Tuesday, December 10, 2013

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chennai news


Naples marks 'suspended coffee day' amid social crisis

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:37 PM PST

(MENAFN - AFP) Cafes across Naples marked "Suspended Coffee Day" on Tuesday, spotlighting a remarkable tradition of social solidarity in the crisis-hit Italian city that is now mor...

Eurozone interest rates 'decoupled' from US ECB

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:31 PM PST

(MENAFN - AFP) The monetary policy pursued by the European Central Bank has allowed eurozone interest rates to be decoupled from those elsewhere, notably in the United States, a to...

'Father of Taliban' backs polio vaccines in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:30 PM PST

(MENAFN - AFP) A radical Pakistani religious scholar known as the "Father of the Taliban" has issued a fatwa urging parents to immunise their children against polio and other fatal...

Italy ends two-year contraction, but recovery still elusive

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:28 PM PST

(MENAFN - AFP) The Italian economy has emerged from two years of contraction, data showed Tuesday, but economists warned that recovery will remain elusive as resistance grows to fu...

Happiness for some in Pakistan's gated communities

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:20 PM PST

(MENAFN - AFP) On the edge of Rawalpindi, Islamabad's scruffy, congested twin city, a grand arched gateway opens to a rather different Pakistan, one of tidy lawns, golf courses and...

Regulator reports insulin leader Novo Nordisk to police

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:18 PM PST

(MENAFN - AFP) Denmark's Financial Supervisory Authority said on Tuesday it had reported insulin world leader Novo Nordisk to the police for having hidden crucial information from ...

Al Madina Takaful gains 5.7 on debut

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:05 PM PST

Al Madina Takaful gains 5.7 on debut

Intellectual disabilities comprise 37 of genetic disorders in Oman MoH official

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:04 PM PST

Intellectual disabilities comprise 37 of genetic disorders in Oman MoH official

4 charred to death, 2 injured in Oman crash

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:04 PM PST

4 charred to death, 2 injured in Oman crash

Study shows sportsmen in Oman lack proper dietary, nutritional knowledge

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:03 PM PST

Study shows sportsmen in Oman lack proper dietary, nutritional knowledge

Nokia asks India to allow it to transfer plant to Microsoft - Business Times (subscription)

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 03:00 PM PST


Business Times (subscription)

Nokia asks India to allow it to transfer plant to Microsoft
Business Times (subscription)
The Finnish company asked the Delhi High Court to lift a stay on transfer of its assets so it can hand over the manufacturing plant in Chennai under the US$7.2-billion deal to sell its mobile phone operations to the US tech giant. Nokia has offered to pay a ...

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Perfectionist Aamir Khan to attend Chennai International Film Festival - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:58 PM PST


Daily News & Analysis

Perfectionist Aamir Khan to attend Chennai International Film Festival
Daily News & Analysis
Bollywood's Mr.Perfectionist Aamir Khan, who is set to attend the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) Thursday, will bear his own expenses for the trip to the Tamil Nadu capital. He is following on the footsteps of veteran ...

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Panruti Ramachandran quits DMDK, resigns as MLA - Times of India

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:44 PM PST


Panruti Ramachandran quits DMDK, resigns as MLA
Times of India
CHENNAI: Veteran Tamil Nadu politician, Panruti K Ramachandran, who teamed up with actor Vijayakanth after the launch of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) in 2005 and helped steer it through several landmark events, on Tuesday ...

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Delhi High Court seeks value of Nokia factory seized in tax dispute - Reuters India

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:04 PM PST


Delhi High Court seeks value of Nokia factory seized in tax dispute
Reuters India
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the tax authorities to submit the value of the Chennai factory on Wednesday, when it is due to hear the case again, amid growing uncertainty about Nokia's exact tax liabilities in India. A lawyer for the tax department ...

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CB-CID to probe delay in extending IG's suspension - Times of India

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST


CB-CID to probe delay in extending IG's suspension
Times of India
CHENNAI: An inexplicable three-week delay, caused by administrative languor or sabotage, in serving an order extending the suspension of inspector general of police Pramod Kumar has caused embarrassment to the state government in the multi-crore ...

3 TN members elected to MCI, other nominees allege bias - Times of India

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST


3 TN members elected to MCI, other nominees allege bias
Times of India
CHENNAI: The much awaited results of the Medical Council of India (MCI) elections to elect three members from Tamil Nadu threw very little surprise when the results were announced on Tuesday. Two of the three winners were said to have the government's ...

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Man, sister held for fraud of Rs 10L - Times of India

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST


Man, sister held for fraud of Rs 10L
Times of India
CHENNAI: A chartered accountant and his sister were arrested on Tuesday for cheating a Kancheepuram-based lawyer of 10 lakh after promising him high returns in their finance company. Police said A Prakasan, 37, and A Rekha, 30, of Kannur, Kerala, took ...

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14-storey Chennai IT park sealed for violations - Times of India

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST


14-storey Chennai IT park sealed for violations
Times of India
CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) on Tuesday sealed a 14-storeyed IT park promoted by Leela group and subsequently sold to Reliance in MRC Nagar for building rules violation. This is the biggest building to be sealed, ...

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MRTS parking lots rented out illegally - Times of India

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST


MRTS parking lots rented out illegally
Times of India
CHENNAI: Parking lots in MRTS stations are meant for commuters who leave their vehicles and hop onto a train. But at most stations across the city, commuters aren't allowed to park and the space is filled with call taxis and other vehicles. The parking lots are ...

India court seeks value of Nokia factory seized in tax dispute - Business Spectator

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:43 PM PST


India court seeks value of Nokia factory seized in tax dispute
Business Spectator
The Finnish firm has been trying to free up the assets, particularly its Chennai factory which is one of its biggest phone-making plants, ahead of the sale of its mobile phone business to Microsoft. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the tax authorities to ...

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