Bagra given charge of NALCO chairman
February 27th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) Finance Director B.L. Bagra has been given additional charge of chairman-cum-managing director (CMD), following suspension of A.K. Srivastava on graft charges, an ... Read more...
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NALCO chief suspended for graft
February 26th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 26 (IANS) A.K. Srivastava, chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of the National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), was suspended Saturday, a day after he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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NALCO postpones board meeting after chairman’s arrest
February 26th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) The state-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) postponed its board meeting slated for Saturday after the arrest of its chairman-cum-managing director A.K. Srivastava in New Delhi on graft ... Read more...
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Obama looking to hire new secretary as Julianna Smoot plans to leave
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 23 (ANI): The position for the secretary of US President Barack Obama is now available as his current secretary Julianna Smoot plans to move on.Smoot is planning to ... Read more...
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Tesco blames bad weather for sales
January 13th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sales figures of UK retail giant Tesco is out. The figures revealed that the company had very weak sales in UK last month.The company believes that the ... Read more...
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DTC uses CWG to showcase India’s ability to host international mega events
October 8th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Rajesh GaurNew Delhi, Oct. 8 (ANI): The ongoing XIXth Commonwealth Games has served as an ideal platform for the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to showcase its ability to transform its fleet ... Read more...
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Beauty can be burden in man’s world
August 9th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Researchers have found that women feel discriminated against when they apply for jobs like finance director, engineer or construction supervisor that are male dominated.
Women face issues while applying ... Read more...
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Murugappa group not to exit insurance business
May 6th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) City-based Murugappa group has no plans to exit non-life insurance business transacted by Chola MS General Insurance Company, a top group official said Thursday.
"We will continue with the ... Read more...
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NALCO to produce 1,000 MW as independent producer
April 19th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) State-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) said Monday it will produce at least 1,000 megawatts power by 2016 as an independent power producer.
The company expects to generate ... Read more...
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Prodigious Obama fundraiser is new White House social secretary
March 1st, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 1 (ANI): Julianna Smoot, a prodigious fundraiser for President Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign for office, has been appointed the new White House social secretary.Smoot was the ... Read more...
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Obama names new social secretary to replace ‘gatecrashed’ aide
February 28th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) President Barack Obama moved quickly to name a new social secretary to replace Desiree Rogers at the centre of a controversy over two wannabe reality TV stars ... Read more...
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Nalco plans subsidiaries to boost business diversification
January 8th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Company (NALCO) plans to form three subsidiaries to boost its business diversification aims, a senior company official said Friday.
The subsidiaries may be formed depending upon ... Read more...
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Cambridge to raise 400 mn pounds from bond issue
January 5th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) The University of Cambridge is planning to raise up to 400 million pounds from its first bond issue in order to fund two buildings, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Cambridge, ... Read more...
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NALCO shelves project in South Africa, to go ahead in Iran
November 17th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Co (NALCO) has decided not to pursue its planned aluminium smelter and power plant in South Africa as it could not get coal ... Read more...
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‘World’s largest budgie smuggler’ parade to be held Down Under
November 3rd, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 3 (ANI): Australia's budgie smuggler fans are set enter the Guinness Book of World Records with the world's largest swimwear parade to be held in Sydney.The parade will ... Read more...
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What’s cooking between Vera Baker and Barack Obama?
September 22nd, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Sep 22 (THAINDIAN News) Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s picture perfect marriage has a new twist in the tale in the form of Vera Baker. In the new book ... Read more...
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National Aluminium plans nuclear power plant
September 20th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 20 (IANS) The state-owned National Aluminium Co (Nalco) is focusing on diversification, including setting up a nuclear power plant and moving into other metals, to meet the economic meltdown.
As part ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals to raise funds for expansion
June 29th, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) City-based healthcare company Apollo Hospitals will raise Rs.250 crore from International Finance Corp (IFC) to fund expansion programmes, said a top company official here Monday.
Sharing the financial ... Read more...
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Ponzi king Madoff cleaned London office out just before his arrest
June 7th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 7 (ANI): Ponzi king Bernie Madoff, who has been accused of committing a fraud of 60 billion dollars, is reported to have ordered his London office to sell its 165 ... Read more...
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Indian, Chinese restaurants closing down in UK amid recession
February 24th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): The ongoing credit crunch has put many out of business, and it has now affected one of Britains biggest food groups, as more and more Chinese and ... Read more...
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‘Telecom sector more resilient than other sectors’
February 5th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The booming Indian telecom industry that boasts of the world's second largest mobile network is more resilient than others in combating crises such as the current economic ... Read more...
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Indian Oil posts Rs.37-bn loss in first nine months (Lead)
January 30th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) State-run oil major Indian Oil Corp (IOC) posted losses amounting to about Rs.37 billion (Rs.3,700 crore) in the first nine months of this fiscal, but hopes to ... Read more...
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Kuwaiti consortium backs off from buying Liverpool FC
January 25th, 2009 - 10:39 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan.25 (ANI): A Kuwaiti consortium has pulled OUT of negotiations to buy the Liverpool Football Club for a reported one billion pounds, delivering a body blow to co-owner Tom Hicks, ... Read more...
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Neyveli Lignite to raise Rs.18.5 bn
January 2nd, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Rs.36.38-billion ($744 million) mining-cum-power company Neyveli Lignite Corp (NLC) will raise Rs.18.5 billion to fund its expansion projects.The company's board has sanctioned raising Rs.5 billion through private ... Read more...
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Economic slump sends condom sales soaring in UK!
December 3rd, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 3 (ANI): Despite global credit crunch, condom sales in the UK have shot up as affected couples prefer to spend their nights within the four walls.While Durex saw a ... Read more...
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Explosive growth of broadband service over cable TV predicted
November 21st, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) With the third generation (3G) mobile spectrum and Wimax auctions round the corner, industry experts estimate that almost 110 million households will have broadband services over the ... Read more...
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Palins” assets worth about 2.1 million dollars
October 4th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.4 (ANI): Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, have assets worth about 2.1 million dollars, and they paid 24,738 dollars in 2007 as income tax on ... Read more...
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BGR Energy posts Rs.15.04 bn revenue
June 12th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 12 (IANS) Energy equipment supplier, BGR Energy Systems Ltd, announced Thursday that it had posted a revenue of Rs.15.04 billion ($358 million) for 2007-08 against Rs.7.75 billion the previous fiscal. ... Read more...
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Mahalaxmi Rubtech to get carbon credits
May 6th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, May 6 (IANS) Mahalaxmi Rubtech Limited, a group based here and engaged in the manufacture and export of textiles, rubber and chemical products, has had its clean development mechanism (CDM) project ... Read more...
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Tesco in secret talks with Indian partner: report
April 3rd, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by admin
London, April 3 (IANS) Tesco, Britain's largest retailer, is in talks with a secret Indian partner for a joint venture to launch "an assault on the Indian shopping market through the back ... Read more...
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Murthy on HSBC board as profits rise on Asian success
March 3rd, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by admin
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By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, March 3 (IANS) Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy is to be inducted as a non-executive director of HSBC Holdings, Europe's largest bank, which Monday reported second-half profits as ... Read more...
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