CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, February 10,2012 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/we-have-sent-special-envoy-to-maldives-pm-209871.html As the crisis in Maldives deepened, India on Friday sent its special envoy to Male to assess the situation in the island where former President Mohamed Nasheed has been insisting that he was ousted in a coup. M Ganapathi, secretary (West) in the external affairs ministry left for Male with a brief to assess the situation in the Indian Ocean atoll which has plunged into ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, Feb.10,2012 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/memo-to-fm-ignore-the-critics-this-is-the-time-to-spend-better-206961.html?utm_source=moneycontrol.com&utm_medium=RHS-Widget , Feb 8, 2012 The finance minister and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor are definitely the two most powerful names in the world of business as they set the rules of the game. The former was more in the limelight in the past, but ever since the RBI began increasing the frequency of monetary policy statements, the markets watch the governor’s lips ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA) news desk,Feb. 10,2012 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/chinas-wen-jiabao-pledges-greater-freedoms-for-restive-tibet/articleshow/11838863.cms BEIJING: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Friday pledged religious freedom and cultural protection in Tibet, just hours after security forces reportedly killed two Tibetans who protested China's rule. "We will place more importance on improving the lives of our Tibetan compatriots, on protecting the... traditions of Tibet... and in preserving the freedom of religious belief of Tibetans," Wen said. Wen's comments come after US-based broadcaster ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, Feb. 10,2012 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/taxation-and-accounts/article2879238.ece?homepage=true New Delhi, Feb 10: Amidst differences on some of the issues, the Standing Committee on Finance has postponed adoption of its final report on the Direct Tax code. The Committee is expected to give its nod by March 2 after three more meetings. According to a source, "It has been agreed to have more meetings on February 17, 24 and March 2. There are some ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, February 10,2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/world/europe/russian-scientists-bore-into-ancient-antarctic-lake.html?_r=1&ref=russia                       By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and JAMES GORMAN : Published: February 8, 2012 MOSCOW — In the coldest spot on the earth’s coldest continent, Russian scientists have reached a freshwater lake the size of Lake Ontario after spending a decade drilling through more than two miles of solid ice, the scientists said Wednesday. A statement by the chief of the Vostok Research Station, A. M. Yelagin, ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/eu-india-trade-idINDEE81906520120210 By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI | Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:57pm IST (Reuters) - The European Union wants India to draw Iran into talks over its nuclear programme but said strong sanctions are also needed, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday, as Asia's third-largest economy aims to increase trade with Tehran. India has struck a defiant tone over new financial sanctions imposed by the United ...