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Android phones could still alter the iPhone lead
01 Jul 2010
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US releases spectrum for “wireless broadband revolution”
01 Jul 2010
US president Barack Obama has unveiled a plan that aims to nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum during the next 10 years, providing massive access to broadband technology.
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China blocks Google’s search services
01 Jul 2010
China blocked search features on Google on Thursday even as the search giant awaits Beijing’s approval of its operating license renewal application, which expired yesterday.
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Govt to transit to open acreage policy in oil exploration
01 Jul 2010
Instead of being offered blocks for exploration oil exploration companies may soon be able to choose the blocks they want to take up to look for hydrocarbon resources.
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Auction of oil and gas blocks fetches India $1.1 billion
01 Jul 2010
A total of twenty companies have committed some $1.1 billion in investment to look for oil and gas in 31 exploration blocks in India's latest energy auction round.
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India to open shale gas for exploration in 2012
30 Jun 2010
The government is expected to initially focus on the Cambay basin in Gujarat, Assam-Arakan in the North-East and Gondwana in central India.
Gold continues to rise amid recessionary fears
30 Jun 2010
Oil on longest downward spiral in six weeks
30 Jun 2010
Deora slams Opposition over fuel hike agitation
30 Jun 2010
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US torpedoes Chinese firm’s fibre optic deal over security concerns
30 Jun 2010
The US government has blocked a Chinese company’s plan to buy a 60 per cent stake in a US fibre optic firm over national security concerns, the second such deal to be turned down in less than a year.
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A ‘charity’ no longer, BCCI slapped with Rs684 crore tax demand
30 Jun 2010
The revenue department has slapped a tax demand of Rs684 crore on the Board of Control for Cricket in India stating that it ‘‘no longer promoted cricket as a charitable activity’’.
China phone user numbers cross 1.1 billion
29 Jun 2010
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Price de-control to cover diesel also: PM
29 Jun 2010
While he gave no time frame for the decontrol of diesel prices, he said the prices of domestic cooking gas, LPG and kerosene would continue to be regulated by the government.
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Sarkozy-backed group loses battle for Le Monde as journalists say ‘no’
29 Jun 2010
A battle for control of the Le Monde – the newspaper that is almost an institution in France - is over with a business group favoured by French president Nicolas Sarkozy withdrawing its bid.
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