Tata Steel posts Rs.6 billion Q3 net loss
February 9th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) India's biggest steel maker Tata Steel Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 6.03 billion for the quarter ended December 2011, against a net profit ... Read more...
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Wes Welker sad after Super Bowl loss
February 7th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tom Brady’s wife Gisele Bundchen is blaming some players of the New England Patriots for last Sunday’s loss during the Super Bowl. The Patriots were beaten ... Read more...
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ICICI’s third quarter net profit up 20.25 percent
January 31st, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) India's largest private lender ICICI Bank Tuesday reported a 20.2 percent rise in net profit for the quarter ending December at Rs.1,728.1 crore from Rs.1,437.02 crore ... Read more...
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Allahabad Bank’s Q3 net up by 34 percent
January 30th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Public sector lender Allahabad Bank Monday reported a net profit of Rs.5.60 billion for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2011 against Rs.4.2 billion for the corresponding ... Read more...
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Apple criticized for the state of its Chinese factories
January 27th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Apple has been criticized after the alleged condition of its workers in China was reported by the New York Times. The newspaper claims that the California tech ... Read more...
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NTPC’s third quarter net falls 10.16 percent
January 27th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Electricity generation public sector company NTPC Friday reported a 10.16 percent decline in its net profit for the third quarter of the current fiscal at Rs.2,130.39 ... Read more...
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Android’s big share of global tablet shipments in Q4 2011
January 27th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Jan 27 (IANS) Global tablet shipments reached nearly 27 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011 with Android jumping to a record share of 39 percent, said ... Read more...
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31 Chinese dead from food poisoning
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 22 (IANS) At least 31 people in China died due to food poisoning and around 1,900 were affected in the last quarter of 2011, the health ministry said.A ... Read more...
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Growth will be below 7.5 percent, says Pranab
January 18th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) India's economic growth will fall below 7.5 percent in the current financial year and it would be a "major challenge" to meet the fiscal ... Read more...
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First phase of Bengal Aerotropolis by end-2012
January 11th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) The first phase of the Bengal Aerotropolis, the airport city project at West Bengal's Andal, will be completed by the end of this year and commercial ... Read more...
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Mahindra to launch more new vehicles next fiscal
January 10th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M;) Tuesday said it would launch a range of products in the personal and commercial vehicles segment during 2012-13.
The ... Read more...
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US stocks moderately higher ahead of earnings
January 10th, 2012 - 6:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) US stocks ended moderately higher Monday as investors awaited the beginning of a new earnings season, Xinhua reported.Analysts expected that US corporate earnings will be ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines owes Rs.132.78 crore in TDS dues
December 20th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The government Tuesday informed parliament that cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines has not deposited with the exchequer Rs.132.78 crore which the airline deducted from the salaries of ... Read more...
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Kerala distilleries seek hike in liquor prices
December 20th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20 (IANS) Even as sales of liquor and revenue earned by way of taxes on it are going up in Kerala, the 11 distilleries in the state are ... Read more...
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Mumbai flights will continue: Kingfisher
December 1st, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines Thursday assured its passengers that all its operations to and from Mumbai would continue uninterrupted, even as the city's airport operator threatened ... Read more...
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Survey reveals that Android and Apple control 71 percent of the smartphone market
November 30th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new survey by the research firm Nielsen has revealed that more Americans are switching to the smartphone. The survey found that 56 percent of all ... Read more...
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NFL scores: The Packers win their 11th game in a row
November 28th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Packers won their 11th straight game over the weekend when they brushed past the Lions 27-15. The Packers are now officially the team to beat ... Read more...
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Monday night football scores: Chiefs face humiliation
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Chiefs were humiliated on Monday night as the Patriots run rout. After the Monday Night Football game, the team from Kansas City had lost 3-34 ... Read more...
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RComm sequential quarterly profit rises 60.5 percent
November 12th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Telcom service provider Reliance Communications Saturday posted an increase of 60.5 percent in net profit at Rs.252 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30 against Rs.157 ... Read more...
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Toyota recalls 420000 vehicles over steering issue
November 10th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Toyota has announced the recall of about 420,000 vehicles because of steering problems. The giant automaker said they are recalling 550,000 vehicles around the world because of ... Read more...
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Di Maria’s hamstring injury a blow to Real Madrid
November 7th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 7 (IANS) Real Madrid could be without winger Angel di Maria after the Argentinean injured a hamstring during his side's 7-1 win at home to Osasuna in the ... Read more...
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Yahoo to acquire Interclick for $270 mn
November 2nd, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Nov 2 (IANS) Yahoo has announced that it is buying data-driven advertising network Interclick for around $270 million.
Interclick is a technology company providing data targeted solutions ... Read more...
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Despite record profits, Apple disappoints Wall Street
October 19th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Despite setting new sales and profit records over the last three months and blowing past the $100 billion mark Apple's revenue and earnings on the last ... Read more...
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How Steve Jobs changed the world
October 6th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Apple's visionary co-founder Steve Jobs put his own stamp on everything from the personal computer to the music industry in myriad ways.For Jobs, how a product ... Read more...
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Wall Street ends worst quarter
October 1st, 2011 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) US stocks tumbled Friday, ending the worst quarter in three years, as investors found few reasons to buy in the market amid gloomy economic outlook ... Read more...
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Hiring in India could slow down next quarter: Survey
September 13th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Corporates in India may go slow with their hiring over the next quarter of 2011, but the employment outlook for the country is still among ... Read more...
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HP to exit PC business
August 19th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Computer major Hewlett-Packard is planning to spin off its industry-leading but struggling personal computer business as part of a major restructuring exercise.In a surprise announcement Thursday, ... Read more...
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Apple ousts Nokia as world’s largest smartphone vendor
July 30th, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 30 (IANS) Apple has ousted Nokia as the world's largest smartphone maker as global mobile phone market grew more than 11.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011, ... Read more...
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Pilot census carried out in Abu Dhabi
June 11th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 11 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has carried out a pilot census covering a select sample of the population in all regions of ... Read more...
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209 percent rise in UBI net profit in Q4
April 30th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Public sector United Bank of India (UBI) has registered a net profit of Rs 143.23 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2011 against Rs 46.38 ... Read more...
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Ranchi tops tier-III cities in creating jobs in Q4: Report
March 21st, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 21 (IANS) Jharkhand's capital Ranchi has emerged as the top employment provider among tier-III cities in the last quarter of fiscal 2010-11, said a survey report released Monday.According ... Read more...
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Deficiencies in policy-making, implementation: CAG’s audit reports
March 18th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18(ANI): Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Rekha Gupta, on Friday briefed about the audit reports on civil, scientific and revenue department.Addressing the mediapersons here, Gupta said that in ... Read more...
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Viacom18, Movie Temple Productions to produce Kashyap’s next
March 11th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Viacom18 Motion Pictures have teamed up with Movie Temple Productions to produce "Dabangg" director Abhinav Kashyap's second directorial venture, which is tentatively titled "Project 18".The ... Read more...
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Nine percent growth rate can be achieved: Mukherjee
March 11th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the country will be able to achieve over 9 percent growth rate this fiscal, despite the global economic ... Read more...
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Microsoft Kinect becomes fastest-selling electronic device of all time
March 11th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 11 (ANI): Microsoft's Kinect has thrashed iPhone and iPad to become the fastest selling consumer electronics device of all time.The company has set a new Guinness World Record after selling ... Read more...
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