‘KBC 6′ opener gets record-breaking 6.1 rating
September 12th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's magic touch and powerful campaign "Sirf gyaan hi aapko aapka haq dilaata hai (Only knowledge gets you what you deserve)", has ... Read more...
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‘Anger Management’ gets 90 episode extension
August 31st, 2012 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen is all in smiles after his show, "Anger Management" has been given a 90 episodes extension by the FX channel on which ... Read more...
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Gopi Bahu turns Jeannie for ‘Jeannie Aur Juju’ (With Image)
August 29th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Giaa Manek quit her popular show "Saath Nibhana Saathiya" for "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", but couldn't reach the top five in the dance reality show. Never mind, ... Read more...
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Tata Motor appoints Karl Slym as managing director
August 14th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Tata Motor Tuesday announced that Karl Slym has been appointed the managing director of the company, India's biggest truck and bus maker.Slym is expected to take ... Read more...
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Ricky Martin to develop TV series
July 31st, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 31 (IANS/EFE) Fans of singer Ricky Martin, currently appearing on Broadway in a revival of the musical "Evita", may soon be able to see him from the ... Read more...
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Graft case: Former IGNOU chief denies wrongdoing
July 28th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 (IANS) V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, former vice chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University who is facing a CBI probe for alleged graft, Saturday denied wrongdoing in ... Read more...
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Ford Q2 net income down
July 26th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, July 26 (IANS) Ford Motor Company has reported the US automaker posted a profit of $1.04 billion in the second quarter of the year, or 26 cents per share, ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen to give $1million as donation to USO
July 17th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Charlie Sheen is all set to give $1milllion as a donation to a military aid organization USO.Charlie Sheen is presently the star of the show ... Read more...
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A China House for London Olympics
July 14th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) China House, a place to host friends from all over the world and display China-related activities, will be set up in London during the 2012 London ... Read more...
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Emirates launches daily flights to Lisbon
July 11th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 10 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airlines has launched its first daily non-stop service to Lisbon.Monday's inaugural flight to Lisbon comes just six days after Emirates launched flights to Barcelona in ... Read more...
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Kone Elevators plans to export components from new factory
July 6th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) City-based Kone Elevator hopes to export elevator components in a major way out of its new new factory by 2015 said a top company official here ... Read more...
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Sab TV steps into reality zone with ‘Nanhe Superstars’
July 5th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) After entertaining the audiences with comedy shows, Sab TV is set to venture into the non-fiction zone with "Nanhe Superstars", a platform for young and ... Read more...
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Chile, Brazil form biggest Latin American airline
June 24th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago (Chile), June 24 (IANS) Lan Airlines, the flag carrier of Chile, and Brazil's Tam Airlines, have merged to create the LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline in Latin America.The ... Read more...
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US-India remittance partnership formed
June 19th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A leading US financial services firm, Wells Fargo & Company, has joined hands with India's HDFC Bank to start a US-India remittance service.
Under an agreement ... Read more...
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Telenor confident of roping in new partner before auction
May 31st, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Norwegian firm Telenor Thursday said it is confident of roping in a new partner before the 2G spectrum auction takes place."If we have to go ... Read more...
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Emirates to launch flights to Portugal
May 26th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 26 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airlines will launch a daily non-stop service to Lisbon in July, the only Middle East carrier to serve Portugal.The service will start July 9. Portugal ... Read more...
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Whitney Houston’s family in reality show
May 13th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 13 (IANS) Late singer Whitney Houston's family will star in a reality show titled "The Houston Family Chronicles".The reality show will see Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina, mother ... Read more...
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Tata Sons denies management restructuring in group companies
April 27th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Tata Sons Friday said it has no plan to restructure the managements of group companies by promoting the non-executive vice chairmen to the post of ... Read more...
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ABD to launch semi-premium whiskey in Nigeria
April 24th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD), India's third largest spirits company, is to launch 'Officer's Choice Blue', a semi-premium whiskey, in Nigeria and Malaysia within a couple ... Read more...
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Facebook buys AOL patents from Microsoft
April 24th, 2012 - 5:37 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, April 24 (IANS) Facebook will buy a portion of AOL patents from Microsoft for $550 million, it was announced Monday. The software giant had bought the patents ... Read more...
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BlackBerry launches new smartphone to regain market share (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Canadian mobile handsets maker Research in Motion (RIM) Wednesday launched BlackBerry Curve 9220 for the global markets in India to regain lost market share in ... Read more...
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Smart phone BlackBerry Curve 922 launched in India
April 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Canadian mobile handset manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) Wednesday launched here a new smart phone, BlackBerry Curve 922, for the Indian and global markets.The handset ... Read more...
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Jaypee Cement signs Indian hockey stars
April 14th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Jaypee Cement has expanded its sponsorship support to three Indian hockey players - Sardara Singh, Sandeep Singh, and Shivendra Singh.Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar remains ... Read more...
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Mercedes-Benz sales soar
April 5th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 5 (IANS) German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz sustained a strong sales momentum into the first quarter of the new year, as it posted in March its strongest single-monthly ... Read more...
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Toyota Kirloskar Motor ships cars to South Africa
April 4th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) entered the overseas market Wednesday, shipping out cars to South Africa. The company said it would export nearly 20,000 cars every year."The ... Read more...
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Pakistan to buy power from Iran: Gilani
April 1st, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan will purchase 1,100 MW of electricity from Iran in a bid to overcome the energy shortage in the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
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Conference to foster ties between corporates and NGOs
March 15th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Helping NGOs and corporates to foster ties and develop a planned social responsibility strategy will be the focus of an exhibition and conference beginning Friday ... Read more...
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‘Urban Indian women have low financial freedom’
March 7th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Even as their number is rising, the financial freedom of urban, working women in India is low and needs significant improvement, says a survey conducted ... Read more...
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Shekhar Suman to be back with ‘Movers & Shakers’
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Over a decade after tickling the funny bone of the audiences with "Movers & Shakers", Shekhar Suman is set to return with the entertaining celebrity chat ... Read more...
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Channel V opens its second cafe-cum-bar
February 18th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 18 (IANS) After scoring a six among capital's youths with their first cafe-cum-bar -- V Spot Cafe and Bar, Channel V has launched its second outlet in Gurgaon.The ... Read more...
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ESPN drops Ron Jaworski from Monday Night Football booth
February 16th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ESPN has dropped Ron Jaworski from the Monday Night Football booth. For the first time in its history, ESPN will leave only two men in the ... Read more...
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Demand for nutrition food to grow in India: Nestle
February 6th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 6 (IANS) Global nutrition major Nestle sees potential growth for its food products that meet specific dietary needs not met through normal diets in India due to changing ... Read more...
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Ford posts $20.2 bn net income
January 28th, 2012 - 4:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Ford Friday posted a net income of $20.2 billion in 2011, the third consecutive year of the company's increased operating profits.The company's 2011 net income, equal ... Read more...
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Airbus finds a fix for their A380 wing cracks
January 28th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Plane maker Airbus has announced that the company has found a simple fix for the superjumbo wing cracks. The problem seems to affect the A380 model of ... Read more...
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Standard Chartered’s BPO to prune vendors, save $7 mn
January 19th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Standard Chartered Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary Scope International Pvt Ltd hopes to save $7 million per year by pruning its IT vendor base to three or four ... Read more...
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