Nissan expects production boost from $2 bn plant in Mexico
July 11th, 2012 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 11 (IANS/EFE) Japanese automaker Nissan has laid the first stone at its new $2 billion plant in Mexico, where it expects to increase production to more than ... Read more...
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I am an actor, not an entrepreneur: Shah Rukh
April 15th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who co-owns the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL franchisee and runs a film production house, Sunday said he was not an ... Read more...
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Don’t seek exclusive rights to Sri Lanka, India told
March 1st, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India should not feel uncomfortable with Chinese presence in Sri Lanka as there is "plenty of room for both", said a Sri Lankan MP and ... Read more...
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First vaccine against kala azar ready for trial
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 22 (IANS) The first ever vaccine to prevent kala azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the world's second largest parasitic killer after malaria, is entering dual clinical trials in ... Read more...
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Two BPO managers sacked on sexual harassment charge
November 29th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Nov 29 (IANS) An assistant manager at a call centre here was sacked Tuesday after four woman trainees complained he was sexually harassing them, police said. The management also ... Read more...
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India to have 2 GW solar power capacity by 2013
November 9th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 9 (IANS) India plans to have two gigawatts (GW) of solar power generation capacity by March 2013, a top official said Wednesday.The ministry of new and renewable energy ... Read more...
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RPP Infra bags Rs.1,500 crore housing project in Africa
August 29th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) RPP Infra Projects Limited Monday said it has bagged a mass housing contract worth Rs.1,500 crore from the south-western African country of Gabon."The contract ... Read more...
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Metro’s phase 1 execution excellent: Japanese agency
July 31st, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Delhi Metro's implementation of its first phase of construction has been rated as excellent by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which financed 60 percent of ... Read more...
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Delhi couple commits suicide after financial losses
July 25th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A 55-year-old man who had suffered massive financial losses and his wife allegedly committed suicide at their home in north Delhi's Ashok Vihar, police said.Arvind ... Read more...
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Bengal to create 6,900 new home department posts
July 21st, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday decided to create 6,900 new posts in the home department, majority of them for absorption in the Kolkata Police, whose area ... Read more...
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Dhaka signs its biggest power deal
May 12th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Bangladesh Thursday signed a mega deal to produce 1,017 MW of power in the next three to four years.Three formal deals were concluded with the ... Read more...
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‘Burgle-n-burn’ gang strikes in Delhi again
April 20th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A gang of burglars who set houses on fire after committing robbery, Wednesday struck again targeting the home of an MP's aide in Delhi's Mayur ... Read more...
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Six-storey building collapses in Gurgaon
February 17th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon , Feb 17 (ANI) : A six-storey building under construction collapsed in Gurgaon, in New Delhi on Thursday.Two people were trapped in the debris.Police and fire brigades were rushed ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Prime Minister to inaugurate Vallarpadam container terminal on February 11
February 6th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi, Feb 6(ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a Rs.3,250 crore International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in Kerala on February 11.The ICTT is the first in the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Railways to recruit around 3 lakh people: Mamata Banerjee
February 5th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Haldia (West Bengal), Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian Railways will recruit 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh people in the next six months across the country, union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said ... Read more...
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Phase 1 of Karnataka panchayat polls peacefully ends
December 26th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Dec.26 (ANI): Polling during the first phase of zilla and taluk panchayat elections in 12 districts across the Karnataka peacefully came to an end with an estimated 1.11 crore electorates ... Read more...
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New rabies treatment advances after successful phase 1 trial in India
September 15th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): A new cost-effective rabies therapy developed by MassBiologics at the University of Massachusetts and the Serum Institute of India has taken an important step forward with positive ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Solar mission to reduce cost of solar power: Ministry
August 18th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India's National Solar Mission will aggressively target decreasing the cost of solar power, a renewable energy ministry official said here Wednesday.
"Capacity addition targets and policy instruments under ... Read more...
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Delhi sees six robberies in one night
August 13th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The national capital saw six robberies take place in one night. This includes a man being looted outside an ATM, a property dealer robbed of Rs.8.5 lakh ... Read more...
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Now senior citizens’ clubs in all Haryana cities (Lead)
May 27th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 27 (IANS) Haryana will establish senior citizens' clubs in all cities across the state to take care of the elderly.
Announcing this at Panchkula town near here Wednesday, Chief Minister Bhupinder ... Read more...
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Now, senior citizen’s clubs in all Haryana cities
May 27th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 27 (IANS) The Haryana government will establish senior citizen's clubs in all cities across the state to take care of the elderly.
Announcing this at Panchkula town near here Wednesday, Chief ... Read more...
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Helsinki Airport’s new check-in and baggage facilities increase luggage capabilities by 43 percent
May 10th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by BNO News
HELSINKI, FINLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Helsinki Airport's new check-in and baggage facilities are expected to open on Tuesday, Finavia said on Monday.Phase 1 of the Helsinki Airport redevelopment is scheduled to be ... Read more...
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Central, unifying characteristics of wisdom identified
May 8th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): What exactly is wisdom? Scientists have now delved deeper to find the exact definition of what constitutes the widely treasured virtue.In 2009, Dr. Dilip V. Jeste, and Dr. ... Read more...
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Clinical trial on for inhalable measles vaccine
December 4th, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The government has given the go-ahead to carry out clinical trials for evaluating the safety and efficacy of the measles inhalable vaccine, the Lok Sabha was informed ... Read more...
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Experimental hepatitis C drug shows promise
December 4th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): An experimental drug for hepatitis B has been found extremely effective in the trials conducted over chimpanzees, say researchers.The medication, dubbed SPC3649, has been found to inhibit the ... Read more...
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Solar mission to start with 1,300 MW, reach 20,000 by 2022
November 23rd, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) India's solar mission will set up, in its first phase, 1,100 MW of solar power through the electricity grid and 200 MW off the grid, with the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Two lakh new IT jobs in Kerala in two years: Achuthanandan
October 10th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 10 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday inaugurated the third IT park in the state - Phase 1 of Infopark Koratty - and said that nearly 200,000 jobs ... Read more...
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Trials testing safety of new antibody aimed at rabies virus launched in India
October 1st, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): A clinical trial testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody (MAB) developed to neutralize the rabies virus has been launched in King Edward Memorial ... Read more...
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First human receives new antibody aimed at neutralizing Hepatitis C virus
August 7th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 7 (ANI): A volunteer has for the first time received a human monoclonal antibody that can neutralize the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).Researchers at MassBiologics of the University of ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro starts trial run on Noida route
July 25th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Ahead of throwing open the track from Yamuna Bank to Noida across the state border from east Delhi, Delhi Metro began trial runs Saturday on a section ... Read more...
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Security bars many displaced to return to Swat
July 14th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, July 14 (ANI): Amidst fear and confusion, the repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) belonging to Swat and other parts of Malakand division started from Jalozai Camp, Nowshera, and two other ... Read more...
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Honda to set up another engine plant in Rajasthan
June 17th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), June 17 (ANI): Honda Siel Cars India (HSCIL), a subsidiary of Honda Motor, Japan, plans to set up an engine manufacturing and car assembly plant at an investment ... Read more...
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Experimental drug turns on tumour suppressor gene to halt cancer cell growth
January 21st, 2009 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
Washington, January 21 (ANI): A study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers has shown that an experimental drug can turn on a powerful tumour suppressor gene to halt the growth of cancer ... Read more...
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Women’s panel takes up Manipuri girls assault case
December 22nd, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The National Commission of Women (NCW) Monday took up the case of the two northeastern women who were allegedly sexually harassed by their landlord, and has issued ... Read more...
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Manipuri women allege sexual assault, police apathy
December 18th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) They didn't conceal their faces or refuse to come in front of the camera. But for the two young northeastern women who were allegedly sexually harassed and ... Read more...
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