Some day Tata Motors will have plant in Bengal: Ratan Tata (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Showing no bitterness over what happened in Singur, Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata Friday said some day Tata Motors will have a plant somewhere in West ... Read more...
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Srei to focus on IT, healthcare equipment financing
May 14th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) With the country's power and telecom sectors experiencing many challenges, infrastructure and construction equipment financing non-banking finance company (NBFC) Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd. Monday said it ... Read more...
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Infosys seeks ‘alterative solution’ for Bengal campus
February 29th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ruled out according special economic zone (SEZ) status to Infosy's Kolkata campus, the IT bellwether Wednesday sought a ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ex-foreign minister joins Imran’s party
November 28th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister who was dropped from the cabinet and refused to take another portfolio, has joined cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan ... Read more...
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‘Don’t displace Manipuri village to build hotel’
July 2nd, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, a member of the National Integration Council has appealed for the reversal of the Manipur ... Read more...
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Bridge on Hindon river a disaster, say activists
June 1st, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 1 (IANS) Calling the proposed third bridge over Hindon river here an "environmental disaster", activists have pointed out that the artificial embankment erected for it could be damaged ... Read more...
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Bhushan CD shady: Swami Agnivesh
April 24th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Social activist Swami Agnivesh Sunday termed as "shady" the CD purportedly containing the voice of Lokpal Bill drafting committee co-chairman Shanti Bhushan discussing a dubious ... Read more...
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MAT imposed to stop tax distortion: Official
April 13th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) is imposed in the special economic zones (SEZs) to stop distortion in direct taxes for the better interest of the country, a ... Read more...
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A.R. Rahman launches his biography
April 7th, 2011 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Music maestro A.R. Rahman got a little nostalgic remembering his old days, during the launch of his biography "A.R. Rahman: The Spirit of Music" in ... Read more...
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Sikhs put off protest as Pak Govt cancels ‘plaza construction on gurdwara land’ deal
March 25th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 25(ANI): The Pakistan Government has decided to cancel the land deal done by the Pakistan Evacuee Trust Property Board (PETPB) with a local dealer for constructing a plaza over ... Read more...
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Tibetans committed to struggle: PM of government-in-exile
March 11th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 11 (IANS) The Dalai Lama may have declared his intension to step down from politics but Tibetans remain committed to the struggle for their homeland, says Samdhong Rinpoche, ... Read more...
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Oral Cholera Vaccine trial successfully completed in Kochi
December 18th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Sankha GhoshKolkata, Dec.18 (ANI): The National Institute for Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) has successfully completed the trial of an Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) here on Saturday.In 2006, the NICED reformulated ... Read more...
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“The Sopranos” Star Denise Borino-Quinn Passes Away At 46
October 31st, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Denise Borino-Quinn, the actress who played Ginny Sacramoni, the wife of mafia king Johnny Sacramoni in the famous television show "The Sopranos", died on Wednesday, due ... Read more...
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Anita Hill Denies Apology, Calls Virginia Thomas’ Call “Inappropriate”
October 21st, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Anita Hill, the former colleague of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has hogged limelight after 19 years when Virginia Thomas, Clarence Thomas' wife had asked ... Read more...
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Gujjars, Bakerwals allege dilution of ST status, demand implementation of Mandal Commission in J-K
January 20th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, Jan.20 (ANI): Gujjars and Bakerwals took out a cultural march with their cattle here on Wednesday to press their demand for implementation of the Mandal Commission report and ... Read more...
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Patna students call for more awareness on World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Dec.1 (ANI):Students in Bihar capital Patna city on Monday took out rally to mark World AIDS Day, and called for generating more awareness to prevent the spread of the deadly ... Read more...
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