FDI move will ruin Indian retail trade: CPI-M
September 21st, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government's policy notification on FDI is "the single biggest step" that will destroy the livelihood of those engaged in India's retail trade, the CPI-M ... Read more...
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Kerala to lease out land to private IT developers
August 13th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) A departure from developer of information technology (IT) infrastructure to lessor model and focus on spreading e-governance activities across the state are going to be the ... Read more...
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Maharashtra bans Bt cotton seeds
August 9th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has banned the sale and distribution of Bt cotton seeds by a US multinational giant in the state, a top official here said ... Read more...
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IT industry lauds PM’s move to review tax laws
July 30th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) Monday welcomed the initiative of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to review tax laws pertaining to ... Read more...
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Don’t open multi-brand FDI in retail, PM told
July 22nd, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the Left have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to let FDI in multi-brand retail sector, saying this will virtually ... Read more...
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A man’s passion for sports turns nightmare! (With image)
June 9th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) H.P. Singh Rishi, a former head of a Japanese MNC, quit his well-paid job to chase his passion for sports and public good. But little ... Read more...
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Va Tech Wabag betting big on desalination water projects
May 25th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Chennai based water treatment multi-national company (MNC) Va Tech Wabag Ltd. is betting big on desalination water projects across globe as part of efforts to restructure ... Read more...
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Panic as 4.9 tremor shakes Delhi, adjoining areas (Fourth Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A 4.9-magnitude temblor shook the Indian capital and its adjoining areas Monday afternoon, startling people in offices and homes as the ground shook and windowpanes ... Read more...
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4.9 quake shakes Delhi, suburbs (Fourth Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) A 4.9-magnitude temblor shook the Indian capital and its adjoining areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) Monday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of ... Read more...
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4.9 quake shakes Delhi, suburbs (Third Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A 4.9-magnitude temblor shook the Indian capital and its adjoining areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) Monday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of ... Read more...
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Lajong ropes in MNC as stakeholder
February 29th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) Dubai-based multinational company Anglian Holdings, which has an investment in Danish club FCV Vikings, Wednesday announced they have bought a 25 percent stake in the I-League ... Read more...
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Japanese executive found dead in Gurgaon park
February 20th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, 20 Feb (IANS) The Japanese managing director of a MNC here was found dead in a park in Sushant Lok area Monday, police said, adding it seemed to be ... Read more...
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Another Kolkata man dies near burnt laptop
February 5th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) Three months after a laptop snag killed an MNC employee, another man in Kolkata was found dead close to his burnt laptop in his bedroom, police ... Read more...
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Left, BJP slam government over FDI in retail
November 25th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left Friday slammed the government's move to allow FDI in multi-brand retail trade, saying it will destroy ... Read more...
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FDI in retail will hit ‘crores’, says CPI-M
November 25th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday said the decision to allow FDI in multibrand retail "will destroy the livelihoods of crores of small retailers".It ... Read more...
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Minor child killed, five injured in accident
November 21st, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 21 (IANS) A six-month-old child was killed and an MNC executive and his newly-wedded wife and three other occupants of a car were injured when a speeding truck ... Read more...
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Beware: Overheated laptop batteries a fire hazard
November 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Owning a laptop may have become a necessity for some and fashionable for the rest, but it poses a potential fire threat to thousands of ... Read more...
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Man electrocuted while hooked to laptop
November 6th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) A laptop which for many is a prerequisite for their existence is believed to have become the cause of death as a man in sought Kolkata ... Read more...
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Kudankulam fast’s 11th day, letter against MNCs
October 28th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Even as the fast against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) continued for the 11th day Friday, around 50 children appealed to Russians, French and Americans ... Read more...
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US firm invests in Indonesia’s media industry
October 18th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 18 (IANS) Saban Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, is buying 5 percent of Indonesia's Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) for 692.3 billion rupiah ($78.2 million), the Jakarta ... Read more...
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‘In Bollywood you redefine morality’
October 3rd, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IANS) The Bombay Duck is not a duck but a fish. For the starry-eyed newcomers to the film industry who don't know this, the train back ... Read more...
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Reaching out to the Delhi blast victims’ families
September 8th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Some Delhi residents who had suffered in earlier terrorist attacks turned up at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Thursday to offer solace and share moments ... Read more...
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How ‘industrial’ Greater Noida became residential
July 25th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 25 (IANS) It was set up by the Uttar Pradesh government to promote industrial development in this region, but the last company to be set up under ... Read more...
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No more online chat with partner, woman assures court
July 4th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Mumbai-based woman who allegedly emotionally blackmailed her online chat partner - an MNC employee working in Gurgaon - after he refused to marry her, ... Read more...
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Mumbai woman issued warrant on chat partner’s plea
June 27th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued a bailable warrant against a Mumbai-based woman who allegedly emotionally blackmailed her on-line chat partner, employed in an MNC ... Read more...
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Akali Dal slams insufficient paddy support price hike
June 10th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh June 10 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Friday termed as insufficent the Rs.80 per quintal hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy announced by the union ... Read more...
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India’s mobile phone users spoilt for choice
June 5th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Once dominated by global brands like Nokia, Samsung and LG, the Indian mobile handset market has seen a revolution in the past few years with ... Read more...
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CPI-M opposes move to allow FDI in multi-brand retail
May 28th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday strongly opposed any move to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in view of the recommendation ... Read more...
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Va Tech Wabag looks for acquisitions overseas
May 27th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Chennai-based multi-national company (MNC) Va Tech Wabag Ltd, operating in the water treatment space, has chalked out multi-pronged strategies to make its mark internationally, said a ... Read more...
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He couldn’t tell us exact time of return: Killed doctor’s family
May 26th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 26 (IANS) Frequently dispatched on air ambulance duties, anaesthetist Rajesh Jain left his home here at around 1 p.m. Wednesday to ferry a patient from Patna, telling his ... Read more...
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Goa mining body condemns attack on activist
May 20th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 20 (IANS) More than a week after an activist protesting illegal mining in Goa's tribal heartland was assaulted by unidentified people allegedly belonging to the mining mafia, the ... Read more...
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Relief, apprehension in Delhi on Osama’s killing
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) As news of world's most wanted terrorist and Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's killing in Pakistan spread, many Delhiites welcomed it but were ... Read more...
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Randstad to focus on pharma, IT
April 29th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) The Netherlands based human resource services company Euro 14.2 billion revenue Randstad is betting big on large banking financial services and insurance (BFSI), information technology (IT) ... Read more...
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60 percent to miss office for India-Pakistan match: Survey
March 29th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Six out 10 people in India Inc. will give office a miss when India takes on Pakistan in the World Cup semifinal in Mohali Wednesday, ... Read more...
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India committed to provide life-saving drugs for poor
March 28th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 28 (ANI): Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma today reiterated India's commitment to ensure supply of affordable life-saving drugs for poor people.Addressing the 7th CII- Exim Bank Conclave on India ... Read more...
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