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British cycle seller to expand as commuters ditch cars

November 23rd, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Britain's leading bicycle seller is planning a rapid expansion of outlets, hoping to attract commuters hit by high petrol prices and an economic slowdown.Halfords, which has a chain ...

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Credit crunch hits WAG Coleen Rooney too

November 23rd, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 23 (ANI): It looks like the credit crunch has not even spared WAG Coleen Rooney. Coleen, once the fashion face of Asda, was spotted nipping into supermarket rival Tesco to ...

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Clinton camp denies report of Hillary accepting Secretary of State job

November 22nd, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Nov.22 (ANI): The flip-flop over the future plans of Hillary Rodham Clinton continues. Though there are reports that discussions are "very much on track," for her to accept the ...

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Brit gambler pockets record PS2m on online fruit machine!

November 21st, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 21 (ANI): A gambler has broken records by claming the largest amount won from a British bookmaker after winning more than 2 million dollars on an online fruit machine. The ...

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India experiences commercial property downturn in Q3 2008, China firm

November 21st, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov.21 (ANI): It is interesting to note how countries across the world have been performing in this temporary phase of global slowdown. Asia, which has comparatively been a little less ...

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Christmas carols banned in London store over noise pollution concerns!

November 21st, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, November 21 (ANI): A council in London has banned a traditional shop display branding its Christmas carols ''''noise pollution''''. Westminster Council has warned department store Debenhams that it may be prosecuted ...

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Recession evokes mixed reactions from Indian companies

Recession evokes mixed reactions from Indian companies

November 20th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Global economic crisis has evoked mixed response from the Indian companies. Though the slump is felt in India and the heat has impacted various sectors, still many ...

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Government assures steps to help infrastructure sector

Government assures steps to help infrastructure sector

November 19th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) With the economic recession expected to continue "till the end of next fiscal", the government Wednesday said it will "respond positively" to the credit crunch in the ...

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Volkswagen upbeat about India business, no layoffs planned

November 18th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Unperturbed by the economic gloom, automobile major Volkswagen Tuesday said it would go ahead with the investment plans for India and no layoffs were planned to cut ...

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CII welcomes RBI measures to improve liquidity

November 16th, 2008 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Leading industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sunday welcomed the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) measures to ease credit in the financial system.“The CII had suggested ...

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Captains of India Inc worried about global recession, but say can withstand

Captains of India Inc worried about global recession, but say can withstand

November 16th, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): With the signs of global reversionary trends setting in, Indian Inc say that while they are worried about the global meltdown, they are also confident that ...

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BBC Children in Need charity event raises PS40M despite credit crunch

November 15th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 15 (ANI): The star-studded BBC Children in Need charity event managed to raise 40 million pounds this year, despite the credit crunch. The seven-hour BBC1 extravaganza featured performances by Girls ...

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Nokia lowers outlook for global mobile phone market

November 14th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Helsinki, Nov 14 (DPA) Finland-based Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile telephones, Friday lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter and revised its 2009 estimates for the global handset market.Nokia said ...

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Gujarat engineering units feel liquidity crunch

November 13th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Nov 13 (IANS) Government measures to infuse liquidity into the financial system have helped only the equity markets while the manufacturing sector is still reeling under a credit crunch, say owners ...

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NRI socialite raises 100,000 pounds for street children

November 11th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 11 (IANS) An Indian-origin socialite has raised more than 100,000 pounds for street children in India and other countries after holding a gala charity ball in London in the midst ...

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Nissan Motor wants alliances only if cash not involved

November 10th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Nov 10 (IANS) Concerned over the continuing uncertainty in the credit market, Japanese auto major Nissan Motor Co has said it will not form new tie-ups with other auto companies for ...

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How to fight the bulge during recession

November 9th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- London, Nov 9 (ANI): With the credit crunch taking a toll on peoples lives, gym membership seems like an unattainable luxury but there are many other ways that ...

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9 in 10 Brit happy despite credit crunch, claims survey

November 8th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Britons surely know how to remain happy during troubled times, for a new survey has revealed that nine out of ten people are positive despite rising unemployment ...

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PM’s Oman-Qatar visit to boost investment, energy security

PM’s Oman-Qatar visit to boost investment, energy security

November 8th, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS -
Muscat, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Oman and Qatar Nov 8-10, his first in the over four-year tenure of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, is expected to ...

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Obama has responsibility to solve financial crisis: Lula

Obama has responsibility to solve financial crisis: Lula

November 8th, 2008 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS -
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 8 (DPA) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that US president-elect Barack Obama could lose the political capital he has gained if the financial crisis ...

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Goa’s iron ore exporters in worst slump they can remember

November 7th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) Goa's iron ore exporting industry is going through one of the worst slumps in its history, says a top official of an ore exporters' lobby.Steel plants worldwide shifting ...

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Global crisis to hit Gulf economies on three fronts: report

November 6th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) The global financial crisis is about to hit the economies of the Gulf nations on three critical fronts, slowing the region's pace of growth, according to a new ...

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General Motors plans new launches in India

November 5th, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) Freed of capacity constraints, General Motors (GM) India plans to beef up its product portfolio with two new models next year, said a top company official here Wednesday.Declining ...

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Ford’s investments on schedule despite retarded growth

November 5th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Ford India has decided to go ahead with its investment and diversification plans, including a $500 million outlay despite the ongoing credit crunch that has led to ...

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‘Qatar to be less affected by financial crisis’

‘Qatar to be less affected by financial crisis’

November 4th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, Nov 4 (IANS) Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Tuesday said his country would be less affected by the global financial crisis than other developing nations because there ...

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<br />Six bureaucrats quit tough British minister Shriti Vadera


Six bureaucrats quit tough British minister Shriti Vadera

November 4th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 4 (IANS) The British government has blocked an opposition query about an Indian origin minister who is a close confidante of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, amid reports that her tough ...

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The household waste diet that reduces waistlines as well! (Re-issue)

November 2nd, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 2 (ANI): Forget the Atkins and the Cambridge diet and give way for WI the newest way to reduce waste and waistlines in the UK. National Love Food campaign by ...

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Borats Kazakhstan issues diamond clad credit card

November 2nd, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 2 (ANI): The world might be feeling the credit crunch but Kazakhstan, made famous by the mockumentary film Borat, has offered its super-rich a diamond-inlaid credit card laced with ...

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Mercedes Benz India registers 47 percent growth in car sales

November 1st, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Mercedes Benz India, the Indian arm of global automobile major Daimler AG of Germany, has bucked the trend to sell 3,141 luxury cars in India in the first ...

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The household waste diet that reduces waistlines as well!

November 1st, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Forget the Atkins and the Cambridge diet and give way for WI the newest way to reduce waste and waistlines in the UK. National Love Food campaign by ...

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