India’s inflation soars to 7.55 percent in August (Lead)
September 14th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Driven by a sharp increase in food prices, inflation rose to 7.55 percent in August from 6.87 percent in July, government data showed Friday.The more-than-expected ... Read more...
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Olympics: Chicherova soars to high jump gold for Russia
August 12th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Anna Chicherova won the Olympic gold medal in the women's high jump, clearing 2.05 metres for victory.Chicherova's triumph Saturday marks a Russian Olympic double ... Read more...
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Olympic pole vault: France’s Lavillenie soars to gold
August 11th, 2012 - 5:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France's world and European pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie took the gold medal Friday with an Olympic record leap of 5.97 metres.World silver medallist Bjorn ... Read more...
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Olympics: Suhr soars over Isinbayeva, China still on top (World Roundup)
August 7th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, August 7 (IANS) Double Olympic champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbaeva relinquished her Olympic pole vault crown to American Jennifer Suhr and China held on to its top ... Read more...
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Demand for Olympic torch soars
July 27th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Biswajit Dey (27), who works in Radisson Edwardian Hotels Group, arrived at Olympic Park early in the morning. Making his way towards the main entrance into ... Read more...
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FDI into South Africa soars
July 9th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, July 9 (IANS) South Africa led the sub-region as foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into sub-Saharan Africa jumped by 25 percent in 2011, according to the 2012 World Investment ... Read more...
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SBI quarterly profit soars to Rs.4,050 crore
May 18th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) Friday reported a massive hike in net profit at Rs.4,050 crore for the quarter ended March ... Read more...
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Chinese liquor giant’s Q1 profit soars
April 20th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 20 (IANS) Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., one of China's top liquor brands, saw its net profit rise 46.54 percent year on year in the first three months.
The ... Read more...
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Petrol price hike in the offing as crude soars
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Consumers may have to bear another round of price hike in auto and cooking fuels as the government is mulling a review in the wake ... Read more...
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ONGC scrip soars after government nod for stake sale
February 29th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) The scrip of state-owned exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Wednesday soared on the back of the government's approval to sell five percent ... Read more...
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Sensex continues to trade lacklustre, RIL soars (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday afternoon continued to trade on a lacklustre note. Reliance Industries was the big mover with news of ... Read more...
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Ghana to provide bonuses for African Cup title
January 11th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Jan 11 (IANS) Players of Ghana's national soccer team, the Black Stars, could rake in over a $100,000 each if they win the upcoming African Cup of Nations in ... Read more...
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Give cancer the slip: Make simple lifestyle changes
December 7th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) A few simple lifestyle changes would help most people avoid cancer, a study claims.The most comprehensive review of cancer and lifestyle ever carried out reveals the ... Read more...
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Food inflation soars, crosses double-digits
October 20th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) India's food inflation rose sharply to cross double-digit levels at 10.6 percent for the week ended Oct 8, official data showed Thursday, with a ... Read more...
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Food inflation soars to ‘disturbing’ level of 10.05 percent
September 1st, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Food inflation soared to double-digit figure for the first time in over five months on sharp jump in prices of onions, vegetables and fruits, ... Read more...
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Bajaj Auto net profit soars 163 percent
May 18th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Boosted by an exceptional gain of Rs.827 crore, Bajaj Auto Wednesday reported an increase of 163 percent in its net profit for the fourth quarter of ... Read more...
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Axis Bank profit soars 33 percent in Q4
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Axis Bank, India's third largest private sector lender, said Friday its net profit soared 33 percent to Rs.1,020 crore in the fourth quarter of 2010-11 on ... Read more...
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Indian stock markets give thumbs up to budget, Sensex soars (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Indian equities markets Monday continued to rise well after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presneted the general budget as investors gave their thumbs-up to decisions like allowing ... Read more...
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Demand for adult services in Oz soars a day after Valentine’s Day
February 15th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 15 (ANI): A day after Valentine's Day, the search for affection of a different kind is hitting its zenith in Australia - demand for adult services.February traditionally sees an increase ... Read more...
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McCullum’s captaincy ambition soars again
February 15th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 15 (ANI): Brendon McCullum wants to be New Zealand cricket captain, but right now he is focussed on scoring big runs during the 2011 World Cup, opening the New Zealand ... Read more...
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Glee Soars Past Elvis Presley In The Fastest Twenty Top 40 Hits – UK Charts
January 24th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Glee has become a phenomenon since it premiered in 2010. It has gone on to collect more awards and accolades than nightmares that Sue Sylvester has given her cheerleaders. Now ... Read more...
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BlackBerry partners Sprint as tablet market soars
January 7th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 7 (IANS) With 2011 set to become the year of the tablet with 55 million units expected to be sold, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has ... Read more...
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Food inflation soars, onion prices biggest contributor
January 6th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) High prices of food items, especially onions, led to a sharp spike in India's annual food inflation to 18.32 percent for the week ended Dec 25, ... Read more...
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India’s external debt soars to $296 billion
December 31st, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) India's external debt rose to $295.8 billion by Sep 30, 2010, an increase of $33.5 billion during the first six months of current fiscal, on increased short-term ... Read more...
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‘The Social Network’ - of a super geek and Facebook (IANS Film Review; Rating:***)
November 13th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "The Social Network"; Director: David Fincher; Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Bryan Barter, Dustin Fitzsimons; Rating:***It had to take geniuses to pull this impossibility. How else ... Read more...
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Tiny paper plane soars at 90,000 feet in space
November 11th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Who needs a multi-billion-dollar spacecraft to study the earth when you can use a paper plane?
The plane, with a wing span of three feet and made of ... Read more...
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Vidya Balan Bonded To Bengal And Durga Puja
October 15th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Vidya Balan is in Kolkata, shooting for the film 'Kahaani' and the actress is delighted to be present in the city during Durga Puja. Balan has a ... Read more...
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Mukesh Ambani builds world’s first billion-dollar home in Mumbai
October 14th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): The richest man in India and the fourth richest in the world, Mukesh Ambani, has built world's first billion-dollar home in Mumbai, India.Ambani is having a few friends ... Read more...
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21 coconut plucking machines vie for honours
October 8th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8 (IANS) A two-day competition to develop a coconut plucking machine and win Rs.1 million ended here Friday. Twentyone contestants displayed their innovative machines in the event organised by the ... Read more...
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‘The American’ - a sculpture in time (IANS Movie Review)
October 8th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "The American"; Cast: George Clooney, Irina Björklund, Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Gobbi; Director: Anton Corbijn; Rating: ****Cinema, as Andrei Tarkovsky has elucidated, is a temporal medium, by which he ... Read more...
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Britney Spears Soars “Glee” Ratings
September 30th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) All the die-hard Britney Spears fans were indeed waiting with bated breaths to catch a glimpse of their favorite pop star in the Fox television series ... Read more...
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Satyam soars 12 percent ahead of annual earnings in two years
September 22nd, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Shares of Satyam Computer Services, now renamed Mahindra Satyam, soared over 12 percent Wednesday, a week ahead of the disclosure of audited financial results for the past two ... Read more...
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Reliance Broadcast Network soars on fund raising plans
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL), part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), was trading at the upper circuit filter limit at Rs.116 on the Bombay Stock Exchange ... Read more...
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UFC 118 Weigh-In Soars Up Excitement For Main Event
August 28th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Undoubtedly each and every event of UFC comes with a certain amount of excitement which soars up with every passing day culminating at the main UFC ... Read more...
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Number of immigrants living in UK soars by 20 percent
August 27th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 27 (ANI): The number of immigrants staying in Britain is reported to have increased by twenty percent, with almost one-fourth of new babies being born to mothers from outside the ... Read more...
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