Microsoft redesigns Windows logo
February 18th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Feb 18 (IANS) Microsoft Friday announced that it was redesigning the logo of Windows software, making a fundamental change to the iconic four-colour Windows logo users have been ... Read more...
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Government has key role in primary education: Stiglitz
January 15th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz feels that government should play an important role in providing primary education as it enables the poor to have access to ... Read more...
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Amid tough times, Citibank to cut 4500 jobs
December 7th, 2011 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) US banking giant Citigroup, led by Indian-American Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, is set to lay off about 4,500 employees over the next few months to ... Read more...
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Credit card number falls as banks get cautious
November 17th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The number of active credit cards in India has dropped by almost 35 percent in the last three years as banks withdrew cards from ... Read more...
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Deven Sharma to step down as S&P;’s chief (Lead)
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Pressure from the US government over the country's credit rating downgrade finally seems to have compelled rating agency Standard & Poor's to let go of Deven ... Read more...
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Deven Sharma to quit as S&P;’s chief
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Deven Sharma, the Indian origin president of Standard & Poor's, the rating agency that shot into global prominence after the historic downgrade of the US debt ... Read more...
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US wallows in debt but its firms hoard $2 trillion in cash
August 8th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) Corporate America led by Citibank, headed by Indian American chief executive Vikram Pandit, is sitting on a colossal $2 trillion in cash. Of this, $1.4 ... Read more...
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Indian, foreign firms eye growing Indian gay market
July 3rd, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) T-shirts and mugs with cheesy slogans, targeted marketing campaigns and even a specialised travel boutique... gays might still be taboo in much of India ... Read more...
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China state fund eyes Facebook stake
July 2nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 2 (IANS) A state-owned fund in China is reportedly interested in buying a stake in social network Facebook, said a media report.A source told US business magazine ... Read more...
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India will be world’s second largest trader by 2050: Citibank
June 24th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (IANS) In less than 40 years India will overtake the US as the world's second-largest trading nation, pushing today's superpower into third place and Europe in to ... Read more...
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Indian firms hiring workers in North America: Report (Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) India's outsourcing giants, faced with rising wages at home, are looking for growth opportunities in the US with many of them hiring workers in North America, ... Read more...
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Indian companies hiring workers in North America: Report
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) Faced with rising wages at home, India's outsourcing giants have looked for growth opportunities in the US with many of them hiring workers in North America, ... Read more...
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Paes, Nicole Faria to ride in BSA Hercules India Cyclothon (With Images)
April 21st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Sportsmen Leander Paes, Viren Raquinha and Karun Chandok, Mumbai MP Milind Deora and model Nicole Faria will be among the 6,000 people expected to participate in ... Read more...
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Just take gossips with pinch of salt: Preeti’s mantra
April 10th, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Her first film is yet to hit the screens, but Preeti Desai is making news owing to her alleged affair with Bollywood actor Abhay Deol. ... Read more...
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Citibank scam: Puri’s father sent to police custody
April 5th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 5 (IANS) Raghuraj Puri, the father of Shivraj Puri who is the prime accused in the Rs.400-crore Citibank scam, was Tuesday sent to two days' police custody by ... Read more...
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Now, a credit card that ‘talks’ to you!
March 11th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 11 (ANI): One would think the credit card would be hard to improve upon, but how about a card that talks to you?Created by Dynamics Inc., they will also be ... Read more...
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Beer is no longer thirst quencher of Aussies
February 22nd, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): The sale of beer in Australia has gone down dramatically in the past 12 months, and the wet weather, metrosexual men, changing tastes and rising living costs are ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Victim seeks to withdraw complaint
January 24th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 24 (IANS) In a new twist in the Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud, one of the high-profile victims Monday announced he was withdrawing his complaint against senior bank officials including ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud accused sent to 14 days judicial custody
January 15th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 14 (IANS) Citibank relationship manager Shivraj Puri, accused of masterminding a Rs.300 crore fraud, was Friday sent to 14 days judicial custody in what is being called one of the ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Hero official’s police custody extended
January 8th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 8 (IANS) Sanjay Gupta, a top official of the Hero Group arrested in the Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud case, was Saturday sent to seven days' police custody by a local ... Read more...
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Rs.300-cr Citibank fraud accused gets six more days in remand (Roundup)
January 6th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Gurgaon, Jan 6 (IANS) Citibank manager Shivraj Puri, accused of masterminding a Rs.300 crore fraud, was handed a further police remand of six days from Thursday as the markets watchdog started to ... Read more...
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Citi banker accused of Rs.300 crore fraud gets six-day police remand
January 6th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 6 (IANS) Citibank manager Shivraj Puri, accused of masterminding a Rs.300 crore fraud, was handed a six-day police remand Thursday. "Puri was produced in court and he has been remanded ... Read more...
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Several parties involved in Citibank fraud, says Aggarwal
January 5th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Jan 5 (ANI): Sanjeev Aggarwal, who is the first complainant in the Rs. 300 core Citibank fraud, on Wednesday asserting that the fraud is a systemic failure said several parties are ... Read more...
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Net widens on alleged Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud case (Roundup)
January 5th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 5 (IANS) The Hero group Wednesday said two more of its executives may have been involved in the Rs.300-crore Citibank scam even as the businessman who charged the bank's global ... Read more...
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Two more executives may be involved in Citibank fraud: Hero
January 5th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 5 (IANS) After suspending its associate vice-president Sanjay Gupta for his alleged involvement in the Rs.300 crore Citibank scam, Hero Group said Wednesday it has identified two more executives who ... Read more...
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‘Top brass involved in Citibank fraud’
January 5th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 5 (IANS) A day after filing a complaint of cheating against the top brass of the US-headquartered Citibank in the Rs.300 crore scam at its branch here, Sanjay Aggrawal, managing ... Read more...
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First complaint lodged in Citibank fraud case, top brass named (Second Lead)
January 4th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (IANS) A businessman Tuesday filed a cheating complaint against Citibank and 11 others, including Citigroup's chief executive officer Vikram Pandit and manager Shivraj Puri, and sought the recovery of ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Gurgaon Police registers FIR against Citi Group CEO Pandit
January 4th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (ANI): Gurgaon Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Citi Group CEO Vikram Pandit and ten other officials in the cheating case worth around Rs. 300-crore pulled off by ... Read more...
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First complaint lodged in Citibank fraud case (Lead)
January 4th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (IANS) A businessman Tuesday filed a cheating complaint against Citibank and 11 others, including manager Shivraj Puri, and sought the recovery of Rs.32 crore invested by him, police said.The ... Read more...
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Citibank fraud: Gurgaon Police summons Puri’s parents for interrogation
January 4th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (ANI): Gurgaon Police has summoned suspended Citibank manager Shivraj Puri's parents for questioning in the cheating case worth around Rs. 300 crore.Earlier on Monday, the police took into its ... Read more...
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Citibank manager’s parents summoned by police
January 4th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 4 (IANS) Raghuraj and Deeksha Puri, parents of Citibank manager Shivraj Puri who is accused of masterminding a Rs.300 crore fraud, were summoned by the police Tuesday to help in ... Read more...
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Top Hero Group official held in Citibank fraud (Fourth Lead)
January 3rd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 3 (IANS) Sanjay Gupta, a top official of the Hero Group, was Monday arrested for his alleged connivance in defrauding Citibank customers, including his own company, of an estimated Rs.300 ... Read more...
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Hero Group official held in Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud (Third Lead)
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 3 (IANS) Sanjay Gupta, a top official of the Hero Group, was Monday arrested for his alleged connivance in defrauding Citibank customers, including his own company, of an estimated Rs.300 ... Read more...
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Top Hero Group official held in Citibank fraud (Second Lead)
January 3rd, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 3 (IANS) A top official of the Hero Group was Monday arrested for his alleged connivance in frauding Citibank customers, including his own company, of an estimated Rs.300 crore, police ... Read more...
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Hero Group official held in Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud (Lead)
January 3rd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 3 (IANS) Sanjay Gupta, the chief financial officer of Hero Corporate Ltd, was arrested here Monday for his alleged connivance in the Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud, police said.According to police, ... Read more...
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