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Washington, March 17 (IANS) India has asked the United States to review and update its export controls to reflect the changed political realities of their emerging strategic partnership.

Washington, March 15 (IANS) India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks on high technology starting here Monday.

By Arun Kumar

Washington, March 11 (IANS) Indians Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal figured among world's top ten billionaires as Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu beat Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth.

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the government was taking all possible steps to counter rising food prices and added that he was confident India's economic growth would exceed 8 percent in the next fiscal.

The year 2010 will be a crucial and a complicated year for China's economic development, Premier Wen Jiabao said at the parliament's annual session Friday, adding 'we will balance maintaining stable and comparatively fast economic growth, adjusting economic structure and preventing possible inflation'.

Gandhinagar, March 2 (IANS) Gujarat's Special Investment Region (SIR) that will have an investment of Rs.1 lakh crore (Rs.1 trillion/$21.7 billion) is now a reality with the state government issuing a notification for the setting up of the region, an official said here Tuesday.

Port-of-Spain, March 1 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago has invited India to invest in the country, saying that the Caribbean nation is a fertile market as it provides a gateway to Latin America.

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India is considering more licences to promoters, including those operating Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), to open new banks in the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday.

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Highlights of 2010-11 budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in parliament Friday:

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Further relief for individual tax payers, a steep hike in allocations for welfare schemes and infrastructure were among the high points of India's budget for 2010-11 presented Friday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who said the worst was over and promised high, inclusive growth in the coming years.