Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 bn
April 10th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Facebook will purchase the popular photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced."For years, we've focused on building the best ... Read more...
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NSD reaches out to northeast for unearthing talent
November 18th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 18 (IANS) India's premier theatre school, the National School of Drama (NSD) is reaching out to young people in the northeast to search for hidden talent, its director ... Read more...
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BP has paid $5 bn to people affected by oil spill
August 24th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) BP Plc. so far has paid $5 billion to people who were affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after the explosion of ... Read more...
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Uma Bharti says she can be Rahul’s ‘guru’
December 18th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IANS) Janshakti Party chief Uma Bharti Saturday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not to be guided by party colleague Digvijay Singh and suggested she can be a "better ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Court frowns at plea to sell garages in residential buildings
June 30th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) It would set a "dangerous trend" if real estate promoters were allowed to sell the garages located in the stilted area of residential buildings for commercial purposes, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Reform panel for financial sector laws soon
February 26th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A financial reform commission will be set up soon to rewrite and clean up the 'old' laws of the country in this sector, Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Polaris to acquire Laser Soft for Rs.52 crore
October 15th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) City-based banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) company Polaris Software Lab Thursday said it will acquire competitor Laser Soft Infosystems for Rs.52 crore.
"The acquisition will enable us ... Read more...
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Mixed reaction in Kashmir over China’s separate visa row
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct 2 (ANI): China's new practice of issuing special stapled visas on loose sheets of paper has evoked a mixed response among the people of Jammu and Kashmir.On Thursday it was ... Read more...
Posted in National |
It’s India’s Madame Tussauds - with Gandhian theme (With Images)
August 25th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Aug 25 (IANS) Children studying gurukul style in the shade of a tree, farmers having lunch in the fields, cowherds milking their cows...The scene is that of a ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
US obliged to go after CIA torturers, says UN monitor
April 18th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, April 18 (DPA) The US would be in breach of international law if it does not prosecute CIA officials for torturing alleged terrorists, UN monitor on torture Manfred Nowak said ... Read more...
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Kalyan should apologise for regretting Babri demolition: Uma
March 22nd, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janashakti Party leader Uma Bharti Sunday asked rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh to apologise for expressing regret ... Read more...
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‘Employees want ABN Amro bank to continue independently’
September 30th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, Sep 30 (DPA) ABN Amro personnel have demanded that the bank continue as an independent entity, Joop Hofland of the De Unie (worker's union) said on Dutch television Tuesday."The call among ... Read more...
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Bahrain to set up independent human rights body
June 17th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 17 (IANS) Bahrain is going to set up a human rights body, which will be an independent entity overseeing human rights practices in that Gulf nation. The new body, to ... Read more...
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Dubai’s new budget carrier to be independent entity
March 20th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, March 20 (IANS) The new low-cost airline announced by the Dubai government will be an independent entity with its own brand and identity with Emirates airline assisting it in its launch ... Read more...
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