There is a magician in everybody’s heart: P C Sorcar Jr (interview)
April 1st, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Famed magician Prodip Chandra Sorcar - more popularly known as P.C. Sorcar Jr - is set to start a school for teaching the art in ... Read more...
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Indian scientist charged with sending drug ‘recipes’ to India
December 1st, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) An Indian American scientist has been charged with emailing trade secrets from an American drug company to his brother-in-law in India, who was setting up a ... Read more...
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Former U.S. employee of Akamai pleads guilty to spying for Israel
August 31st, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by BNO News
BOSTON (BNO NEWS) -- A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to a charge of foreign economic espionage for exchanging sensitive information with a person who he believed was an Israeli spy, officials ... Read more...
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Former Russian spy sentenced 25 years for helping U.S.
June 28th, 2011 - 7:05 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- A former Russian spy who helped U.S. authorities was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison by a Russian military court, local media reported.Alexander Poteyev, who ... Read more...
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Former Russian spy Chapman begins political career
December 24th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Former Russian spy Anna Chapman is looking to kick start her political career after gaining international fame when she was arrested along with 10 other alleged Russian ... Read more...
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Aussie launches ‘business version of WikiLeaks’
December 16th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec. 15 (ANI): An Australian online electronics retailer has launched what he calls the business world's answer to WikiLeaks.The site, Tradeleaks.com, allows Internet users to post documents and tip-offs about ... Read more...
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Top Australian entrepreneur detained in China over ‘embezzlement’ charges
November 26th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Guangzhou (China), Nov 26(ANI): A leading Australian businessmen in China has been detained in Guangzhou on suspicion of embezzlement after a reported dispute with his Chinese business partner.Guangzhou police have not ... Read more...
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Now, a cocktail vending machine that dishes out Mojitos every 30 seconds
November 13th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): Long waits before you get your cocktails ready and served may become a thing of the past, thanks to a new machine that dispenses icy cocktails at speed ... Read more...
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Mark Hurd Joins Oracle, HP Sues Him
September 8th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company seemed to have landed himself in another trouble. The former CEO resigned from his post after 5 years as the ... Read more...
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HP files suit to block ex-CEO Hurd from taking president’s job at Oracle
September 8th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by BNO News
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday sued its former CEO, Mark Hurd, in response to the news of Hurd’s intention to join Oracle as co-president.
The company said in ... Read more...
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‘All rounder’ Smith hates being burdened with Shane Warne tag
August 15th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 15 (ANI): Australian spinner Steve Smith wants the media not to draw parallels with his childhood hero, spin legend Shane Warne, and dismissed the comparisons as inaccurate.Smith, 21, who made ... Read more...
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GM to sell parts division to China
July 8th, 2010 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 8 (DPA) US carmaker General Motors said Wednesday it has agreed to sell a steering parts division to a Chinese group.
The division known as Nexteer will be sold to ... Read more...
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New York Court sides with Jessica Seinfeld in the cookbook row
April 29th, 2010 - 2:32 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Apr 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A federal appeals court sided with Jessica Seinfeld in the cookbook row. She was neck to neck in a battle with Missy Chase Lapine, who had ... Read more...
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Indian American charged with stealing trade secrets
February 5th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) An Indian American resident of Syracuse, New York has been arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets and proprietary information from his employer in order to establish a ... Read more...
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Now, get a diploma in patent law online
October 20th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Delhi's National Law University has started a postgraduate course in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and patent law. The course, to be run through video conferencing, will enable ... Read more...
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How should entrepreneurs protect their big ideas?
September 12th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Successful entrepreneurs turn big ideas into business opportunities, but how should they protect those ideas?
A new paper offers a "how-to" guide on intellectual property protection, laying out ... Read more...
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Four Rio Tinto employees held in China
August 12th, 2009 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 11 (Xinhua) Four employees of the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto have been arrested on charges of trade secrets infringement and bribery, according to a statement of China's Supreme People's ... Read more...
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Lohan twitters “no formula was stolen” to create tanning line
July 9th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jul 9 (ANI): After being accused of stealing someone else's formula for her tanning line, 'Mean Girls' star Lindsay Lohan has taken to her Twitter page to deny it.Scientist Jennifer ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan sued for ’stealing’ tanning spray formula
July 7th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 7 (IANS) Troubled singer-actress Lindsay Lohan has been targeted in a new lawsuit that accuses her of stealing the formula for her tanning spray.
The 23-year-old star launched her ... Read more...
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Indian American pleads guilty to trade secret theft
July 14th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 14 (IANS) An Indian American former Hewlett-Packard (HP) vice-president has pleaded guilty in a California court to stealing trade secrets from his previous employer, IBM. Atul Malhotra, 42, admitted ... Read more...
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