Zoo keepers use iPads, apps for apes
September 4th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jakarta, Sept 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Not only have humans been found to have an interest on electronic gadgets, but it has also been discovered that the apes in zoos have developed passion ... Read more...
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Hong Kong may soon have a million companies
July 16th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, July 16 (IANS) The total number of local companies registered in Hong Kong reached 997,750 at the end of June, Xinhua reported.The figure was up 41,358 from the ... Read more...
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SEBI’s ex-chief to chair institute for human settlements
May 28th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Monday announced the appointment of former SEBI chairman C.B. Bhave as the new executive chairperson of its board. He ... Read more...
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Brazil oil giant’s reserves’ rise
January 13th, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras said its oil and gas reserves rose to 16.41 billion barrels in 2011, up 2.7 percent from the prior year.The ... Read more...
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Karnataka, Japanese industry lobby ink pact
July 15th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (JCCI) Bangalore chapter Friday said it has entered into an information-sharing agreement with the Karnataka government on the ... Read more...
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‘Smart bandage’ to speed up wound healing
June 6th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 6 (IANS) Smart bandages that can change colour to reveal the progress of wound healing, besides speeding up their recovery, are in the offing."We hope that the dressing ... Read more...
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Chives being recalled because of possible listeria contamination
May 14th, 2011 - 2:10 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Hampton, May 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Federal food safety officials have placed a recall for chives because there might be a possible listeria contamination. The chives were been distributed from the Goodness ... Read more...
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Tshwane to become largest city in South Africa
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, May 2 (IANS) The city of Tshwane will become the largest in South Africa and the third largest in the world when a new municipality is incorporated into it, ... Read more...
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India eases investing norms for foreign firms
March 31st, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India Thursday announced measures to ease investing norms for foreign firms in the updated foreign direct investment (FDI) policy by allowing overseas companies in existing ... Read more...
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Harvey Levin Backs Up Brett Bouttier: The General Manager Of TMZ
February 5th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) TMZ has announced the name of the new General Manager of the company, and executive producer, Harvey Levin seems quite excited about it. The induction of ... Read more...
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New Zodiac Signs To Result In Changes In 2011 Predictions?
January 15th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Are the predictions which have already been made for 2011 going to a change? Ever since the Minnesota Planetarium Society declared that there has been some ... Read more...
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New Zodiac Signs Rubbished By A Section Of Astrologers
January 14th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The web users are spending a lot of time today to find information of a new zodiac sign after astrologers reported of the existence of the ... Read more...
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Twitter gets valued at $3.7 billion
December 17th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Francisco, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The popular social networking and micro blogging site Twitter has been valued at $3.7 billion. The valuation came after it received a major shot in the ... Read more...
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Attachmate Corp. buys Novell Inc. for $2.2 billion
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Attachment Corporation is all set to buy Novell Incorporation for $2.2 billion. It may be recalled that Novell was having a hard time recently and ... Read more...
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Elena Satine Plays Arthur Curry’s Wife In “Smallville”
November 20th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The last and the final season of the popular The CW channel show "Smallville" is getting more exciting by the day. The last episode, entitled as ... Read more...
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Amber Tamblyn: The Pretty New Doctor In “House”
November 9th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amber Tamblyn is now on a roll with her new project. The young actress will now star in the popular serial "House", to play the role ... Read more...
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Oakland Raiders Wide Receiver Louis Murphy Will Be In For Week 4 Game
October 4th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena kar,
Oct 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It came up as a good news for the Oakland Raiders as their wide receiver Louis Murphy will be in for the week 4 game, despite ... Read more...
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Katy Perry Out Of ‘Sesame Street’
September 24th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Katy Perry, the twenty five year old singer was scrapped out of 'Sesame Street', after her music video for this children's show, was uploaded on You ... Read more...
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Sir Sean Connery to come out of retirement for St Andrews docu
August 26th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 26 (ANI): Sir Sean Connery is all set to return to the screen to help Scotland's oldest university celebrate its 600th anniversary.The James Bond icon - who holds an honorary ... Read more...
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‘Catcher in the Rye’ author J. D. Salinger’s toilet on sale for $1 million
August 18th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cornish, Aug 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The author of the acclaimed book – Catcher in the Rye, must surely be turning in his grave, because his toilet is up for sale and that ... Read more...
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Hugh Hefner offers to make Playboy private in a deal worth millions
July 12th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hugh Hefner is planning to make the Playboy Enterprises Incorporation private. He wants to buy all those shares of the company, which is doesn’t ... Read more...
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Government clears addition of channels in DD Direct
June 26th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The government has cleared the incorporation of up to 100 channels in DD Direct Plus by March 31 next year and 200 channels by December 2011, ... Read more...
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Anne Hathaway to star in a new Cinderella story
June 16th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jun 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Anne Hathaway is all set to star in a new Cinderella story. The star of the ‘Princess Diaries’ – Anne Hathaway would portray ... Read more...
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Elvis Mr. Potato Head to make his debut in stores soon
June 10th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
The first batch of the Elvis Mr. Potato Head is all set to make their debut in the stores soon. The toys would be released in August and would be available ... Read more...
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Wal-Mart to pay a fine of $27.6 million in the ‘dumping case’
May 5th, 2010 - 3:19 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wal-Mart Incorporation is all set to pay a fine of $27.6 million. They reached a settlement in the infamous case in which the retail store was accused ... Read more...
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Air India, Singapore Airport Terminal Services ink deal
April 17th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) have signed an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture that would combine their three existing ground and cargo handling ... Read more...
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Facebook Voter Registration Initiative Launched
April 12th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
London, Apr 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The power of social networking sites has not gone unnoticed by the Electoral commission in the UK. That explains why it has decided to use ... Read more...
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Goldman Sachs sued for putting former VP on ‘mommy track’ that led to her being fired
March 25th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A former vice-president of Goldman Sachs Group Incorporation has sued the company for putting her on a ‘mommy track’, that eventually led to her being handed ... Read more...
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Court asks police to hasten Anoushka Shankar case
February 22nd, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A city court Monday asked Delhi Police to move quickly in the case of alleged blackmailing against Anoushka Shankar, daughter of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, and ... Read more...
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Betty White In “SNL”? Fans In Facebook Hope So
February 11th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Feb 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Betty White is the current favorite host of the popular show "Saturday Night Live." That too, when she is not really a part of the ... Read more...
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Vizio Teams With Blockbuster Service
February 8th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The HDTV company, Vizio, which is currently America's best LCD TV maker company has recently signed a contract with the 'Blockbuster's movie streaming service. The news ... Read more...
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Railways asked to share risks in public-private ventures
February 5th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) In a pre-budget recommendation, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has the asked the railway ministry to broaden its scope for public-private partnership (PPP) and share risks.
"The ... Read more...
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50,000 pounds of Jin Mai Lang Instant Noodle to be recalled
January 30th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jersey, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Around 50,000 pounds of instant noodles are to be recalled that have been manufactured by Well Luck Co. Incorporation. This company is a Jersey City establishment. ... Read more...
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Macy Inc. to open four Bloomingdale outlet stores
January 22nd, 2010 - 1:50 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Macy Incorporation is planning to test a new concept of Bloomingdale outlet stores and they have already selected 4 cities in this regard. The ... Read more...
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Shareholders must fix corporate salaries, says minister
November 17th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) High salaries in the corporate sector is not a "dogmatic" or an ideological issue with the government, according to Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid.
"We ... Read more...
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