Indian stamps released in Indonesia (With Images)
June 20th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 20 (IANS) Two commemorative postage stamps on the Shekhawati and Warli paintings, depicting the rich culture and tradition of Rajasthan and Maharashtra, were released in the Indonesian capital ... Read more...
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Airtel, Axis Bank join hands for mobile banking
May 16th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Telecom company Bharti Airtel Wednesday said its subsidiary, Airtel mCommerce Services, and Axis Bank have partnered to offer banking and payment services, especially to India's ... Read more...
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TRAI issues guidelines for mobile banking services
April 18th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Releasing its Mobile Banking Regulations 2012, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday said the service providers will have to facilitate banks to use ... Read more...
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Indians prefer banking over shopping on internet: Survey
April 4th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A majority of Indians - 57 percent -prefer to use the internet for banking and other financial holdings than shopping online, according to a survey ... Read more...
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Russians held in Dubai for $500,000 theft
March 20th, 2012 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Russian nationals have been arrested in Dubai for stealing $500,000 from a money transfer company.According to Dubai-based Khaleej Times Online, an employee of the ... Read more...
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Chinese man, baby shot dead in Italy
January 6th, 2012 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 6 (IANS/AKI) A 31-year-old Chinese man and his nine-month-old baby daughter, who was in his arms, were shot dead by two men during a night-time robbery in Rome. ... Read more...
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Rights activists demand release of suspected Maoist sympathiser
September 11th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur/New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Civil rights activists Sunday demanded the early release of a Chhattisgarh resident arrested on suspicion of being a Maoist sympathiser and allegedly involved in ... Read more...
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US doubts Pakistan can prosecute Mumbai terror plotters
September 1st, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Noting that three in four terror suspects are acquitted in Pakistan, the United States has doubts its key ally would make any headway in prosecuting key ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar’s bail order reserved (Second Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Delhi High court Monday reserved its order on the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar in the 2G ... Read more...
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After mobile seizure, 2G accused shifted to another jail
May 23rd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Three days after the Tihar prison authorities seized a high-end mobile phone from Rajiv Agarwal, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam case, he ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad bands perform for Cricket for Peace programme
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 23 (IANS) Six bands from Ahmedabad Wednesday presented their compositions for the Cricket for Peace programme being conducted in the three nations hosting the World Cup.Overall, 110 bands ... Read more...
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No charge on money transfer to Egypt from UAE
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 2 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates branch of the Bank of Egypt has waived money transfer charges for Egyptian expatriates sending money home, it announced Wednesday.Regional Manager ... Read more...
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Government examining Hasan Ali’s case: Mukherjee
January 25th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The government is examining the black money deposits of absconding multi-millionaire Pune businessman and stud farm owner Hasan Ali in Swiss banks, said Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Youths arrested for making illegal calls worth lakhs
January 21st, 2011 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorist squad (ATS) Thursday arrested four youths from Lucknow and Azamgarh for illegally making calls worth Rs.44 lakh on satellite phones after illegally acquiring SIM ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks government answer on Thomas posting as CVC (Second Lead)
December 6th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the central government and Chief Vigilance Commissioner P.J.Thomas on a petition challenging his appointment on the grounds of lack of ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Income tax raids on BJP leader’s home
October 19th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and industrialist Sudhanshu Mittal and his nephew Vinay Mittal's residences were raided on Tuesday by Income Tax (IT) officials in connection ... Read more...
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Becks set for Hollywood career?
September 16th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 16 (ANI): It seems football icon David Beckham is set for a big money transfer to Hollywood. He was seen enjoying meal with a top movie mogul.Becks, 35, got ... Read more...
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Long Island Muslim man busted for financing attempted Times Square bombing
September 16th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.16 (ANI): Federal agents have charged a Long Island Muslim man for financing the attempted Times Square bombing.Mohammed Younis, 44, is charged with operating an unlicensed money transfer business between ... Read more...
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NY money faciltator in Times Square bombing attempt arrested
September 16th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A New York man has been charged with engaging in international illegal money transfers that funded the attempted Times Square bombing, prosecutors said Wednesday.Mohammad Younis, 44, of ... Read more...
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Bangalore software engineer designs computer software for illiterates
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
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software engineer, has designed a software that permits illiterate people to
access a computer easily.Medhi said that a huge ... Read more...
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Bank Of America Rolls Out New Credit Card
August 28th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The intense competition in the credit card market has resulted in the users being wooed with a new offer that enables them to transfer their overdraft ... Read more...
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Russia to seek repatriation of man extradited to US
August 20th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will seek repatriation of a Russian businessman due to be extradited from Thailand to the US on arms trafficking charges, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
Viktor ... Read more...
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Central Govt. steps in as CWG 2010 faces corruption controversy
July 31st, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): A day after alleged corruption in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2020' organisation surfaced, the Central Government has reportedly decided to step-in."There will be a monitoring mechanism ... Read more...
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Pained by corruption allegations: Kalmadi
July 31st, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi Saturday denied allegations of illegal money transfer to a London-based firm and said he was pained by the "baseless allegations ... Read more...
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ED to probe money transfer in Satyam scam: Khurshid
July 13th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate probing the financial irregularities in the multi-crore Satyam scam is investigating if ... Read more...
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‘Koda associates invested Rs.225 crore in Dubai’
June 24th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 24 (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his associates invested Rs.225 crore in Dubai through illegal money transfers, a lawyer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said here ... Read more...
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FBI team in Pakistan to probe Times Square bomb plot
May 8th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 8 (DPA) A team of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is in Islamabad to exchange information on the New York Times Square bombing plot, Pakistani officials said ... Read more...
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HDFC, Emirates NBD sign online money transfer deal
May 3rd, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 3 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Emirates NBD has joined hands with HDFC Bank to help Indian clients remit money to India online -- and fast.
Indian nationals residing ... Read more...
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Use approved channels to send money to India: UK government
February 9th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) The British government warned Tuesday that people sending money abroad from Britain should only use the services that have been authorised or registered with the Financial Services Authorities ... Read more...
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Three held in Delhi for circulating fake money orders in US
February 1st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Three Nigerians, including a woman, were arrested here for printing counterfeit money orders running into million of dollars in India and then circulating these in US, the ... Read more...
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Money from kin abroad buoys Haiti quake victims
January 22nd, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) The arrival of the first remittances from abroad since the Jan 12 earthquake has brought a hint of relief to some of the three million Haitians affected by ... Read more...
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Waterbury, CT resident sentenced for illegal money transfer scheme
January 21st, 2010 - 5:01 am ICT by BNO News
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Waterbury, Connecticut resident on Wednesday was sentenced for his role in a multimillion dollar illegal money remitting scheme.Marcio Mansur, 53, was sentenced to 30 months of ... Read more...
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Seven including three Nigerians arrested for fraud
January 8th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8, (IANS) A total of seven people including three Nigerian nationals have been arrested for allegedly siphoning money from 18 ATMs in Orissa's Balasore district, police said Friday.
According to police, ... Read more...
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India seeks extradition of Mumbai suspects: Italy
November 23rd, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 23 (IANS/AKI) India may seek a review of its extradition treaty with Italy in a bid to take hold of a Pakistani father and son allegedly linked to the Mumbai ... Read more...
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Pakistani father-son duo arrested in Italy for Mumbai attacks (Second Lead)
November 21st, 2009 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) Two Pakistani men were arrested in Italy early Saturday in connection with the last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Italian police said Saturday. Two more people arrested "for ... Read more...
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