Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs
August 7th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Although more and more women are joining the workforce in India, a glass ceiling is keeping them away from top positions, women entrepreneurs feel.Participating ... Read more...
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Wall Street mixed on Fed’s modest action
June 21st, 2012 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 21 (IANS) US stocks ended mixed Wednesday on the Federal Reserve's modest monetary policy.The Fed said Wednesday that it will continue Operation Twist through the end of ... Read more...
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US-India remittance partnership formed
June 19th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A leading US financial services firm, Wells Fargo & Company, has joined hands with India's HDFC Bank to start a US-India remittance service.
Under an agreement ... Read more...
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Rajat Gupta’s fall ‘from lofty board room to lowly jail cell’
June 16th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 15 (IANS) The conviction Friday of the one-time poster boy of Indian business in America, Rajat Gupta, on charges of securities fraud marks yet another phase in ... Read more...
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Green tea business grows in India amid health awareness
February 26th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) More and more tea makers are adding green tea in their portfolio as consumers in India are developing a taste for the beverage for its many ... Read more...
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US firm to acquire DRDO’S technology for explosive detection kit
April 25th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): A USA based firm Crowe & Company (LLC) today entered into a licensing agreement with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to acquire the technology of explosive ... Read more...
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More Americans want a new president than Obama to be re-elected: Fox News poll
April 8th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): A Fox News poll has revealed that forty eight percent of American voters think the country would be better off with a new president. Only 44 percent think ... Read more...
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One in four Americans doubt Obama was born in US: Fox News poll
April 8th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): Nearly one in four Americans believe that President Barack Obama was not born in the US.Only "natural born citizens" are eligible to be president under the US Constitution.A ... Read more...
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Gaddafi keener to stay in power than Obama to oust him says Fox News Poll
April 7th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.7 (ANI): Nearly one in six Americans think Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is determined to stay in power.According to a Fox News poll, 57 percent of voters think Gaddafi is ... Read more...
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Selling LiLo’s theft tape views online won’t affect trial: Prosecutor
April 1st, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 1 (ANI): The prosecutor in the Lindsay Lohan case has said that the fact that the alleged jeweler may be selling views of the surveillance video online would not ... Read more...
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Fox News Poll: Voters give mixed reviews for Obama’s economy recovery efforts
February 11th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.11 (ANI): A Fox News poll released Thursday shows that while about half of the American voters think the "worst is over" (48 percent), the same number -- 48 percent -- ... Read more...
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Americans Might Have To Work Through Retirement, Survey Reveals
December 9th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wells Fargo & Company has recently come up with a survey that states that most of the Americans would likely have to work in their retirement ... Read more...
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Hollywood Publicist Ronni Chasen’s Murder Remains A Mystery
November 20th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Veteran Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was shot dead earlier this week while she was returning from the premiere of the movie "Burlesque" in her Mercedes-Benz E-350. ... Read more...
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Ronni Chasen’s Murder Shocks Hollywood
November 17th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ronni Chasen, the 64 year old veteran Hollywood publicist, who ran her own PR firm, Chasen & Company and was responsible for organizing several successful high ... Read more...
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Nude bust of Stephanie Seymour to go under the hammer
October 15th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 15 (ANI): A nude bust of Stephanie Seymour, which was produced in edition of three, is about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.The sculpture, by smart-ass Italian ... Read more...
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Champagne Producers Aim For Diminishing Pollution
September 1st, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous Champagne industry of France is all set to reduce the carbon dioxide pollution that tales place during the making and transportation of the drink. ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Gulf Oil leak could take years to subside, would poison aquatic life for years to come
May 14th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): If efforts fail to cap the leaking Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico oil could gush for years-poisoning coastal habitats for decades, experts say.Last week ... Read more...
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London law firm offers Christmas gifts: Divorce vouchers!
December 18th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Lloyd Platt & Company, a London-based law firm is offering unhappy couples what it claims a "must have" Christmas present - divorce gift vouchers.The firm says it has ... Read more...
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World Economic Forum Celebrates 25 Years in India
November 8th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.8 (ANI): Marking 25 years of ties with India, the Co-Chairs of the India Economic Summit highlighted India's success as a globally competitive economy and for weathering the current financial ... Read more...
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Charles Dickens love-child rumour diamond ring fetches PS26k at auction
February 24th, 2009 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): A controversial diamond ring that is part of Charles Dickens love-child rumour has fetched 26,000 pounds at an auction.The 0.9-carat ring is regarded as final evidence that ... Read more...
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Vijay Mallyas UB Group gets nod to amalgamate Shaw Wallace
January 16th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan.16 (ANI): Vijay Mallya-promoted United Spirits on Friday said that it has received approval from the High Court at Calcutta for Shaw Wallace & Companys merger with its group.
Shaw Wallace, ... Read more...
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Govt.sponsored research and development key to achieving technological excellence: Kumar
November 18th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.18 (ANI): Government-sponsored research and development for the private sector is essential for providing a push to technological excellence in India''s manufacturing sector, said Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Minister of ... Read more...
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