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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Apple, Google, RIM neck-and-neck in smart phone market
March 4th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 4 (IANS) Apple, Google, Research In Motion (RIM) are neck and neck in the cut-throat smart phone market in the US, according to a Nielsen survey Thursday.While ... Read more...
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India to grow 9 percent in 2011-12: PM’s advisor (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India's economy is likely to grow by 9 percent in 2011-12 on the back of 10.3 percent growth in services and 9.2 percent expansion in industry sector, ... Read more...
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Economy to grow by 8.6 percent this fiscal: PM’s advisor
February 21st, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India's economy was likely to grow by 8.6 percent in 2010-11 on the back of robust agricultural growth, rising output in services sector and stable industrial production, ... Read more...
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Apple working on less expensive iPhones
February 14th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Wall Street Journal has reported that Apple Inc is working on a smaller iPhone 4 that would sell about half the price of iPhone 4.Apple’s ... Read more...
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Android overtakes Symbian as world’s most popular smartphone OS
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): Nokia's Symbian is no more the best smartphone operating system - it has been toppled over by Google's Android.According to figures released by analysts Canalys, during the last ... Read more...
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BlackBerry stock slips on India report
February 1st, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Feb 1 (IANS) Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) slipped about two percent Monday after India rejected its offer for partial access to its encrypted corporate emails.Since ... Read more...
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Amazon reveals that their Kindle ebooks outsell paperbacks
January 28th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seattle, Jan 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amazon has revealed that it sold more Kindle-based ebooks than paperbacks during the last quarter of 2010.Kindle is the leading ebook reader in the world. Bloomberg reported ... Read more...
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Food Network’s Ratings Takes A 10% Dip
January 21st, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Food Network channel was internationally launched on November 9, 2009 in UK, after which it spread to different parts of the world. The channel, at ... Read more...
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IndiGo becomes third largest domestic airline
January 18th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo became the third largest domestic passenger airline in the country for the fourth quarter of 2010.The sector was led by full-fledged carriers Kingfisher ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to conduct population census
January 2nd, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka will conduct a nationwide population census this year, the first since 1981, Xinhua reported Sunday. "Due to the problems in the country, conducting a census throughout ... Read more...
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GDP growth rate satisfactory: Pranab
December 25th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Haldia, Dec 25 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said he would be satisfied with 8.5-8.7 percent GDP growth this year but would target a growth of 9 percent next year."We ... Read more...
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India tops Forbes list of best countries for new jobs next year
December 15th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) India has pulled ahead of China to take first place in the Forbes list of best countries for new jobs next year, with a whopping 42 ... Read more...
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Kyle Brotzman Makes Costly Misses
November 27th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kyle Brotzman might just be the most hated man for the Boise State Broncos today after his double missed kicks which cost his side the National ... Read more...
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Torch 9800 most satisfying smart phone from BlackBerry
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Nov 23 (IANS) The sales of the BlackBerry Torch 9800, which were initially hit by its high price, have picked up after reduction in its price by half early ... Read more...
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BlackBerry to sell tablet below $500 to undercut iPad sales
November 11th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Nov 11 (IANS) With co-CEO Jim Balsillie Wednesday announcing that the company's PlayBook tablet will be priced under $500, shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) soared on ... Read more...
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Fortis Healthcare Q2 net profit up 477 percent
November 3rd, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare Wednesday reported a 477 percent rise in net profit for the quarter ended Sep 30 at Rs.74.8 crore against Rs.12.8 crore earned during the like ... Read more...
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Cleveland Cavaliers Outplay Boston Celtics
October 28th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The curtain raiser for the Cleveland Cavaliers turned out to be a victory against Boston Celtics. The post LeBron James era began with a stunning victory ... Read more...
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Carborundum Universal Q2 net profit grows 55 percent
October 27th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 27 (IANS) Abrasives major Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI) closed the second quarter of the current fiscal with a consolidated revenue and profit growth of 26 percent and 55 percent respectively.The ... Read more...
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