Piles of cash found in Japan mountain
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Osaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Piles of cash amounting to nearly 150 million yen (about $1.25 million) were found in the mountains of southwestern Japan following the arrest of two men ... Read more...
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Sharp to sell solar battery plant
August 16th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Osaka, Aug 16 (IANS) Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Corporation plans to sell its key solar battery plant here as part of the efforts to restructure the company, a newspaper said ... Read more...
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Air India to resume flights to most global destinations
August 12th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Come September, Air India will have all its Boeing 777s pressed into service and flights restarted to important destinations like Hong Kong, Seoul, Frankfurt and ... Read more...
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Despite strike, Air India passenger traffic grows
July 1st, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Despite a crippling 55-day-long strike, Air India has carried three percent more passengers between June 1 and June 20 from a year ago and would ... Read more...
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With pilots on strike, Air India losses mount to Rs.600 crore
June 29th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Air India's losses have mounted to Rs.600 crore with the pilots' strike continuing for the 54th day Friday.The pilots are demanding reinstatement of their ... Read more...
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Japan’s Kagawa to undergo medical for Man-U
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 22 (IANS) Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa is set to take a medical test for his move to English Premier League giants Manchester United.The 23-year-old, who previously played for ... Read more...
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Ajit Singh to meet Air India’s executive pilots
June 17th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh will meet Air India's executive pilots, who are currently managing all of the airlines' international flights, for a solution to their ... Read more...
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Air India senior pilots complain of stress, tough flying schedules
June 15th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, Air India's executive pilots who are currently managing most of the airlines' international flights, have said ... Read more...
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Striking Air India pilots move court over non-payment of dues
June 12th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A section of striking Air India pilots Tuesday said they have moved the Delhi High Court against the non-payment of their salaries for March."Our strike ... Read more...
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Pakistan probes smuggling of wild animals from Tanzania
June 11th, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) Pakistan has launched an investigation into the alleged smuggling of wild animals, including elephants and lions, from Tanzania in southeastern Africa.The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Air India may not survive if strike continues: Official
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Air India chief Rohit Nandan Saturday warned that the airline may not be able to survive in the long run if its pilots don't end ... Read more...
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Air India strike leads to biggest revenue loss
June 2nd, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) The strike by Air India pilots entered the 26th day Saturday, pushing up the airline's revenue losses to more than Rs.350 crore, one of the ... Read more...
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Air India to shift to interim plan from June 1 (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) National carrier Air India will shift to an "interim plan" to salvage its international operations that have been crippled by a 24-day-old pilots' strike."We have ... Read more...
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Air India to shift to interim plan from June 1 (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) National carrier Air India will shift to an "interim plan" to salvage its international operations that have been crippled by a 24-day-old pilots' strike."We have ... Read more...
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Air India flies out stranded British Airways passengers
May 26th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Air India may have failed to fly its passengers in recent days due to the ongoing pilots' strike, but the carrier came to the rescue ... Read more...
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Air India strike continues for 19th day, losses at Rs.290 crore
May 26th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) The Air India pilots' strike continued for the 19th day Saturday, mounting the national carrier's losses to Rs.290 crore."Till now, the losses stand at Rs.270 ... Read more...
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Air India strike enters 17th day; loses Rs.270 crore (Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The pilot strike in Air India entered the 17th day Thursday with the national carrier's losses mounting to Rs.270 crore."Losses are around Rs.270 crore on ... Read more...
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Air India braces for long tussle with pilots
May 24th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Bracing for a long-drawn tussle with its striking pilots, beleaguered Air India has announced a truncated interim schedule for June, dropping several international destinations from its ... Read more...
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Powell eyes London Olympics to end title drought
August 28th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 28 (IANS/CMC) Luckless Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell knows that at age 28 he may have squandered his last real chance at a World Championship title, but he ... Read more...
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Beijing, Shanghai costly cities for expats
July 16th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 16 (IANS) Employees of international companies who live in Beijing and Shanghai have comparatively higher living costs than their colleagues who live in New York, a study has ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber visits Japan
May 20th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, May 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Canadian teenage singer Justin Bieber is in Japan for series of concerts in the country. When he met with some children in the country, Bieber told them ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Sydney hotels were world’s ‘most-occupied’ in 2010
March 21st, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 21 (ANI): A new analysis has found that Sydney hotels were the most occupied in the world in 2010.A report by business advisory firm Deloitte showed that Sydney hotels were ... Read more...
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380 Indians to return from Japan Saturday
March 19th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) National carrier Air India will bring back 380 more Indians from quake-hit Japan by Saturday night, a senior official said here."Around 380 passengers will be ... Read more...
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India sends 25 tonnes relief supply to Japan
March 18th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) India has sent around 25 tonnes of relief material to disaster-hit Japan through two Air India special flights, an official said here Friday.The cargo included two ... Read more...
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Chinese keen to invest in quake-hit Japan property market
March 18th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) Investors in China's Shanghai city are still interested in the property market of Japan that was hit by a giant tsunami following a massive earthquake, a ... Read more...
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Air India to bring back 383 more Indians from Japan
March 17th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) National carrier Air India will bring back 383 more Indians from quake-hit Japan by Thursday night, a senior official here said."Around 383 passengers will be ... Read more...
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Indian family in exposure zone in Japan to be evacuated
March 17th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 17 (IANS) The Indian mission in Japan has located an Indian family stuck in the nuclear exposure zone and is in the process of evacuating them, Indian Ambassador ... Read more...
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HCL to send delegation to Japan
March 16th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) HCL Technologies Wednesday said it was keeping a close watch on the situation in the disaster hit-Japan and will be sending a senior level delegation ... Read more...
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Air India to run special flights to Japan
March 16th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Air India will operate a daily jumbo flight with a capacity of 423 passengers between New Delhi and Tokyo March 16-19, an official said here Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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India sets up helpline for Indians in Japan
March 16th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India has set up helplines for the Indian community in Japan, reeling from last week's massive earthquake and tsunami, a statement by the ministry of ... Read more...
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India setups helpline for stranded Indian citizens in Japan
March 16th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 16(ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday setup a helpline for stranded Indian citizens in Japan, following a massive tsunami that struck northeast Japan on Friday.According to ... Read more...
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Anurag Basu escapes Japan quake
March 12th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Bollywood director Anurag Basu had plans to visit Japan on the day the massive earthquake rocked that country. He escaped the calamity due to ... Read more...
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Air India cancels Tokyo flight
March 11th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Air India Friday said it has cancelled one of its Tokyo flights following the earth quake and tsunami that hit the country but maintained that ... Read more...
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Panasonic India targets Rs.3,000 crore turnover
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Consumer durables firm Panasonic India aims to almost triple its turnover to cross the Rs.3,000 crore mark by the end of the 2010-11 fiscal, a top company official ... Read more...
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Staying cool’s no sweat for women
October 8th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Researchers say women really do sweat far less than men, particularly during intensive exercise.On average, they tend to perspire half as much after similar amounts of physical activity ... Read more...
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