Art Basel to feature over 250 galleries in Asian debut
June 7th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hong Kong, June 7 (IANS) Art Basel, the prestigious international art fair in Hong Kong, will feature more than 250 leading galleries and 2,000 artists in its debut Asian ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Sistema Shyam TeleServices raises Rs.1,280 crore
January 12th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Russian telecom major Sistema Thursday said its Indian arm -- Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL) -- has raised Rs.1,280 crore from Deutsche Bank for scaling up ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Parcel bomb explodes at Italian tax collecting agency, injuring director
December 10th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by BNO News
ROME (BNO NEWS) -- A parcel bomb exploded at a tax collection agency in the Italian capital of Rome on Friday, injuring the director, the ANSA news agency reported on Saturday.Police said ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
S&P; places EU, big European banks on negative watch
December 8th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has put its ratings on the European Union (EU) and some big banks on negative credit watch, warning possible downgrades ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
S&P; slashes top US banks’ credit ratings
November 30th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 30 (IANS) Standard & Poors Ratings Services said Tuesday it has slashed top US banks' ratings as part of a process of "applying its new ratings criteria ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
HCL Technologies signs deal with Deutsche Bank
September 21st, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) HCL Technologies Wednesday said it had signed a five-year multi-million dollar deal with the Dutche bank's capital markets arm to provide it application support solutions."The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Swiss solar powered aircraft begins first international flight
May 13th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by BNO News
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Swiss solar powered aircraft on Friday took off for its first international flight to Belgium to ultimately arrive in France, Solar Impulse said.At around 8:40 a.m. ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
BlackBerry is a ‘broken brand’: Trade analysts
March 26th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 26 (IANS) As shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) plunged over 10 percent Friday after gloomy forecast about its current quarter, some trade analysts have called ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Foreign banks slashed workforce, loaned less in 2009-10
September 24th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) In a year when India's economy started shrugging off the negativity of the global financial crisis and companies began posting better profits, foreign banks in the country slashed ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Ryder Cup 2010: Pavin may gamble on Woods for US team
September 7th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.7 (ANI): No one expects skipper Cory Pavin to leave out Tiger Woods on the grounds that America will be a better Ryder Cup team without their number one striker. ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Three-way race to be world’s No.1 golfer
September 4th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 4 (ANI): Ace golfer Tiger Woods will be vying to retain his numero uno position whereas Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker will try to become No.1 in the world ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Tiger Woods putts all over the holes to land in a hole in Barclays Classic
August 28th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Paramus (US), Aug 28(ANI): World No.1 golfer Tiger Woods has failed to follow up on his season-best round, and faded to four shots off the lead after round two of The ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Divorce from Nordegren made playing golf ‘a lot more difficult’: Woods
August 26th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.26 (ANI): Humbled star golfer Tiger Woods has candidly admitted that his divorce from his wife Elin Nordegren has made playing the sport a lot more difficult, and added ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Brit banker pays hookers to help him commit suicide
August 14th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): A Brit banker, who had just lost his high-flying job, paid two ignorant escort girls to help him commit suicide.Married father-of-two Colin Birch, 44, hung from a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rs.22 lakh for Deutsche Bank ATM stolen in Noida
July 16th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 16 (IANS) Unidentified men Friday decamped with cash worth Rs.22 lakh meant for an ATM here of the Deutsche Bank, police said.
The cash was taken away around 1.30 p.m. from ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
German banker who misled market gets suspended jail term
July 14th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dusseldorf, July 14 (DPA) A German banker who misled the market about the looming sub-prime mortgage crisis in 2007 was handed a 10-month suspended jail sentence and 100,000 euros ($125,000) in fines ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Anshu Jain’s appointment as Deutsche Bank chief questioned (Lead)
June 18th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 18 (DPA) The appointment of Indian-born investment banker Anshu Jain as head of Deutsche Bank, the nation's biggest bank, has come under criticism in Germany on the ground that he ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indian’s appointment as Deutsche Bank chief sparks debate
June 18th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 18 (DPA) Opposition was stirring in Germany Friday to an Indian-born investment banker, Anshu Jain - who is thought to have limited knowledge of the German language - becoming head ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
French spiderman foiled in attempt to scale Sydney skyscraper
June 1st, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 1 (ANI): A French stuntman, who is known as spiderman for his ability to free climb tall buildings without safety equipment, has had to put his plans to scale a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Maoists call for 48 hour shutdown in five states begins
May 18th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The government asked five states to tighten security and take maximum precaution during the 48-hour shutdown called by the Maoists beginning Tuesday.The shutdown call has been ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Deutsche Bank launches operations in Ludhiana
April 14th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 13 (IANS) Deutsche Bank India Tuesday launched its operations in Ludhiana, the commercial hub of Punjab.
"Ludhiana is one the premier cities of Punjab and we are delighted to offer our ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Nasdaq Dubai trading volumes reach highest level since 2007
April 11th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 11 (IANS/WAM) Equities trading volumes on Nasdaq Dubai in the first quarter of 2010 rose to 1.09 billion, the highest after the start of the global economic crisis in 2007.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Anthropologists Find Possible New 9/11 Remains
April 10th, 2010 - 3:10 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Monday, The Chief Medical Examiner's Office of New York City began a new search for the remains of the still missing victims of the September ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Fearing loss of job, Brit-Indian stockbroker commits suicide
February 17th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.17 (ANI)A Brit-Indian stockbroker jumped 80 feet to his death from a fashionable roof-top restaurant over fears of losing his job after being accused of an internet prank.Anjool Malde jumped from ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Erstwhile climate saint Pachauri battles allegations to retain credibility
February 9th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb. 9 (ANI): When he jointly received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former US Vice President Al Gore, UN Climate chief Rajendra K. Pachauri was being seen as a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Obama’s bank regulation is right: Vikram Pandit
February 1st, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Vikram Pandit, the Indian American CEO of Citigroup, says President Barack Obama's plans to regulate and limit the size of banks is the "right direction".
As the ailing ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Bankers, governments discuss regulation at Davos forum
January 30th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Davos, Jan 30 (DPA) Bank executives met central bankers and government officials here Saturday to discuss whether regulations should be imposed on financial markets.
Officials from the US and Europe were taking ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Gujarat gained from investments by Indian diaspora’
January 9th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Despite the global financial crisis, Gujarat's economy was boosted by record-breaking investments made by the Indian diaspora and companies, according to Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking on ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Account for nature in national plan by 2015: Minister
October 13th, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) By 2015, India should include calculations of how it was using up its air, water, soil, forests and other natural resources when preparing its national plan, Minister ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Tributes paid to Indian-origin banker who leapt to death
July 16th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Friends and family of Anjool Malde, a young Indian-origin banker who leapt to his death, have paid their respects to him at a memorial in London.
Malde, tipped to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Silly prank brought on stockbroker Malde’s suicide’
July 10th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) A high-flying Indian-origin stockbroker who leapt to his death in London had been disciplined over a "silly prank" that was misread by his clients, the Daily Mail reported ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian-origin high-flier ‘leaps to death’ in London
July 9th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A young high-flying city executive of Indian origin - reportedly worried about losing his job - has died after falling from the eighth floor of an expensive ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mystery behind Tony Blair’s black eye
July 4th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 4 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is nowadays sporting a mysterious black eye.His eye bruising was seen during a reunion with confidant Peter Mandelson at an award ... Read more...
Posted in World |
TERI University signs pact with Deutsche Bank
June 26th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Deutsche Bank Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) University to support its management programmes in infrastructure.
Under ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
New York’s giant ‘Carbon Clock’ to tick off amount of CO2 emissions
June 20th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 20 (ANI): Deutsche Bank has erected a seven-story carbon clock in the center of New York City, which ticks off the tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) being emitted into the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |