Bharti Airtel launches navigation application
September 12th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday launched a navigation application - SmartDrive - that enables users to view their location on a map and plan ... Read more...
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Media Foundation of India awards declared
August 23rd, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Media Foundation of India (MFI) in association with Yes Bank Wednesday announced the winners of the MFI-Yes Bank National Press Photo Contest 2012.Mumbai-based photo-journalist Mandar Deodhar ... Read more...
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New networking site lets users travel, advertise virtually
August 19th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Worldfloat.com, a new social networking site, is enabling users to move around a virtual world where they can hang out with friends, shop in malls ... Read more...
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Assam ministers satisfied with migrants’ security in Hyderabad
August 18th, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Two ministers from Assam Saturday reviewed the situation following the flight of some Assamese from here and reassured the migrants that Hyderabad was safe for them.For ... Read more...
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Eid shopping reaches fever pitch in Kashmir
August 18th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, August 18 (IANS) Eid shopping Saturday reached fever pitch in Srinagar and other major towns of Jammu and Kashmir with people thronging markets in large numbers.In Srinagar, police had ... Read more...
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Northeast exodus hits Bangalore’s private security sector
August 18th, 2012 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 18 (IANS) Rumors of attack on people from northeast in Bangalore leading to an exodus from the city is taking its toll on private security agencies guarding IT ... Read more...
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Master plan of Kerala Technocity ready
August 17th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) The master plan of the proposed Rs.5,000-crore Technocity to come up in a 450-acre campus near the Technopark campus here is ready, say senior officials.This state-of-the-art ... Read more...
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Northeast exodus unites parties, PM assures safety (Third Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) MPs cutting across party lines Friday spoke as one in support of people from the northeast with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declaring in both ... Read more...
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Parties unite for northeast, PM assures safety (Second Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) MPs cutting across party lines Friday spoke as one in support of people from the northeast with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declaring in both ... Read more...
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PM assures protection to northeast people, MPs demand resolution
August 17th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The unity and integrity of India is being threatened by "some elements", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday while stressing that the government will ... Read more...
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Dress modestly or for ease? China eves debate
July 13th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 13 (IANS) A public debate has erupted in China after Shanghai subway bosses requested women to "dress modestly" and avoid sexual harassment.According to China Daily, in the country's ... Read more...
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Have flip-flops spiked Akhilesh Yadav’s political honeymoon? (News Analysis)
July 9th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) Is the political honeymoon of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over sooner rather than later?Beginning Monday, as Yadav junior proceeds on a four-day family ... Read more...
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Indian firm bags township project in Rwanda
June 26th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 25 (IANS) Leading Indian realty firm Synergy Property Development Services Ltd bagged, through international bidding, a $153-million township development project in the central African country of Rwanda.As a ... Read more...
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Hyderabad builder arrested for cheating DLF
June 23rd, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) Hyderabad police Saturday arrested top builder Gowri Shankar Gupta for cheating construction and real estate major DLF to the tune of over Rs.300 crore.Gupta, owner of ... Read more...
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UP traders to protest ‘close at 7 p.m.’ order
June 18th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) Upset over the Uttar Pradesh government's order to close shops and malls by 7 p.m. in the face of acute power crisis, traders have decided ... Read more...
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Buy parking space before car in Shanghai
May 6th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 6 (IANS) To tackle the rising menace of parking, the authorities in China's Shanghai city are going to ban residents from buying cars in future if they failed ... Read more...
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Hyderabad Metro to finalise vendors in two months
May 1st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) Larsen and Toubro Metro Rail (Hyderabad), a subsidiary of L&T; Infrastructure Development Projects, will finalise in the next two to three months vendors for various components ... Read more...
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Kerala-born Yusuffali making waves in Gulf
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 23 (IANS) Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance ... Read more...
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‘Agent Vinod’: Bollywood espionage genre comes of age (IANS Hindi Film Review)
March 24th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Agent Vinod"; Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena KapoorDirected by: Sriram Raghavan; Rating: *** 1/2Believe me, it's really a small world.Even though a film purporting to be as epic ... Read more...
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Kolkata’s iconic Hatibagan market gutted, Mamata suspects sabotage (Second Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) A major portion of Kolkata's age-old Hatibagan market was gutted in a devastating blaze that started early Thursday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hinting ... Read more...
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Pakistan ban won’t affect ‘Agent Vinod’ revenues: Saif
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan isn't perturbed over Pakistan banning "Agent Vinod", saying that very little revenue would be lost by the restriction imposed on his ... Read more...
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Mamata sniffs sabotage, orders probe into Kolkata fire
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Hinting that the devastating fire at Kolkata's age-old Hatibagan market Thursday could have been deliberately caused, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a ... Read more...
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Kerala-origin tycoon gets global harmony award
March 1st, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) UAE-based business magnate M.A. Yusuf Ali, who belongs to a village in Kerala, was Thursday presented with the prestigious Interfaith Harmony Award at a function in ... Read more...
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Russian billionaire to invest $1 bn in development projects
February 29th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Open Investment (OPIN) development group, owned by billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov, will invest about $1 billion in several development projects in Russia in the ... Read more...
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‘New directors, social media creating fresh Pakistani cinema’
February 1st, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar says Pakistani cinema is going through a bad patch for want of good stories but feels that with the entry of ... Read more...
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World-class Sports City to come up near Hyderabad (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Yash Birla Group is to set up a world-class sports city near Hyderabad with an investment of Rs.2,000 crore. The group signed three MoUs with ... Read more...
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On Christmas, Delhi feels one
December 25th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Church bell chimes and midnight masses with special prayers heralded Christmas celebrations in the national capital Sunday.Christian homes were decorated with Christmas trees and lights ... Read more...
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Quake rocks New Zealand
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Dec 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook New Zealand's South Island city of Christchurch Friday, authorities said.The New Zealand government geological agency GNS Sciences ... Read more...
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‘No emission hazard from AMRI radiotherapy instruments’ (Lead)
December 12th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Radiotherapy instruments in the basement of the AMRI hospital, where a blaze killed 93 people, were "badly affected" in the fire but there was no ... Read more...
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Government teams inspect fire-hit Bengal hospital
December 12th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Three days after a blaze in the city's AMRI hospital killed 93 people, a West Bengal government team Monday inspected the institution's basement to check ... Read more...
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Populism is Mamata’s Achilles heel (Comment)
November 12th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
A visitor to Kolkata cannot but notice how the city has become livable again, as it was nearly throughout its 300-plus years of history except for the recent period of ... Read more...
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China prepares to curb fire incidents
November 2nd, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) China's Ministry of Public Security is launching a special drive to decrease fire risks, with a special focus on major holidays and festivals during the upcoming ... Read more...
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Naraka Chaturdashi celebrated in Andhra
October 25th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 25 (IANS) Hindus in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday celebrated with gaiety Naraka Chaturdashi, the first day of the two-day Diwali festival in the state.A festive mood prevailed in markets, ... Read more...
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Hawks to scare off birds from Singapore street
October 12th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Oct 12 (IANS) Trained hawks will now be used to scare away birds from a shopping street in Singapore.Singapore's shopping street Orchard Road is thinking of using trained hawks ... Read more...
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Cartier plans to expand in India
October 10th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Like many other international brands, French luxury jeweller and watch manufacturer Cartier is lured by India's emerging economy and is looking for expansion, but feels ... Read more...
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