Vera Wang announces separation from her husband Arthur Becker
July 12th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fashion designer Vera Wang and her husband Arthur Becker have decided to part ways. They have had been married for 23 years. They also have 2 ... Read more...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica no more in print
March 14th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) The iconic Encyclopaedia Britannica has announced the end of its 32-volume print edition in a bid to focus more on the online version.The move will put ... Read more...
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Regency Ceramics declares lockout at Yanam unit
February 1st, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Floor tiles major Regency Ceramics Ltd Wednesday declared a lockout at its unit in Yanam, Puducherry, which was burnt down during last week's labour unrest.A three-page ... Read more...
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Cuba working on anti-cancer treatment using scorpion venom
November 30th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Nov 30 (IANS/EFE) Cuba is working on four research projects on anti-cancer treatments using the venom of a type of scorpion that is endemic to the island, government officials ... Read more...
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Japan quake threatens Toyota’s position as top car maker
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 23 (ANI): Toyota's position as the world's top automobile company is likely to be affected by Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami.The company announced yesterday that global car production would not ... Read more...
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Japan n-plant operator told to compensate residents
April 15th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 15 (IANS) The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant must pay one million yen ($12,000) to each household displaced or forced indoors by the nuclear accident ... Read more...
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Reliance Brands to open 37 more stores by December
March 8th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Reliance Brands, a part of Reliance Industries, will open 37 new stores in nine cities in India by December this year, a top executive of the ... Read more...
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Mitsubishi may assemble its next sedan in Bangladesh
February 10th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Japanese auto giant Mitsubishi may assemble its next sedan car in Bangladesh, the company's chief said here. "We (Bangladesh government and Mitsubishi) have agreed to study the possibility ... Read more...
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BMW India’s record sales in October
November 28th, 2010 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) BMW India, a subsidiary of German luxury car maker BMW, has sold a record 753 cars in October, the company president said here Saturday."Last month (October) we had ... Read more...
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Japanese company invents ’submarine’ to stop typhoons
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): A Japanese company has invented a submarine that can purportedly stop a typhoon in its tracks, by diving in its path, and pumping cold water to the surface.Ise ... Read more...
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Sistema Shyam expects 10 mn user base by December
March 25th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), a joint venture between Russian conglomerate Sistema and India's Shyam group, expects the user base of its MTS brand to reach 10 million ... Read more...
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Waste Management President Larry O’Donnell Appears In New Reality Show
February 8th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This is surely an experience that Larry O'Donnell, President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Waste Management, would not forget in this lifetime. A brand new ... Read more...
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Emanuel Ungaro boss’ resignation has nothing to do with LiLo
December 21st, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 21 (ANI): French fashion label Emanuel Ungaro's top boss Mounir Moufarrige, who has resigned from his job, has clarified that the step has nothing to do with Lindsay Lohan's ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications unveils one paisa per SMS
November 27th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications Friday unveiled new text messaging tariffs -- one paiss per message and unlimited messages at Re.1 per day -- for its GSM and CDMA ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan’s fashion line hailed a commercial success
November 27th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 27 (ANI): Fashion critics may have slammed Lindsay Lohan's clothing collection an 'embarrasment', but it has been hailed as a commercial success.The 'Mean Girls' star created a line for ... Read more...
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Indian retail market to reach $535 bn by 2013: Report
November 26th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) India's retail market is expected to reach $535 billion by 2013, says a report on fashion and lifestyle franchises released here Thursday.
"With anticipated $30 billion fresh investment ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd rejigs operations
November 11th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Engineering and construction group Punj Lloyd Wednesday announced a major restructuring in its operations.
The company Wednesday said it will decentralise its operations in various regions to empower ... Read more...
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Texmaco to make Metro coaches with Japanese firms
July 23rd, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) KK Birla group company Texmaco Ltd is in the last leg of finalising a joint venture with three Japanese companies led by Kawasaki to make Metro rail coaches, ... Read more...
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Bashas Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization
July 14th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
Bashas' loyalists have a lot more worries on their hands now, as reports seem to suggest that Bashas' Inc. has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in an US Bankruptcy Court on ... Read more...
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Havells in expansion mode, targets Rs.500 crore from exports
June 17th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), June 17 (IANS) Electrical and power equipment major Havells India is expanding its switchgear business to take its export earnings from Rs.150 crore to Rs.500 crore in the next ... Read more...
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Bombardier’s profit dips 31 percent on cancelled orders
June 4th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 4 (IANS) Canada's Bombardier, the world's third largest maker of civilian aircraft, Wednesday reported 31 percent drop in its profits for the first quarter.
Attributing the decline in its income to ... Read more...
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Sistema Shyam hoping to sell IT infrastructure to IBM (Lead)
May 21st, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Pupul Dutta
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Telecom operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices is planning to outsource a portion of its Internet infrastructure to global IT behemoth IBM, and hopes to sew up the ... Read more...
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Sistema Shyam launches CDMA services in Kolkata
May 21st, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Pupul Dutta
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Telecom operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices, a joint venture between Russia's Sistema and India's Shyam group, Thursday launched its CDMA services for the West Bengal circle, ... Read more...
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Weird antics for the camera
April 21st, 2009 - 1:41 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Reality TV can do all sorts of crazy things in front of the world- getting married, crocodile tears, fights, giving birth, even funerals now.Now Britain's Got Talent's unique finding Susan Boyle, the ... Read more...
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Susan Boyle offered $1m to lose virginity on camera
April 20th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 20 (ANI): Britain's Got Talent's unique finding Susan Boyle, who has taken the world's breath away with her voice, has been offered 1 million dollars to lose her virginity on ... Read more...
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Sistema Shyam launches mobile phone services in Tamil Nadu (Lead)
March 26th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 26 (IANS) Sistema Shyam Teleservices, the joint venture between India's Shyam group and Russian telecom major Sistema SSA, Thursday launched its CDMA technology-based mobile services in 373 towns of Tamil ... Read more...
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Shyam Sistema launches CDMA services in Tamil Nadu
March 26th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 26 (IANS) Sistema Shyam Teleservices, the joint venture between India's Shyam group and Russian telecom major Sistema SSA, Thursday launched its CDMA mobile services in 373 towns in the Tamil ... Read more...
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Shyam Sistema CDMA services in Chennai, Kerala this month
March 23rd, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Pupul Dutta
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Shyam Sistema Teleservices (SSTS), the joint venture between telecom equipment manufacturer and service provider Shyam Group and Russian telecom major Sistema SSA, will launch ... Read more...
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Ford India looking at export markets to plan expansion
February 20th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Feb 20 (IANS) Car manufacturer Ford India that plans to roll out a small car on an outlay of $500 million, is currently studying overseas markets to finalise its engine and ... Read more...
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BlackBerry unveils ‘Bold’ version, to hit market soon
May 13th, 2008 - 9:47 am ICT by admin
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, May 13 (IANS) To broaden its 14-million customer base, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, based at Waterloo near here, Monday unveiled a new and sleeker version of the wireless ... Read more...
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Nikki Sixx now a record label president
May 12th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Motley Crue rocker Nikki Sixx has been appointed president of independent record company Eleven Seven Records.Companys founder Allen Kovac said that it was because of Sixxs rock ... Read more...
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Iran ready to sign IPI gas pipeline pact soon
March 6th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Mar 6 (ANI): Iran has said that it is ready to sign the India-Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline deal, but added that technical issues between India and Pakistan are hindering the process.
"We ... Read more...
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Keith J. Powell Named Vice President of Sales at Telovations
January 9th, 2008 - 4:45 am ICT by admin
TAMPA, Fla. - Dec. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Telovations Inc. today announced that Keith J. Powell has been named vice president of sales. Keith will be responsible for commercial direct sales, enterprise ... Read more...
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