What about loan recovery from those other than Kingfisher?, wondered its promoter Vijay Mallya while taking a dig at bank chiefs in his tweet for their "constant speak" to media on getting back dues from the grounded airline. ...
05:30 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Former South African president Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after undergoing a medical check-up, the presidency said. ...
03:45 AM, Mar 11, 2013
With banks planning to monetise Kingfisher Airlines' securities to recover a debt of about Rs 7,000 crore, the grounded carrier today said it was continuing discussions with its lenders and had not received any formal communication from them on the matter. "We have received no formal communication from the banks till date. We are in continuing discussions with them on ways to bring down their exposure, inter alia, from the...
10:10 AM, Feb 16, 2013
Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating education for girls, will undergo cranial reconstructive surgery within weeks as part of her long-term recovery, doctors treating her at a United Kingdom hospital have said. Yousafzai, 15, was shot in Pakistan in October, 2012 and was later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for specialist treatment and where she is currently...
11:24 AM, Jan 04, 2013
London: Doctors on Wednesday claimed that 14-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is moving her limbs more often. They also said that her condition is stable and she is responding well to her treatment. However, no details have been made public yet about the extent of her head injuries. Malala was shot last week by the Taliban, for speaking out against them and advocating girls education. "Any progress is hopeful," Dr...
08:58 AM, Oct 18, 2012
San Francisco: Intel Corp's weak outlook for fourth-quarter revenue and margins dispelled lingering hopes for a revival in PC demand towards the end of the year, pushing its shares 2 per cent lower. Intel, along with rival Advanced Micro Devices, had previously warned of weak demand for PCs, hit by a troubled global economy and the growing popularity of tablets like Apple Inc's iPad, once dismissed as a niche device...
12:11 PM, Oct 17, 2012
London: Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, in a serious condition after being shot in the head by the Taliban, has a "good chance of recovery", British doctors said on Tuesday. Fourteen-year-old Malala was secretly transferred to Britain from Pakistan in an air ambulance on Monday for specialist treatment, including the repair of damaged bones of her skull. She is admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, which has...
11:34 AM, Oct 16, 2012
Bangalore: Sharief (name changed), father of a 13-year-old rape victim, who was stabbed by four men at Ramachandrapuram in Srirampura police station limits on Sunday, is recovering. Dr Gurushankar, medical superintendent of Victoria Hospital, told Express, Sharief has suffered head injuries and stab wounds at two places on his back. Doctors have sutured his scalp. He is out of danger. The victim got himself discharged from the hospital against medical...
02:26 PM, Sep 04, 2012
Mumbai: It started out as a cold, but when it stubbornly held on to the three-month-old infant for over a week, his parents rushed him to KEM hospital, where he was diagnosed with a rare condition " eventration of left hemidiaphragm " that had displaced some of his organs and caused them to push against his lungs and heart. At KEM hospital, doctors informed the childs family that an immediate...
05:30 PM, Aug 16, 2012
New Delhi: Due to the policy of administered pricing of petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene, the under recoveries on account of the subsidised petroleum for 2011-12 were to the tune of Rs 1,40,000 crore. This does not include the under-recovery on account of petrol as its price was set free but with Indian characteristics. The government has not permitted the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise petrol price and also...
11:36 AM, Jul 17, 2012
New Delhi: The Kingfisher Airline on Thursday issued a statement seeking to refute reports that banks led by the SBI had initiated debt recovery proceedings against it. The statement issued by the cash-strapped airline said, "Following misleading and factually incorrect reports appearing in a section of the press, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd would like to clarify that it is patently wrong and false to claim or state that banks have started...
03:08 PM, Jul 05, 2012
New Delhi: In a major blow to the cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, banks on Thursday reportedly decided to launch their debt recovery process against the ailing company. Sources said that the bankers had decided to sell off Kingfisher's non-core assets that include Kingfisher House in Mumbai and a villa belonging to the airline's chief, Vijay Mallya, in Goa. Sources said that the decision was taken after a group of banks, led...
01:53 PM, Jul 05, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will on Wednesday inaugurate the Conference of the Chairpersons of Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATS) and Presiding Officers of Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTS). During the day-long Conference, the Chairpersons of DRATs and Presiding Officers of DRTs will recommend measures required to remove the bottlenecks and challenges before these tribunals to ensure expeditious and speedy recovery of public money. At present, a large amount of...
02:52 AM, Jun 06, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama has said country's economy is growing strong and recovery is speeding up. Obama's remarks on the state of the economy came hours after latest report showed that unemployment rate has dropped to 8.3 per cent as added more than 2.4 lakh new jobs in January. "This morning, we received more good news about our economy. In January, American businesses added another 257,000 jobs. The unemployment...
08:53 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Beijing: China and the US on Tuesday pledged to enhance their cooperation to advance the global economic recovery. The global economic recovery must remain the priority for all nations as the world economic situation is still "very complex and grim", Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said. He was speaking to visiting US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in Beijing on Tuesday, Xinhua reported. As important G20 members, China and the US...
04:39 AM, Jan 11, 2012
London: Rap superstar Eminem says he still writes songs in the toilet as that's where he does his best thinking. The 'Not Afraid' hitmaker overcame addiction to painkillers to produce two hugely successful albums, 'Relapse' and 'Recovery' and despite his fame, he said he gets a lot of inspiration while in the bathroom, reported Contactmusic. "Sometimes. I think we do most of our best thinking in toilet. What else do...
05:56 PM, Oct 18, 2011
New Delhi: The Black Necked Crane found only in the high altitude wetlands of China, Tibet, Bhutan and India, is fighting for its survival today in India. A latest survey shows that there is viable population of a mere 73 out of which there are 15 breeding pairs left in the country and that too is restricted to Ladakh. Pankaj Chandan, manger, High altitude wetland programme, WWF said, "It's of...
05:20 PM, May 01, 2011
Puttaparthi: Concerned over the health of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, several of his devotees, including foreigners, have expressed confidence that he will recover soon. "I am confident that all these will be over and Baba will give darshan soon," said Sanjeev Singh, a devotee from Uttar Pradesh. "We are all confident that Baba would give us darshan very soon. It is only outsiders who were worried. We are not," said...
04:37 PM, Apr 05, 2011
Toronto: Despite an anemic economic recovery, the old adage "it's the thought that counts" likely won't apply this Feb.14. The average American couple plans to spend nearly three times more on Valentine's Day ($ 189) compared to what singles would spend on the average date night ($ 67), according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker. The biggest spend thrifts? Young professionals, who plan to shell out $255,...
01:26 PM, Feb 11, 2011
New York: Eminem has fully recovered: His latest CD is 2010's best-selling album. "Recovery" moved 3.4 million units since its June release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. No. 2 on the list is Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," which sold about 3.1 million records. "Speak Now," Taylor Swift's third CD, which was released in late October, is No. 3, selling about 2.96 million copies. While Eminem owns last year's top CD,...
11:17 AM, Jan 06, 2011
