Omaha, Nov 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The boards of directors of Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Fort Worth, Texas-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. announced today that Berkshire Hathaway is increasing ...

New York, Nov 3 (DPA) Legendary US investor Warren Buffett has spent a record $44 billion buying an American rail freight company, in the largest transaction in the history of his Berkshire ...

Fort Worth, Nov 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway(NYSE:BRK.A) announced that it would buy the remaining stake in railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe(NYSE:BNI). This particular deal is estimated at approximately ...

Jaipur, Oct. 31 (ANI): The continuing blaze at the Indian Oil Corporation fuel depot near Jaipur has not only destroyed property worth crores of rupees, but also rendered many daily wage earners ...

By Ranjan Bhaduri Oct. 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Alicia Keys and Jay-z rocked the stadium even before the Yankees did. The whole stadium [which was overcrowded] gave out to the Big Apple anthem, "Empire ...

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Three married women were murdered in the last twenty hours in different parts of the capital. In one case, the police arrested the woman's husband who called in ...

By Maitreyee Boruah Bangalore, Aug 7 (IANS) Septuagenarian Anand Babu says he would prefer death to a life of misery. The resident of a Bangalore slum, he has been bedridden for the last ...

London, June 23 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is eyeing a career change. She is reportedly planning to swap her life as a movie star for politics. The "Tomb Raider" star is ...

London, June 23 (ANI): Angelina Jolie is reportedly bored with the Hollywood industry and is considering turning to politics to make a difference in the world. The actress, who has been highlighting ...

Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people with autism are better problem solvers than non-autistic individuals. The research team from Universite de Montreal and Harvard University has found that ...

By Sophie von Puttkamer Washington, May 12 (DPA) John Hamaski tried a lot of things to lose weight but nothing really worked. The 38-year-old lawyer from San Francisco began several diets and enlisted ...

By Sujeet Kumar Raipur, May 1 (IANS) Workers around the world celebrated International Labour Day Friday, but Kesar Bai was not one of them. The 40-year-old daily wager continued to jostle with ...

By Maitreyee Boruah Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) Slum-dwellers have suddenly become much sought after by political parties of all hues with loads of cash to lure them to election rallies. Many of the ...

Bangalore, Feb 23 (IANS) They are ecstatic, celebrating every moment of it. The slum dwellers of India's IT hub are short of words to express their joy at the huge success of ...

London, Jan 6 (ANI): The BBC has denied new Doctor Who Matt Smith had any knowledge about the betting that took place over the identity of the 11th Doctor. A wager had ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (IANS) A 25-year-old worker at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo may never forget the savage attack he suffered at the hands of three monkeys when he entered their enclosure. But zoo ...

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Tea garden workers in West Bengal went on a strike Monday demanding a hike of Rs.42 in their daily wages. The strike was called by the Coordination Committee ...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, July 15 (ANI): To extend banking facilities to the masses, free of cost financial education to farmers and people belonging to the disadvantaged sections of society is being ...

By Mayank Aggarwal New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Rashi (name changed) knew nothing about the Right to Information (RTI) Act until the 23-year-old daughter of a retired bus driver used it to get ...

Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Two handicapped sisters in Orissa's Sambalpur district have been confined to a room for the past four years, praying for a miracle to cure them. Hastina Majhi, 21, ...

London, Feb 25 (ANI): A Brit man from Bedale, North Yorkshire, became a millionaire overnight after placing a 50p bet. Freddie Craggs found by chance that he had won 1 million pounds on ...

Shimla, Dec 18 (ANI): Daily-wagers in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh have pledged to vote for the candidate who would ensure job regularisation for them and an increase in their wages. Labourers employed on daily-wages ...

Shimla, Dec 17 (ANI): Daily-wagers in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh have pledged to vote for the candidate who would ensure job regularisation for them and an increase in their wages. Labourers employed on daily-wages ...