500,000 bees stolen from Fraser Valley
July 31st, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fraser Valley, July 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Five hundred thousand bees have been estimated to have been stolen from Fraser Valley. This disaster occurred to the A.B.C beekeeper at the beginning of the ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad shootout latest twist in mounting extortion trade
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 22 (IANS) The shootout at a marriage in Ghaziabad last week, where four people were killed in an attack on a gang leader, was the latest episode in ... Read more...
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Reliance Cap Q2 total income rises 19 percent
November 11th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Financial services major Reliance Capital, part of the Reliance Group, Friday reported an increase of 19 percent in total income at Rs.1,546 crore for the ... Read more...
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We have to think differently how to solve problems: PM
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kharagpur, Aug 22 (IANS) While underlining the need to channelise scientific and entrepreneurial energies to unleash another Green Revolution, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said India needed to change ... Read more...
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FMCG business to be profitable in six years: ITC
July 29th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Multi-business conglomerate ITC Limited aims to turn its non-tobacco fast moving consumer goods business profitable by 2017 as it eyes the country's number one position in ... Read more...
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Britain’s Royal Mail sells off undelivered items
May 16th, 2011 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) Britain's Royal Mail has admitted it sells off around 75,000 undelivered postage items every year and has earned 3.2 million pounds over the past five years ... Read more...
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Pak provincial minister says suicide bombers being sold like commodities
April 28th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, April 28(ANI): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that suicide bombers are being sold like a commodity, and that it has become a profitable business."A suicide bomber can ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Child kidnappers get 10 years in jail
April 17th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to two habitual child kidnappers, including a woman.The court also said that punishment for child abduction ... Read more...
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US Lingerie Football League goes to Canada (Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 13 (IANS) The US-based Lingerie Football League (LFL), where young women play the game in, well, lingerie, has named Toronto its first international franchise.Launched in 2009, the LFL ... Read more...
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American lingerie football goes to Canada
April 13th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 13 (IANS) The US-based Lingerie Football League, where sexy young women play the game in bras and panties in front of mostly male fans, has named Toronto its ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Indigo plantation may resume in Pakistan after a century
October 26th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) A project has been initiated by a local organisation in Pakistan's Sindh province for the revival of indigo cultivation that was abandoned in the region almost 100 years ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu farmers take to emu farming
August 26th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
By JaykumarIndur (Tamil Nadu), Aug 26 (ANI): Farmers in Indur village of Tamil Nadu's Dharampuri district have taken to emu-farming to avail of multiple returns offered by the birds for their meat, ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Jimmy Dean, The Multitalented Country Singer, Dies At 81
June 14th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The versatile country singer, Jimmy Dean, who is also known as a television host, actor and businessman, has passed away on Sunday night at the age ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Russia to reveal nuclear stockpile data
May 13th, 2010 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is considering disclosing data on its nuclear stockpile, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
The statement came just over a week after the US Department of ... Read more...
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Bastar art goes global, but artisans struggle to survive (Feature with image)
April 6th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Abujmad (Bastar), April 6 (IANS) The intricately carved bell metal, wood and bamboo products adorn many a home in India and abroad. But the nearly 20,000 tribal families in Chhattisgarh ... Read more...
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“60 Minutes” Of Taking Snus
April 5th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Apr 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Snus was the topic of discussion on "60 Minutes," the popular show on CBS, on Sunday. With the advancement of the no smoking laws and smoking ... Read more...
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Online dating sites helping people cheat on partners!
March 27th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 27 (ANI): Internet dating sites are making a profitable business by offering cheating spouses an array of partners to have an affair with.One such site operator is Noel Biderman, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Madhya Pradesh to build over 3,000 km of roads in 2010-11
February 22nd, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government plans to build over 3,000 km of roads and 25 bridges in the 2010-11 financial year.
The government has set a target to lay 3,316 ... Read more...
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Maha Kumbh Mela also a chance to make quick money
January 31st, 2010 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Haridwar, Jan 31 (IANS) The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela is providing ample opportunities to unemployed youth here to make quick bucks.While some unemployed youth have devised ingenious ways to earn ... Read more...
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Astro predictions of Bollywood’s 2010’s big movie releases
December 31st, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bollywood had a very bad 2009 with only a few films managing to do profitable business at the box office. The entire Hindi film industry is hopeful of having a much ... Read more...
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Switzerland proposes law to tackle ’suicide tourism’
October 30th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 30 (RIA Novosti) The Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said Friday that the country is reviewing a draft legislation to restrict the number of patients allowed to undergo euthanasia to ... Read more...
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Floriculture business a boon in Nagaland
October 19th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Oct 17(ANI): Demand for flowers and its decorative forms amongst people is rising in Nagaland, which has made floriculture a profitable business for farmers across the State.Nagaland's favorable climatic and ... Read more...
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Chouhan urges people to save water, power
August 15th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 15 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Independence Day Saturday, urged the people to contribute to the state's development by saving water and electricity.
Chouhan said development should ... Read more...
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Tribals fight hardship to continue art tradition (Feature)
July 9th, 2009 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) For Mansingh Dhananjay, carrying forward the tradition of pithoro painting is not just a source of his liveleihood but an art form handed over by his ... Read more...
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Parched Madhya Pradesh seeks divine help for rainfall
June 23rd, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Sharma
Bhopal, June 23 (IANS) From frog marriages to non-stop prayers, the people of parched Madhya Pradesh are turning to every known ritual to please the rain gods.The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
World Bank rural finance scheme to help Indian farmers
June 9th, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 9 (IANS) With a $20 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation contribution, the World Bank will establish an Agriculture Finance Support Facility to support the expansion of rural ... Read more...
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Bhojpuri cine industry cries for a film city
February 21st, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Bhojpuri film industry produces nearly 100 movies a year, employs over 50,000 people and is worth Rs.2 billion (Rs.200 crore), but a long-standing complaint of Bhojpuri ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Big B’s Unforgettable tour rakes in millions
August 14th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
By Ashok Easwaran
Chicago, Aug 14 (IANS) The Unforgettable tour turned out to be a multimillion-dollar show for everyone concerned. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his entourage were paid about $700,000 per performance, ... Read more...
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Gujarat to host InformEx India 2009
July 17th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, July 17 (IANS) Gujarat will host InformEx India 2009, an international trade exhibition of pharmaceutical and trade industries, March 12-14, 2009, said Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyasa here Thursday. Speaking after signing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Overconfident businesspeople most likely to fail in new ventures
May 14th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A new research has shown that businesspeople who are overconfident and too sure of their abilities are less savvy entrepreneurs.Research led by the University of Leicester, funded ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Jharkhand farmers take to tomato cultivation
May 5th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by admin
Chatra (Jharkhand), May 5 (ANI): Farmers in Jharkhands Chatra district have taken to tomato cultivation which has made a big difference in their personal lives.
Farmers in Sonpur village are cultivating ... Read more...
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Mushroom cultivation transforming lives in Assam
January 6th, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by admin
By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, Jan.6 (ANI): A non government organisation in Assam has given a new hope to the locals here by promoting mushroom cultivation as a new source of income for ... Read more...
Posted in National |
“Jatinga”; a film based on ULFA gets entry into international film festival
November 14th, 2007 - 2:43 am ICT by admin
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