NCP unhappy in Maharashtra also
July 21st, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Firing another salvo at the Congress, the NCP Saturday claimed that it was unhappy with it in Maharashtra too, and alleged the party was "not consulted" ... Read more...
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Emraan Hashmi’s platter is full (Movie Snippets)
January 30th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Emraan Hashmi is a busy man nowadays. After wrapping up "Jannat 2", he has already started work on "Raaz 3", and will be working ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Will stay in Bengal ministry, we are not afraid of anybody: Congress
January 7th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee told alliance partner Congress that it was free to leave, the state Congress retorted ... Read more...
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Temporary problems with allies will be overcome: PM (Second Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) As tensions escalated between the UPA and key alliance partner Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday tried to soothe the frayed ties, saying ... Read more...
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Temporary problems with allies will be overcome: PM (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) With tensions escalating with ruling UPA's key alliance partner Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday hoped that "temporary problems" with allies will be ... Read more...
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Bharti ties up with Japan firm for mobile internet
October 20th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Bharti Enterprises, parent company of India's telecom giant Airtel, Thursday said it has entered into a joint venture with Japan-based internet company Softbank Corp to ... Read more...
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Goa trade forum to guide young IT entrepreneurs
August 11th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 11 (IANS) Agraj Agranayak and Milind Prabhu are 20-something techies based in Goa keen to set up their own IT service oriented businesses. Enter the state trade forum ... Read more...
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Bike-borne men loot Rs.32 lakh
April 28th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Two motorcycle-borne men snatched a bag containing Rs.32 lakh in cash from two employees going to deposit a total amount of Rs.95 lakh in a ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi, Oman oil companies sign finance deal
April 21st, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 20 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Oman Oil Company (OOC) have signed an agreement on investments in oil, gas and petrochemicals projects and ... Read more...
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Arcelor, partner in virtual takeover of iron-ore giant
February 19th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Feb 19 (IANS) With their final offer of buying the remaining common shares expiring Thursday, ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition have almost acquired total control of Toronto-based ... Read more...
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ArcelorMittal, partner nearing absolute control of Baffinland
February 8th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Feb 8 (IANS) ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc., which jointly acquired Canada's iron ore-rich Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation last month, Monday announced further consolidation of their ... Read more...
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ArcelorMittal, partner buy more Baffinland stock
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Feb 2 (IANS) ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc., which are now the joint owners of Canada's iron ore-rich Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, Tuesday announced taking up ... Read more...
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Two held for extortion bid in capital
January 10th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Two people were arrested for attempting to extort Rs.30 lakh from a businessman in east Delhi, police said Sunday.Suraj Kumar Singh, 20, and Gaurav Verma, 19, were ... Read more...
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Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4: Amazing Hatric By Sushant And His Partner Shampa
January 5th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4' has a very distinct flavor with some of the most amazing talents coming to the fore in terms of their dancing skills. The 'Teen Ka Tadka' ... Read more...
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Jhalak Dikhla Jaa: Teen Ka Tadka Bonanza For The New Year
January 4th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4' is getting to be quite a tough battle ground to fight it out for all the contestants as the dance forms and the challenges that are ... Read more...
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‘Trial separations’ are likely to end in divorce
October 14th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 14 (ANI): If you thought a trial separation could be a means of reconciliation between two people, you are possibly wrong, for some experts have said that it's simply ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Emotional affair’ as harmful to marriage as sexual affair: Experts
October 14th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 14 (ANI): 'Emotional affair' could be as harmful to a marriage as an extra-marital sexual relationship, say experts.Even in the absence of physical intimacy, the constant emotional and psychological ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Couples who rush into marriage really are more likely to split up
September 12th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 12 (ANI): Couples who rush into marriage really are more likely to part ways, according to an academic study.Researchers tracked the relationships of 168 couples over 14 years.They found that ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
India set to have direct access to Headley (Second Lead)
April 28th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi/Thimphu, April 28 (IANS) India seems set to get direct access to Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, a key plotter in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, with the US ... Read more...
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India to have direct access to Headley (Lead)
April 28th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington/New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India appears set to get direct access to Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, a key plotter in the 26/11 attack, with the ... Read more...
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Is The ‘Tri Energy Inc.’ Another Ponzi Scheme?
April 3rd, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Los Angeles, Apr 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) More and more companies today are resorting to clean and renewable energy sources in order to meet the demands of "green technology" to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
European Union, Libya, end visa strife
March 28th, 2010 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
Sirte/London, March 28 (DPA) The European Union and Libya have ended their visa strife as Libya late Saturday said it had lifted travel restrictions against EU citizens, according to media reports.
The Libyan ... Read more...
Posted in World |
50pct of Cambridge students sleep with two partners in 7 days
March 12th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 12 (ANI): About half of Cambridge University students have slept with two people in the same week, a new survey has revealed.According to the study, nearly 46 percent of the ... Read more...
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Pakistani government, military wary of U.S. overtures
January 25th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.25 (ANI): American officials have failed to win over Pakistan's military and civilian establishment here insofar as stepping up the offensive against Afghan and Pakistani militants along the borders of the ... Read more...
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No breakthrough in Kerala IT project impasse
December 23rd, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) Even as Smart City Dubai last week served an ultimatum to the Kerala government saying the proposed Rs.1,500-crore Smart City Kochi IT project cannot be kept hanging "endlessly", ... Read more...
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Canada’s first gay minister puts photo with partner on Xmas card
December 21st, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 21 (IANS) Canada's first openly-gay cabinet minister has stirred a controversy by printing his picture with his married partner on the couple's Christmas greeting card.Scott Brison, 42, who ... Read more...
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Tussle over home ministry delays Maharashtra government formation
October 29th, 2009 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai Oct 28 (IANS) A tussle between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) over the crucial home ministry is delaying the swearing-in of the new government in Maharashtra, party sources ... Read more...
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India-Russia trade could reach $10 bn in 2010
September 29th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 29 (RIA Novosti) Trade between India and Russia could reach $10 billion in 2010, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said Tuesday.
"Trade is forecast to reach $8.4 billion in 2009, ... Read more...
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Aphrodisiac maker to sponsor Churchill Brothers football team
September 14th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 14 (IANS) I-League champion football team Churchill Brothers of Goa has signed a three-year endorsement deal with Kunnath Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of the ayurvedic aphrodisiac Musli Power Xtra.
"Musli Power Xtra ... Read more...
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Central Bank to raise stake in housing finance arm
July 29th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) State-run Central Bank of India plans to raise its stake in its housing finance arm Centbank Home Finance, a top official said here Wednesday.
The bank is planning to ... Read more...
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Office romances becoming more common in Down Under
July 27th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, July 27 (ANI): A new study suggests that office romances are becoming more common in Australia.Published by Australia's Women's Health magazine, the poll of 671 women has shown that one in ... Read more...
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India crucial to defeating terrorist threat in Pakistan, says US
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Recognising India as "an increasingly important strategic partner" of America, the top US military official has underlined the importance of India in accomplishing the goal to ... Read more...
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Kerala firm to co-produce animated TV series
April 1st, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 (IANS) Toonz Animation, an animation software company located at the Technopark IT park here, and Spectra Animation of Canada, have entered into an agreement to co-produce 52 episodes of ... Read more...
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Who chooses the Oscar winners?
February 21st, 2009 - 9:26 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 21 (DPA) The race for the Oscars usually begins in November when studios with a chance in any of the categories begin canvassing the almost 6,000 members of the ... Read more...
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Tata Consultancy ties up with Cisco Systems
February 10th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has tied up with networking and communications infrastructure provider Cisco Systems Inc. to jointly develop and deliver IT services and solutions.The two ... Read more...
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