South Korea’s consumer price growth slows
May 1st, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 1 (IANS) South Korea's consumer price growth slowed to 2.5 percent in April, a report showed Tuesday.Consumer prices advanced 2.5 percent in April from a year earlier, down ... Read more...
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Man gets $63,500 mobile bill
April 10th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) A Chinese man who got a 400,000 yuan ($63,500) bill for his mobile phone charges in one month has won compensation from a shop that installed ... Read more...
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Order reserved on plea seeking curb on ‘illegal charges’ by car dealers
March 21st, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea seeking a curb on the illegal charges, including logistic charges, loading and unloading charges, ... Read more...
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South Korea’s consumer price growth hits 14-month low
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 2 (IANS) South Korea's consumer price growth hit a 14-month low in February, alleviating concerns that high consumer price inflation may affect the overall economic recovery negatively, a ... Read more...
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Dubai based company begins Indian visa services
April 6th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Apr.6 (ANI): BLS International Services, a Dubai-based company will start handling outsourced Indian passport and visa services from five centres across the UAE.The company has won a contract from the ... Read more...
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India’s transit fee non-payment as per global norms: Dhaka experts
April 6th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) Bangladesh has followed international norms in not charging India transit and transshipment fees while facilitating movement of equipment to India's northeastern Tripura state, experts here have ... Read more...
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Talks on for compromise with Grameen’s Yunus
March 25th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is holding talks to reach a compromise with Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus, Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has said."Various proposals have to be ... Read more...
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Indian passport, visa service charges in UAE to be cut
March 17th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 17 (ANI): The Indian Embassy here has ended its contract with Empost for passport and visa services, and has handed over the same to a new Dubai-based company, BLS International. ... Read more...
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Apple Gets Trademark For ‘There’s An App For That’ Catchphrase
October 12th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Apple the Cupertino based technology giant has managed to get a trademark for the well known catchphrase that goes as "There's an app for that". The ... Read more...
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‘Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sewak’ scheme made flexible
September 6th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.6 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has modified the existing scheme of Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sewak (JTBS), thereby giving more benefits to the operators.The step has been undertaken ... Read more...
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India’s dabbawallahs planning to increase service charges by Rs 50
July 3rd, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai,July 3: (ANI)After facing a substantial dip in profits due to escalating costs of vegetables, dairy products and transportation, the dabbawallahs of Mumbai are contemplated a hike in service charges."The prices ... Read more...
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Indo-Bangla trade can grow significantly: Conclave
June 20th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki DasAgartala (Tripura), June 20(ANI): India and Bangladesh have a lot of scope for improving bilateral trade and cooperation in the near future, observed delegations from both the countries during ... Read more...
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Nigerian arrested for online lottery fraud
March 12th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) A 35-year-old Nigerian national was arrested for running a fraudulent online lottery racket worth millions of rupees, police said Friday.
Police said that the man identified as ... Read more...
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Two IIMs reduce recruitment fee to attract companies
March 10th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore and its counterpart in Lucknow have reduced their placement service charges substantially to attract more companies for on campus recruitment.
Majority ... Read more...
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RBI opposes penalty on loan prepayment, but takes no action
February 2nd, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not approve of penalties on foreclosure of loans and admits there is no uniformity among banks on such matters, but ... Read more...
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British expenses scandal moves to heart of government
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (DPA) The scandal over the abuse of parliamentary expenses moved closer to the core of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government Tuesday amid reports of an expected ministerial resignation ... Read more...
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Nigerian gangs use Indian women for drug trafficking
July 14th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Anti-narcotic agents are worried over the increasing use of Indian women, sex workers included, by Nigerian cartels to smuggle out drugs. Until recently, Nigerian gangs ... Read more...
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UK travel agents conniving with Pak HC officials in fleecing visa seekers
June 2nd, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad , June 2 (ANI): Travel agents in Britain are fleecing people seeking Pakistani visas and earning on an average 60,000-80,000 pounds a month, allegedly in connivance with some officials of ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves revision of cost of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
November 30th, 2007 - 2:17 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to revise estimated cost of International centre for genetic engineering and biotechnology (ICGEB) project from Rs. 117.53 crore to Rs. ... Read more...
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