the research foundation that has become an adult this week.

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