US lawyers’ group warns of accumulated student loan debt
March 14th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 14 (IANS/EFE) The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys warned of the danger posed by the accumulated student loan debt in the US.A recent report from NACBA underlines ... Read more...
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Student loan penalty plan abandoned in UK
February 16th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A controversial measure by the UK government to punish students who pay off their student loans early has been abandoned, several media outlets report. The government was ... Read more...
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Obama presents budget plan
February 14th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama presented Monday his budget plan for 2013, which calls for nearly $4 trillion in spending and aims to reduce the deficit from ... Read more...
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Obama’s plan to ease student loan burden
October 27th, 2011 - 3:42 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday unveiled a plan that would help relieve the burden of students struggling to pay their loans."We should be doing everything ... Read more...
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Economy Shuffles Princeton Review’s Best Colleges
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:50 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the economy is such dire shape, students who are on their way to college are finding it harder and harder to find an affordable way to attend. ... Read more...
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Economy shuffles Princeton Review’s best value colleges
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:41 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This year’s “Princeton Review” has been published by USA TODAY.The economic recession that hit the United States greatly affected this year’s rankings. The list which ranks ... Read more...
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No compromise on education if America wants to be first: Obama
October 9th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has again criticised a Republican proposal to cut the education budget by 20 percent, saying US must not compromise on education ... Read more...
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MTV Enunciates Its First Twitter Jockey, Gabbi Gregg
August 10th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): MTV had organized a hunt online in June in America to unearth the most competent Twitter Jockey or TJ. This hunt also saw ... Read more...
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Recession-hit Brit youngsters happy to holiday with parents: Study
July 11th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 11 (ANI): A recent research has revealed that cash-strapped youngsters are happily travelling abroad with their parents and do not consider it to be embarrassing. The proportion of Brits ... Read more...
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New Zealand may impose a two-year block on student loans for fresh migrants
April 19th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, April 19(ANI): New Zealand Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has said his Government is planning toimplement a two-year stand-down period before new permanent residents can borrow from the Government to ... Read more...
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Landmark US health reform bill to be modified
March 25th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 25 (DPA) The US' landmark health reform bill appears set to be sent back to the House of Representatives for a final vote before becoming law, a media report ... Read more...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show : Dakota Fanning
January 1st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
By Angela Kaye Mason
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Ellen started out by bringing out audience members and showing their embarrassing grade school photos. They were horribly funny, but these ladies grew up to ... Read more...
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What youngsters expect from Monday’s budget
July 5th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Concession on student loans, higher spending on education and health, fuel price cut - students and young professionals have a whole list of expectations as Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Octomom may add a pig to her brood of 14 kids
April 25th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 25 (ANI): Nadya Suleman, who became a history-making mum after giving birth to octuplets three months ago, is considering adding a pet to her house with 14 kids.The single, ... Read more...
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Octuplet mother launches online appeal for money
February 12th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 12 (DPA) Nadya Suleman, the US woman who gave birth to eight children Jan 26, has unveiled a new plan to care for her brood of 14 amid growing ... Read more...
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Pandit’s Citi pours $25.7 bn in bailout funds
February 3rd, 2009 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Citigroup Inc. Tuesday said it has poured $25.7 billion of its government-supplied funding into bolstering the US residential mortgage market and approved $36.5 billion in loans as part ... Read more...
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Citibank to make $36.5 bn available for lending
February 3rd, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 3 (DPA) Citigroup Inc. has plans to use $36.5 billion - part of a $45-billion government bail-out - for consumer and corporate loans and new US mortgages, Bloomberg reported ... Read more...
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Pandit’s Citi splitting into two after $8.3 billion loss
January 17th, 2009 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Citigroup revealed plans to split up into two businesses, effectively bringing an end to the company's "financial supermarket" model, after reporting a much bigger-than-expected $8.3 billion quarterly loss ... Read more...
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Now, a game to teach kids how to solve financial problems
January 5th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): From now on, dealing with financial problems will be child''s play, for a Scottish headmaster has created a new game called Debt Busters, which will help school ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama urges students to vote for her husband
October 2nd, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Michelle Obama has urged University of Colorado students in Boulder at a campaign rally to register and to vote for her husband, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.Michelle ... Read more...
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Bond babe Gemma Artertons tough upbringing keeps her grounded
September 10th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 10 (ANI): English actress Gemma Arterton has revealed that her tough upbringing has helped her stay level-headed.Arterton, who is the new love of James Bond in the movie ... Read more...
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Credit crisis will continue, says US Fed chief
April 3rd, 2008 - 12:21 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, April 2 (DPA) US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday said the US economy could contract slightly in the first half of 2008 - the first acknowledgement by the head of ... Read more...
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