India Railway Minister Resigns
India's railway minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, resigned as the Congress party-led government moved to limit the damage from a corruption scandal with less than a year until national elections.
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Indian Parties' Spat Over Modi Escalates
India's Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday rejected aspersions cast by ally Janata Dal (United) on party leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's role in the deadly 2002 riots, sharply escalating tensions between the two long-standing allies.
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Italy’s Foreign Minister Quits Over Marine Case
Giulio Terzi quit over the government’s decision to return two Italian marines to India to stand trial for killing two local fishermen.
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US CEO Says French Workers Have Three-Hour Work Day
First time accepted submitter M3.14 writes "In a letter addressed to French Industrial Renewal Minister, Maurice Taylor, chief executive of Titan writes (French article with English letter) that it would be stupid to buy any factory in France since workers don't really work full time. He'd rather buy cheap factories in India and China instead and import tires back to France. He writes, '"They get one hour for breaks and lunch, talk for three and work for three. I told this to the French union workers to their faces. They told me that's the French way!'"
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Indian Minister Says Telecom Companies Should Only Charge For Data
bhagwad writes "In the US, telecom carriers are trying their best to hold on to depleting voice revenues. Over in India, the telecom minister urged carriers to stop charging for voice calls and derive all their revenues only from data plans. Is this kind of model sustainable, where voice becomes an outmoded and free technology, and carriers turn entirely into dumb pipes which have no control over what passes over them? This is a step forward and hopefully will make Internet service more like a utility."
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