Sun Network In Strategic Alliance With Network18 To Form Sun18
July 21st, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sun Network has signed a strategic partnership deal with the leading news network Network18 Group to create a pan-India distribution company Sun18.Kalanithi Maran, the Chairman and Managing ... Read more...
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Government considering disinvestment in ONGC, IOC
July 15th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Petroleum Secretary S. Sundareshan Thursday indicated that the government was looking at offloading some of its share in ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation.
"Absolutely. It is an interesting ... Read more...
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Genelia crowned brand ambassador of the year
June 29th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Actress Genelia D'Souza has been crowned as the Brand Ambassador of the Year by CNBC AWAAZ Consumer Awards. Last year Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ sex scandals cost him $25m in endorsement deals
June 19th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 19 (ANI): Tiger Woods' sex scandal has cost his agency IMG 4.6 million dollars, according to sources.This means the disgraced golfer likely lost up to 25 million dollars ... Read more...
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Reliance Capital to buy 18 percent stake in Bloomberg UTV
June 16th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Reliance Capital, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Wednesday said it will acquire an 18 percent interest in business channel Bloomberg UTV.
''The investment will form part of ... Read more...
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Sky News: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to resign on Tuesday
May 12th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The Liberal Democrats on Tuesday said they are 'very close' on reaching a deal to form a new British government, while sources tell Sky News that ... Read more...
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Liberal Democrats say deal near on new British government
May 11th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The Liberal Democrats on Tuesday said they are 'very close' on reaching a deal to form a new British government.Liberal Democrats Deputy Leader Vince Cable told Sky News ... Read more...
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CNBC: Liberal Democrats and Conservatives reach deal to form new UK government
May 11th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- News reports on Tuesday indicated that the Liberal Democrats have reached a deal with the Conservatives to form a new British government, which would force Prime Minister Gordon ... Read more...
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Trader’s `b’ for `m’ error behind huge Dow Jones share plunge
May 7th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 7 (ANI): A trade error is believed to have been behind the Dow Jones Industries average and shares in Procter and Gamble and Accenture dropping overnight.Rumours swirled around ... Read more...
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Lexus GX 460 Unsafe: Given Rare CR “Don’t Buy” Label
April 14th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports from CNBC, Toyota has more issues than faulty break systems. That is because Consumer Reports has given the SUV a very rare "Don't Buy" ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd gets ‘Infrastructure Company of the year’ award
March 24th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 24 (ANI): Punj Lloyd, the global engineering, procurement, construction conglomerate has been conferred the coveted 'Infrastructure Company of the year' award at the Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2010 ... Read more...
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All schools in India to have an IT teacher, says Sibal
March 18th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) All secondary schools in India will have a computer teacher each and the central government will bear the related expenses, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ press conference is eagerly awaited
February 19th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, Feb 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ace golfer Tiger Woods' life had spiraled out of control, after his infamous Thanksgiving accident last year. Since then he had bidden adieu to golf, ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods to make a public statement on Friday
February 18th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, Feb 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After months of silence, Tiger Woods is all set to make a public statement on Friday. “Tiger will make a public statement Friday at 11 a.m. ... Read more...
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Report: Tiger Woods to make public statement on Friday
February 18th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Tiger Woods will make a public statement on Friday, according to CNBC on Wednesday. It would be his first public statement since his car accident last ... Read more...
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Westminster Dog Show 2010 Held Recently
February 16th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Here is a good news for all the dog lovers. The 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has already started. The show is popularly known as ... Read more...
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Mumbai attackers’ handler may be an Indian: Chidambaram
February 4th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The government Thursday admitted that at least one of the 26/11 terror handlers could be an Indian but the true identity of the person was yet ... Read more...
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Obama’s bank regulation is right: Vikram Pandit
February 1st, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Vikram Pandit, the Indian American CEO of Citigroup, says President Barack Obama's plans to regulate and limit the size of banks is the "right direction".
As the ailing ... Read more...
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Chinese used ‘flaws’ in Microsoft explorer to hack Google
January 16th, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) The Chinese managed to hack Google accounts of human activists and many businesses thanks to flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser, according to reports Friday.
Google has ... Read more...
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Deora meets Mukherjee on oil price hike, no decision taken
January 14th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Petroleum Minister Murli Deora, who met Thursday to discuss the proposed fuel prices hike, were unable to agree on the quantum ... Read more...
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No case for subsidising petrol, asserts ONGC (Lead)
December 14th, 2009 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) While ONGC chairman R.S. Sharma Monday said that there is "no case" for subsidising petrol, he hoped that the new expert committee will come out with a ... Read more...
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No case for subsidizing petrol, asserts ONGC
December 14th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Chairman of the state-run oil explorer, ONGC Ltd, R.S. Sharma said there was "no case" for subsidizing petrol.
The government had appointed a committee, headed by Kirit Parikh, ... Read more...
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Golf Digest cover features Tiger Woods and Barack Obama
December 10th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This can be quite embarrassing for Golf Digest, because the latest issue of Golf Digest features the infamous ace golfer Tiger Woods on the cover ... Read more...
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Touts The Deal With NBC Positive
December 4th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan BhaduriDec.04, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comcast CEO, Brian Roberts, is hopeful that the deal his company has signed with NBC Universal and GE will yield positive results in the near future. The ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods fine after accident : Agent
November 28th, 2009 - 4:24 am ICT by admin
Florida, Nov 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Golfer Tiger Woods is fine after an accident near his Isleworth, Florida home today according to his agent Mark Steinberg who told CNBC via email "He ... Read more...
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Tiger woods accident
November 28th, 2009 - 3:27 am ICT by admin
Florida, Nov 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American Golfer Tiger Woods was involved in an accident early morning at about 2:25a.m. near his Isleworth, Florida home.
Woods was reportedly taken to Health Central Hospital ... Read more...
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Corruption, arrogance caused Left’s debacle in Bengal: Bardhan
November 18th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Corruption, nepotism and arrogance are the three main reasons for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front's dismal show in West Bengal, said Communist Party of ... Read more...
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CPI-M) should take blame for Left’s drubbing: Bardhan
November 18th, 2009 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) With the Left parties continuing to suffer reverses in the November by-polls following a dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party of India (CPI) general ... Read more...
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Government making consultations on gas price hike
November 13th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The petroleum ministry has started inter-ministerial consultations to hike the regulated price of gas sold by the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India ... Read more...
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India has thermonuclear capabilities: NSA
September 20th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India has thermonuclear capabilities, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan has emphasised, saying the scientists who raised doubts about the 1998 nuclear tests in Pokhran had personal motives ... Read more...
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India seeks out Britain, France, Russia over NPT, CTBT
September 20th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India is concerned about a proposed UN Security Council resolution urging countries to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ... Read more...
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Obama’s `jackass’ remark about Kanye West was off the record, says CNBC
September 16th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep.16 (ANI): President Barack Obama's `jackass' remark about Kanye West were off the record, claimed John Harwood, CNBC's chief Washington correspondent."The custom in television, as I understand it, is that ... Read more...
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Obama called Kayne West ‘jackass’ for interrupting Taylor Swift’s speech
September 15th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 15 (ANI): US President Barack Obama called singer Kanye West "jackass", for interrupting Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards.ABC spokesperson Terry Moran had posted the leader's off ... Read more...
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President Obama Calls Kanye West “Jackass”
September 15th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The Taylor Swift-Kanye West fiasco that was the focal point of the MTV 2009 VMA night has had a widespread reach if the ensuing consequences are an example. It seems ... Read more...
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More work days under job scheme planned for drought areas: Pawar
August 26th, 2009 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) To help mitigate sufferings caused by the drought, the government is mulling to provide more than 100 days of jobs assured to villagers under United Progressive ... Read more...
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