`Wonder of wonders: A Pakistani train that runs on time’
February 5th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb5 (IANS) A Pakistani daily described a train that left on time and reached 15 minutes early at its destination as a "wonder of wonders".An editorial in the News ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Brazil’s unemployment rate reaches record low
January 27th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 27 (IANS) Brazil's unemployment rate fell to a record-low 4.7 percent in December from the 5.3 percent in the same period in 2010, the government's statistics ... Read more...
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Long working hours could cause depression
January 27th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Workers spending long hours in office are more than twice likely to develop depression than those who do a standard day, with the most susceptible being ... Read more...
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Akali Dal-BJP government has pushed Punjab back: Sonia
January 24th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday blamed the policies of the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine in Punjab for the state lagging behind in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Act against `ghosts’ that haunt Pakistan: Daily
January 24th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) It is more than mildly amazing that nobody noticed that nearly 10 percent of the Sindh government's workforce are "ghosts", said a Pakistani daily as it ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan sports minister orders report on cricket crisis
January 17th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has sought a report from the country's cricket board on the issues plaguing the national team.The sports minister Tuesday ordered ... Read more...
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Bihar withholds pay of 300 teachers for fake admissions
January 14th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to withhold the salary of 300 teachers in Patna district suspected to be involved in a fake admissions racket, officials said ... Read more...
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Air India flights hit as pilots report sick (Roundup)
January 14th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) National carrier Air India's operations were disrupted Saturday as about 40 Air India pilots, upset over non-payment of salaries, reported "sick", resulting in cancellation ... Read more...
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Air India pilots ’sick’, flights hit (Second Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Upset over non-payment of salaries, about 40 Air India pilots reported "sick" Saturday, leading to numerous cancellations of flights and leaving thousands of passengers ... Read more...
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Air India pilots call in sick, passengers stranded (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) National carrier Air India's passengers were Saturday stranded at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here as nearly 18 pilots called in sick, leading to ... Read more...
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Air India pilots call in sick, passengers suffer
January 14th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Passengers of early morning flights of national carrier Air India were stranded at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here as nearly 10 pilots called ... Read more...
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Coal India ‘almost’ finalises wage accord with unions
January 13th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) State-run Coal India Limited (CIL), the largest coal producer in the world, has "almost" arrived at an agreement with its labour unions for a 25 percent ... Read more...
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Pakistani booked for twin government job
January 11th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) A Pakistani who simultaneously worked as a police constable and at the ministry of religious affairs has been booked on charges of cheating and causing losses ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
With salaries on hold, Air India employees in Kerala suffer
January 6th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) Around 500 employees of Air India in Kerala are having a tough time as the ailing national carrier has not paid their salaries for ... Read more...
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Italian MPs are top earners in Europe
January 4th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) Italian MPs earn an average salary of 16,000 euros (around $20,900 or Rs.11,12,000), making them the top earners among lawmakers in the European Union (EU), according ... Read more...
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Rajasthan doctors end strike, health facilities normalise
January 1st, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) Healthcare services have started to normalise in Rajasthan after remaining badly affected for 11 days as around 10,000 government doctors joined duty Sunday after ending their ... Read more...
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China’s rich building wealth in property
December 24th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Fourteen percent of rich Chinese families whose investments in assets top six million yuan (about $946,700) depend on the real estate industry as their major source ... Read more...
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Kids in Greece ask Santa for jobs for parents
December 24th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, Dec 24 (IANS) For the first time since a "Santa Claus Post Office" opened around two decades ago in Greece, children in the debt-hit country have not only asked ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
ICC pays delayed salaries of Sri Lankan cricketers
December 20th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 20 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has paid 45 percent of delayed salaries of Sri Lankan cricketers, a senior official said here Tuesday.Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines owes Rs.132.78 crore in TDS dues
December 20th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The government Tuesday informed parliament that cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines has not deposited with the exchequer Rs.132.78 crore which the airline deducted from the salaries of ... Read more...
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Mizoram government teachers not getting salaries
December 20th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 20 (IANS) Over 4,835 government teachers from 541 schools in Mizoram have not been paid their salaries since October due to lack of funds, state Education Minister ... Read more...
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When Putin fielded 88 questions in 4.5 hours
December 16th, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin answered 88 questions during his annual live Q&A; session, which lasted for more than four and a half hours Thursday.The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Facebook’s IPO will give birth to many millionaires
December 9th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebookâs anticipated IPO next year is being monitored by investors keenly. Experts are speculating that the IPO could make at least a thousand people millionaires when ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Sharjah ruler undergoes surgery in Paris
December 1st, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 1 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah, has successfully undergone a "minor" surgery in Paris.Sheikh Sultan Thursday greeted UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
US seeks to suspend executives’ bonuses at mortgage giants
November 16th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) The US House Financial Services Committee approved legislation Tuesday aimed at suspending million-dollar bonuses to executives at government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.The vote ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s bankrupt cricket board dissolved
November 15th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 15 (IANS) Sri Lanka's bankrupt cricket board has been dissolved and a new authority has been appointed, the sports ministry said Tuesday.Sri Lanka Cricket has been beleaguered in ... Read more...
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Chandigarh man on MCD rolls surprises court (Lead)
November 9th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday was surprised to learn that a Chandigarh resident was getting a salary from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as ... Read more...
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50 protesting students, two legislators arrested in Jammu
November 9th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 9 (IANS) More than 50 students were arrested from different parts of Jammu Wednesday while protesting the new recruitment policy of the state which slashes the salaries ... Read more...
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Judge tells Butt he was the ‘orchestrator’ of spot-fixing
November 3rd, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) The judge at the Southwark Crown Court while punishing the three Pakistani cricketers for their role in spot-fixing said Thursday that he had reserved the harshest ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
10 killed in Iraq bombing
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 3 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 25 wounded Thursday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, police said.A suicide bomber blew up his ... Read more...
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Pilots unions fight over flying Boeing 787 Dreamliner
November 2nd, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) of the erstwhile Indian Airlines has opposed the strike threat called by its rival pilot body -- the Indian Pilots ... Read more...
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12.5 percent interim pay for Karnataka employees
November 1st, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 1 (IANS) The Karnataka government Tuesday announced interim relief amounting to 12.5 percent of basic pay to its over five lakh employees as a "Rajyotsava (state formation day)" ... Read more...
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Diwali bonus for 40,000 Mumbai civic workers
October 26th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) Nearly 40,000 civic employees, who went on strike last month, Wednesday got a festival gift from the Bombay High Court which asked the Municipal Corporation of ... Read more...
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Dasgupta misinformed on Bengal finances: Mitra
October 26th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) A day after West Bengal's former finance minister Asim Dasgupta questioned the data used by the state to seek central funds, his successor Amit Mitra Tuesday ... Read more...
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Telangana employees call off 42-day-old strike
October 25th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Government employees in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Mondaynight called off their 42-day-long strike for a separate Telangana state.Leaders of Telangana Employees Joint Action ... Read more...
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