Britain’s manufacturing growth slows in April
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) Britain's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing sector declined to 50.5 in April from 51.9 in the previous month.Although the April PMI figure was below that ... Read more...
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I’m famous not only for Sufi Songs: Kailash Kher
March 30th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Kailash Kher says people should not just tag him as a Sufi singer because he sings other geners too and that his "Hausla" anthem is ... Read more...
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Kunal Khemu falls sick (Movie Snippets)
March 25th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Actor Kunal Khemu says he cancelled his Chandigarh trip to promote his forthcoming film "Blood Money" after he fell ill."Was looking forward to meeting everyone ... Read more...
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With business in mind, African students seek education in India (With image)
March 15th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, March 15 (IANS) Dulce Vania from Mozambique is studying for a management degree in India and is also a budding entrepreneur - she exports human hair to her homeland."I ... Read more...
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I wanted ‘Blood Money’ to be titled ‘Kalyug 2′: Mahesh Bhatt
March 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has revealed that he wanted his upcoming production "Blood Money" to be titled "Kalyug 2" but couldn't do so due to stiff opposition ... Read more...
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Gowda family involved in iron ore exports: BJP
June 14th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 14 (IANS) Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader H.D. Deve Gowda's family exported over 150,000 tonnes of iron ore soon after his son became chief minister ... Read more...
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Reddys’ rise: Riding cycles to rattling BJP leadership
May 31st, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) From struggling businessmen who could once afford only bicycles to now owning choppers and almost bringing down Karnataka's chief minister, the Reddy brothers have had ... Read more...
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Wine served at royal wedding bags top prize
May 18th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) A wine served at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine has won the gold medal at the International Wine Challenge.The royal couple selected the ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma launches product to promote project exports from India
April 6th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): In a significant bid to give an impetus to project exports from India. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today launched 'Buyer's Credit Under the NEIA', ... Read more...
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Gujarat court allows I-T officials to move apex court
October 13th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday allowed the income tax authorities to move the Supreme Court over pleas challenging amendment to a provision of the Income Tax Act that ... Read more...
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I’ve mellowed after marriage, fatherhood: Kailash Kher (Interview)
October 5th, 2010 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Singer Kailash Kher, who turned to music after failure in the export business, says he has mellowed down and started believing in life after marriage and ... Read more...
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Taking a gamble with ‘bed n breakfast’ for Games
September 12th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Archana Thiyagarajan
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Delhi residents Ajay and Purnima Bansal saw a great entrepreneurial opportunity in the Incredible India Bed and Breakfast (B&B) Scheme for the Commonwealth Games. Opening ... Read more...
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BMW hits bikers in Noida, victims hospitalised
July 31st, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 31 (IANS) A rash BMW owner hit two motorcycle riders near sector-77 in Noida, injuring the duo. The victims are recovering in two hospitals, police said Saturday.
Hemant Atul, a resident ... Read more...
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State Bank of India profits for the first time in three years
May 15th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 15 (ANI): The State Bank of India (SBI) has registered a 32 per cent drop in the net profits in the fourth financial quarter (Q4), which ended on March ... Read more...
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Lovely kudis and music makers!
December 19th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Applauded by a big crowd of music lovers and a large section of the press, composer Nikhil and singer Raman Kapoor launched the foot-tapping album, 'Lovely Kudi'. The hip-hop album with ... Read more...
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Bike-borne robbers snatch Rs.700,000 outside Delhi bank
May 21st, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) In the second daylight robbery outside a bank within the last three days, two motorcycle-borne men Thursday snatched a bag containing Rs.700,000 from a businessman's employee outside ... Read more...
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Bajaj Auto net slips 13.2 percent
May 21st, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) The country's second largest two-wheeler maker, Bajaj Auto, Thursday reported a 13.2-percent decline in net profit for 2008-09 while managing a 7.8 percent increase in fourth quarter profitability.
The ... Read more...
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WHILE KAMAL IS CLASS ORIENTED, RAJANIKANT IS MASS ORIENTED
April 20th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
K.S. RAVI KUMAR , the sought after director of the film Dasavathar starring Kamal Haasan in ten roles wiuth Asin, tells JYOTHI VENKATESH in an exclusive interview in chaste TamilK.S. Ravi ... Read more...
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Rose exports zoom ahead of Valentine’s Day in Tamil Nadu
February 11th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
By Jai KumarHosur (Tamil Nadu), Feb 11 (ANI): Defying recession trends, the rose export business is booming ahead of Valentine''s Day in Tamil Nadu.With Valentine''s Day approaching, Hosur, a resourceful ... Read more...
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Financial meltdown a boon for small factories in Punjab
January 20th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Jan 20 (IANS) The global financial slump has come as a boon for small industrial units in Punjab. As the bigger units pare down production and focus on cost-cutting, orders ... Read more...
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A club of honourable auto-rickshaw drivers
January 13th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) You are in a hurry and waiting for an auto-rickshaw. When it finally arrives, you are asked to pay an exorbitant fare. If you say no, you ... Read more...
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Global recession, late winter spells doom for Ludhiana hosiery industry
December 14th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Karan Kapoor
Ludhiana, Dec 14 (ANI): The Ludhiana hosiery industry business has been adversely hit by the global recession and the late onset of winter. The city''s hosiery industry is ... Read more...
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Lakshmi Precision Screws announces impressive Q1 2008-09 results
July 29th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , July 29 (ANI/Business Wire India ): One of India''s leading automotive high-tensile fastener manufacturers, Lakshmi Precision Screws Limited (LPS), today announced its financial results for the first quarter ... Read more...
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SBI Factors, Global Trade to merge operations
July 3rd, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) SBI Factors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI), has acquired the Exim Bank-promoted factoring company Global Trade Finance (GTF) and hopes to merge operations ... Read more...
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Dr AQ Khan annoyed at old British friends claim
January 17th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 17 (ANI): Family sources of the controversial Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan have said that he was "annoyed" at the false disclosures made by British businessman "friend" Peter Griffin, ... Read more...
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