Scottish graduates told to dumb down their CV’s
July 27th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Edinburg, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scottish graduates have been told to ‘dumb down’ their CVs to find jobs. Job centre staff of Scotland says that employers do not want cleaners in their ... Read more...
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Sedentary life style invites heart diseases, cancers
March 1st, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 1 (IANS) Sedentary life is not only an invitation to obesity, but is also linked with something much worse - heart diseases and cancers, research said.Particularly overweight office ... Read more...
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Nurse held for reporting false pregnancies, deliveries
July 27th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, July 27 (IANS) Days after a scam was reported in a health centre in this Rajasthan district, a nurse has been arrested for recording false delivery details to swindle ... Read more...
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BT apology over Indian call center’s failure to understand Brummie
January 23rd, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): UK phone giant BT has apologized to Viv Tomkins, a Birmingham customer, after she claimed that the Indian call centre staff could not understand her accent."I couldn't believe ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
British woman gets frustrated with call to Mumbai
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) A British woman, who called up a television service provider to enquire about a bill, is claiming she was connected to a call centre in Mumbai, and she ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Overseas call centre workers’ spelling gaffes costing UK customers dearly
December 8th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): What's in a name, you ask? A lot, apparently. Research has shown that a slip of the keyboard from a call centre typist can cause serious issues for ... Read more...
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‘Is there train from Fiji to NZ’ among daftest questions from Oz tourists
November 9th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 09 (ANI): Is it possible for a call centre staff member to predict how many people would be in a hotel pool on Good Friday? Well, not really. But Aussie ... Read more...
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Headwear changing Indian conman took hefty fee to fool UK driving test examiners
August 13th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.13 (ANI): Indian origin Gageen Preet Singh, 35, adopted a variety of disguises to fool driving test examiners as part of his fraudulent 'test taking' businessHe used to charge thousands of ... Read more...
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For the love of the game in the United States
September 28th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Ishaan PrakashWashington, Sep.28 (ANI): "Dude, this is just a league game, not a final of the World Cup or something but God knows my hands are sweaty and my legs cannot ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
One held in Anoushka Shanker blackmail case
September 20th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Sunday arrested a Mumbai based person for blackmailing legendary musician Pundit Ravi Shanker's daughter, Anoushka.A Mumbai based person, who claimed ... Read more...
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Brit Indian newsagent claims UK bank ‘fleeced’ him of over 7000 pounds
July 30th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): A Brit Indian newsagent, Mukund Patel, has charged the Barclays Bank of fleecing him of over seven thousand pounds.Seventy-two-year-old Patel claimed that only did the bank take ... Read more...
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BT to return 2,750 Indian call-centre jobs to Britain: report
July 16th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) British Telecom will bring back at least 2,000 call-centre jobs from India to Britain as it prepares to close about half its customer service operation in the subcontinent, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘Green’ roofs differ in capacity to cool interiors
August 14th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Increased awareness of water and energy conservation has necessitated interest in vegetated roofs; but not all of them have the same capacity of cooling interiors or garnering rainwater, ... Read more...
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Now, an Indian website for BPO matchmaking - Bposhaadi.com!
August 10th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): The taboo of having unsociable working hours retracts many Indian males from marrying female call centre executives. But this won''t be the scene anymore, thanks to Bposhaadi.com ... Read more...
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Flip-flops, no coats are why childcare centres keep kids indoor
May 6th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Researchers at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Centre have identified some surprising reasons why child care centres keep kids indoor.The new study of outdoor physical activity at childcare ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US medical centre staff snooping on celebrity records
April 12th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by admin
London, April 12 (IANS) Employees at the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles have reportedly been snooping into the medical records of celebrities since 1995, claims a former worker. James Duckstand told ... Read more...
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Indian e-mails 10-year-old client database from Malaysian firm to his new employer
February 7th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, Feb.7 (ANI): An Indian national who resigned from a Malaysian IT company on December 3 last year to return home, has e-mailed a 10-year-old data-base containing clients accounts worth about ... Read more...
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4 out of 10 Brit workers believe they are over-qualified for their job
November 14th, 2007 - 8:06 am ICT by admin
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