Bengal’s new IT policy to boost animation, hardware jobs (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government Thursday approved the new information and technology (IT) policy laying special emphasis on jobs linked to hardware, animation and ... Read more...
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Bengal’s new IT policy emphasises animation, graphics and hardware
August 16th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government Thursday approved the new information and technology policy laying special emphasis on hardware, animation and graphics.The much-awaited policy, ratified ... Read more...
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India adds 1.7 mn GSM subscribers, Uninor loses 1.1 mn (Lead, Correcting headline)
August 16th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor lost 1.1 million subscribers even as the country's GSM subscriber base grew by 0.25 percent in July adding 1.7 million new ... Read more...
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1.7 mn GSM subscribers in India, Uninor loses 1.1 mn
August 16th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor lost 1.1 million subscribers even as the country's GSM subscriber base grew by 0.25 percent in July adding 1.7 million new ... Read more...
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BGR Energy confident of bagging new orders
August 4th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) City based engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) company, BGR Energy Systems Ltd., targeting a revenue of Rs.3,750 crore this fiscal, is confident of beefing up its order book position ... Read more...
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S&P; cuts Tata Steel outlook to negative
July 26th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's Thursday cut its outlook on Tata Steel and its European subsidiary Tata Steel UK Holdings Ltd to "negative" from ... Read more...
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Uninor to scale down operations in four active circles
July 24th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Tuesday said it is scaling down operations in four of its 13 active circles to ensure optimal fund utilization and to ... Read more...
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Man City to bid for Brazil’s Dede
June 24th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 24 (IANS) Manchester City is reportedly preparing a 20 million euro offer for highly rated Brazilian centreback Dede.Representatives of the reigning English Premier League champions will ... Read more...
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Pay cut for Air India employees in May due to strike
May 31st, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Air India employees will draw less in salaries for the month of May on account of the ongoing pilots strike that has led the airline ... Read more...
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AI employees suffer as strike continues for 19th day (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Not just Air India's international operations but even the March's pay of employees have been severely affected due to the ongoing pilots agitation, said an ... Read more...
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Top executives of PSU banks are outside service rules
May 19th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) The country's top civil servants are subject to service/conduct/disciplinary rules, but top honchos of government-owned banks are not.In response to a query under the Right to ... Read more...
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Sports minister gives ex-gratia aid to archer
May 17th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken has sanctioned an ex-gratia assistance of Rs.5 lakh to archer Rani Dutta from the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.The ministry came ... Read more...
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Himachal’s fiscal liabilities up 46 percent: CAG
April 6th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) The fiscal health of Himachal Pradesh has deteriorated as there has been an increase in liabilities by 46 percent in the past four years, the Comptroller ... Read more...
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Indian aviation will overcome crisis, says Emirates official
March 28th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) The Indian aviation industry will overcome the current crisis and things will soon return to normal, said a top official of Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline.According ... Read more...
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‘Separated wife entitled to maintenance as per husband’s financial status’
February 26th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife, though separated, is entitled to maintenance depending on her husband's financial position."A life on alimony is ... Read more...
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Beleagured Kingfisher defers joining oneworld
February 4th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) The beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines has deferred its plans to join the oneworld alliance until it can strengthen its financial position, an official said here Saturday.The high ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu power generator to float tenders for two power projects
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) The power generation and distribution arm of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) will soon issue tenders for two of its proposed power projects ... Read more...
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English club Portsmouth ordered to wind-up
January 25th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) English football club Portsmouth, which been suffering severe financial troubles, has been handed a winding-up petition by the Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over an ... Read more...
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Mafia is now ‘Italy’s No.1 bank’
January 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Rome, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The various mafia groups in Italy earn as much as seven percent of the country’s GDP. A new report places spotlight on the finances of the Italian ... Read more...
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Kerala realtor yet again marries off 20 girls
December 10th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Palakkad (Kerala), Dec 10 (IANS) Middle East-based Keralite P.N.C. Menon, who heads the real estate Sobha Group, presided over 20 marriages here Saturday as part of his trust's yearly programme ... Read more...
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Cat with 26 toes boosts an animal shelter in Milwaukee
December 9th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Milwaukee, Dec 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 26-toed cat has become the cornerstone for an animal shelter in Milwaukee. Ironically, Tabby was once rejected because of its unusual toes. Cats have 18 toes ... Read more...
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Unorganised labour unions in Bengal want minimum wages revised
December 8th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) Terming the West Bengal government's approach towards improving the condition of unorganised sector workers as 'disappointing', a forum of unorganised workers' unions Thursday demanded revision ... Read more...
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Bengal government employees to get 10 percent more DA
December 7th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) The cash-strapped West Bengal government will give a fresh instalment of ten percent of dearness allowance arrears to its employees from January next year, Chief ... Read more...
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Mammootty’s charity to sponsors 250 more heart patients
September 27th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 27 (IANS) Mammootty is not only a superb actor, he is also into charitable activities and the latest is that he will sponsor another 250 heart patients by ... Read more...
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Each Himachal citizen now carries Rs.3.7 crore debt
August 31st, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 31 (IANS) The debt burden of each of Himachal Pradesh's 6,856,509 people has now increased to a staggering Rs.3.70 crore over the past three and a half years.Unable ... Read more...
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DMK cannot be wiped out: Karunanidhi
August 7th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi Saturday asserted the party cannot be wiped out by vendetta politics played by tge ruling AIADMK.Speaking at ... Read more...
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Court notice to Tamil Nadu government on freebies
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 22 (IANS) The Madras High Court Thursday issued notice to Tamil Nadu government giving two weeks time to respond on a petition filed by a city advocate S. ... Read more...
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Apex court cautions on fee waiver for poor litigants (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that before an individual was declared indigent and exempted from paying court fee, subordinate courts must ascertain his true financial ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu seeks central funds to pay debt
July 6th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged the central government to provide a special package to meet the financial obligations of the state, especially ... Read more...
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Hiring picks up on positive growth outlook
July 2nd, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The gloom of economic crisis on the job market is over. Most people who lost their jobs in 2009 have either been re-hired by their ... Read more...
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State finance ministers to discuss accounting reforms
June 20th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Finance ministers from states and union territories and secretaries of various departments of federal and state governments are scheduled to meet here Tuesday to ... Read more...
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Reliance Industries to be debt free by year-end: Mukesh Ambani
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India's largest private sector firm Reliance Industries (RIL) Friday said that it will be debt free by the end of this year adding that the ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa flags rosy picture of state under BJP rule
May 31st, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) On completion of three years in office by the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday said the financial position ... Read more...
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Bridge needs visibility: WBF chief
May 30th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) World Bridge Federation (WBF) president Ginarrigo Rona Monday said the game was in dire need of visibility and efforts were on to have the sport included ... Read more...
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Indian Overseas Bank picks consultant for software arm
May 25th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Moving ahead with its plans to float a banking software subsidiary, the city-based Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has short-listed consultancy firm Ernst and Young to assist ... Read more...
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