Chinese airlines suffer losses in 2012
July 21st, 2012 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 21 (IANS) Three major airlines in China have all reported more than a 50 percent drop in profit in the first six months this year, but earnings are ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy launches ‘indigenous’ malaria drug
April 25th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Indian pharma major Ranbaxy Wednesday launched a new "indigenous" anti-malaria drug at a ceremony in the national capital to mark World Malaria Day.The new drug, ... Read more...
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Chrysler sales jump
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 2 (IANS) Chrysler Group LLC reported a 40 percent increase in February while Ford Motor Co.'s sales rose 14 percent and General Motors Co. added 1.1 percent beating ... Read more...
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Climate change threatens South African farmers
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Nov 22 (IANS) Climate change and erratic weather patterns are a major threat to South Africa's farmers, a media report has said ahead of the UN climate change summit ... Read more...
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High fuel prices scorch firecracker business, says survey
October 20th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Spiralling fuel prices have considerably affected the firecracker business this Diwali, a survey released Thursday said.The study was conducted by Associated Chambers of Commerce and ... Read more...
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China threatens Himachal’s rosin business
October 2nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 2 (IANS) Cheap Chinese rosin, a solid form of resin obtained from pines and conifers, has flooded the Indian market and is threatening the profit margins of Himachal ... Read more...
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Airline industry to post $6.9 bn profit: IATA
September 20th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The international airlines association Tuesday hiked the industry's profit levels in the current year to $6.9 billion from the $4 billion it had projected earlier, ... Read more...
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Wanted, more designers for menswear
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Indian men are waking up to the world of fashion but only a handful of women designers in the country are tailoring their work to ... Read more...
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After roses, Bangalore firm to grow foodcrops in Ethiopia
August 31st, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, Aug 31 (IANS) After making Ethiopia among the top sources globally for cut roses, a Bangalore-based company now plans to plant over 20,000 hectares of land there, almost ... Read more...
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Maharashtra cotton farmers to meet Sonia on export ban
May 15th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 15 (IANS) A delegation of cotton farmers and farmers' widows from Maharashtra will meet United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi May 20, ... Read more...
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Cotton farmers demand lifting ban on exports
May 2nd, 2011 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 1 (IANS) Over 300 cotton farmers went on a day-long hunger strike here Sunday demanding the lifting of the ban on cotton exports, an official said.Kishore Tiwari, ... Read more...
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Child protection a neglected area in union budget: NGO
February 24th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Issues related to children have not been taken into consideration in the manner they should in the union budget, NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) complained ... Read more...
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Amazon Kindle e-book downloads surpass paperback books in US
January 29th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Amazon has claimed that it has sold more e-books for its Kindle device in the United States as compared to paperback books in the last three months of ... Read more...
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RBI launches survey to gauge industry growth outlook
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a new round of survey to gauge the growth prospects of public and private sector companies during the January-March quarter. ... Read more...
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Yahoo Inc Lays Off 600 Employees
December 15th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yahoo Inc. - the noted web mail and search service provider confirmed on Tuesday that it is about to reduce its existing workforce by 4 percent. ... Read more...
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Gorakhpur farmers turn to poultry business
December 15th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Pawan ShahGorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec.15 (ANI): Farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district are taking to poultry business as the agriculture sector has suffered losses.Owing to increasing demand and the profit ... Read more...
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Trade, FDI will be cornerstone of India-UAE ties: Patil
November 25th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Nov.25 (ANI): Lauding the trading communities of India and the UAE for their role in making the two countries leading trade partners over the last four decades, visiting Indian President Pratibha ... Read more...
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Bulk SMS AND MMS ban hit enterprise messaging solution firms
September 27th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sahay
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Enterprise messaging solution (EMS) companies are incurring losses daily due to the government's ban on bulk short message services (SMS) and multi media ... Read more...
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Airlines industry may post $8.9 bn profit in 2010
September 21st, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The airline industry is likely to post $8.9 billion profit in 2010 helped by increased demand and "disciplined capacity management", the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said ... Read more...
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Tall slender glasses help people drink in moderation
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Can tall slender glasses help people drink in moderation?
The answer seems to be a yes, because drinkers tend to pour spirits more generously into short, wide tumblers rather ... Read more...
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Mahindra inks pact to acquire Ssangyong Motors
August 23rd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Indian automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) Monday entered into an agreement with Ssangyong Motor to acquire a majority stake in the South Korean sport utility vehicle maker ... Read more...
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Mahindra chosen preferred bidder for Ssangyong Motors (Lead)
August 12th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Seoul, Aug 12 (IANS) Automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) Thursday emerged the preferred bidder to acquire South Korean Ssangyong Motor.
The preferred bidder status is given by the vendor who usually intends ... Read more...
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Ruia Group to bid for south Korean SsangYong Motor (Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) City-based Ruia Group Sunday said it will make a bid to acquire troubled South Korean SsangYong Motor Company, whose technological competence overseas presence make it an attractive buy.
"Ruia ... Read more...
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Ruia Group to bid for south Korean SsangYong Motor
August 8th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) City-based Ruia Group Sunday said it will make a bid to buy out troubled South Korean SsangYong Motor Company.
"Ruia Group is indeed bidding for SsangYong. This has been ... Read more...
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Ruia Group to decide on SsangYong bid in three days
August 5th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) India's Ruia Group would decide in the next three days whether to make a bid for the South Korean SsangYong Motor, its chairman said here Thursday.
"We are yet ... Read more...
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Samsung Electronics posts record second-quarter profit
July 30th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 30 (DPA) South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co Friday posted a record 83 percent net profit rise for the second quarter, boosted by strong demand for chips and flatscreen ... Read more...
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Monday blues for Delhi motorists as petrol pumps observe strike
May 24th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Monday blues hit motorists hard in the capital city as petrol pumps observed a day-long shutdown to protest the Delhi government's tax increase on diesel.
"All our 408 ... Read more...
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German energy firm to invest $133 mn in Indian power plants
April 26th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Evonik Energy Services, the Indian arm of German power generation major Evonik Industries, Monday said it plans to pick up equity worth about $133 million (Euro 100 ... Read more...
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Reliance Industries net up 6.1 percent (Lead)
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) India's largest private sector company Reliance Industries (RIL) Friday reported a 6.1 percent increase in net profits at Rs.16,236 crore ($3.6 billion) for the fiscal ended March, compared ... Read more...
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Making money from money at Maha Kumbh
February 12th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Feb 12 (IANS) Sitting on empty, folded sacks, they neatly pile up coins in multiple rows and jingle them every time someone passes by. For the unaccustomed, it ... Read more...
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Century Extrusions profit up 46 percent
August 24th, 2009 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Aluminium extrusions major Century Extrusions has registered a 46 percent growth in profit in 2008-09, its chairman and managing director M.P. Jhunjhunwala said Monday.
Jhunjhunwala said the rising prices ... Read more...
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Kerala film industry bans mobile phones during shoots
August 10th, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 10 (IANS) In the age of twittering, BlackBerrys and 24x7 connectivity, two influential Kerala film industry groups -- Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) and the Producers Association -- Monday ... Read more...
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Industrial recovery underway: Economic Survey
July 2nd, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Indicating that an industrial recovery is underway, India's Economic Survey for 2008-09 said Thursday that the industry has "weathered the most severe part of the shock".
The survey, ... Read more...
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Orissa’s iron and steel industry performance dips
June 21st, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) The iron and steel industry in Orissa has recorded negative trends in its performance parameters between October 2008 and March 2009, compared to the previous two quarters of ... Read more...
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CII chief rules out price reduction in auto sector
March 31st, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The auto sector has no scope for any further price reduction, according to TVS Motor chairman and managing director Venu Srinivasan, the newly-elected president of industry group ... Read more...
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