ICC CEO Lorgat to step down next year
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat will step down after June 30 next year.Lorgat has informed the ICC Nominations Committee, chaired by ICC President Sharad ... Read more...
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PayPal to launch business in Russia
August 3rd, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Online payment company PayPal plans to start business in Russia with a $25 million investment and open its first office in Moscow soon, a ... Read more...
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Indian gangster behind new murder attempt in Nepal
June 26th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) Three months after an Indian shooter was arrested for trying to kill inside Nepal's most tightly guarded prison a former Nepali minister's son involved in ... Read more...
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Hiring illegal maid lands UAE Indian expatriate sponsor in a fix
March 24th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 24 (ANI): Hiring maids illegally in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can land the person or family hiring with a fine of 50,000 Dirhams.According to a Gulf News report, the ... Read more...
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Tuesday at 10am - most stressful time of the week
January 25th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): A Brit study has found that the most stressful time of the working week is Tuesday at 10am.In the study, half of British employees pinpointed mid-morning on ... Read more...
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Brit MP’s love triangle sees wife ’stealing mistress’ kitten’
October 22nd, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 22 (ANI): British politician and self-confessed 'love rat' John Hemming's wife has been accused of breaking into his mistress' house and stealing her kitten.Hemming, 50, a Liberal Democrat member for ... Read more...
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British MP’s wife faces trial over cat theft
October 21st, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) A British parliamentarian's wife Thursday appeared in a court after being charged with burgling the house of her husband's lover and stealing a cat.Christine Hemming, wife of the ... Read more...
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CBI nabs naval commander in paper leak case
October 6th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) A senior Indian Navy officer has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the leak of a defence examination paper, an official said ... Read more...
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CBI arrests four for paper leak
September 26th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday arrested four people in connection with a question paper leak ahead of an examination for recruitment of lower division clerks in ... Read more...
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CBI books Pacheco for forgery, cheating (Lead)
September 8th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) Former Goa tourism minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco and two associates have been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for forgery and cheating, a CBI spokesperson ... Read more...
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‘Russian femme fatale’ spy Chapman becomes US tabloid darling
June 30th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): A Russian girl, 'Anna Chapman', has hogged the media attention, with almost all US tabloids projecting her glamorous pictures as a 'Russian spy' who communicated with a ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro files case against fake recruitment agency
April 11th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Sunday filed a police complaint against an agency that allegedly advertised for granting more than 2,000 job placements in the capital's metro rail service.
Several ... Read more...
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4 in 10 Brit female students ‘would pose topless’ to finance their studies!
March 26th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): If a new survey is to be believed, then four in ten British female students would pose topless to finance their studies.The poll, of more than 1,000 female ... Read more...
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UK computer firm branded racist for seeking “Indian origin” applicant
March 18th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.18 (ANI): A Bristol-based computer company has landed itself in a soup after placing a job advertisement seeking an applicant "preferably of Indian origin" on a British website.The firm said it ... Read more...
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Racism row as British firm seeks Indian origin applicant
March 18th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) A British computer company's advertisment seeking an applicant "preferably of Indian origin" has been dubbed racist by campaigners.
The advertisement for the 38,000 pounds a year post was branded ... Read more...
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L’Oréal found guilty of racial discrimination over snub to black, Asian, Arab salesgirls
June 25th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, June 25 (ANI): L'Oréal, the French cosmetics giant, has been found guilty by the highest court in the French judiciary of racial discrimination, for considering women from the minority communities ... Read more...
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Oz doctor says if knew `Dr. Death’’s” past history, he wouldn”t have hired him
February 9th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Feb.9 (ANI): A senior doctor at the Bundaberg Hospital in Queensland has said that he would not have hired Indian-born Dr. Jayant Patel in 2003 had he been aware of ... Read more...
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Water-cooler gossip can prove helpful in testing business ideas
January 6th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that water-cooler gossip can prove very helpful in testing business ideas.
The researchers behind the study are of the opinion that the ... Read more...
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New UAE visa rules likely to affect Indians, Pakistanis and Nepalis
July 25th, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, July 25 (ANI): New visit visa regulations introduced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government will affect job seekers coming from India, Pakistan, Nepal and the Philippines the most.
The Gulf ... Read more...
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Indian workers in US shipyard: hear out agency, judge tells government
June 9th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has asked the government to hear out the recruitment agency that sent Indian workers to a US shipyard before taking further action. The ... Read more...
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PR firm ‘kills’ off Oprah’s staff in anthrax attack!
November 14th, 2007 - 10:38 am ICT by admin
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