Book downloads overtake print sales
August 6th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Sales of virtual books have surpassed the sale of their print counterparts, according to Amazon's UK site.The firm, which started selling virtual books in the UK ... Read more...
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‘Global brands can generate jobs in India’ (With Image)
May 21st, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) International brands can generate job opportunities if their entry into India is facilitated, says Montblanc, a century-old German company known for its timeless luxury pens, ... Read more...
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Chic outfits in bold avtars to dominate 2012
January 1st, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) While 2011 boasted of vintage dresses and graphic prints, the new year will see a resurgence of 1960s-inspired outfits, chic clothing and bolder prints ... Read more...
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From huts to high streets: Khadi comes of age (Feature)
September 30th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Once a symbol of India's independence movement popularised by Mahatma Gandhi, handspun khadi has got a makeover and become a style statement. It's no longer ... Read more...
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Zippo branches out in India with lifestyle products (Lead, superseding previous story)
June 9th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) There's a lot more than iconic lighters to Zippo, the 79-year-old US company that is diversifying in the Indian market with a range of lifestyle ... Read more...
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Zippo lighting up in India with lifestyle products
June 8th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Some time next week, the 500 millionth Zippo lighter will come off the production line at Bradford in the US but then, there's a lot ... Read more...
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UK firm to make Naans for Indians
April 6th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 6 (ANI): British firm Honeytop Speciality Foods has revealed that it has spent three million pounds on a factory in India, where it plans to make naans, a leavened, oven-baked ... Read more...
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Plot to blow up UK Parliament unearthed
December 27th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 27 (ANI): Terror suspects were planning to bomb the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament, but the attempt was foiled successfully.The men, arrested in raids at houses in ... Read more...
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UK terror plot: Suspects of Bangladeshi origin, but born in Britain
December 21st, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 21 (ANI): The 12 suspects arrested by Britain's anti-terror police on charges that they were plotting to launch a Mumbai type massacre of Christmas shoppers, were born in Britain of ... Read more...
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Bingo wings - a real fashion killer for Brit women
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that it's not a saggy tummy or dimpled thighs that women hate the most - it's "bingo wings".Three-quarters will not put their upper ... Read more...
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Jennifer Aniston Strips In Horrible Bosses
August 19th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston will be seen in the role of a "nympho' dentist in her upcoming movie Horrible Bosses. This role makes her do a ... Read more...
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Jennifer Aniston’s sexy striptease as ‘nympho’ in new film
August 19th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston's new movie role as a 'nympho' dentist has her doing a sexy striptease.Aniston, 41, is currently shooting in LA for new ... Read more...
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Britain may see 24-hour medicine vending machines
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 22 (IANS) Britain is mulling the introduction of day and night medicine vending machines initially in hospitals and on the high streets thereafter, worrying pharmacists who feel they ... Read more...
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IPL signs merchandising deal with Yog Sports
March 30th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday signed a major merchandising deal with Yog Sports, a marketing and distribution company.
As part of the 10-year exclusive deal, Yog Sports ... Read more...
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Strip clubs, bookmakers replacing pubs, police stations in new-look Britain!
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): A modern Domesday Book has revealed that in new-look Britain, strip-clubs and bookmakers will be replacing pubs and police stations.Not only that but post offices and libraries are ... Read more...
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Indians prefer shopping for luxury items abroad, say experts
March 26th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Indian consumers who avidly shop for luxury goods when travelling abroad turn into guilt-ridden window shoppers back home when they look at the poverty here, fashion experts ... Read more...
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Britains lap-dancing clubs set to be banned?
June 19th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 19 (ANI): Lap-dancing clubs in Britain may soon be facing tougher laws following the Governments bid to clean up the countrys high streets.An increasingly large number of such clubs ... Read more...
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Hurricane Harshad: Indian mayor ends record-breaking stint in Britain
May 15th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 15 (IANS) The Indian-born mayor of one of London's largest boroughs has ended his tenure with a blistering record of attendance at well over 600 events in ... Read more...
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Manipal Cure and Care to launch in Mumbai in May
April 4th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 04 (ANI/Business Wire India): Manipal Cure and Care [MCC], country's first health and wellness centre, today announced its plans to launch its operations in Mumbai in May with the ... Read more...
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