Facebook CEO commits to lock his stock for 12 months
September 5th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 5 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has no intention to sell his stock for at least 12 months, said the social network company in a regular ... Read more...
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Darululoom books soon in English, Hindi
September 4th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India's leading Islamic seminary Darululoom-Deoband will soon sell English and Hindi translations of its Urdu publications, its officials said Tuesday.The seminary management came up with ... Read more...
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Menswear Fashion Label Includes 185 pound Paper Bag
August 31st, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jill Sander, the renowned fashion label has included a paper bag as part of its autumn winter collection for 2012. The label that makes designer men's wear ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Central team visits riot-hit Assam areas, reviews security
August 21st, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IANS) A central team Tuesday visited the violence affected Dhubri district of Assam to take stock of the security and relief and rehabilitation measures taken up by ... Read more...
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BGR Energy’s Q1 sales and net profit down
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) City-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company BGR Energy Systems closed the first quarter of the current fiscal with lower sales and profit as compared to ... Read more...
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Equation with states to be simple, cordial: Shinde
August 1st, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The equation between the central government and states should be simple and cordial, India's new Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said Wednesday."I am ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
BJP plans brain storming session in Agra Aug 5-6
July 30th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a two-day brain storming session in Agra Aug 5-6, a party leader said Sunday.Laxmikant Bajpayi, state BJP president, ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia arrive in Guwahati, leave for Kokrajhar
July 28th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Saturday arrived at an airport here and immediately left for Assam's restive district of Kokrajhar to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Facebook stock hits a new low of $24
July 27th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebook has recently reported that it is experiencing slow revenue growth and they have not forecasted thier financial growth yet.
Facebook had reported a revenue increase ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court to hold conference on e-court
July 13th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will organise a conference to spread and cultivate the idea of e-court Saturday, a court official said Friday."With the initiative of ... Read more...
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One killed, nine injured in bomb blast in Meghalaya
July 12th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 12 (IANS) One person has been killed and nine others injured in Meghalaya in a bomb explosion inside their makeshift camp, police said.The blast occurred around 2 a.m. ... Read more...
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Rihanna’s huge order forces eatery to close
July 10th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) Singer Rihanna, who performed at the Barclaycard Wireless Festival, recently ordered so much food from a Portuguese restaurant that they had to close the shop."Rihanna ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Satyamev Jayate’ season 2 in pipeline
July 1st, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Aamir Khan's television show "Satyamev Jayate" has struck the right chord with the viewers and the film star says that he may come up with ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Sonia likely to visit flood-hit areas of Assam
June 29th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to visit Assam to take stock of the devastation caused by floods in the state.Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) ... Read more...
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Modi rule akin to Emergency: Suresh Mehta
May 30th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 30 (IANS) Former Gujarat chief minister Suresh Mehta Wednesday said the Narendra Modi regime was akin to the Emergency rule of 1975-77."Even if we are unsure that ... Read more...
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Major fire in Lucknow factory
May 29th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a 'gutka' factory here Monday, destroying all the stock and raw material stored there, police said. Though the workers were ... Read more...
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Bihar CM orders probe in Sitamarhi shooting incident (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered investigations into a shooting incident in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday in which paramilitary troopers opened fire on a ... Read more...
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One killed, four injured in Bihar as SSB opens fire
May 26th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) A man was killed and four others were injured critically in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday when Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers opened fire on a ... Read more...
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Police injured in anti-Putin rally get apartments
May 26th, 2012 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) As many as six riot police officers, injured in clashes during an anti-Putin rally in Moscow earlier this month, have been rewarded with new apartments.The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ahead of Odisha trip, Ramesh wants jailed tribals freed
May 24th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) Accusing the Odisha government of locking up a large number of innocent people in jails, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked Chief Minister Naveen ... Read more...
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20 dead in China tunnel blast
May 19th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed Saturday in a blast inside an under-construction expressway tunnel in China, officials said.The incident took place around 8.30 a.m. in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jaitley to visit Karnataka to review situation
May 17th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley will visit Karnataka Friday to take a stock of the situation in the crisis-ridden party-run state government, ... Read more...
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Chidambaram in Arunachal
May 12th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 12 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram arrived in Arunachal Pradesh Saturday to review the law and order situation.Arunachal Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and a ministers received the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Man robs shop holding a coffee cup
May 10th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) A masked man - dressed in a bandana and a hooded jacket - robbed a shop in Britain while holding a cup of black coffee in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US stocks rise on upbeat manufacturing data
May 1st, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 1 (IANS) US stock jumped Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow rallying to a fresh four-year high, as market sentiment was boosted by upbeat manufacturing data.According to the ... Read more...
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Congress MCD debacle: Dikshit indicates cabinet reshuffle
April 19th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) After the Congress's debacle in the Delhi municipal elections, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday hinted at a reshuffle in her government saying there is ... Read more...
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Fuel shortage in Britain
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
London, April 2 (IANS) Up to 2,700 petrol stations across Britain remain short of fuel following several days of panic buying last week, The Telegraph reported Monday.A study commissioned by ... Read more...
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Premji selling Wipro shares worth Rs.1,530 crore to fund education
March 12th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 12 (IANS) The Azim Premji Trust of Wipro founder chairman Azim Premji will sell 35 million shares valued at Rs.1,530 crore ($300 million) to fund educational activities of ... Read more...
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Government to lift ban on cotton exports
March 11th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government Sunday decided to lift the ban on cotton exports following wide-spread opposition to the move.Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma announced the decision ... Read more...
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UP results not a setback: Congress ministers
March 6th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Refusing to call the Uttar Pradesh result a debacle, the Congress Tuesday said its anti-Mayawati campaign succeeded but it could not capitalise on the ... Read more...
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Smuggled liquor seized in Ghaziabad
February 9th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 9 (IANS) A large stock of liquor, intended to be used to woo voters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, was seized in Ghaziabad and two people were held, police ... Read more...
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J.C. Penney to eliminate thousands of jobs
January 24th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Retailer JC Penney is all set to eliminate thousands of jobs in an apparent bid to cut costs and bring back the company from the red.According ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Apple suspends iPhone 4S sales in Beijing, Shanghai
January 13th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 13 (IANS) Apple announced Friday that its iPhone 4S smartphone will not be available in retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai "for the time being".
Apple said its ... Read more...
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Pub sells special beer for dogs
January 10th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A pub has come up with a special beer for dogs. The Brandling Villa in Newcastle says owners can walk in with their favorite pet and enjoy ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Fresh snowfall blocks Srinagar-Jammu highway
January 6th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular traffic Friday morning following fresh snowfall in the Jawahar Tunnel area of the road.T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of ... Read more...
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