Deal signed for first Chinese investment in Kerala
June 14th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) Signalling the first Chinese investments in Kerala, Kottayam-based rubber products manufacturer TJP Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jingdong Rubber Company for two ... Read more...
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Through YouTube, Indian envoy reaches out to Indonesians (Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 12 (IANS) In his first outreach to the people of Indonesia, India's new ambassador Gurjit Singh has used YouTube to say that the two countries would contribute ... Read more...
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Indian envoy turns to YouTube, reaches out to Indonesians
June 12th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 12 (IANS) India's new ambassador Gurjit Singh used YouTube in his first outreach to the people of Indonesia to say that the two countries would contribute to ... Read more...
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Export target hinges on revival of global economy: Fitch
June 5th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 5 (IANS) The government's target of 20 percent growth in exports during 2012-13 would depend largely on the revival of global demand, said credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.The ... Read more...
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Government announces sops; eyes 20 percent exports growth
June 5th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The government Tuesday set a target of increasing exports by 20 percent in 2012-13 and announced a series of measures including interest subsidy and market ... Read more...
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Bhupathi goes online to sell sports merchandise
May 25th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) India's ace tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi Friday stepped into the e-commerce world by unveiling an online portal -- www.Sports365.in -- to sell sports merchandise, including ... Read more...
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Pakistan expo aims to reap trade benefits, goodwill
April 12th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday showcased a wide range of products here at a trade fair, signifying its search for a peace dividend with India with greater economic ... Read more...
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India’s second rubber park comes up in Tripura
January 27th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 27 (IANS) India's second industrial rubber park has come up in Bodhungnagar in western Tripura to boost the country's elastic polymer industry.The park, a joint venture between the ... Read more...
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South Africa keen on business deals with Pakistan
July 29th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) South Africa is keen to build economic partnerships with Pakistan, and wants bilateral trade to cross $1 billion in a couple of years, a top South ... Read more...
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Top National Games official quizzed
May 9th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 9 (IANS) The Jharkhand vigilance bureau Monday interrogated R.K. Anand, executive president of the National Games Organising Committee (NGOC), in connection with allegations that equipment for the event ... Read more...
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Major fire in chemical factory, no casualties
April 20th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), April 20 (IANS) Goods worth Rs.40 lakh were destroyed as a major fire broke out in the warehouse of a chemical factory here Wednesday, police said. No ... Read more...
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Tripura villages witness rapid development
April 19th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Agartala, Apr 19 (ANI): With the continuous efforts put in by the government, the Thakur Para and Madhab Badi villages in Tripura, which till a few years ago were safe havens for ... Read more...
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Documents relating to purchases for National Games missing
March 17th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 17 (IANS) Many important files and documents relating to purchase of sports goods for the 34th National Games were found missing during raids conducted by the Jharkhand Vigilance ... Read more...
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Pak Govt mulling presidential ordinance to impose new taxes
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 2(ANI): The Pakistan Government is considering imposing new taxes- 15 per cent flood income tax surcharge and 2.5 per cent special excise duty- through a presidential ordinance, as it expects ... Read more...
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Fire guts Meerut factory, sports goods destroyed
February 12th, 2011 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 12 (IANS) A massive fire gutted a sports goods factory in this Uttar Pradesh city, destroying equipment worth lakhs of rupees, police said Saturday. No casualties were reported.The ... Read more...
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Meerut jail inmates to churn out sports goods
February 9th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 9 (IANS) From behind bars, they will churn out cricket pads, footballs and badminton racquets. Inmates of Meerut District Jail will now produce sports goods, gaining ... Read more...
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Sports Authority Retail Stores Introduce Black Friday Doorbusters
November 26th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sports authority has opened the Black Friday Deals today. This deal has also been made available for e-shoppers and has been entitled as Cyber Deals which ... Read more...
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TTFI finally gets a sponsor for world juniors
October 30th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) With only a day left for the start of the Global Junior City Circuit Final and Cadet Challenge in Hyderabad, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) ... Read more...
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Govt announces Rs.1,050 crore sops for exporters (Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The government said Monday it will provide an additional incentive of Rs.1,050 crore to labour-intensive sectors, like handicrafts, textiles and leather goods that would help it achieve ... Read more...
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Govt announces Rs.1,050 crore sops for exporters
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The government will provide an additional incentive of Rs.1,050 crore to labour- intensive sectors like handicrafts, handlooms and leather goods, whose exports have been badly hit by ... Read more...
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Six-year-old drowns in open manhole
August 11th, 2010 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A six-year-old boy drowned in a 30-feet deep open manhole in southeast Delhi, police said Tuesday.
According to the police, Adil was playing near his home in Jamia ... Read more...
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Football fans in Shillong go for soccer accessories
June 28th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Hempi D HenpilenShillong, June 28 (ANI): Alongside the soccer fever touching new heights during the FIFA World Cup tournament, the cash registers at almost all the outlets of sports goods in ... Read more...
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Adidas says it warned teams about ‘Jabulani’ ball
June 15th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 15 (ANI): Sports goods manufacturer Adidas has defended the design of its new Jabulani ball, and said the balls were supplied to all countries in February, giving time to ... Read more...
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Probe poor conditions at children’s home: Panel
May 29th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh government-appointed panel has recommended a judicial enquiry into the alleged financial irregularities and pathetic living conditions at a government-run shelter for abandoned children here, an ... Read more...
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Inspection reveals ‘pathetic’ conditions at Lucknow children’s home
May 27th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) "Shocking" and "pathetic" is how an inspection team has described the conditions at a government-run shelter for abandoned children in Lucknow and sought action against the staff.
Pointing to ... Read more...
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Nike ‘Write the Future’ advert screams up the YouTube charts
May 24th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 24 (ANI): Sports goods manufacturer Nike has launched an ad on YouTube in time for the World Cup that it says is among its "best ever".Nike's latest effort is ... Read more...
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UK’s top sports people revealed
May 2nd, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): Motor racing and football tops the United Kingdom's rich sports people list, a ccording to a News of The World report.David Whelan and his family, and football ... Read more...
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Gurgaon industries lose Rs.200 crore due to power cuts (Lead)
April 30th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon (Haryana), April 30 (IANS) Most small and medium industries here are running on diesel due to heavy power cuts since the start of summer and have lost up to Rs.200 crore ... Read more...
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Five defence ministry officials arrested for graft
April 1st, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Five officials of the defence ministry's accounts branch in Chandigarh have been arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs.45,000 from a contractor, the Central Bureau of Investigation ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma calls for integration of rural areas
March 23rd, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Tuesday said that we have to integrate our rural areas with the economic processes that are transforming our ... Read more...
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Nike Will Launch New Clubs In The Absence Of Tiger Woods
January 19th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous sports goods manufacturing company, Nike, that signed Tiger Woods to boost its products, has decided to launch its new clubs. As per the reports, ... Read more...
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Gillette ‘distances’ itself from Tiger Woods
December 13th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
London, December 13 (ANI): Gillette has decided to limit Tiger Woods' marketing programmes for the company, following the exposure of his extra-marital affairs.The Procter & Gamble razor company claimed that it ... Read more...
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Five-day ‘business only’ rider at trade fair upsets vendors (Lead)
November 17th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The decision to earmark the first five days of the India International Trade Fair exclusively for business visitors has left small vendors from many countries disappointed as ... Read more...
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Five-day ‘business only’ rider at trade fair upsets vendors
November 17th, 2009 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The decision to earmark the first five days of the India International Trade Fair exclusively for business visitors has left small vendors from many countries disappointed as ... Read more...
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Growing investments help transform Jalandhar
September 27th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Sumit KhannaJalandhar, Sep 27(ANI): Punjab's Jalandhar city is home to roughly two million Punjabis, who are settled abroad, and with growing investments by expats, the city is witnessing an overall transformation. ... Read more...
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