Air India gets second Dreamliner, plans to start new routes
September 19th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Air India Wednesday received its second Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it firmed up plans to open new international routes using the aircraft to destinations in ... Read more...
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Air India’s Dreamliner to be in service from Sep 19
September 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) National carrier Air India Wednesday said it plans to deploy its newly-acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliner in service from Sep 19, with the first commercial flight ... Read more...
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Air India’s first Dreamliner arrives after 4-year wait
September 8th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Amidst much fanfare, Air India's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived in the national capital Saturday, ending a four-year wait.Air India is the fifth airline to ... Read more...
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First Dreamliner aircraft delivered to Air India in the US
September 6th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Flag carrier Air India Thursday took charge of the first of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at Charleston in South Carolina in the US, ahead ... Read more...
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Emirates Holidays eyes double-digit growth in India
June 7th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Emirates Holidays, the holiday packages arm of Emirates Airlines, Thursday reported a bullish outlook on its business in India, saying it expected double digit growth ... Read more...
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Russia postpones rocket launch
January 27th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The launch of a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with a Dutch telecommunication satellite onboard scheduled for Friday has been postponed indefinitely for technical reasons, Russian ... Read more...
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Mango Festival begins in Delhi
July 2nd, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With around 500 varieties of mangos in all shapes and sizes on display, the 23rd annual Mango Festival commenced here Friday.Organised at Dilli Haat in ... Read more...
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Abhishek, Rana to enter ‘Maryada’ (With Images) (TV snippets)
April 18th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Actors Abhishek Bachchan and newcomer Rana Daggubati are set to enter Star plus show "Maryada...Lekin Kab Tak" to promote their upcoming film "Dum Maaro ... Read more...
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Dodsal, AEM to set up $150 mn manufacturing plant in India
April 13th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Dubai-based infrastructure development firm Dodsal and Russia's heavy equipment engineering company Atomenergomash (AEM) have agreed to set up a manufacturing unit in India with an ... Read more...
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Designers happy as business takes front seat at WIFW (Review)
April 11th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) This time around, designers at the just concluded Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) had every reason to celebrate as there was a flurry ... Read more...
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‘International coalition forces’ strikes fail to halt Gaddafi forces from attacking civilians’
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Mar 23 (ANI): A top U.S. commander might have claimed that four days of air strike by international coalition soldiers have weakened forces of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and largely destroyed ... Read more...
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Gaddafi may be considering exile despite claims of winning war: Clinton
March 23rd, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has spoken out for the first time in a week to assure his loyalists that the regime would defeat the international coalition who ... Read more...
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Indian pays ‘blood money’ to save four counrtymen in Saudi Arabia
March 21st, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Mar.21 (ANI): Cheril Krishna Menon, an Indian entrepreneur in Doha has offered 'blood money' to save the lives of four Indians who had been sentenced to death by a Saudi Arabian ... Read more...
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Indian pays blood money, saves four countrymen in Saudi Arabia
March 20th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 20 (IANS) An Indian entrepreneur in Qatar offered "blood money" to save the lives of four of his countrymen sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, a media report ... Read more...
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Time for winged guests to bid adieu to Kashmir
February 28th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) With a rise in mercury, flocks of pochards, mallards, shovellers and other winged visitors are gearing up to bid adieu to the famous Hokarsar bird reserve ... Read more...
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Apollo Tyres mulls plants in east Europe, third quarter net down
February 11th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) Truck and car tyres major Apollo Tyres is planning to set up car radial tyre plants in Eastern Europe where labour costs are comparatively low, and go in ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi posts 13 percent growth in air traffic
November 30th, 2010 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 29 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) Monday announced a 13.3 percent increase in traffic in October, with passenger numbers reaching 904,000 compared to the corresponding month last ... Read more...
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AMC Decides To Renew ‘Walking Dead’ Following Spectacular Ratings
November 9th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): AMC has now decided to grant a fresh lease of life to its show, ‘Walking Dead’. The second season will comprise of thirteen more ... Read more...
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Is Wissam Al Mana going to get engaged with Janet Jackson?
September 24th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There has been speculation that musician Janet Jackson will be receiving a marriage proposal from a business magnate from Qatar known as Wissam Al Mana. Reports indicate ... Read more...
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Canada seeks Punjab’s cooperation on illegal migration
September 7th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Canadian Consul General Scot Slessor Tuesday sought the Punjab government's cooperation to address the issue of fraudulent visa cases and illegal migration that had created a major problem ... Read more...
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Climate of state-sponsored homophobia ups HIV rates: amfAR announces grants
May 17th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby Ramakant – CNSThe International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) on 17th of May, provides yet another opportunity to talk about the wave of discrimination and violence against men who have ... Read more...
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Bhagalpur tussar silk inches closer to patent
February 16th, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) The rustle of Bhagalpur silk may never have sounded sweeter to its weavers! The famous tussar from Bihar is set to be an exclusive brand, as ... Read more...
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Third edition of India Art Summit in January 2011
February 1st, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Art lovers will have to wait till Jan 23-26 next year for the next edition of the India Art Summit, which will open six months behind schedule. ... Read more...
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Al Jazeera gets entry into Canada
November 27th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 27 (IANS) Al Jazeera was allowed to beam its English service channel into Canada Thursday.
Announcing its decision, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said Al Jazeera English (AJE) will ... Read more...
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Belarus officials see fast money - in snails
October 27th, 2009 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
By Tatiana Schebet
Minsk, Oct 27 (DPA) Belarus' government is hoping for quick profits, and a boost to rural incomes, from massive colonies of snails crawling around free in the wild, officials said."They ... Read more...
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India remains popular for overseas merger deals: KPMG
October 6th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) Central and East European countries emerged favourites for cross-border mergers in the first half of this year, but India along with China, Russia and Brazil remained ... Read more...
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Hezbollah plans to hit Western targets if Iran attacked: Canadian intelligence reports
July 24th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 24 (IANS) Hezbollah has plans to hit Western targets if the US tries to destroy Iran 's nuclear programme, Canadian intelligence reports say.
According to these declassified intelligence reports, Hezbollah plans ... Read more...
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US report puts India under watch for human trafficking
June 17th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington June 17(ANI): A US report on global human trafficking has placed India in tier 2 watch list of countries.The report that was released by the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... Read more...
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India is a source, destination and transit country for human trafficking: US report
June 17th, 2009 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 16 (IANS) Saying that New Delhi is not doing enough to curb human smuggling, the US has placed India on Tier 2 watch list of countries in a ... Read more...
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US places India on watch list on human trafficking
June 17th, 2009 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 16 (IANS) The US has placed India on tier 2 watch list of countries in a report on human trafficking, saying New Delhi is not doing enough to ... Read more...
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Indians ‘deserving candidates’ for Australian scholarships
May 19th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Australian government has announced ten merit-based scholarships for students from Asia and Indian scholars are being considered "deserving" candidates.
Indian students would be the "best and deserving ... Read more...
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Australia announces Endeavour Awards
May 15th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): The Australian Government has announced the Prime Minister's Australia Asia Endeavour Awards to provide scholarships for the best university students from Australia and Asia.Australia's High Commissioner to ... Read more...
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India’s small IT firms to shift focus from US to new markets
October 20th, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Oct 20 (IANS) With the financial crisis hitting the US economy badly, the Middle East is emerging as a key market for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of India's IT ... Read more...
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Terrorism, defence shields unacceptable to Kazakhstan, says strategic expert
August 27th, 2008 - 10:06 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok Dixit
Almaty, Aug.27 (ANI): Interactions with several experts, including some from Kazakhstan, reveals a sense and a feeling of dismay among them about the traditional and non-traditional security challenges and ... Read more...
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Tannishtha - from repressed Bangladeshi wife to pole dancer
August 16th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, who won rave reviews for her performance as the sari-clad, repressed Bangladeshi housewife in "Brick Lane", is set to stun audiences as ... Read more...
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