Canon eyes Rs.150 crore revenue from brand stores
September 19th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Leading camera-maker Canon is planning to have 100 exclusive brand stores in India by the year-end and is eyeing a revenue of Rs.150 crore from them, ... Read more...
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Indian bank opens branch in South Africa
September 13th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 13 (IANS) State-owned Bank of India (BoI) has opened its first branch here in a move to enhance the relationship between South Africa and India while contributing ... Read more...
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Vinod Tharani plans to sign Jacqueline for directorial debut
August 14th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Acting guru Vinod Tharani, who has coached the likes of Deepika Padukone and Amy Jackson, wants to cast his student, Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez, ... Read more...
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UP plans to set up milk plant in Lucknow
August 8th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday sought a detailed report from the state dairy federation for setting up a five lakh litres a day milk plant in ... Read more...
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Mayawati statue vandalised in Lucknow, BSP stages protests (Lead)
July 26th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists held demonstrations across Uttar Pradesh Thursday after a life-size statue of former chief minister and party supremo Mayawati was vandalised ... Read more...
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Bankers ask RBI to ease liquidity
July 9th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Top bankers Monday urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease liquidity in the banking system to help revive industrial growth.Executives of leading lenders ... Read more...
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Punjab’s elite-60 under HC lens over land dealings (Punjab Newsletter)
May 25th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) The makers and custodians of policy and rules in Punjab have also turned out to be the biggest violators. The greed of acquiring prime land in ... Read more...
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Two killed in Allahabad blast
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, May 23 (IANS) Two children aged between 8-10 years were killed and over a dozen injured Wednesday when a crude bomb went off here in Uttar Pradesh.Inspector General of ... Read more...
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India keen on long-term fertiliser supplies from Belarus
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) India and Belarus Wednesday concluded two-days of foreign office consultations here, during which New Delhi conveyed its interest in a long-term arrangement for potash fertiliser ... Read more...
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Estimated 57 percent turnout in UP third round: Poll panel
February 15th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The turnout in the third round of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday is estimated at 57 percent, Election Commission officials said."Fifty-six percent polling was ... Read more...
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Second phase UP polls: 36 percent higher voting than 2007
February 11th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The polling percentage in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Saturday may go up to 59 percent, the Election Commission said here, ... Read more...
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UP voter turnout 60 percent, may rise: Poll panel (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 60 percent voter turnout was recorded in Uttar Pradesh's first phase of assembly polls in 55 constituencies Wednesday and the figure is expected ... Read more...
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UP turnout 60 percent, may rise
February 8th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,Feb 8 (IANS) Sixty percent of the electorate voted in Uttar Pradesh's first phase of polling in 55 constituencies Wednesday, the Election Commission said here.
"Initial estimate is 60 ... Read more...
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70 percent polling in Punjab, 65 percent in Uttarakhand so far: EC
January 30th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) An estimated 70 percent polling was recorded in Punjab and 65 percent in Uttarakhand in assembly elections in the two states, the Election Commission said ... Read more...
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Over 75 percent polling expected in Manipur: Poll panel (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Over 75 percent voter turnout is expected in Manipur, where seven people, including an unidentified insurgent, have been killed in poll-related violence Saturday, the Election ... Read more...
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Over 75 percent turnout expected in Manipur: Poll panel
January 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Over 75 percent voter turnout is expected in Manipur, where seven people, including an unidentified insurgent, have been killed in poll-related violence Saturday, the Election ... Read more...
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India to talk with Indonesia on proposed coal export curbs
January 28th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Expressing concern over the proposed restrictions on export of certain grades of coal by the Indonesian government, India Saturday said it would try to find a ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: Delhi fightback against MP
December 6th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Railways' Nitin Bille, Saurashtra's Chirag Pathak, Punjab's Ravi Inder Singh and Karan Goel struck hundreds on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division ... Read more...
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IT components supply chain disrupted by Thai floods: MAIT
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Seeking the IT industry and consumers' support and patience in the severe shortage of hardware products, a manufacturers body Tuesday said that unprecedented rains and ... Read more...
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‘Indian CEOs can make good global leaders’
November 14th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Successful Indian CEOs, characterised by their "vision, resilience and ability to look at things through a bi-focal lens, with equal emphasis on the daily cash balance" ... Read more...
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Mother, children killed in fire
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A 33 year-old-woman and her three children were burnt to death when a leaking LPG cylinder caught fire and exploded in her house here, police ... Read more...
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Plan panel’s coal import projection could push prices
September 24th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) The Planning Commission's projection of importing 250 million tonnes of coal in the 12th Five Year Plan to meet the domestic demand-supply gap could further increase ... Read more...
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Fake degrees racket busted, three held
September 17th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 17 (IANS) Three people, accused of making fake educational certificates and degrees, were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, police said Saturday.Govind, Ankit and Rajendra -- all in ... Read more...
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High court back to work, investigations on
September 8th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Holding a tray of tea cups, 20-year-old Sonu and his friend made their way through police barricades and hordes of journalists outside Gate 5 of ... Read more...
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Sethi, Advani, Alok advance in senior national billiards
July 28th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) The big guns Pankaj Advani (PSPB), Geet Sethi (Gujarat) and defending champion Alok Kumar (PSPB) qualified for the knock-out stage of the senior National billiards championships ... Read more...
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Motorbike showroom gutted in Uttar Pradesh
July 18th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), July 18 (IANS) Motorcycles worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in a major fire that broke out in a two-wheeler showroom here Monday, police said. No casualty ... Read more...
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Elder Pharma to sell Indian brands in European market
June 7th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) Drug maker Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd will soon roll out its leading Indian brands in the European market through its subsidiaries in Britain and Bulgaria, to step ... Read more...
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Major fire in chemical factory, no casualties
April 20th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), April 20 (IANS) Goods worth Rs.40 lakh were destroyed as a major fire broke out in the warehouse of a chemical factory here Wednesday, police said. No ... Read more...
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Indian rescuers step up efforts to stabilise tsunami-hit Japan town
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 3 (ANI): The Indian rescue team that has taken charge of the search for people in the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit town of Onagawa in Japan, has reportedly taken out the body ... Read more...
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Krishna visits Japanese Embassy in Delhi
March 18th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna visited the Japanese Embassy here on Friday and offered his condolences to those killed in the powerful earthquake and tsunami that ... Read more...
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India advises against travel to Japan, Indian family refuses to leave
March 17th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IANS) An Indian family, located in the radiation exposure zone near Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant that is threatened with a meltdown, has refused to ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh visits Japanese Embassy in Delhi
March 17th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, visited the Japanese Embassy here on Thursday and offered his condolences to those killed in the powerful earthquake and tsunami ... Read more...
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India continuously monitoring situation in quake-hit Japan
March 17th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): India is continuously monitoring the situation in Japan, in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on March 11.The Ministry of External ... Read more...
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Indian family in exposure zone in Japan to be evacuated
March 17th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 17 (IANS) The Indian mission in Japan has located an Indian family stuck in the nuclear exposure zone and is in the process of evacuating them, Indian Ambassador ... Read more...
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15-year-old farm hand set afire for ’stealing’ peas
March 12th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jalaun (Uttar Pradesh), March 12 (IANS) All he wanted was some rest after a hard day's work in the field, so he took to a secluded corner without informing his ... Read more...
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