Uninor slams Unitech, says auction will ensure transparency
August 1st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Wednesday slammed Unitech for opposing the proposed auction of its assets and said the move will in fact ensure full transparency ... Read more...
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Wenger to get 55 million pounds for squad overhaul
February 20th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) Arsenal club management has given under-fire manager Arsene Wenger a purse of 55 million pounds to spend in the summer. The Frenchman has come under ... Read more...
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Michael Laudrup steps down as Mallorca coach
September 27th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 27 (IANS) Michael Laudrup Tuesday announced that he was quitting as coach of Primera Liga football side Mallorca.The former Danish international, who was in his second season at ... Read more...
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SBI gets government nod for rights issue
June 8th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 8 (IANS) The government has consented to the proposed rights issue of the State Bank of India (SBI) for raising about Rs.20,000 crore ($4.4 billion) by December, ... Read more...
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Indian presence in English Premier League doubles
May 23rd, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) With Blackburn Rovers surviving relegation and Queens Park Rangers back in top-flight, Indian presence in the forthcoming season of English Premier League is all set to ... Read more...
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Tata steel sells majority stake in refractory unit
April 21st, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Tata Steel Thursday said it would sell 51 percent stake of its refractory unit -- Tata Refractories Ltd (TRL) -- to Japanese firm Krosaki Harima Corporation."The ... Read more...
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Madonna in negotiations to become nightclub owner
January 7th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 07 (ANI): Madonna is in talks about becoming a player in the London nightclub scene."Madonna sees it as a natural move," the Telegraph quoted one of her associates ... Read more...
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Suzlon crosses 15 gigawatt of wind power installations worldwide
December 16th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Wind turbine manufacturing major Suzlon group Thursday said it has installed over 15 gigawatt of cumulative wind turbines in 25 countries across the globe amounting to 9 ... Read more...
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Ralph Nader Tries To Delay GM IPO
November 12th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ralph Nader well known consumer advocate along with two consumer groups tried desperately to linger the planned IPO of US car manufacturer GM or General Motors. ... Read more...
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REpower to supply turbines to Sweden’s Klagerup Kraft
September 15th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) REpower Systems, a subsidiary of wind power company Suzlon Energy, will supply three turbines to Sweden's Klagerup Kraft AB, to be installed by 2011.
"REpower Systems, in which ... Read more...
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Ruia Group to bid for south Korean SsangYong Motor
August 8th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) City-based Ruia Group Sunday said it will make a bid to buy out troubled South Korean SsangYong Motor Company.
"Ruia Group is indeed bidding for SsangYong. This has been ... Read more...
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Gemini Comm buys out African telecom firm
May 7th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Network integration and telecom services provider Gemini Communication Friday said it has acquired Africa's Rosy Blue Wireless (RBW) for an undisclosed sum.
RBW, a telecom and internet services ... Read more...
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Stan Kroenke Purchases Rams, Not Arsenal
April 13th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
St. Louis, Apr 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Stan Kroenke, the billionaire based in Missouri, has declared that he would be buying the 60% shares of the St. Louis Rams. He made ... Read more...
Sistema Shyam gets Rs.500 cr loan to fund expansion
March 30th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), a joint venture between Russian conglomerate Sistema and India's Shyam group, has got a Rs.500-crore loan from Central Bank of India to fund ... Read more...
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Sistema Shyam expects 10 mn user base by December
March 25th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), a joint venture between Russian conglomerate Sistema and India's Shyam group, expects the user base of its MTS brand to reach 10 million ... Read more...
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Will help Indo-Russia venture to expand: Putin
March 12th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Russia will provide financial aid to expand Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), a joint venture of Russian conglomerate Sistema and India's Shyam group, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said ... Read more...
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Syndicate Bank net plunges 42 percent in Q3
January 30th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 30 (IANS) State-run Syndicate Bank reported net profit of Rs.206 crore for the third quarter of fiscal 2009-10 against Rs.356 crore in the same period last year, a dip of ... Read more...
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Sterlite to sell shares in US, raise $1.5 bn
July 16th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Sterlite Industries, a leading copper producer, Thursday said it plans to raise $1.5 billion by selling shares in the US for further development of its power generation business ... Read more...
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Tata-led Neotel denies problems between Indian, South African staff
June 9th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, June 9 (IANS) The Tata-led Neotel consortium, which is developing South Africa's telecommunications as the country's second network operator, has rejected suggestions of "cultural clashes" between South African Indian ... Read more...
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Shyam Telelink becomes Sistema Shyam TeleServices
January 23rd, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Shyam Telelink Ltd, a joint venture between Russian telecom giant Sistema and India's Shyam Group, Friday announced the change of its name to Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTS). ... Read more...
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Disney raises stake to 50 percent in UTV Software
December 8th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Walt Disney Company (South East Asia) has raised its stake to more than 50 percent and has become the majority shareholder of UTV Software Communications, a UTV official ... Read more...
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STAR, Jupiter join hands, target south Indian TV audience
November 14th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 14 (IANS) STAR, one of Asia's leading entertainment companies, and parliamentarian Rajeev Chandrasekhar's company Jupiter Entertainment Ventures Friday announced a joint venture targeting south India.The joint venture, the STAR Jupiter ... Read more...
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AIG halts lobbying after government takeover
October 21st, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 21 (DPA) Insurance giant American International Group Inc, which was bailed out of a cash-flow crisis last month by a loan that temporarily made the US government its majority shareholder, ... Read more...
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Reliance-MTN talks’ extension seen as sign of progress, investor confidence
July 11th, 2008 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, 11 Jul (IANS) South African mobile giant MTN is still maintaining a firm silence on a possible deal with Reliance Communications, but analysts here said the fact that it ... Read more...
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Tata to partner Singapore firm for private jet company
February 19th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Singapore-based private jet operator BJets Monday announced that it will partner the Tata Group to set up a private jet company, where aircraft will be partly owned by ... Read more...
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Green eatery that serves 100pct organic food opens in NYC
January 25th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): The first green- and organic-certified restaurant has opened its doors in New York City.Gusto Grilled Organics is a Greenwich Village eatery serving 100 percent, organic, Latin-inspired cuisine for ... Read more...
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