Women in the World Speakers The Daily Beast | From Queen Rania to Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, and dozens of activists from around the world, see our complete list of summit speakers and perfomers. Bios written by The Daily Beast. | Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan | An outspoken advocate for women and children’s r...
Riyadh Declaration: Another dud deal by Manmohan Singh - Pt 1 Merinews | DR MANMOHAN Singh is the first Indian Prime Minister in three decades to take vexing issues by their horns. The reforms he advocates are often to the discomfiture of the elite of his party of elites lording over the masses since ages. It is another matter that his boss in the party, Soni...
Pakistan, Afghanistan announce measures to boost ties Zeenews Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday announced a slew of measures to boost bilateral ties, including plans to develop roadmap for strengthening transportation links and enhance two-way trade to USD five billion by 2015. | The measures were...
China limits bonuses for bankers to manage risk The Siasat Daily | Beijing, March 11: China has tightened controls on pay for its top bankers, joining global efforts to try to limit financial risks by linking longer-term performance more closely to compensation. | Chinese banks must withhold at least 40 percent of...
New solutions for Afghanistan? The News International Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Zeenia Satti | The Pentagon's seemingly wise new solutions for Afghanistan are divorced from reality and likely to suffer the fate of Obama's pre-election slogan of change. It is being said about Marjah that "we cannot win ...
Thursday, March 11, 2010 By Zeenia Satti The News International The Pentagon's seemingly wise new solutions for Afghanistan are divorced from reality and likely to suffer the fate of Obama's pre-election slogan of change. It is being said about Marjah that "we cannot win this war, but we can help the Afghans win ...
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Indians Top Buyers of Dubai Property in 2009 Khaleej Times DUBAI ' Indian investors dominated Dubai's real estate market in 2009 with their investment in the sector reaching almost a quarter of the total sales xrecorded in the emirate, a n...
Google is not God Merinews GOOGLE IS not God though it is touted as only second to God as far as information is concerned. But, it has to fall in the Chinese lines to do business there. Chinese people and th...
NA body quizzes NICL chief on portfolio investment The News International Friday, March 05, 2010 | By Aftab Maken | ISLAMABAD: The National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) has been violating the codal formalities of the corporation and also the PPRA rules with regard to its multi-billion rupees local and foreign portfolio...
Proposed alternative and renewable energy projects The News International Sovereign Pakistani guarantees not enough; ADB extends 'counter guarantees' to potential investors | Thursday, March 04, 2010 | By M. Waqar Bhatti | Karachi | The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended 'counter guarantees' to potential local and i...
Zardari khappay The News International Saturday, March 13, 2010 | Anjum Niaz | Governor Salmaan Taseer says the whole system will implode were Asif Zardari to go. "Nawaz Sharif too will suffer collateral damage. The economy will take a nosedive because US will withdraw aid to Pakistan. Hillary Clinton told me that her biggest selling point to the US Congress was undiluted democracy in P...
Top defense firms vie to feed Indian arms appetite The News & Observer | NEW DELHI -- Top weapons makers, vying to feed India's voracious appetite for arms, brought their helicopters, night vision goggles and mine-proof vehicles to New Delhi this week in hopes of winning a share of one of the world's largest defense budgets. | With its growing economy and emergence as an Asian power, India has rapidly increased its ar...