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India's youngest ministry tasked to end open defecationWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:13AMIndia's youngest ministry has the enormous task of ridding rural areas of open defecation and unsafe drinking water with about 245 million people in the country still without access to sanitation facilities and nearly 76 million still not getting adequate safe drinking water.

For the Record: 7/20/2011Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:41AMScores, statistics, standings and information of local and national sports.

Asian Currencies Strengthen on Gains in Global Stocks, U.S. Housing DataTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:13PMSouth Korea’s won and Malaysia’s ringgit led gains in Asian currencies as better-than-expected U.S. housing figures brightened the outlook for exports and a rally in global stocks fanned demand for riskier assets.

India’s Ahluwalia Sees Several Months to Bring Down InflationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:14PMIndia will take several months to reduce inflation to “an acceptable level,” and the central bank’s interest-rate increases haven’t hurt the economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s top economic aide said.

Don't hit delete! That Hotmail from the Prime Minister may be for realTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:56PMAfter a triple bombing in Mumbai killed 21 people last week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office issued a statement condemning the terrorist attacks - from a Microsoft Hotmail address.

Market Nuggets: Country Hedging's Smith: Gold Eases On 'Gang Of Six' Budget ProposalTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:18PM?? (Kitco News) ? Gold futures have fallen back below $1,600-an-ounce mark on prospects for pr

India for early solution to Iran oil crisisTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:56PMIran on Tuesday again threatened to cut oil supplies to India from next month if New Delhi failed to route payments to clear a pending bill of around $5 billion by that time.

R snaps 2-day drop; bond yields declineTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:10PMRupee strengthened, snapping a two-day decline, after overseas investors stepped up purchases of the nation's shares to take advantage of growth the country.

Bangladesh and India join hands to fight smugglingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:04PMBangladesh and India are set to sign a deal to combat smuggling, customs offences and fraud by strengthening cooperation between the customs administration of the two neighbouring countries, officials said.