CSIR seeks industry’s help for India’s first innovation complex (Lead)
September 7th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) In an initiative to marry science and industry, the head of India's premier industrial research and development body Friday exhorted business leaders to contribute to the ... Read more...
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CSIR to build India’s first innovation complex
September 7th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) In an initiative to marry science and industry, the head of India's premier industrial research and development body Friday exhorted business leaders to contribute to the ... Read more...
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Hepatitis awareness programme launched for Mumbai slums
July 28th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Marking World Hepatitis Day, National Liver Foundation Saturday launched an awareness and medical care programme on hepatitis-B in the city's slums.The voluntary organisation's pilot project named ... Read more...
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Pinki Pramanik suspended from railways’ job
June 17th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently remanded to judicial custody has been suspended by the Eastern Railway, with whom ... Read more...
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France, England draw their Euro 2012 opener
June 12th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Goals from two Manchester City players saw England and France share the points in a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2012 Group D opener ... Read more...
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Sabanayakan elected unopposed as CSJC president
May 31st, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) S. Sabanayakan of The Hindu was Thursday re-elected unopposed as president of the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club for 2012-13 at its annual general meeting here.The list ... Read more...
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50 innovation clusters to help MSMEs: Pitroda
March 28th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The National Innovation Council (NInC) aims to have around 50 innovation clusters covering the entire country by the end of 2012 to help out the ... Read more...
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Courageous Class 12 girl helps bust sex racket
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, March 23 (IANS) The bravery of a class 12 school girl resulted in the busting of a sex racket and the arrest of four people, including a married couple, ... Read more...
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Spurned lover attacks girl with blade on Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) A spurned lover here tried to permanently scar his former girlfriend's face with a blade on Valentine's Day Tuesday but the victim escaped with a slashed ... Read more...
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Films, TV shows influencing child crimes?
February 11th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The recent cases of a 12-year-old who died aping a TV serial suicide and a 15-year-old who stabbed his teacher to death after being reportedly ... Read more...
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Ashbeer, Honey progress in Eastern India Matchplay golf
December 21st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Most seeded players moved into the round of 16 in the Goodricke Eastern Indian Matchplay golf championships here Wednesday.
Kapurthala golfer Ashbeer Saini, winner of the ... Read more...
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Saini wins strokeplay, meets Semwal in Eastern India Match-play
December 20th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) Ashbeer Saini beat Delhi golfer Honey Baisoya on the fourth play-off hole in the Goodricke Eastern India strokeplay at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club here ... Read more...
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Railways bag Ruia Gold Cup for National Bridge
December 10th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) Indian Railways "A" from Bengal regained the Ruia Gold Cup while Vijay Devadasa and R.Venkatesh bagged the Holkar Cup Pairs title on the concluding day of ... Read more...
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Pilot safe as MiG-21 crashes in Haryana (Lead, Changing Dateline)
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sirsa (Haryana), Dec 2 (IANS) An Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter crashed in Haryana's Sirsa district Friday following a technical snag but the pilot managed to eject moments before the ... Read more...
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Salgaocar conceded silly goal: Bencherifa
October 22nd, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, Oct 22 (IANS) Salgaocar coach Karim Bencherifa said the defending champions conceded a silly goal as they lost 0-1 to arch-rivals Dempo in the opening match of the I-League ... Read more...
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Egypt turns down IMF, World Bank loans
June 26th, 2011 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 26 (IANS) Egypt has declined to take loans from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) presently, following cuts in budget deficit, Xinhua reported."Egypt doesn't need any ... Read more...
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Indian-American’s tipster convicted of insider trading
June 21st, 2011 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 21 (IANS) A former expert-network consultant, who allegedly leaked information to an Indian-American hedge fund manager, has been found guilty of insider trading.The conviction of Winfred Jiau ... Read more...
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After Mahindra, now JCT disbands football club
June 20th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Corporates are washing their hands of Indian football. After Mahindra and Mahindra, now JCT has decided to wind up its Phagwara-based popular club for, ... Read more...
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Egypt to get $3 bn loan from IMF
June 6th, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 6 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decided to lend Egypt $3 billion, Egyptian Finance Minister Samir Radwan said.The IMF would grant the loan over 12 months ... Read more...
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Samsung to offer scholarships to IIM-A students
June 2nd, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) Digital technology firm Samsung India Electronics Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to roll out a scholarship ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia to grant Egypt $4 bn for economic recovery
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 22 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has pledged to provide Egypt with $4 billion to support the north African country's economic recovery, the ruling military council said.Hussein Tantawi, chief ... Read more...
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US backs Jordan’s reform plan
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 3 (IANS) The US will back political and economic reforms pledged by Jordan's King Abdullah and new Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit, a media report said Thursday.Michael Posner, US ... Read more...
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AFC CUP: Dempo SC register 2-1 win over Yemen’s Al Tilal
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club, Goa, began their AFC Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Yemen's Al Tilal in a Group A encounter here Tuesday.All the goals ... Read more...
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Hedge fund managers arrested for insider trading case
February 9th, 2011 - 2:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Justice Department has charged four hedge fund managers of insider trading.The four people charged after the massive investigation are Noah Freeman, Donald Longueuil, ... Read more...
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Egypt’s credit rating downgraded (Lead)
February 5th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 5 (IANS) Egypt's credit rating and economic outlook have been downgraded by rating agencies due to the ongoing political unrest. Credit Agricole bank revised downward its growth forecast for Egypt ... Read more...
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Sunidhi Chauhan Heats It Up With Enrique Iglesias For ‘I Can Feel You’
January 31st, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Many international artists would vie for the spot that Sunidhi Chauhan recently held, the Indian singer just competed her first number with the hot Enrique Iglesias. For the last six ... Read more...
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Jordan’s Islamic Action Front calls on the government to resign
January 18th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by BNO News
AMMAN (BNO NEWS) - Jordan's Islamic Action Front on Tuesday called for the dismissal of the government after exposing evidence of a rigged Parliamentary election, Ammon News reported.Secretary General of the Islamic ... Read more...
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Kashmiri people have Dravidian genes, says writer French
January 13th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Noted British non-fiction writer Patrick French says his research into the genetics of the Indian caste system showed "there were traces of Dravidian genes" in Kashmiris ... Read more...
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Who will win ‘Bigg Boss 4′?
January 8th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) After 14 weeks of staying within closed boundaries, without any connection with the outside world, and surviving politics, cat fights and eliminations - the winner of reality ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 Day 79: Samir & Shweta are the diplomatic couple of the house
December 23rd, 2010 - 1:57 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Dec 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) No matter who is fighting, Samir and Shweta stay clear of the controversy and also don’t take any sides ‘permanently’. At the moment there are two clear ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Dolly Bindra Gets Suspicious Of Shweta Tiwari-Ashmit Goes Scott Free
December 20th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Dolly was almost sure that it was Shweta and Samir who were responsible and Ashmit Patel who was the second one responsible went Scott free as Dolly Bindra didn’t get a ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Twist In The Eviction Process
December 18th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The eviction of Friday’s episode was anything but predictable. The most amazing eviction of the season was perhaps that of Seema Parihar, who was voted out of the house by ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 day 73: Samir is miffed with Khali that he doesn’t cook properly
December 17th, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Since Khali wasn’t performing his duties as a captain properly so Bigg Boss had asked him to vacant the position and he had also asked Khali to ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 Day 73: Shweta & Ashmit steal Veena’s and Dolly’s favorite things
December 17th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bigg Boss had asked Ashmit and Shweta to steal the favorite things of Dolly and Veena as part of a 'secret task'. Both of them were a ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4 Day 70: Samir and Seema nominated
December 15th, 2010 - 1:33 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bigg Boss manages to shock the leftover contestants almost every time on the nominations day. This time around he allocated a weekly task to all the contestants ... Read more...
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