US federal budget deficit drops to $27.4 bn
February 11th, 2012 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The US federal government reported a budget deficit of $27.4 billion in January, the US Treasury Department said Friday.The figure is sharply lower than the reading ... Read more...
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Uninor revenue rises, parent firm writes down investment
February 8th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Uninor's revenue rose during the quarter ended December 2011 on an increased subscriber base while the parent company Telenor wrote down its investment of about ... Read more...
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China’s auto exports hit record high in 2011
February 8th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) China's auto exports hit 849,000 units last year, the highest level seen since the onset of the global financial crisis, data showed Wednesday.Statistics from the automobile ... Read more...
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BJP asks government to rethink Eurozone pact
February 6th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday urged the government not to go ahead with the proposed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) with the ... Read more...
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US unemployment rate edges down to 8.3 percent
February 4th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) The US unemployment rate edged down to 8.3 percent in January from 8.5 percent in December 2011, the Labour Department said Friday.Total US nonfarm payroll employment ... Read more...
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Canada over-estimates foreign trade: Think tank
January 20th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Jan 20 (IANS) Canadians over-estimate the value of their country's trade with the US, a major think tank says in a report.The Conference Board of Canada report, released Thursday, ... Read more...
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British sub-centre in Kerala to boost tourism
January 19th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 19 (IANS) The British deputy high commission is all set to open a sub-centre here to give a boost to trade and tourism, says a Kerala official, with ... Read more...
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China’s urban population outnumbers rural for first time
January 17th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) The number of people living in cities in China has exceeded those living in rural areas for the first time, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) ... Read more...
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US federal budget deficit reaches $137 bn in November
December 13th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) The US federal government reported a budget deficit of $137.3 billion in November, the US Treasury Department announced Monday.
That brought the total budget deficit of the ... Read more...
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Brinkley pledges to settle tax debt
December 6th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 6 (IANS) Former supermodel Christie Brinkley has vowed to settle her $500,000 tax debt insisting that she regrets not paying attention to her finances.The 57-year-old topped the ... Read more...
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Happy at 65 - courtesy sex!
November 21st, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) The more often married individuals above the age of 65 engage in sex, the more likely they are to be happy with both their lives and ... Read more...
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Toyota recalls 420000 vehicles over steering issue
November 10th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Toyota has announced the recall of about 420,000 vehicles because of steering problems. The giant automaker said they are recalling 550,000 vehicles around the world because of ... Read more...
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China’s foreign trade to top $3 tn
October 28th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS) China's foreign trade will surpass $3 trillion this year, accounting for 10.5 percent of the world's total, a senior official said Friday.This year marked the 10th ... Read more...
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Canada eyes EU trade deal to boost economy
October 18th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Oct 18 (IANS) Canada is moving closer to reaching a trade agreement with the European Union as the two sides started a new round of talks Monday, a Canadian ... Read more...
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China surpasses US as EU’s top trade partner
October 16th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS) Trade between China and the European Union (EU) totalled 35.6 billion euros ($49.4 billion) in July, allowing China to overtake the US as the EU's largest ... Read more...
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US unemployment rate remains at 9.1 percent
October 8th, 2011 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) US nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 103,000 jobs in September, but unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent for the third straight month, the Labour Department ... Read more...
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3,554 workers died in accidents
August 24th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A total of 3,554 workers died in accidents in the industries and manufacturing sectors in 2007-09, with Gujarat and Maharashtra accounting for most deaths, parliament ... Read more...
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Lightning strikes kill 17 in Orissa
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) At least 17 people, including six women, were killed in lightning strikes across Orissa with the coastal district of Ganjam accounting for four casualties, officials said ... Read more...
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US crisis may hit India’s exports: Rangarajan
August 1st, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The possible slowdown in the US economy as a result of the debt crisis will hit India's growth, C. Rangarajan, chairman of the prime minister's ... Read more...
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TEECL net profit up 24 percent in Q1
July 18th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Techno Electric and Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL), a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company focused on the power sector, Monday reported a net profit of ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man admits post office fraud in Britain
June 25th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) A 51-year-old man of Indian origin has pleaded guilty before a court of committing fraud at a post office in Britain, media reports said.Hasmukh Shingadia ... Read more...
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei released on bail
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 22 (IANS) Chinese artist Ai Weiwei who was detained on tax evading charges about two months ago was Wednesday released on bail, Xinhua reported.The Beijing police department said ... Read more...
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Toddlers given milk at bedtime likelier to become obese
May 5th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
London, May 5 (ANI): A new research has suggested that toddlers given milk at bedtime are far more likely to be overweight when they are older.US researchers who followed almost 7,000 children ... Read more...
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Web full of free programs to hack sites, bank details ‘at click of a button’
April 30th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 30 (ANI): IT experts have warned that easy-to-use programs that can access bank details and crash websites are multiplying online, resulting in an increase in attacks during the past year."The ... Read more...
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Wipro declares 200 percent final dividend for FY 2011
April 27th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 27 (IANS) Wipro has declared final dividend of Rs.4 for each share of Rs. 2 par value, amounting to 200 percent for fiscal 2010-11."With an interim dividend of ... Read more...
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Record number of women elected to Finland parliament
April 20th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, April 20 (IANS) A total of 86 women have been elected as members of parliament in Finland, setting a new record of proportion of women MPs in the house, ... Read more...
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90 percent happy with Delhi Metro
April 17th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Around 90 percent of commuters are satisfied with the quality of Delhi Metro services, according to a survey conducted by the company and released Sunday.A ... Read more...
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Goodricke looking to buy tea gardens in Africa
April 12th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Goodricke Group Ltd is looking to acquire tea gardens in African countries, a top company executive said Tuesday."Apart from domestic acquisitions, the company is also looking ... Read more...
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I am being made a Frankenstein: Jairam Ramesh
March 18th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh Friday said he is often "made a Frankenstein" by the Indian media for enforcing laws."I am surprised, and ... Read more...
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Friends brand death of Indian-origin student in Australia as “painful”
March 14th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Friends of Tosha Thakkar, an Indian-origin student who was sexually assaulted and killed before the murderer dispatched off her body into a canal in a suitcase, described her ... Read more...
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Bieber named as the most downloaded artiste
March 1st, 2011 - 5:34 am ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) The Justin Bieber fever seems to have spread across the globe as the teen sensation has become the most downloaded artiste across Asia, Europe and Latin America.According ... Read more...
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US trade deficit grew 33 percent in 2010
February 12th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS/EFE) The US ran a trade deficit of $497.8 billion in 2010, an increase of 32.8 percent over the previous year, the Commerce Department said Friday.Imports surged by 19.7 ... Read more...
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Brits spend more on wine than the French
January 13th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): Britons buy more wine than the French and drank nearly two billion bottles in 2010.Wine consumption in UK rose by 1.1 per cent in 2010 to 1.765 billion ... Read more...
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India decides to cast ‘chavanni’ to history
December 30th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) It had in any case lost whatever little value it had - now the Indian government has decided to withdraw it from circulation altogether. Come June 30, ... Read more...
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How virus triggers cervical and mouth cancer
December 15th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): Scientists have discovered an important new way in which the human papilloma virus (HPV) triggers cancer in what could lead to new treatments for cervical and mouth cancer.HPV ... Read more...
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