Gazprom offers gas price discounts to EU firms
June 28th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian energy giant Gazprom will offer West European consumers 20 billion rubles ($615 million) in price discounts this year."Retroactive payments will amount to 20 billion ... Read more...
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Russia to continue arms supplies to Syria
June 13th, 2012 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's state-controlled arms trader Rosoboronexport intends to fulfill its contract for the supply of armaments to Syria."No one can ever accuse Russia of violating the ... Read more...
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Defects in Shyam Telelink’s application: Unitech MD
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Unitech Managing Director Sanjay Chandra told a special CBI court Monday that Shyam Telelink Ltd's applications for 2G spectrum licences were required to be ... Read more...
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Reliance launches ‘Any Time Money’ card
December 14th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 14 (IANS) Giving retail consumers instant access to their mutual fund investments, Reliance Mutual Fund Wednesday launched the Reliance Any Time Money Card here."Reliance Mutual Fund is the ... Read more...
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Reliance Mutual bets big on retail investors
October 2nd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Phuket (Thailand), Oct 2 (IANS) In a multi-pronged strategy, India's biggest mutual fund company Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd (RCAM) is now focusing on growing its retail business rather ... Read more...
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BJP to meet Uttar Pradesh governor over Noida land scam
May 30th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it will meet Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi on June 1 to demand a "high-level enquiry" against the ... Read more...
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Bengal polls: Choppers deployed in Maoist-hit districts
May 5th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Two helicopters began aerial surveillance in remote areas of the three Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal Thursday as part of the Election Commission's (EC) security arrangements ... Read more...
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Immense opportunities for Indian companies in Oman: Business body chief
January 24th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan.24 (ANI): Oman's focus in the post crisis period world is to strengthen bilateral relations with India in sectors such as oil, renewable energy, healthcare and education, to name a few', ... Read more...
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Lufthansa names Christoph Franz as new CEO
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by BNO News
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG has announced that Christoph Franz will become the airline's new chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of next year.Lufthansa's announcement was expected as ... Read more...
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Andrew Phillips replaces Davidar
June 24th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Andrew Phillips of Dorling Kindersley has taken over as head of Penguin International succeeding David Davidar, who quit following allegations of sexual harassment by a former colleague.
Penguin ... Read more...
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HDFC, Emirates NBD sign online money transfer deal
May 3rd, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 3 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Emirates NBD has joined hands with HDFC Bank to help Indian clients remit money to India online -- and fast.
Indian nationals residing ... Read more...
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Squatters clash with police in Noida, dozens injured
December 15th, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Dec 15 (IANS) Over two dozen people, including several policemen, were injured Tuesday as residents of Noida fought pitched battles with the police to protest an anti-encroachment drive to evacuate people ... Read more...
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MV Aquamarine to ensure High Seas luxury cruising for tourists in India
December 1st, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi, Dec.1 (ANI): Indian travellers will soon be able to enjoy the joys of international class cruising on the Indian Ocean onboard MV Aquamarine, the first international cruise ship to homeport in ... Read more...
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Four IAS officers among 17 suspended in Noida land scam
August 10th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) Four officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 13 other officials, allegedly involved in the Rs.4,721 crore (Rs.47.21 billion / $987 million) land allotment scam in Noida, ... Read more...
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10000 government ads a day turning Britain into the “ultimate nanny state”
March 29th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 29 (ANI): Bombarded with more than 10,000 government advertisements every day, Britons are accusing the Gordon Brown government for turning the nation into the "ultimate nanny state".The Conservatives, ... Read more...
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Bulgaria seeks gas compensation from Gazprom
January 24th, 2009 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Athens, Jan 23 (RIA Novosti) Bulgaria estimates its losses from recent cuts in Russian gas supplies at about $320 million and is demanding compensation from Russia's energy giant Gazprom, the country's economy ... Read more...
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Airtel revenue up 42 percent, touches Rs.90 bn (Second Lead)
October 31st, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel Friday said its consolidated revenue has grown 42 percent to Rs.90.2 billion (Rs.9,020 crore) in the quarter ended Sep 30.Bharti's net income stood ... Read more...
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Parent airline of crashed jet calls accident ‘deeply tragic’
August 21st, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Aug 21 (DPA) SAS Group chief executive Mats Jansson has described the plane crash that killed over 140 people in Madrid as "deeply tragic" and expressed his sympathy for the victims.The ... Read more...
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Sarin to step down as Vodafone CEO
May 27th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin
London, May 27 (ANI): Arun Sarin has announced that he will be standing down as the CEO of Vodafone in July this year, five years after leading the worlds largest mobile ... Read more...
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Reliance Capital starts grassroots initiative
March 3rd, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Capital Ltd Monday joined hands with microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Maharashtra and Gujarat to deepen the penetration of microfinance at the grassroots level. Anil Ambani's ... Read more...
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