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Indian markets pare gains, end in the red

SensexNew Delhi - India's benchmark Sensex pared gains from early trading Wednesday to close down nearl

President Patil releases special postage stamp on GAIL’s Silver Jubilee

Gas Authority of IndiaNew Delhi, Nov 19 : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday released a special commemorative postage stamp on GAIL to mark the Silver Jubilee Year of the company.

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora, Minister of Communications and IT A. Raja, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel, Petroleum Secretary R. S. Pandey and CMD GAIL U. D. Choubey were present on the occasion along with other senior officers of the Petroleum Ministry and GAIL.

India’s tour to Pakistan not yet confirmed

BCCI To Move SCNew Delhi, Nov 19 : India’s Test tour of Pakistan, which is scheduled to take place early next year, is not confirmed until it is cleared by the government.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has sought security clearance from the government to go ahead with the tour, BCCI president Shashank Manohar told reporters here.

“The tour will be finalised once we get the clearance from the government. Nothing can be confirmed before that,” said Manohar.

Avalanches kill seven soldiers, three civilians in Kashmir

SrinagarSrinagar, Kashmir - At least 10 men, including seven soldiers of the Indian Army, were killed in avalanches in India-administered Kashmir, police said Wednesday.

An army team was sent to find three porters who went missing Monday after an avalanche struck the Nowshera Nar area of Bandipore district, 60 kilometres north of state capital Srinagar.

Germany, India to discuss financial crisis, climate change

Frank-Walter SteinmeierNew Delhi - India and Germany plan to discuss responses to the global financial crisis and ways to deal with climate change during the visit of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier due to begin Wednesday night, officials said.

Steinmeier scheduled talks with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and opposition leader LK Advani on Thursday.

India, China will increasingly rely on oil imports by 2030

India ChinaNew Delhi/Beijing, Nov. 19 : India and China will increasingly rely on oil imports by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

According to a China Daily report, China and India are expected to account for over half of incremental energy demand by 2030, the IEA says, adding that China will account for almost 75 percent of global total oil consumption

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