Consortium to build Colombia’s largest dam
August 30th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) A consortium made up of Brazil's Camargo Correa S.A. and Colombian firms Constructora Conconcreto S.A. and Coninsa Ramon H. S.A. has been awarded a contract to ... Read more...
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Withdraw undergarment ad featuring roosters: ASCI
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Advertisers of Euro Fashion Innerwear were Wednesday asked by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) to withdraw an advertisement featuring roosters, saying it depicted the ... Read more...
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Fitch cuts Greece’s rating
May 18th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) International ratings agency Fitch has announced cutting Greece's credit rating from B- to CCC, citing the "heightened risk" that Greece could leave the euro zone.Recent Greek ... Read more...
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Fitch cuts Greece credit rating
May 18th, 2012 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) International ratings agency Fitch has cut Greece's credit rating from B- to CCC, citing the "heightened risk" that Greece could leave the euro zone.Recent parliamentary elections ... Read more...
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Brilliant Gayle century spearheads Jamaica win
October 23rd, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Goeorgetown (Guyana), Oct 23 (IANS/CMC) Discarded West Indies opener Chris Gayle sent the sternest of messages to his detractors by plundering a brilliant century to propel Jamaica to a convincing 134-run ... Read more...
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Brathwaite sole newcomer in Windies squad for Bangladesh
September 22nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), Sep 22 (IANS/CMC) Uncapped all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite was named in the West Indies 15-member squad for their upcoming One-Day International series in Bangladesh.The 23-year-old is the only complete ... Read more...
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Former Barbados all-rounder dies at 50
August 29th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados) Aug 29 (IANS/CMC) Former Barbados all-rounder Elvis Reifer passed away suddenly Saturday morning. He was 50.Reifer, a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a useful left-handed lower-order batsman, was one of ... Read more...
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Happy Birthday Carla Aunty
December 6th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.6 (ANI): Her birthday falls on the 23rd of December, but little children today at the Naz Foundation serenaded the French First Lady.Some twenty HIV positive children, aged ... Read more...
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Cosmos may provide clues to events before Big Bang
November 28th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 28 (ANI): Cosmos may provide some clues into events that happened before the Big Bang, according to an expert.Renowned cosmologist Roger Penrose said that the evidence of events that happened ... Read more...
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Chandigarh gets online eye donation service
September 6th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) In a bid to spread awareness and to remove inhibitions about eye donation, an online eye donation pledge service was launched here Monday.
Eminent theatre personality Neelam Mansingh inaugurated ... Read more...
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Australian academic asked foreign students for sex: Probe
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 2 (IANS) A former university tutor in Perth pressured a Chinese girl student and three other foreigners for sex in exchange of higher marks, Australia's corruption watchdog has said.
The former ... Read more...
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Oz academic sought sex from overseas female students in return for favours
September 2nd, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 2 (ANI): The corruption watchdog in Perth has found that a university academic has been pressurising three female overseas students for sex in exchange for higher marks.Former Curtin University of ... Read more...
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RBI suggests action against fake lotteries, prize money
August 18th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Aug 18 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked the state governments to crack down on fake lotteries and people offering fictitious prize money through SMS, email and letters, ... Read more...
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Probe sought into sexual harassment of 2 St Stephen’s students
April 27th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A student leader of Delhi University (DU) Tuesday requested Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental to take action in a case of alleged sexual harassment of two St Stephen's ... Read more...
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India to host world customs organisations conference
April 14th, 2008 - 9:15 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): India will host the 12th World Customs Organizations regional heads of customs administrations conference here today.Around 100 delegates comprising heads of customs administrations and observers ... Read more...
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