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Everything you need to know about Parsa Factory: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Factory flexibility for changing petrol-diesel product mix: Ford India

April 26, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) US car major Ford's Indian subsidiary Friday said it has seen about 15 percent shift in demand for petrol vehicles in the last four months and is now better placed to respond to any further shift in product mix with additional investment in factory 'flexibility'.

Chhattisgarh suffered Rs.1,500 crore loss on coal deal: CAG

March 22, 2013 at 10:42 PM

Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Changes in the tender clauses led to Adani Group gaining and the Chhattisgarh government losing Rs.1,549 crore in a coal mining deal, said Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in a report Friday.

105-year old charity worker is Facebook's oldest user

February 8, 2013 at 12:51 PM

Washington, Feb 8(ANI): 105-year-old Edythe Kirchmaier, who is California's oldest licensed driver, joined Facebook last month to become the oldest user of the world-famous social networking website.

Tiger count begins in Nepal

February 5, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IANS) Nepal has begun a three-month-long census of its tigers which were declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species in 2010.

New assault rifles to replace INSAS, says Antony

December 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India is in the process of procuring new assault rifles to replace the indigenously-designed 'INSAS' (Indian Small Arms System) rifles, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.

Irani spices, jewellery a huge draw at IITF

November 17, 2012 at 9:30 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The exotic aroma of spices like cardamom and saffron filled the air as hundreds of visitors thronged the Iran pavilion for dry fruits, candy and jewellery at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) here, which entered fourth day Saturday.

Irani spices, jewellery a huge draw at IITF

November 17, 2012 at 7:22 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The exotic aroma of spices like cardamom and saffron filled the air as hundreds of visitors thronged the Iran pavilion for dry fruits, candy and jewellery at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) here, which entered fourth day Saturday.

Chinese Apple supplier Foxconn workers on strike over 'stricter iPhone5 quality' demands

October 6, 2012 at 2:38 PM

London, Oct 6 (ANI): Thousands of workers at tech giant Apple's main manufacturing plant in China, Foxconn, have gone on strike over working conditions related to production of the iPhone 5, a human rights watchdog has claimed.

Antony calls for reducing dependence on defence imports

October 5, 2012 at 9:42 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday called for reducing India's over-dependence on defence imports and bolstering research and development capabilities.

Of journeys, angst and politics; fest of fine print

October 4, 2012 at 1:34 PM

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Kovalam Literary Fest 2012 offloaded the first leg of its intellectual booty in a daylong literary fair in the capital themed on contemporary world literature. The next leg will be in Kerala over the weekend.

Man Booker nominee Jeet Thayil star of Kovalam Lit Fest

October 2, 2012 at 6:58 PM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Writer-poet Jeet Thayil, whose book "Narcopolis" has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, will be the star at the Kovalam Literary Festival 2012 in the capital Wednesday.

Factory explosion in Japan may cause global nappy shortage

October 1, 2012 at 2:54 PM

Melbourne, October 1 (ANI): Fear of possible global nappy shortage has surfaced following an explosion at a factory in Japan.

Vishnu's 'Dhenikaina Ready' to be dubbed in Malayalam

September 26, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Hyderabad, Sep 26 (IANS) It seems that young Telugu actor Vishnu Manchu now wants to impress Malayalam audiences as his forthcoming film "Dhenikaina Ready" will be dubbed in the language. Both versions will simultaneously hit the screens.

Why emphasise on Bollywood for Oscars, asks Rituparno Ghosh

September 25, 2012 at 1:55 PM

Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh is not sure if Bollywood film "Barfi!", India's official entry for the Oscars this year, is the right choice. But he laments how regional cinema, including his own, is ignored for such honours.

Rs.500 penalty for negligence in Pakistan factories

September 14, 2012 at 10:52 AM

Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The factory owner in Karachi will have to pay a measly Rs.500 penalty for negligence, said a media report after nearly 300 people were killed in a blaze in Pakistan's port city.

Factory worker held for harassing girl

August 30, 2012 at 10:59 PM

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A factory employee was arrested here for sending obscene text messages to the family of a girl who rejected his marriage proposal, and attempting to extort Rs.5 lakh by blackmailing them, said police Thursday.

Priyanka Chopra ready with debut single for NFL

August 29, 2012 at 11:47 AM

Dubai, August 29 (ANI): Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is all set to strike big on the international music scene with her debut music album.

Bipasha, Nawaz together in supernatural thriller

July 10, 2012 at 1:36 PM

Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Bipasha Basu is eager to work with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the toast of the season, in the supernatural thriller "Aatma", says the film's director Suparn Verma.

Caste prejudices hit Bihar's anganwadi centres: Report

May 3, 2012 at 3:50 PM

Patna, May 3 (IANS) Caste and religious prejudices in Bihar's villages are affecting the central government's education and health schemes - such as anganwadis - for impoverished families, says a report by the Institute of Human Development.

Antony seeks report on pay-off in Italian chopper deal

April 25, 2012 at 2:41 PM

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday called for a fresh report from the Indian embassy in Rome on alleged malpractice in the Indian procurement of 12 helicopters for VVIP transport worth Rs.3,546 crore ($788 million).

Vaccine extends life of brain cancer patients

April 19, 2012 at 2:45 PM

Washington, April 19 (IANS) A new brain cancer vaccine, which uses material from patients' own tumours, holds promise of extending their lives by several months, show results of a multicentre phase-two clinical trial of the vaccine.

India penalises Israeli defence firm for contract breach

April 16, 2012 at 9:23 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) For the first time in its history, India has imposed a penalty on a foreign defence vendor for breach of contract in the establishment of a plant for manufacturing bi-modular charges for the Indian Army's 155mm howitzers at Nalanda ordnance factory in Bihar.

Helena Bonham Carter tipped to play brothel madam in new Disney movie

July 21, 2011 at 3:43 PM

London, July 21 (ANI): Helena Bonham Carter has been tipped to play a brothel madam in new Disney movie 'The Lone Ranger'.

David Hasselhoff dating Welsh blonde half his age

April 4, 2011 at 5:44 PM

London, April 4 (ANI): David Hasselhoff is apparently dating a Welsh blonde, nearly half his age, whom he met while filming 'Britain's Got Talent'.

Sienna Miller insists she's single

March 4, 2011 at 12:33 PM

London, March 4 (ANI): Sienna Miller has rubbished rumours that she is in a relationship with her West End play co-star Joe Armstrong.

W.Bengal commuters enjoy ride in first AC double-decker train

November 23, 2010 at 4:17 PM

Kolkata, Nov.23 (ANI): The West Bengal Government has launched first air-conditioned double-decker train and people from all walks of life enjoyed the ride in ten coaches that included eight double-deckers and two power cars.

Willy Wonka-style chewing gum may soon be a reality

October 20, 2010 at 4:49 PM

London, Oct 20 (ANI): A UK scientist says he's on the brink of creating a Willy Wonka-style chewing gum that changes flavours as you chew.

Chinese police arrests six suspects, 41 others in melamine milk scandal

August 21, 2010 at 1:27 PM

Beijing, Aug 21 (ANI): Chinese police have arrested six suspects and 41 others who allegedly participated in distributing melamine-contaminated milk after a national crackdown in 2008.

Death toll in China's fireworks factory explosion rises to 19

August 17, 2010 at 1:47 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): The death toll in Monday's explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Heilongjiang province has climbed to 19, with five missing and another 153 injured.

Police seize 64 tons of melamine tainted milk from northwest China plant

July 9, 2010 at 12:16 PM

New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Food safety authorities in northwest China'a Qinghai Province have seized 64 tons of raw dairy materials contaminated with the toxic chemical, melamine, from a dairy plant.

Facebook accused of distracting kids from studies

March 25, 2010 at 3:35 PM

Melbourne, March 25 (ANI): Popular social networking websites such as Facebook are having a distracting effect on school children and their studies, according to a survey.

Sale of Amritsar kirpan on the rise

January 2, 2010 at 12:50 PM

Amritsar, Jan 2 (ANI): The sale of kirpans (a ceremonial dagger or sword sported by devout Sikhs) has increased here in Amritsar.

Sienna Miller planning Big Apple move

September 7, 2009 at 1:35 PM

Washington, Sept 7 (ANI): Actress Sienna Miller is planning to move to New York, as she prepares to make her Broadway debut in 'After Miss Julie'.

Factory-rolled ciggies 'better than roll-your-owns'

July 5, 2009 at 5:42 PM

Wellington, July 5 (ANI): Smoking factory-rolled cigarettes is less harmful than smoking roll-your-owns, suggests a Christchurch-based study.

InfoPrint Solutions appoints New Vice President

May 20, 2009 at 5:05 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI/Business Wire India): InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, announced the appointment of Christopher Reid as Vice President and General Manager of its Asia Pacific operations headquartered in Singapore.

New technique standardizes brightness of cosmology's best standard candles

May 19, 2009 at 2:40 PM

Washington, May 19 (ANI): Scientists have found a new technique that establishes the intrinsic brightness of Type Ia supernovae, which are considered the best standard candles for measuring cosmic distances, more accurately than ever before. The technique has been found by members of the international Nearby Supernova Factory (SNfactory), a collaboration between the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a consortium of French laboratories, and Yale University.

15 killed as storm sweeps across Nepal

May 3, 2009 at 10:33 PM

Kathmandu, May 3 (DPA) At least 15 people were killed and more than 170 were injured by a storm that struck southern and western Nepal, officials said Sunday.

India signs another defence deal with Israel - minus offset clause

April 6, 2009 at 7:29 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Close on the heels of a $2 billion missile deal with the Israeli Aerospace Industry (IAI), India has signed yet another deal with an Israeli defence company to build a munition factory in Bihar forgoing the mandatory offset clause, a senior official said.

Factory making fake wrappers of branded goods busted

March 20, 2009 at 12:05 AM

Ghaziabad, March 19 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police Thursday busted a factory manufacturing fake wrappers and packing materials of leading, branded consumer items, recovering a large quantity of the counterfeit material.

Sienna Miller 'caught' exiting men's room at Unicef dinner

February 25, 2009 at 5:16 PM

New York, Feb 25 (ANI): Sienna Miller created a little mystery during Montblanc's UNICEF dinner in Hollywood.

Nepal calls for foreign assistance in bird flu control

January 18, 2009 at 7:13 PM

Kathmandu, Jan 18 (Xinhua) Nepal Sunday called on the foreign donor organisations to help the country in combating bird flu outbreak.

Nepal MPs protest peer's arrest in double murder

January 18, 2009 at 7:13 PM

Kathmandu, Jan 18 (IANS) Lawmakers of an ethnic party from the Terai plains of Nepal Sunday began protests in the interim parliament, saying that the arrest of a fellow legislator Saturday in a double-murder case smacked of political vendetta.

Two railway officials suspended after employee dies

January 16, 2009 at 12:21 AM

Kapurthala (Punjab), Jan 15 (IANS) Two officials of the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) were suspended Thursday after an employee of the factory was killed in a freak accident inside the complex.

Pakistan to begin serial production of JF-17 combat jet

January 2, 2009 at 1:27 PM

Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) is to soon begin serial production of the JF-17 Thunder multi-role combat jet that has been developed in collaboration with China, a parliamentary panel has been informed.

International children's festival going on now

November 29, 2008 at 1:01 AM

The 9th International Children's Festival of Performing Arts is currently underway at Bal Bhavan, New Delhi. The four-day long festival, which began on Thursday (November 27)

Dabur juice-laden truck used to smuggle hashish from Nepal: report

October 14, 2008 at 10:26 PM

Kathmandu, Oct 14 (IANS) The Nepal police Tuesday arrested two Indians near the India-Nepal border while trying to smuggle out hashish hidden between cartons of fruit juice manufactured by Dabur Nepal, wholly owned subsidiary of Indian ayurvedic giant Dabur India, a TV report said.

Nepalis arrested with counterfeit currency in Uttar Pradesh

October 11, 2008 at 3:08 PM

Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) A Nepali youth and his mother have been arrested after being found with counterfeit currency worth Rs.54,000 in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.

Mumbai Mantra acquires rights of 'Sorry Bhai'

October 6, 2008 at 9:03 PM

Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Mumbai Mantra, the entertainment arm of auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), has acquired the distribution rights of Pooja Film's new movie 'Sorry Bhai', a senior company official said here Monday.

Nepal's armed groups begin unity talks in Bihar: report

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kathmandu, Sept 28 (IANS) Fourteen armed underground organisations from Nepal, including factions of former Maoists, have begun secret talks in the Indian state of Bihar close to the border to explore the possibility of a united armed revolt, a media report said.

Nepal's armed groups begin unity talks in Bihar: report

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kathmandu, Sept 28 (IANS) Fourteen armed underground organisations from Nepal, including factions of former Maoists, have begun secret talks in the Indian state of Bihar close to the border to explore the possibility of a united armed revolt, a media report said.