November 26th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov.26 (ANI): Travellers will be able to fly to Asia for under 100 pounds on a new no-frills service from London to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
According to The Times, AirAsiaX, backed ...
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November 8th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): YouTube, the online video sharing website, will be showcasing full length movies produced by at least one of the biggest Hollywood movie studios as early as next ...
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October 3rd, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Mexican/Lebanese actress Salma Hayek is leading a new UNICEF campaign, which aims at aiding young African mums fight tetanus.
Hayek, who is a charity worker and new mum, ...
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September 20th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): Despite the shaky conditions on Wall Street, American actor Tom Cruises United Artists (UA) studio will retain its 500 million dollars film-financing fund sanctioned to him.
The sum ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Wagon maker Texmaco Ltd plans to hive off all its manufacturing businesses into a proposed subsidiary and to raise Rs.2 billion through private equity funds, said an official ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Walt Disney Co has picked up 15 percent stake in UTV Global Broadcasting Ltd (UGBL) for Rs.1.18 billion, UTV announced in a statement Friday. UGBL has allocated 300,000 ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, July 31 (IANS) Rajnikanth starrer "Kuselan" fever is rising in the US. As part of the mega Tamil film's promotion, several 25-feet-high cutouts of the south Indian superstar are being ...
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July 18th, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, July 18 (IANS) Satyam Computer Services, India's fourth largest software and IT services exporter, announced Friday a net profit of Rs.5.48 billion for the first quarter ended June 30, registering a ...
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July 11th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, July 11 (IANS) Infosys Technologies Ltd plans to hire about 10,000 people in the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal (2008-09) to take its staff strength beyond 100,000, a top company ...
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July 11th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
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London, July 11 (IANS) Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) company WNS Holdings has gained a foothold in Ireland for the first time, winning the rights to service a leading insurance company in ...
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June 3rd, 2008 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
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Glasgow, June 3 (IANS) After nearly a month's speculation the mystery buyer of a troubled Scottish fashion chain has been revealed to be the Indian textiles giant S Kumars. Around 1,000 workers ...
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May 28th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 28 (ANI): Viacom International Inc.'s 1 billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange various kinds of content via the ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by admin
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Ranchi, May 7 (IANS) The Jharkhand government and Coal India Limited (CIL) are preparing a rehabilitation package for 67,000 families to shift them from the Jharia mine area where fires has been ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by admin
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Chennai, May 6 (IANS) At least 1,500 people, duped by a multi-level marketing (MLM) firm, queued up at the police commissioner's office here Tuesday to lodge complaints, officials said. A separate counter ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by admin
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Chennai, May 5 (IANS) A further 16 kg of gold was seized from multi-level marketing (MLM) company Quest Net and three more of its employees were arrested following an investor's complaint, police ...
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May 4th, 2008 - 12:50 am ICT by admin
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Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Gold coins weighing 71 kg worth over Rs.215 million ($5.37 million) were seized and five employees of a multinational multi-level marketing (MLM) company Quest Net were arrested for ...
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April 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
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London, Apr 30 (ANI): English singer songwriter Amy Winehouse has decided to take control of her 10million pounds fortune and start her own record label, in a bid to become more ...
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April 28th, 2008 - 12:16 am ICT by admin
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Chennai, April 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi inaugurated the Rs.1.72 billion ($43 million) mobile phone plant of the US-based Motorola at Sriperumbudur near Chennai Sunday. Congratulating the $36 billion ...
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April 22nd, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by admin
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Bangalore, April 22 (IANS) India's leading biotechnology group Biocon Ltd posted a net profit of Rs.4.64 billion ($116 million) for 2007-08, registering a whopping 132 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth over the previous ...
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March 30th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by admin
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(Gulf Business Capsule)
Dubai, March 30 (IANS) Qatar is planning to transform its economy from one based on energy to one that has knowledge as its mainstay. "We expect to be an exporter ...
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March 30th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin
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Dubai, March 30 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) leading real estate developer Damac Properties has signed up with 60 real estate agents in India across metros and tier-1 cities to market ...
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March 21st, 2008 - 12:12 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Hamburg (Germany), March 20 (DPA) Germany's national Jewish organisation said Thursday it has filed a suit against YouTube and its parent company Google, demanding a court order for the site to be ...
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March 13th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Iran has not offered any fresh formula to break the current logjam in the proposed 5-million tonne per annum liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with India, ...
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March 1st, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by admin
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Sydney, Mar 1 (ANI): Victoria's Secret, the brand famous for its lusty and sexy lingerie line is now considering an ultra feminine revamp.
The companys Chief Executive Sharen Turney said that their clothing ...
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March 1st, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
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Qaiser Mohammad Ali
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance company will venture into more sports-related activities, possibly sponsoring the 2011 cricket World Cup to be co-hosted by India, after investing ...
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February 15th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Tata Capital and Japanese brokerage giant Mizuho Securities Co (MHSC) will work together in private equity and investment banking including cross-border mergers, acquisitions and securities business, a Tata ...
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January 19th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Jan 19 (ANI): Sienna Miller has won a high court privacy order over nude photos taken while she was on the set of her new film.
Photographer Warren Richardson took ...
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December 12th, 2007 - 1:20 pm ICT by admin
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Sydney, Dec.12 (ANI): TATA Consultancy Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with New South Wales TAFE to run some of the technical college's courses in India.
According to S. Ramadorai, the global ...
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