BSE SME exchange may come up by March-end
February 10th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The much-awaited Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) platform may come up before the end of this fiscal. It targets to list 500 ... Read more...
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Tutu calls for end to child marriages in Bihar
February 8th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Nobel laureate and anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa has expressed concern over the high rate of child marriages in Bihar and urged people, ... Read more...
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Government moots more manufacturing zones
February 7th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The government is proposing to set up five more National Manufacturing Investment Zones (NMIZs), in addition to the seven ready for implementation, to boost the sector's ... Read more...
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All websites should operate within Indian laws: Pilot
February 7th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 6 (IANS) All websites, including social media sites, would have to operate within the India laws and be responsible for hosting any content, Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Doritos ad is a hit during Super Bowl Commercial 2012
February 7th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Doritos claimed the Brand Bowl 2012 honor with its dog bribing ad. The add proved popular on the social media after it was aired during the ... Read more...
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Nottingham Forest owner found dead at home
February 5th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) English football club Nottingham Forest's owner Nigel Doughty, who stepped down as the club's chairman in October, was found dead at his home in Lincolnshire.The club ... Read more...
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Sahara’s pull out unfortunate: BCCI
February 4th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday termed Sahara's pull out from sponsorship and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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Beyonce offered $500 mn to judge ‘The X Factor’
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 3 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles is being offered a $500 million five-year deal to join the television music competition "The X Factor" as a judge.According to ... Read more...
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Russia to sell armoured vehicles to Indonesia
January 31st, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is set to sell up to 60 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Indonesia in a deal worth more than $100 million, Izvestia cited an ... Read more...
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Malaysia to give $35 mn for Bangladesh water project
January 31st, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 31 (IANS) Malaysia will give Bangladesh $35 million for a state Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) project that will generate an additional 150 million litres of water in ... Read more...
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Twitter can now block tweets by country
January 27th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country-by-country basis.In its blog, Twitter -- which had more ... Read more...
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Whitney Houston has spent her entire fortune
January 25th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Whitney Houston has spent all her fortune, Radar Online reports. The 48-year-old was once considered one of the highly paid artists of her generation.At the ... Read more...
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Russia to raise coal output to 430 mn tonnes
January 24th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will boost its coal output from last year's 330 million tonnes to 430 million tonnes by 2030 to meet the growing domestic and world ... Read more...
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Cabinet to resolve Montek-Chidambaram row over UIDAI
January 20th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Planning Commission Friday said it will take the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issue to the cabinet next week to resolve its ... Read more...
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Wipro’s IT outlook remains flat on marginal growth (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) Wipro Ltd Friday projected a flat revenue growth from its global IT services business in the fourth quarter (January-March) as sequential growth in the third quarter ... Read more...
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Havells’ China joint venture to make green lighting goods
December 26th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Havells India Monday said it has entered into a joint venture with China-based Shanghai Yaming Lighting to produce energy efficient and green lighting goods for ... Read more...
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Kobe Byrant’s divorce settlement to be more than Tiger Woods’ $100 million settlement with Elin
December 19th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Golfing ace Tiger Woods separated from his wife Elin a long time back and it has been rumored that Elin had walked away with a huge ... Read more...
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Apple’s Mac App Store downloads top 100 mn
December 13th, 2011 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Dec 13 (IANS) Over 100 million apps have been downloaded from Apple's Mac App Store since its launch in January, Xinhua reported."With more than 100 million downloads in ... Read more...
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Delta acquires minority stake in Brazilian airline
December 8th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Dec 8 (IANS/EFE) Delta Air Lines will pay $100 million for a "strategic" minority stake in Brazil's Gol, the two companies said Wednesday.Under the terms of the agreement, ... Read more...
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UAE rebuilds school in Swat
November 26th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Swat Valley (Pakistan) , Nov 26 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has opened its first school in Swat valley, as part of its Pakistan Assistance Programme directed by President Khalifa Bin ... Read more...
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UN needs more funds to end violence against women: Ban
November 24th, 2011 - 3:48 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for annual donations of $100 million to the UN Trust Fund to better finance the UN-led efforts to end ... Read more...
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Finance ministry okays FDI in multi-brand retail
November 17th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The finance ministry has approved the draft cabinet note that seeks to allow up to 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, sources ... Read more...
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Creating content for Youtube: Madonna’s new job
October 31st, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Pop singer Madonna and Jay Z will create their own video channels on YouTube as part of a new business venture to expand the website.According ... Read more...
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Highlights of manufacturing policy
October 30th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Salient features of the first national manufacturing policy:
-- Creation of 100 million additional jobs in the next 10 years.
-- Increasing the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25 percent by 2022 ... Read more...
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China mulls law for 100 mn mentally ill
October 25th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 25 (IANS) China is drafting a law that seeks to protect the rights of its 100 million mentally-disordered people and prevents the forced hospitalisation of healthy people.There are ... Read more...
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US visas for Indians rise
October 24th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Underlining the burgeoning India-US relationship, the US mission has issued over 490,000 non-immigrant visas to Indian tourists, students and businessmen in the last year, an ... Read more...
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Sutil wants early renegotiation of Force India contract
October 24th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Force India driver Adian Sutil said Monday he wants to renegotiate his contract with team boss Vijay Mallya at the earliest and not wait till ... Read more...
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Idea Cellular’s second quarter net down 48.5 percent
October 21st, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) Telecom major Idea Cellular Friday reported a decline of 48.53 percent in its net profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal due to high ... Read more...
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Two gene variants in dengue identified
October 18th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) Researchers have identified two genetic variants that increase chances of your being infected with severe dengue and some people's genetic make-up predisposes them to the infection. ... Read more...
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National Manufacturing Policy will create 100 mn jobs: CII
October 16th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The National Manufacturing Policy, recently cleared by a group of ministers (GoM), will increase manufacturing sector's contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) and create ... Read more...
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Hackers again target Sony, compromise more than 93,000 accounts
October 13th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A large number of hacking incidents on PlayStation Network (PSN), Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) and Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) services have forced Sony to freeze more than 93,000 ... Read more...
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UB Group sells stake in F1 team to Sahara
October 12th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Vijay Mallya-led UB Group Wednesday sold a stake of 42.5 percent in its Formula 1 team Force India to Subroto Roy-led Sahara Group, which will ... Read more...
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1.28 bn Chinese covered by medical insurance
October 12th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 12 (IANS) China's three basic medical insurances programmes currently cover 1.28 billion people, or 95.5 percent of the nation's total population, the government said Wednesday.The number of people ... Read more...
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300 of Pakistan’s 500 locomotives out of order
October 11th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Over 300 of Pakistan Railways' 500 locomotives are out of order, leading to a loss of a whopping nearly Rs.25 billion a year, authorities said.The lack ... Read more...
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100 mn Chinese farmers to migrate to urban areas
October 10th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) Over 100 million Chinese farmers are likely to migrate to urban areas over the next decade, Xinhua reported.According to the report titled "2011 Report on the ... Read more...
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