Lara Dutta takes people around the world in 20 minutes
September 1st, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 1 (IANS) The idea of travelling around the world in just 20 minutes could be implausible for many of us, but not Lara Dutta. The actress took people ... Read more...
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St. Jude launches device for treatment of hypertension
May 15th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ), a global medical device manufacturing company, Tuesday announced the launch of its 'EnligHTN' renal denervation system during the ongoing EuroPCR 2012 ... Read more...
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‘Time to mobilise voice of South Asian women’
March 14th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Stressing on the empowerment of rural women, a UN body on gender empowerment is all set to lend more power to the voice of women ... Read more...
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Normal life hit in Bengal, but high attendance at secretariat (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Streets wore a near-desrrted look with few vehicles and people venturing out, but air services remained normal and government offices recorded high attendances in West ... Read more...
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Mamata calls general strike a failure in West Bengal
February 28th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Claiming that the nationwide general strike called by 11 trade unions has not been able to garner good response in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Infosys’ Murthy pitches for Indians to study in Japan
February 27th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 27 (IANS) Global software major Infosys chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy Monday exhorted Indian students to study in Japanese universities, especially in the University of Tokyo, as it ... Read more...
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Tokyo varsity beckons Indians to study in Japan
February 27th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 27 (IANS) The University of Tokyo has opened its first-of-its-kind office in technology hub Bangalore to facilitate and encourage Indians to study in Japan."The office in India has ... Read more...
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Infosys’ Murthy wants budget to turbo-charge economy
February 27th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 27 (IANS) The union budget for fiscal 2012-13 should "turbo-charge" the economy by making things easier for businesses to grow, create more jobs and attract more foreign ... Read more...
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Scribes protest frequent attacks in Maharashtra
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Around 200 journalists Friday held a demonstration at Azad Maidan of the city to protest the frequent attacks on scribes and media houses in Maharashtra, ... Read more...
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Journalists’ delegation meets Chavan to seek action on attack
February 1st, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) A delegation of journalists Tuesday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to discuss the action on attack on a media house last week."We met Chavan and ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks storm Times Of India office, damage reception (Second Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 50 angry Shiv Sena activists Saturday afternoon stormed the Time Of India heritage building here and damaged computers, furniture, fittings and other items in ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks storm Times Of India office (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 50 angry Shiv Sena activists Saturday afternoon stormed into the Times Of India building here and damaged furniture and fittings in the reception areas ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks attack daily’s office
January 28th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Suspected Shiv Sainiks barged into the Times of India office and damaged its reception area in south Mumbai Saturday to protest an article, an official said.The ... Read more...
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Searching for India office at UN conference venue (Postcard from Durban)
December 6th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 6 (IANS) Indian Environment Secretary T. Chatterjee was lost while searching for the India delegation office at the International Convention Centre here, the venue of UN climate change ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Indian American doctor charged with hiding India accounts
September 29th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) A Indian American neurosurgeon has been re-indicted by a US grand jury on new charges that he failed to declare an HSBC bank account in India ... Read more...
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World Wide Web consortium sets up India office
September 15th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) India office was inaugurated by Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot Thursday.W3C is engaged in development ... Read more...
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Condom kurta not received well by Indian government: Designer
June 19th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi-based designer M.A Rahman, who made a condom kurta in 2010 to raise AIDS awareness, says he had approached the Indian government for support but ... Read more...
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RIM denies allegations of ‘installing a network data analysis system’ in India
December 31st, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): Research In Motion (RIM) has denied an Indian media report that said the company has offered to install a network data analysis system at its India office ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian artists recreate colours of Mauritius
October 30th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The sunny beaches of Mauritius formed the creative playground for a group of Indian artists during a recent tourism and art promotion campaign in the island nation. ... Read more...
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Kerala, Bavaria to enhance ties in IT sector
October 15th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (IANS) Kerala and the German state of Bavaria Friday agreed to develop stronger trade ties in the information technology sector.Top officials of the two sides held talks under ... Read more...
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Eesha Koppikhar to support cause of the girl child
September 21st, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Bollywood actress Eesha Koppikhar has joined an NGO to support the cause of the girl child in the country.
On her birthday, Sunday, the actress joined Childreach International, ... Read more...
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Famous Hyderabadi Haleem set to get GI tag
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Hyderabad is famous for the Charminar, Salarjung Museum, Biryani and IT companies -- and the Hyderabadi Haleem is now all set to join the vaunted list.The ... Read more...
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Australian Federal Police opens office in India
July 20th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Australian Federal Police Tuesday opened its first office in India in an effort to bolster cooperation on anti-terror operations and law enforcement.
"We are involved in anti-terror ... Read more...
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Hollywood, Bollywood studios unite to counter piracy
March 18th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Leading Bollywood studios such as Reliance Big Entertainment, Yash Raj Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Eros International and Studio 18 have joined hands here Thursday with the Motion ... Read more...
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Statehood call shuts down Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region
January 20th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Jan 20 (IANS) Long distance and local services were disrupted, state transport buses stoned and most private and government offices closed as the daylong shutdown for a separate state of ... Read more...
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Chief Justice of India office in RTI ambit: high court (Second Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) In a landmark judgment, the Delhi High Court Tuesday upheld a single bench order that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes within the ... Read more...
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After n-deal, Canadian uranium supplier sets up India office (Lead)
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 2 (IANS) Canada's Cameco, the world's biggest mining company and a principal uranium supplier, has entered India with an office in Hyderabad.Cameco, which accounts for 15 percent of ... Read more...
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US-based outfit to distribute three million laptops to poor rural kids
July 10th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): A movement to get rural poor children learning on the screen using a state of the art laptopshas begun in country.Every fourth child in the world who ... Read more...
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Malay Indians celebrate New Year’s, Spring festivals as one in Sarawak
April 18th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Miri (Malaysia), Apr.18 (ANI): The Malay Indian community here got together to celebrate various festivities under one roof.According to The Star, the festive gathering on Thursday night, was to celebrate the New ... Read more...
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Office rentals falling in Indian cities: Report
January 15th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Office space rentals in India's metros and larger cities have been falling since the last financial year, according to a report released Thursday by global real estate ... Read more...
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Chief Justice of India office comes under RTI: Habibullah
November 26th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The office of the Chief Justice of India comes under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, Central Information Commission (CIC) chief Wajahat Habibullah said ... Read more...
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UK firm looking at India’s iron ore, coal sectors
November 6th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) London-based mining group Anglo American Plc plans to invest $40 billion across its global operations, including India's iron ore and coal sectors, a senior company official said here ... Read more...
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India is fastest growing market for Bell Helicopter
October 22nd, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 22 (IANS) After taking 52 years to sell its first 100 choppers in India, Bell Helicopter expects to sell its next 100 in less than five years as the country ... Read more...
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NBA office in Kochi?
July 13th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Kochi, along with Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, has been short-listed by the elite National Basketball Association (NBA) of the United States for setting up its India office. P.O. ... Read more...
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Sikhs attack MTV office (Lead)
June 17th, 2008 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) The office of MTV India in south-central Mumbai was attacked by over 200 Sikhs Monday afternoon in protest against a defamatory poster put up by the music channel. ... Read more...
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