‘Declare Oct 2 as the National Volunteering Day’
September 21st, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Ten eminent personalities came together here Thursday to give their support and start the next big step in volunteerism in India by signing a petition ... Read more...
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Bengal minister meets Infosys top brass on stalled project
September 7th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Bengalore, Sep 6 (IANS) West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee, who held talks with the top brass of IT bellwether Infosys Thursday on its stalled project in the state, ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel seeks probe into Bt Brinjal (Second Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A parliamentary panel Thursday recommended a probe into the issue of Bt Brinjal, saying that adequate tests had not been carried out and the approval ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel seeks probe into Bt Brinjal (Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A parliamentary panel Thursday recommended a probe into the issue of Bt Brinjal, saying that adequate tests had not been carried out and the approval ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel seeks probe into Bt Brinjal
August 9th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A parliamentary panel Thursday recommended a probe into the issue of Bt Brinjal, saying that adequate tests had not been carried out and the approval ... Read more...
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Infosys has trained 100,000 graduates at Mysore campus
May 31st, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) IT bellwether Infosys has trained about 100,000 graduates in writing software codes and formulating algorithms at its global education centre in Mysore campus during the past ... Read more...
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British minister slams Pakistani men’s mentality
May 19th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) A British minister has hit out at the "small minority" of Pakistani men who view white girls as "fair game" for sexual abuse.Baroness Warsi, who is ... Read more...
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Adi Godrej is new CII president
April 18th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej has been elected as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2012-13.Godrej succeeds B. Muthuraman.Godrej is ... Read more...
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Infosys to set up second campus in Thiruvananthapuram
April 4th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) Infosys Limited, India's second largest IT company, Wednesday signed an agreement with Technopark for 50 acres of land for setting up a second campus in Technocity ... Read more...
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US, Europe on recovery path: Infosys Kris
March 8th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) Economies of the US and Europe were on recovery path and the macro environment for the Indian IT industry was looking better, Infosys co-chairman Kris S. ... Read more...
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Jubilant FoodWorks Q3 net profit rises 55.47 percent
February 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Jubilant FoodWorks (JFL), which operates pizza vendor Domino's, Wednesday reported a 55.47 percent increase in net profit at Rs.29.47 crore for the third quarter ended ... Read more...
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Infosys swaps global business heads
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 3 (IANS) Global software major Infosys swapped leadership positions in financial services and manufacturing business to enhance client servicing and broaden their experience, the IT bellwether said Friday.Global ... Read more...
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Porn industry may quit Hollywood over new law
January 19th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new measure in Los Angeles may result in the boycott of the major porn players in the industry in the city. Los Angeles is considered ... Read more...
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Aseefa to pick up slain mother’s flag: Zardari
December 28th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has said that his younger daughter Aseefa Bhutto will pick up the flag of her slain mother and former prime minister ... Read more...
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Bengal minister promises action against doctors sho fled
December 12th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Strict action will be taken against the AMRI doctors if they are found guilty of having fled during last Friday's fire tragedy leaving behind the patients ... Read more...
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Infosys’ Kolkata centre in six months
December 9th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) IT leader Infosys Friday said it has already paid Rs.75 crore for land for its proposed software development centre on the outskirts of the city and ... Read more...
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Infosys shifts focus on developing economies
December 9th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) IT giant Infosys is shifting its priorities to increase its revenues from the domestic market, as also other developing economies like China, Malaysia and South Africa ... Read more...
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Pakistani provincial minister quits
November 19th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Sharjeel Inam Memon, information minister of Pakistan's Sindh province, has resigned, a media report said Saturday.Memon tendered his resignation from the provincial cabinet to President Asif ... Read more...
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Muralitharan to play crucial role in Sri Lanka’s CWG bid
November 4th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 4 (IANS) Spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan is expected to play a key role in Sri Lanka' s bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Sri Lankan government ... Read more...
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G20 business leaders urge stable regulatory framework
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 3 (IANS) As G20 leaders struggled to find ways to resolve the Eurozone crisis, business leaders of these developed and developing economies, led by India ... Read more...
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De Niro to star in ‘Killing Season’
November 1st, 2011 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Actor Robert De Niro will team up with John Travolta to star in action movie "Killing Season".The 68-year-old will play an American military veteran in ... Read more...
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Striking Telangana employees arrested ahead of protest
October 23rd, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Nalgonda district of Telangana as police arrested scores of pro-Telangana striking government employees heading towards Nagarjuna Sagar to lay siege to a ... Read more...
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Telangana Congress leaders prepare ‘action plan’
October 18th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Congress party leaders from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Tuesday chalked out an action plan to achieve a separate Telangana state but said they would ... Read more...
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Audio recordings of Lokpal deliberations to be released
October 9th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The government is ready to provide an audio recording of the meetings of the joint drafting committee, comprising five ministers and five civil society ... Read more...
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Polar bear shot dead after it killed man
August 21st, 2011 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A polar bear that mauled a man to death in Russia's far eastern region has been shot dead along with two other bears, an official ... Read more...
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Louis Magazzu resigns after scandal
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Vineland, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Another politician has lost his job because of a nude picture that ended up online. Cumberland County's Louis N. Magazzu declared on Tuesday that he is stepping ... Read more...
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IOA rejects HI-IHF agreement
July 26th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has rejected the agreement reached between the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Hockey India (HI).IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Tuesday ... Read more...
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Indian hockey gets a breather with joint board (Lead)
July 25th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) have finally arrived at an "arrangement" to from a joint executive board.At a meeting with the sports ... Read more...
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Trailer of Glee 3D movie released
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The production of the Glee 3D movie is currently ongoing. It has been reported that the movie will have the technology provided by Cameron | Pace ... Read more...
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Telangana impact: Hyderabad loses global investors meet
July 21st, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) The demand for a separate state of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh has forced the state government to cancel the Global Investors Meet (GIM) that was ... Read more...
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Infosys to hire 45,000 techies this year
July 12th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 12 (IANS) Infosys Ltd, India's second largest IT bellwether, is back on hiring spree and plans to increase its headcount by a whopping 45,000 during this fiscal ... Read more...
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PPP to observe Benazir’s 58th birthday Tuesday
June 20th, 2011 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would observe Tuesday the 58th birth anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.The main ceremony will be held at the ... Read more...
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Need to bring PM under Lokpal, Bhushan writes to Mukherjee (Lead)
June 7th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Citing the possibility of a corrupt politician becoming the prime minister, anti-graft Lokpal Bill drafting panel co-chairperson Shanti Bhushan Tuesday wrote a 14-page letter ... Read more...
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Infosys braces to counter visa fraud charge in US
May 25th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) India's global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd. is reviewing its procedures to counter the charge of misusing B1 business visas to the US, a senior company ... Read more...
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Lokpal draft bill to be ready by June 30: Sibal
May 23rd, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A meeting of the joint drafting committee on the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill held here Monday decided to speed up consultations to keep the deadline ... Read more...
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