Despite hardships, families of striking Air India pilots support stir
June 26th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) They are highly skilled pilots but in danger of losing their jobs and face an uncertain financial future. The striking aviators of Air India, ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
British parents’ biggest worry is child’s education cost
July 30th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Parents in Britain are more worried about the rising cost of their children's education than the dangers of their getting affected by drugs and teenage pregnancy, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Most elderly Britons feel good spirited
July 16th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) One may think elderly people in the present times may be feeling depressed by the prospect of working longer and retiring on a smaller pension -- ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Kate Moss to sign pre-nup?
June 16th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss is reportedly planning to sign a pre-nup before she ties the knot with rocker Jamie Hince to protect her 48 million pounds fortune."Kate ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Grameen’s Yunus says he is not a political threat
March 26th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus has said he was "not a political threat to anyone" in Bangladesh and would like to resolve ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
State Bank of India hikes deposit rates up to 150 basis points
December 6th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) India's largest lender, the government-run State Bank of India (SBI) Monday hiked its deposit rates by up to 150 basis points, in a move that should encourage ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Lower lending rates, hike deposit rates, banks told
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Banks need to increase their deposit rates and bring down their lending rates, Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said here Friday."Banks need to raise the interest ... Read more...
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Shane Bond feels he was a victim of politics
October 27th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 27 (IANS) Former New Zealand's speedster Shane Bond, whose international career came to an abrupt end after he joined the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL), has said his career was ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
When Shane Bond swore at NZ Cricket boss over ICL ultimatum
October 27th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct. 27 (ANI): Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has revealed that he swore at New Zealand Cricket boss Justin Vaughan when the latter told him his national team contract ... Read more...
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Brittany Murphy’s hubby ‘emptied her bank accounts before his own death’
July 29th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 29 (ANI): American actress Brittany Murphy's bank accounts were emptied by her husband Simon Monjack before he died, sources have revealed.Murphy's former business manager has claimed that 39-year-old ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Obama’s approval ratings slip further
August 20th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) More and more Americans are getting disenchanted with President Barack Obama's performance as his approval ratings continue to slip.
The latest survey by the Pew Research Center for ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Manchester City’s wage bill crosses 100-million-pounds mark
August 2nd, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 2 (ANI): Manchester City's whopping annual wage bill has crossed the 100 million-a-year pound mark.Kolo Toure's arrival at Eastlands means that salaries at Manchester City have doubled in two ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Retired Oz men risk being lonely and isolated
June 3rd, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): Australian men risk being lonely and isolated in retirement unless they create social and leisure circles before giving up work, a new survey has found.Dr Joanne Earl, the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Peterson of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s view on America’s health care systems
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by GD
With a new President on board who sincerely wants to expand health care access with a broad, bipartisan vote, people from all the world over want to put across their ideas and ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Dungeon dad to sell life story to secure incest kids future
February 16th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 16 (ANI): Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl is all set to cash in on the story of his crime by auctioning it for the highest bidder, so that he could ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mother of 14 courts controversy, cash
February 5th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (DPA) What kind of woman with six children under the age of eight has eight frozen embryos implanted and gives birth to octuplets?To her detractors, Nadya Suleman is ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Is Madge, Guy Ritchies split a publicity stunt?
October 16th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 16 (ANI): Although Madonna and Guy Ritchies marriage had effectively been over for months, the public announcement of their divorce is a publicity stunt to rake in more ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
50 percent of young Americans pessimistic about country’’s financial future
July 19th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 19 (ANI): A new survey has found that Americans aged between 18 to 29 are the most pessimistic age group when it comes to the nation''s financial outlook. ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Britain’s economy facing biggest threat in 20 years: Official
June 19th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
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London, June 19 (Xinhua) The Bank of England governor has said that Britain's economy is facing the biggest threat in 20 years, giving a grim picture of the country's financial future, a ... Read more...
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Brit men doubly prone to be gold-diggers than their female counterparts
May 10th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by admin
London, May 10 (ANI): It seems that British men are bigger gold diggers than women, when it comes to marriage.According to a new survey, nearly twice as many Brit men as ... Read more...
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