"Handshake across the Himalayas"
India, China to study new ways to ease border tensions
India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday in his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just weeks after a military stand-off between the Asian giants in the Himalayas. Full Article | Slideshow
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MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Indian shares gained on Wednesday
on hopes the government will muster a majority in parliament in
a crucial vote on foreign direct investment in multi-brand
retail later in the day.
Shoppers Stop rose 6.9 percent, Pantaloon Retail
closed 4.06 percent higher, rallying on hopes of a
favourable outcome in Parliament.
Bank shares such as State Bank of India gained 1.6
percent after a senior executive said the Indian government is
likely to infuse $732 million in the bank.
The BSE index provisionally rose 0.31 percent, and
the NSE index added 0.3 percent.
(Reporting by Manoj Dharra; Editing by Prateek Chatterjee)
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