Mamata visits dengue patients, repeats tips to fight disease
September 6th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday paid a surprise visit to a private hospital to monitor treatment of dengue patients and for the second ... Read more...
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Kashmiri migrants protest, want free electricity
September 4th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) The Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) migrants living in Jagti Township on the outskirts of Jammu Tuesday launched a protest seeking free electricity supply.The migrants had been supplied ... Read more...
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Power-short Punjab changes office timings, ban ACs use
July 29th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) An acute shortage of power across the state has forced the Punjab government to announce Sunday that office timings in all government offices will be changed ... Read more...
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Panasonic India eyes Rs.25,000 crore turnover by 2015
June 25th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Panasonic India has set an ambitious target to emerge as a $5 billion (Rs.25,000 crore) turnover company within 2015 by drawing up investment plans worth $300 ... Read more...
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Season’s hottest day scorches Delhi, no relief in sight (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The maximum temperature in Delhi shot three notches above average to 44 degrees Celsius Friday, making it the season's hottest day so far. Saturday's weather ... Read more...
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Haryana goes into austerity mode, bans all new luxuries
May 10th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 10 (IANS) The Haryana government, as part of its austerity measures, Thursday banned all its officers from purchasing luxury items such as new cars, air-conditioners and expensive sofas ... Read more...
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From translation screens to ACs, gurdwaras go hi-tech (Feature)
May 2nd, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Amritsar, May 2 (IANS) The afternoon heat outside bothers none. As the gathering of the devout listens to hymns in air-conditioned comfort, the English translation of the lyrics appears on ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Alert employees save 64 newborns in Assam hospital
April 21st, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Timely intervention by intensive care unit employees saved 64 young lives from choking to death at a hospital here Saturday.A major tragedy was averted at the ... Read more...
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Air-conditioner sales to grow this summer
March 8th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Despite higher prices and confusion over the star rating system, this summer may be a "cool" one for air conditioner makers who are projecting around ... Read more...
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White roofs cool buildings
January 30th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Building roofs painted white are able to deflect heat and cool them by three percent on hot days, a study says.
"Reflective white paint on commercial ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Crummy Tis Hazari courthouse to finally get a facelift
December 29th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Air-conditioners, CCTV cameras, new furniture and amenities - Tis Hazari, Delhi's oldest district court complex, is in for a much needed facelift with the ... Read more...
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Fearing world’s end, he builds ark with AC
September 8th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) A Chinese man is convinced the world will end in 2012, and has hired workers to build an ark like that of the biblical Noah.The ark ... Read more...
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Reporters imprisoned in Libya
August 24th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tripoli, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of international journalists are being held in a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The journalists were in the city to cover the rebel ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
50 mn home appliances sold in China’s countryside
July 7th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 7 (IANS) Over 50 million home appliances were sold in China's countryside in the first half of 2011, the authorities said.It took place under a policy to promote ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Power shortage hits Shanghai
June 20th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, June 20 (IANS) Shanghai, one of China's key economic powerhouses, is bracing for a major power shortage this summer, a media report said Monday.The administration has urged the shopping ... Read more...
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Pakistanis face up to 16 hours of power outages
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 23 (IANS) Pakistanis had to go without electricity for up to 16 hours Friday following power shut-offs and outages due to a shortfall of over 5,000 MW, a ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Japan nuke plant explodes
March 12th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar. 12 (ANI): Japan's Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant exploded on Saturday, a day after a massive earthquake damaged the facility's cooling system.The Fukushima No 1 plant is located about 250 ... Read more...
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Samsung launches 3-day all-India free service camp
March 10th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Electronics major Samsung India Thursday launched a three- day-long free service camp across the country from March 11 for its cooling products including air-conditioners and ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Two sent to judicial custody till March 19
March 5th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Shekhar M. Deorukhkar, close aide of former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, and businessman Binu Nanu, MD of two private firms, were ... Read more...
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CBI raids premises of CWG officials (Lead)
February 18th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Premises of senior officials of the Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) were Friday raided in the capital by the CBI for suspected ... Read more...
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CBI raids CWG offices
February 18th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday conducted raids at several locations in the capital in connection with irregularities in overlays contracts for the 2010 Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Hitachi to double its India turover by 2013
February 9th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Japanese consumer durables major Hitachi Wednesday said that it expects turnover in India to double and reach $2 billion by 2013."I expect our business in India to ... Read more...
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Hitachi eyes 10 pc market share in AC segment in 2011
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Air-conditioner maker Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (India) Ltd (HHLI) is eyeing 10 percent market share in volume in the country this year, a top company executive said ... Read more...
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Pakistan government reverts to six-day week
November 17th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) The Pakistan government has ended the five-day week that was introduced as an energy saving measure.Dawn Wednesday reported that from Nov 27, the country will revert to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Samsung India to expand Chennai facility at Rs.350 crore
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) The Indian subsidiary of South Korean electronics major Samsung will expand its facility near here to make mobile phones and accessories, consumer electronics and information technology hardware at ... Read more...
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Sonam to endorse Electrolux home appliances
October 4th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Bollywood actress and style icon Sonam Kapoor has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Electrolux home appliances.The 25-year-old will be endorsing the company's refrigerators, washing ... Read more...
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Indian athletes move into Games Village (Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The first batch of Indian athletes Thursday checked into the Commonwealth Games Village which has come in for severe criticism after many nations said the conditions were ... Read more...
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Proud on meeting ozone targets before time: Jairam Ramesh
September 16th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 16 (IANS) Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh Thursday expressed faith in India's ability to meet the targets set to control the depletion of the ozone ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Government may incentivise use of “smart” metres
August 31st, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The government is likely to incentivise the use of smart metres at homes, enabling users to monitor their power consumptions in real time and save on electricity ... Read more...
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Factfile on CWG organising committee’s defence against media charges
August 4th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Factfile on the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's defence against media charges of extravagant expenditure.
Media charges:* A toilet paper roll bought by OC for Rs.3,750.* Treadmills hired at Rs.9 lakh each.* ... Read more...
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No extravagant expenditure, deals transparent: CGOC
August 4th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Wednesday came out with a detailed explanation of the expenditure on overlays, vehemently denying charges of inflated quotations and payments.
CGOC secretary ... Read more...
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Manufacturing industries log double-digit growth in Q1: CII
July 17th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Majority of the country's manufacturing industries registered double-digit growth in the first quarter of this fiscal, a survey conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and ... Read more...
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Ranbir Kapoor finally throws his first party
July 7th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) It looks like childhood friend and director Siddharth Anand can make Ranbir Kapoor do things which no one else can. He made Ranbir throw ... Read more...
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Ranbir Kapoor’s Hush-Hush, First Party
July 7th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): On Saturday, Ranbir Kapoor threw his first- ever bash at his bungalow Krishna Raj in Pali Hill.It looks like childhood friend, director Siddharth Anand can ... Read more...
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Looted goods from US, NATO trucks openly being sold in Peshawar market
June 25th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, June 25(ANI): Looted goods from U.S. and NATO supply convoys en route to military bases in Afghanistan, can be brought at cheap prices from a black market in Peshawar, a city ... Read more...
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