Beijingers turn to Weibo to beat floods
July 23rd, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) A group of people in Beijing have turned to Weibo, a social networking site, to help those stranded in rain-triggered floods by offering them free rides, ... Read more...
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Trivedi proposes new projects for home state, constituency
March 14th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi may have veered away from his leader West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal-centric approach to focus on mopping up ... Read more...
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Kashmir may resume medicinal herb extraction
August 24th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is considering lifting a ban on the extraction of rare medicinal herbs as residents say they are losing out on valuable business even ... Read more...
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Price rise: Centre asks States to take up market intervention effectively
February 7th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): The Centre has asked the State Governments to take up market intervention effectively and timely to check the prices of essential commodities.Addressing the meeting of Food ... Read more...
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Chinese men to find it tougher to get wives
July 11th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) Young Chinese men of marriageable age will soon find it tougher to look for a wife because there will be 24 million more young men than women of ... Read more...
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General Motors agrees to sell Hummer to Chinese company
October 10th, 2009 - 3:02 am ICT by BNO News
DETROIT / SICHUAN (BNO NEWS) – General Motors on Friday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd, ... Read more...
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GM sells Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery
October 10th, 2009 - 12:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Detroit, Oct 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) General Motors Co. has signed an agreement to sell its legendary and iconic Hummer brand to a Chinese heavy equipment maker Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay begins at Salt Lake City in China
June 22nd, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Golmud (China), June 22 (ANI): Thousands of residents from the city and neighbouring countries gathered on Salt Lake Square as the starting ceremony of Olympic torch relay began this morning here. ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay starts in China’s Salt Lake city
June 22nd, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
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Golmud (China), June 22 (Xinhua) The Olympic torch relay kicked off its Qinghai leg Sunday morning in Golmud, known as China's "Salt Lake city". Thousands of residents from the city and neighbouring ... Read more...
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