Gas from TAPI likely to flow in five years: Official
August 18th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Gas from the ambitious Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is expected to start flowing into energy-starved India in another five years, official sources said.India in May ... Read more...
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Bangladesh urges World Bank to release funds for bridge
July 26th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) Bangladesh has urged the World Bank to release funds for a stalled 10-km bridge across the Padma river in the country, an official said Thursday.The government ... Read more...
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UNSC slams Bulgaria bombing
July 20th, 2012 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 20 (IANS) The UN Security Council (UNSC) Thursday condemned the deadly bombing attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria.The Security Council members condemned the terrorist on Israeli tourists ... Read more...
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To get actors, composers, Onir eyes social media
October 18th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Onir, known to bring taboo subjects like homosexuality into the mainstream, says his next film "Shab" will tell the love story of a gigolo and ... Read more...
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Bleu facing lawsuit over film promotion
August 6th, 2011 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 6 (IANS) "High School Musical" actor Corbin Bleu has been hit with a lawsuit after he reportedly failed to promote his movie "Free Style".Bleu played the lead ... Read more...
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UAE orders asset freeze of 19 Libyans
June 20th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 20 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Central Bank has ordered the country's financial institutions to freeze the assets of 19 Libyans in line with the UN Security Council resolutions, ... Read more...
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India seeks UN-led anti-piracy force
May 12th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) India has expressed the need for a UN-led anti-piracy force off the coast of Somalia and other piracy-affected regions to reinforce the efforts of the littoral ... Read more...
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I aim to bring powerful subjects on screen: Nandita Das
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Award-winning actor-filmmaker Nandita Das believes in bringing strong, powerful subjects on screen. She says her next acting venture "I AM" fits the bill as ... Read more...
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Force the rich by law to help the poor: Archbishop of Canterbury
April 21st, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 21 (IANS) Though one is expected to help the poor or the needy out of generosity, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, feels wealthy people should be forced ... Read more...
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Kevin Costner: ‘Most cowboy movies are rubbish’
February 7th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner has told the Los Angeles Times that he believes that Western movie makers are lazy when the movies were made in ... Read more...
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Common sense key to entrepreneurial success
January 8th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A new research has suggested that practical intelligence is the key to achieving entrepreneurial success.Barbara J. Bird at American University's Kogod School of Business, and J. Robert Baum ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton May Owe $160K To Financiers Over A Movie Pact
September 7th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 29-year-old Paris Hilton, a renowned but belittled American socialite, may owe financiers in her motion picture of 2006, ‘Pledge This!’, around $160,000 since she ... Read more...
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US maintaining tight vigil on A Q Khan’s ‘revived’ nuke proliferation network
August 5th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.5 (ANI): Describing disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan's proliferation network as one of the deadliest, the United States has said it is still keeping a close watch on the ... Read more...
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US still concerned about A.Q. Khan network
August 4th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Possible revival of the A.Q. Khan run nuclear-smuggling network is an area of ongoing concern for Washington even as Islamabad claims the notorious Pakistani scientist is ... Read more...
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Pakistan must act against Mumbai attackers: US
July 23rd, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 23 (IANS) The United States has listed investigation and bringing to justice those responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack among the must do things for Pakistan ... Read more...
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US leveraging Pakistan aid to know where Osama is
July 21st, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 21 (IANS) The United States is leveraging its aid to Pakistan to make it reveal the whereabouts of Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, that Secretary of ... Read more...
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US pressurizing Pak to provide broader info on air passengers to check terror
May 31st, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 31 (ANI): In the wake of the failed Times Square bombing plot, the United States is pressing Pakistan to provide more broader information regarding air passengers, which would ... Read more...
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Court summons Delhi’s transport commissioner
March 19th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday summoned the city's transport commissioner for failing to check illegal permits of autorickshaws.
A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B.Lokur and ... Read more...
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Glazers may go for more refinancing to ease Man U debts
March 18th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.18 (ANI): The Glazer family are considering a second round of refinancing in an effort to ease Manchester United's huge debt burden.According to The Times, the American owners also hope that ... Read more...
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Fergie poised for legal action over Man U takeover claims
March 8th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.8 (ANI): Coach Sir Alex Ferguson is poised to be involved in a a million pound legal battle for control of Manchester United between the so-called Red Knights and current ... Read more...
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Ferguson ’supporting bid to buy Manchester United’: City financiers
March 7th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7(ANI): Senior City financiers allied to the wealthy consortium planning a takeover of Manchester United claim that the club's manager Sir Alex Ferguson is supporting the controversial bid.According to ... Read more...
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Nikhil Advani’s Dilemma Over Inclusion Of Pakistani Cricketers
February 26th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Karan Johar's former assistant and associate Nikhil Advani is caught in a huge dilemma. Seeing the trouble that has been created by Shah Rukh Khan's innocuous ... Read more...
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Car sales rise 32 percent
February 9th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Car sales grew at 32 percent in January over the like period last year with financiers providing cheap loans to attract customers, says a Society of Indian ... Read more...
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Zardari urges Pakistanis to wage ‘jihad’ against Benazir’s assassins, extremists
December 30th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.30 (ANI): Denouncing Monday's suicide attack on a Muharram procession, in which 40 people were killed, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed to punish the perpetrators of the deadly ... Read more...
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Dubai announces restructuring of Dubai World
November 26th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 26 (IANS) The government of Dubai has authorised the restructuring of Dubai World to be spearheaded by the Dubai Financial Support Fund (DFSF).
The process has begun with the appointment of ... Read more...
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Smart City Kochi will be a reality: Achuthanandan
November 25th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said the proposed Smart City IT park in Kochi will certainly be a reality even if the present developer pulls out of ... Read more...
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Nicolas Cage faces financial trouble
October 4th, 2009 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage is in financial trouble, since a bank is suing him for breach of contract.
The actor is facing a $2 million lawsuit for allegedly breaching ... Read more...
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Malik to lead Pak team to Lanka to probe attack on cricketers
September 14th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep 14 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik will lead a high-level investigation team to Sri Lanka at the end of September to look into links that the Liberty attackers ... Read more...
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Now a model to predict when stock markets will crash
August 29th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 29 (ANI): A team of physicists and financiers have shown that it is possible to predict when growth in any stock exchange will become unsustainable and the market will crash, ... Read more...
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Strict deadlines may have caused Metro mishap: Experts
July 13th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi Metro mishap that killed six people and injured 15 others may have been caused by strict deadlines that led to outsourcing of work and poor ... Read more...
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Tata motors announce first 1,00,000 Nano buyers
June 23rd, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 23 (ANI): Tata Motors on Tuesday announced the first 1,00,000 lucky buyers of the popular small segment car 'Nano', and said that the names have been selected through a ... Read more...
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First 100,000 Nano buyers selected through lucky draw
June 23rd, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) Tata Motors, makers of the much delayed Nano small car, Tuesday said it has completed random selection of the first 100,000 applicants who would buy the ... Read more...
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Broke bankers make the best 007s
June 7th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 7 (ANI): After losing jobs in the recession, bankers are trading off investment bonds for new lives as James Bonds.United Kingdom's external intelligence agency, MI6, is targeting broke bankers in ... Read more...
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In Madhya Pradesh, BJP desperate for funds
March 31st, 2009 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) Economic recession coupled with the 2008 assembly elections has left Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) short of funds. The Congress is not so worried because ... Read more...
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Bailed out J P Morgan Chase to spend 120 m dollars on corporate jets
March 24th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar.24 (ANI): A bailed out J P Morgan Chase has announced plans to spend 120 million dollars on buying two luxury corporate jets similar to the Gulfstream V model.
In ... Read more...
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