Odisha intensifies crackdown on chit-fund scams
September 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on chit fund scams in Odisha, police Wednesday raided the offices of a private company and detained three of its senior officials for ... Read more...
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Russian real estate major offers to invest in Punjab
September 12th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) A leading Russian real estate development company has expressed its interest in investing in Punjab's infrastructure sector, a state government spokesperson said here Wednesday."Boris Kiperman and ... Read more...
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Maruti’s Manesar plant: 16 cars made on second day
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 22 (IANS) The first lot of 16 cars was manufactured on the second day of the reopening of Maruti's plant at Manesar in Haryana Wednesday as more workers ... Read more...
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Maruti restarts Manesar plant with 400 workers (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 21 (IANS) The country's leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki restarted its Manesar plant, in Haryana, Tuesday with nearly 400 workers rejoining work, a company official said Tuesday."Nearly ... Read more...
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Maruti’s Manesar plant reopens after 34-day shutdown
August 21st, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Production restarted at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant Tuesday under heavy security more than a month after violence and rioting led to a shutdown of the ... Read more...
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Maruti management holds candlelight march
August 5th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 5 (IANS) The Maruti Suzuki management Sunday organised a candlelight march here to pay tribute to its senior executive Awanish Kumar Dev who was killed in the July ... Read more...
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Worldhotels to expand presence in India
July 12th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 11 (IANS) Germany-based global hospitality major Worldhotels plans to expand its presence in India.Announcing its tie-up with four-star Golkonda Hotel here Wednesday, the company officials said they would ... Read more...
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HDFC Standard Life COO quits
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 3 (IANS) Private life insurer HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd.'s executive director and chief operating officer Paresh Parasnis has put down his papers, said company and industry ... Read more...
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Defence canteen scam: Four accused in CBI custody
July 1st, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A special court here Sunday sent four accused in a corruption racket, involving officials of the canteen stores department (CSD) of the defence ministry and a ... Read more...
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CBI arrests four for defence canteen racket
July 1st, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The CBI has arrested four people and busted a corruption racket involving officials of the canteen stores department (CSD) of the defence ministry and a private ... Read more...
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18 injured in Andhra agrochemical plant fire (Lead)
June 30th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Eighteen workers of an agrochemical company were injured in a fire following an explosion at the plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district Saturday morning, police said.Fire ... Read more...
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Bug causes Twitter outage on Thursday
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The popular social networking and micro blogging site Twitter was hit by a bug on Thursday and a major outage happened.The Twitter users felt the aftereffects ... Read more...
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West Bengal government to provide land for industries
June 12th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Debunking reports that non-availability of land is hindering investment in the state, the West Bengal government Tuesday said it will provide land to investors who come ... Read more...
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Kerala IT firm launches software for medical professionals
June 4th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), June 4 (IANS) City-based Coresys Infotech Monday launched eClinician, the mobile version of its clinical decision support system (CDSS) on Android software, which will help medical professionals diagnose ... Read more...
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Angola workers crisis: Bihar asks PM to intervene
May 19th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Concerned over the safety of over 1,100 Indian workers, including those from Bihar, facing trouble in Angola, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Will swiftly resolve workers crisis in Angola: Krishna
May 18th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With over 1,100 Indian workers in trouble in Angola, Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday said all efforts for "swift resolution" of the ... Read more...
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India conveys concerns over workers unrest to Angolan envoy
May 17th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) In the backdrop of over 1,100 Indian workers' protest over pay-related issues in Angola, India Thursday called the southern African nation's envoy to South ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy boosts presence in Africa with malaria drug
May 11th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), May 11 (IANS) Leading Indian drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories has boosted its presence in the emerging market of Africa, introducing its new malaria-fighting drug Synriam and setting up ... Read more...
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‘Want to reopen closed Bengal unit: Dunlop India tells court’
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Tyre maker Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) Tuesday urged the Calcutta High Court to stay its earlier order of appointing a provisional liquidator as it wanted to ... Read more...
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Swiss International Hotels announce foray into India
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Switzerland-based hospitality brand, Swiss International Hotels & Resorts Tuesday announced its launch in India and South Asia.The 30-year-old Swiss hospitality brand is targeting 50 hotels in ... Read more...
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Indorama to invest Rs.1,000 crore in Himachal project
April 3rd, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Indorama Industries, which claims to be the largest producer of polyester in the world, Tuesday said that it is investing Rs.1,000 crore at its new plant ... Read more...
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Tata Steel, Wipro among world’s most ethical: Survey
March 18th, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Tata Steel and Wipro have been named among the world's most ethical companies by the American think tank, Ethisphere Institute, company officials said.These are the only ... Read more...
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Agra jewellers down shutters to protest silver heist
February 21st, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 21 (IANS) Jewellers and bullion merchants in Agra went on an indefinite strike Tuesday downing shutters to protest police failure to nab armed bandits who looted silver worth ... Read more...
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Driver booked after sand, not chemicals reach Germany
February 5th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 5 (IANS) A driver of a transport company in Punjab's Derabassi industrial town was booked for fraud after some chemical boxes shipped to Germany from India last month ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh legislator threatens to stop NMDC mining
January 29th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 29 (IANS) A ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in Chhattisgarh Sunday threatened to stop the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) from mining iron ore, saying the ... Read more...
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Company razes ancient temple in Noida
January 29th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 28 (IANS) Officials of a construction company allegedly razed an ancient temple, situated along Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, after beating up the priests there late Friday, police said Saturday. ... Read more...
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ONGC to set up gas-based fertilizer plant in Tripura
January 24th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 24 (IANS) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will set up a Rs.5,000 crore, gas-based fertilizer plant in Tripura to meet the growing shortage of urea, the ... Read more...
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Thousands swamp Auto Expo, exhibitors fret at chaos (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Chaos seemed to reign at the Auto Expo Friday as thousands of visitors thronged auto exhibitors' stalls at the Pragati Maidan, completely overrunning the venue, ... Read more...
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Thousands barge into Auto Expo, lead to chaos
January 6th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Chaos seemed to reign at the Auto Expo Friday as thousands of visitors thronged auto exhibitors' stalls at the Pragati Maidan, completely overrunning the venue, ... Read more...
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ONGC to set up n-plant, fertilizer unit, solar projects
December 29th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 29 (IANS) State-owned ONGC is to set up a slew of projects in the nuclear, fertiliser, solar, wind power and lighting sectors, a top company official said Thursday.A ... Read more...
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China’s e-commerce giant hives off reward points service
December 20th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) Alipay, China's leading third-party online payment platform and a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group, has spinned off its reward points service as a wholly-owned subsidiary to ... Read more...
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Singapore’s power demand falls in October
November 23rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 23 (IANS) Singapore's power demand in October fell by 3 percent year-on-year, reflecting a slowdown in economic activities, a media report said Wednesday.While the statistics were not yet ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Q2 losses at Rs.468 crore, board to meet again
November 15th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines, which continues to cancel many flights while struggling with an exodus of pilots and huge debts, Tuesday reported a net loss of Rs.468.66 ... Read more...
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Kingfisher board to chalk out rescue plan
November 14th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines' board is to meet here again Tuesday, after their Monday meet was inconclusive in chalking out a rescue plan for the carrier ... Read more...
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Bengal government to sort out JSW’s plant problems
October 29th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) The West Bengal government is committed to and will cooperate with JSW Steel Ltd, India's third largest steel maker, in sorting out problems for establishing a ... Read more...
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