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Tuesday, October 11

Manufacturing, power sectors lift output index
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 06:48 PM IST
The country’s industrial production in August was up 7.4%, boosted by the strong performance of the manufacturing and electricity sectors. Though the performance was better than the previous month.
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Buta to meet Sonia, Manmohan
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 06:36 PM IST
Bihar Governor Buta Singh is coming to Delhi this evening for the first time since a Supreme Court judgment held the Bihar Assembly dissolution as unconstitutional.During the visit, he is likely to meet Congress .
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Man living with Bali bombers detained
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 06:32 PM IST
Investigators have arrested a man who allegedly shared a rented house with three suicide bombers before they launched deadly attacks on crowded restaurants earlier this month, police said on Tuesday.
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Infy, TCS record high profits
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 06:27 PM IST
India's number-two software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd and TCS on Tuesday posted a 35.6 per cent and 10 per cent rises respectively in quarterly net profit, beating market expectations.
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Anand registers win at World Chess Championships
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 06:23 PM IST
Vishwanathan Anand registered his fourth win in 11 rounds he's played at the World Chess Championships being held in San Luis in Argentina. But he continues to remain in third spot behind Bulgarian Veselin Topalov and Peter Svidler of Russia.
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Gail puts Ratnagiri LNG project on fast-track
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 05:42 PM IST
A day after the visit of a high-level team to Dabhol, state-run gas utility Gail India has drawn up a tight schedule for completing the Ratnagiri LNG terminal. With the transfer of assets of erstwhile Dabhol Power Company.
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Narayana Murthy to step down
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 05:26 PM IST
N.R. Narayana Murthy is set to retire as executive chairman of Infosys in August, 2006 said Nandan Nilekani, the managing director and CEO of the software giant. However, Narayana Murthy will continue .
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No response from Pak on India's offer
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 05:09 PM IST
There has been no response from Pakistan for relief and assistance from India to cope with the worst ever earthquake in its history. Though India was first off the mark offering help to its neighbour-rival-peace partner.
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Blue, white and everyone in between
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 04:58 PM IST
The rapid growth in the economy and the emergence of a global services industry in India have had a huge impact on the working population. The colours and contours of life of the working population in the country .
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Bhujbal references in Telgi tapes:CBI
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 04:38 PM IST
The Telgi tapes in possession of CBI contain references to a senior cabinet minister in the Maharashtra government, Chhagan Bhujbal, his friend Kishore and police inspector Dilip Kamat.
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Essel Propack to buyback shares
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 04:21 PM IST
Packaging major Essel Propack Ltd said on Tuesday it will buyback its shares by way of open market purchases through stock exchanges. The board of directors has approved the buy-back of shares at a price not exceeding .
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Khurana seeks to mend ties with Advani
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 04:12 PM IST
BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana today met party President L K Advani and said that all his "grievances" had been addressed.About two months after he was thrown out of the party for attacking Advani .
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Strong fundamentals shield companies from rising pressures: CRISIL
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 03:57 PM IST
Corporate India's fundamentals continue to remain strong, according to CRISIL's analysis of trends in its ratings. CRISIL's modified credit ratio (MCR, the ratio of upgrades plus reaffirmations to downgrades plus.
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Indian ECB revenues total $30 million in Q2 2005: Gartner
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 03:52 PM IST
External disk storage revenues in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) totaled $373 million in the second quarter of 2005 registering over 9-per cent growth in revenues over the January- March quarter 2005.
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PM announces Rs 500 cr additional aid for J&K
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 03:36 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew into the quake-ravaged region of Tangdhar in north Kashmir on Tuesday morning and announced an additional assistance of Rs 500 crore to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Infosys Q2 net up, lifts fcast as outsourcing grows
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 03:34 PM IST
India's number-two software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd posted on Tuesday a better-than-expected 35.6 per cent rise in quarterly net profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast as western clients ramp .
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Miraculous escape for Union Finance Minister
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 03:14 PM IST
The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, and 500 others had a miraculous escape when a 200 foot-long tin roof`pandal' fell on them following strong wind and heavy rain.
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Death toll rises to 927 in Jammu and Kashmir
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 03:11 PM IST
The death toll in Saturday's earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 927, including 619 in Baramulla and 301 in Kupwara, the worst-affected frontier districts.
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L.K Advani's presidential address at the BJP National Executive Meeting
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 02:52 PM IST
This year, the Bharatiya Janata Party completes 25 years of its existence. In this relatively short period of time, our party has made a profound impact on India's polity and society. We can be justly proud of the BJP's .
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Vijaypat Singhania's new goal: MI70K
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 02:26 PM IST
Vijaypat Singhania's a man with a mission, or rather mission impossible — MI70K is what he calls it. Not content with climbing up the corporate ladder or a historic England-India flight in a microlight in 1988.
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DHFL to float Rs 250-crore fund
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 01:53 PM IST
Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL), India's second largest private sector housing finance company, announced on Tuesday that it has sponsored a venture capital trust, DHFL Venture Capital Fund.
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Quake insurance norms set to be revised in ’07
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 01:49 PM IST
The recent earthquake and spate of natural calamities is likely to pump up reinsurance rates and a catastrophe pool may help mitigate some risks.“Most parts of India are in higher seismic activity zones.
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IIM B'lore ups student intake
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 01:33 PM IST
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, (IIMB), has decided to the increase student intake for its courses from the academic year 2005-06, Director IIMB, Prof Prakash G Apte said on Tuesday.
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Aamir to play Dilli's Raju guide
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 01:25 PM IST
Decades after Dev Anand wooed Waheeda Rehman on screen as Raju Guide, noted filmmaker Yash Chopra hopes to repeat the phenomenal success of the hit with Delhi’s monuments as the backdrop.
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Aravalli range springs up mineral water
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 01:19 PM IST
Move over Alps and Himalayas. Now the ancient Aravallis are springing a natural surprise of its own.That too right in our backyard in Gujarat just 120 km as the crow flies or a three-hour drive from Ahmedabad.
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Major gave his own life for others
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 01:16 PM IST
Last time when he came on an official visit to the city, Major Prateek Mishra assured his parents that he would come home very soon. But no one thought that it was his last visit.
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Fire in Bhagirath palace in Delhi
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 01:12 PM IST
Property worth crores was gutted in a major fire in Bhagirath palace in the capital, a wholesale market in the walled city. It took more than four hours for the fire fighters to control the flames early this morning.
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Raipur rated India's most polluted city
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 12:46 PM IST
The Central Pollution Control Board has come out with a list of India's most polluted cities. The rankings are based on the monitoring of air quality data in 2004. The cities have been ranked as per the levels .
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Navratri organisers raise money for quake victims
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 12:31 PM IST
The devastation caused by Saturday's earthquake has naturally cast a damper on the festive spirit but now people are rallying round to use their efforts for a good cause.Navratri organisers in Surat have decided .
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Air India Express to increase flights
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 12:23 PM IST
Air India Express, the low-cost airline of Air India, will soon increase the number of flights it operates, the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India, V. Thulasidas, has said
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States, FI's for infra development: PHDCCI
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 12:14 PM IST
Industry chamber PHDCCI on Tuesday called for cooperation between state governments and financial institutions for developing the country's infrastructure.
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Ratnagiri: GAIL draws up tight schedule
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 12:11 PM IST
Gail (India) Ltd today said that it has drawn up a tight schedule for completing Ratnagiri LNG terminal.With the transfer of assets of the erstwhile Dabhol Power Company to Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Ltd.
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PA Sangma resigns
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 12:03 PM IST
Tura MP Purno A. Sangma submitted his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee owning moral responsibility for the police firing that resulted in the death of nine persons in Garo hills.
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Higher revenues drive Puja sales
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 12:00 PM IST
Many citizens of Kolkata are working today, while most of the city busies itself with revelries and Durga Puja celebrations.Some work because their jobs demand it, others because they are in business.
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Sonia, Lalu to jointly campaign
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:54 AM IST
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad are to campaign jointly in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.The Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) .
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Private bus operators throw state out of gear
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:52 AM IST
Thousands of school children and office goers in the state had a harrowing time on Monday, with around 40,000 private buses going off the roads to protest the state government’s decision to hike passenger tax.
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Panel to protest against govt's anti-Iran Vote at IAEA
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:43 AM IST
Six political parties, including the CPM, CPI and the Samajwadi Party on Monday constituted a 14-member national committee to protest against UPA Government's anti-Iran vote at the IAEA meeting at Vienna and campaign for an independent foreign policy.
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Rlys to help rescue stranded Sahara plane
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:40 AM IST
Central Railway has been called in to remove the stranded Air Sahara aircraft, which veered off the runway on Sunday evening.“CR has provided us with wooden sleepers with which we will slide the aircraft.
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31 killed in Assam ethnic violence
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:29 AM IST
The toll in the ethnic violence in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, continuing since the past one week, rose to 31 on Monday after five tribal villagers were killed and 90 homes torched by rival tribesmen.
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Kerala church embraces Hindu ritual
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:24 AM IST
A prominent church in Kerala is to hold a Hindu ritual that marks the initiation of children into studies.The Niranom Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church here will hold the ritual, normally followed by the Hindu community in Kerala, for the third year on Wednesday.
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Amitabh Bachchan does heart stopping stunts for Ek Ajnabee
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:11 AM IST
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to mark his 64th birthday on Tuesday with a dangerous edge to the day. He is doing the stunt scenes for his ongoing film Ek Ajnabee all on his own. No doubles. No easy way out.
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Chappell's approach is doomed
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:08 AM IST
Chappell's theory of picking the best eleven for the 2007 World Cup has fallen flat on the face with the defeat of World XI in the Super Series ODI series. A team is built around eleven men who play like a team just like .
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CII to assess loss in Kashmir quake
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:04 AM IST
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will help authorities in Jammu and Kashmir in relief, rehabilitation and assessment of losses caused by Saturday's devastating earthquake.The CII has constituted a task force.
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Women wait in vain to go home
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 11:01 AM IST
Millions celebrate Durga Puja with their families. But for some women inmates of an asylum in Jharkhand, their only prayer is to be reunited with their near and dear ones who have all but abandoned them.
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Hurriyat to hold mass funeral prayer for quake victims
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 10:57 AM IST
The Hurriyat Conference will organise a mass funeral prayer for victims of the earthquake in Pakistan, PoK and Jammu and Kashmir. The prayers, led by Chairman of the moderate separatist faction, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq.
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Voter fatigue takes sheen away from Bihar polls
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 10:52 AM IST
The first phase of polling in Bihar is exactly a week away but what is markedly absent this time around is any enthusiasm for the polls.For political parties it may be a fresh opportunity to get to power .
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India to airlift relief supplies to Pak
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 10:49 AM IST
India will airlift the first consignment of relief supplies to Pakistan today. A list of essential items had been sent by Pakistan, which includes tents for makeshift accommodation.
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Manmohan to visit quake-affected areas of J&K
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 10:45 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit earthquake-affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir to assess the damage caused by Saturday's earthquake.His visit comes a day after UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi .
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India A beat India Seniors by one wicket
by
anshul
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 10:43 AM IST
India A beat India Seniors by one wicket in the opening limited overs cricket match of the Challenger Series at the PCA Stadium in Mohali today.Chasing 290 runs for victory, India A reached the target .
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