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'Delhi, Mumbai airports got over 4 points in service quality'
Government today said the Delhi and Mumbai airports achieved service quality ratings of 4.24 and 4.05 respectively on a scale of five in third quarter of the current fiscal and were aiming at reaching 3.75 at the end of stage II of their development.

Pulses import rises by 20% during Apr-Oct
India imported 20 per cent more pulses during the April-October period this year at 1.59 million tonnes to bridge the demand-supply gap in the domestic market that has led to a sharp rise in prices.

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Taking no chances
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was scheduled to meet President Barack Obama on November 24th and be in Washington for another day after that. Later, after the dates had been fixed, officials here realised the 27th was Thanksgiving and it was very possible officials would be in a holiday mood well before this. So, the dates for Singh’s departure have been advanced and he will meet Obama on the 23rd — even accounting for the holiday spirit, Washington will still be in working mode when Singh’s there.
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Govt not forcing bank consolidation, says Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said neither the government nor the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given any directive to state-owned banks for merger or consolidation. - Magma Fin takes 7% in Experian Credit - A year on, mobile banking yet to buzz - REpower to supply 70 wind turbines to US enXco - Govt to support public sector banks to merge - Bond yield may rise further - Sunil Jain: The great Bhopal whitewash">Sunil Jain: The great Bhopal whitewash “We are not giving any directives. We have not taken any initiative on this. If their (banks) boards of management decide to merge or consolidate, and if they meet the criteria, the government and the RBI will give their approval,” Mukherjee said in his reply to a calling-attention notice on government"s move on consolidation in the banking sector. “We do not force anybody to merge. It"s a continuing process. It has taken place in earlier regimes also,” he said. Mukherjee assured the government would keep in view the interests of all stakeholders, including the employees of the merging banks while examining any consolidation proposal. On Friday, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena told Lok Sabha that government has so far has not received any proposal for merger or consolidation from any nationalised bank.


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