Japanese firms eye India with pills to keep you young, healthy
August 29th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) In a bid to tap the $1-billion nutraceutical market in India products that combine the benefits of nutrition with pharmaceuticals two Japanese firms ... Read more...
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Fire destroys Richard Branson’s island house after lightning strike during Irene
August 23rd, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN JUAN (BNO NEWS) -- Twenty people escaped a fire sparked by lightning which broke out in Virgin tycoon Richard Branson's private island house in the Caribbean on early Monday, he said ... Read more...
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Plan to build electric motorcycles in Brazil
August 9th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian utility Light has announced that it acquired an interest in the plant that China's Zongshen group is building in Brazil to produce electric ... Read more...
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China’s kung fu town to build global martial arts conglomerate
August 4th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) China's kung fu town of Denfeng, where the famed Shaolin Temple is located, has plans to merge all its kung fu schools into a martial arts ... Read more...
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Mahindra, Eurocopter ink product development deal
July 26th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group's subsidiaries Mahindra Aerospace and Mahindra Satyam Tuesday entered into an agreement with international helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter for the joint design and ... Read more...
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Arvind eyes Rs.400 crore revenue from new business format
June 17th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 17 (IANS) Leading textiles conglomerate and apparel retailer Arvind Ltd plans to set up 70 more Arvind stores across the country during the current financial year and has ... Read more...
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AIFF signs five-year deal with Pailan Group for Indian Arrows
June 15th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with the Pailan Group for the Indian Arrows team, which will now shift ... Read more...
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Hurriyat revokes suspension of Ittehadul Muslimeen
June 2nd, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 1 (IANS) The nearly two-month-long suspension of the Moulvi Abbas Ansari-led Ittehadul Muslimeen from the moderate Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir was Wednesday revoked by the conglomerate, a press ... 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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ITC fourth quarter net profit up 24.6 percent
May 20th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) FMCG major ITC Friday reported a 24.63 percent rise in net profit to Rs.1,281.48 crore, helped by a continued good show of the company's cigarettes business.During ... Read more...
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Essar CEO quizzed by CBI, Khaitan Group members summoned (Lead, superseding earlier story)
May 13th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday questioned Prashant Ruia, the chief executive officer of the Essar group, for irregularities in the allocation of 2G ... Read more...
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Essar CEO, Khaitan Group members quizzed by CBI
May 12th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday questioned
Prashant Ruia, the chief executive officer of the Essar group, and officials of the Khaitan Group for irregularities ... Read more...
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Godrej brand valued at $2.86 billion
May 10th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) The Godrej brand is valued at $2.86 billion (Rs.12,689 crore), the conglomerate said Tuesday, citing a brand valuation report."Businesses in India today can no longer have ... Read more...
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Yamuna Expressway to be ready later this year: Official
April 26th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Diversified infrastructure conglomerate Jaypee Associates Tuesday said its Yamuna Expressway project would be completed much before the scheduled official opening date in March 2012."The major ... Read more...
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Ansari says he is happy to be out of Hurriyat
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 22 (IANS) Maulvi Abbas Ansari, the senior Kashmiri Shia leader who was suspended from the Hurriyat for meeting central government interlocutors, has now openly rebelled against the ... Read more...
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Omar hails Hurriyat leader for meeting interlocutors
April 21st, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 21 (IANS) Offering his open support to separatist leaders willing to enter into dialogue for a resolution to the Kashmir issue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ... Read more...
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Hurriyat suspends Ansari for meeting interlocutors (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 20 (IANS) The moderate Hurriyat group led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq suspended its senior leader Molvi Abbas Ansari from the separatist conglomerate taking strong exception to his meeting ... Read more...
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Geelani issues ultimatum to J-K Govt. to revoke Dogra certificate plan
April 19th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Apr 19 (ANI): Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has warned of fresh unrest in Jammu and Kashmir if the state government does not withdraw its decision to issue Dogra certificates ... Read more...
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Kashmir militancy down, militants can join talks: Pillai (Interview)
April 9th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The largest Kashmiri guerrilla group, the Hizbul Mujahideen, has been "almost" vanquished now and if the militant leadership based in Pakistani Kashmir wants to join ... Read more...
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Maulana who opposed stone-pelting - and died for it
April 8th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Maulana Showkat Shah, who was killed just ahead of Friday prayers in Srinagar, was the Kashmir Valley's most vocal critic of stone pelting protests ... Read more...
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Stop flirting with extremism, Dhaka daily tells politicians
April 6th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) A prominent Dhaka daily newspaper has urged political parties to take note of "what has happened in Pakistan" and "stop flirting with religious extremism" as ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition unites against Hasina’s women’s policy
April 3rd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has supported Monday's general strike called by a conglomerate of Islamist groups to protest the government's Women Development Policy ... Read more...
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Hasina angry at being called an atheist
March 28th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 28 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has objected to being called an atheist, and wondered whether the Islamist leader who called her so is himself a ... Read more...
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Indian American gave secret Intel info to Rajaratnam
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 23 (IANS) A former Indian American Intel executive has testified that he shared confidential information about the chipmaker with hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam because "we were ... Read more...
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Mexican billionaire Slim invests in Colombian oil industry
February 24th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 24 (IANs/EFE) Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso is acquiring a 70 percent stake in Tabasco Oil Company, which is involved in oil exploration and production in Colombia, the ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi gets robot to help people during expos
February 18th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 18 (IANS/WAM) A company that organises exhibitions in Abu Dhabi will soon employ the services of a robot to assist visitors and guide them to the desired stalls.The Abu ... Read more...
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Nepal business group plans 30 hotels in Asia
February 18th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (IANS) One of Nepal's oldest and best known industrial houses has targeted neighbour India for rapid expansion in the hospitality industry, planning to build and run 30 ... Read more...
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Kashmir protests murder of two sisters in Sopore
February 4th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sopore, Feb 4 (IANS) A shutdown was observed in this north Kashmir town Friday and sporadic protests erupted in other parts of the valley against the murder of two sisters allegedly by ... Read more...
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Citigroup acquires EMI and reduces debt by 65 percent
February 2nd, 2011 - 2:37 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Citgroup, the international financial conglomerate, on Tuesday acquired EMI Group Ltd and reduced the music company's debt by 65 percent.Citigroup acquired 100 percent of EMI's share capital. ... Read more...
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Dubai islands falling into the sea, say experts
January 22nd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): Experts have warned that the luxury islands in Dubai shaped like countries of the world are sinking into the sea.
They told a tribunal that the man-made project off ... Read more...
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Jaypee Group to invest Rs.33,000 crore in Gujarat
January 15th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Infrastructure conglomerate Jaiprakash Associates Ltd Saturday said it has committed Rs.30,000 crore for investment in the western state of Gujarat over the next 3 to 5 years.According ... Read more...
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Middleton family’s ‘Party Pieces’ in legal trouble?
January 15th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Universal Music has sought legal advice over a CD promoted by Party Pieces, a firm owned by Kate Middleton's family.The world's biggest record company, owned by the French ... Read more...
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Russian tycoon gets additional six years in jail
December 31st, 2010 - 9:02 am ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec. 31 (ANI): Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky has been sentenced to an additional six years in prison for what appears to be his continued opposition to Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Russian missile maker to build two plants, expand exports
December 29th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Almaz-Antei conglomerate will receive a government loan to build two new production facilities to expand the export of missile defence systems, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov ... Read more...
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Sistema Shyam to secure $200m Gazprombank loan
December 20th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Sistema Shyam Teleservice Ltd. (SSTL), a joint venture between Russian conglomerate Sistema and India's Shyam group, Monday said it has signed a mandate letter with Russian bank ... Read more...
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