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Reliance WebWorld, on Thursday launched a post-graduate certificate course in Logistics Supply Chain Management programme on a virtual classroom platform to be conducted by management institute, XLRI-Jamshedpur.

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A court here has sentenced two Indians to two months imprisonment for possessing alcohol.The Dubai court of appeal ordered that the two be deported after they end the prison term.

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The much-hyped public interest litigation (PIL) which has Bollywood personalities as the litigants failed to make an impression on the Bombay High Court, at least prima facie, as the state government seems to have already taken care of the suggestions in the petition. Above all, the court was not in favour of the litigants' concerns, which it felt, are not in the larger interest of the people of the State.

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Chhattisgarh police claim to have arrested two members of the Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa from the Mahasamund district 82 km from here, with explosives.

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India's cricket coach Greg Chappell would not attend tomorrow's selection committee meeting here to choose the captain for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe."Chappell would not attend the meeting tomorrow to choose the captain, but he would be present at the selectors' meeting the next day to pick the rest of the squad members," Cricket Board Secretary S K Nair said.

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The Supreme Court scrapping the Illegal Migrants Determination by Tribunal Act continues to have its fallout.Now a leading Muslim body has started criticising the Congress-led government in Assam. The powerful Muslim body, the Jamiat Ullama is turning against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.

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Higher sales, 3-fold jump in other income and hefty profit margins do trick.The first quarter of 2005-06 seems to have worked wonders for small and medium-sized companies. Seventy-six firms managed to more than double their 2004-05 profits in the first quarter ended June 2005. 

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The Singapore-based Colgate-Palmolive(Asia) Pte, the wholly-owned subsidiary of New York-based Colgate-Palmolive Company is planning to buy 1,65,00,000 shares, constituting approximately 12% of the equity share capital, of Colgate-Palmolive(India) from Colgate-Palmolive Company.

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Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) been awarded a contract for the construction of the Pir Panjal Tunnel from Ch. 152+600 to Ch. 158+730 (Zone VA) on the Laole-Qazigund section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla.

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The board of directors of Viceroy Hotels, which met today, approved proposals to raise Rs 28 crore by issuing shares and equity warrants to promoters and strategic investors.

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The board of directors of Balrampur Chini Mills, which met today, approved a proposal to raise up to $50 million by issuing global depository receipts (GDRs) and/or foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).

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Led by private players ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz and Iffco-Tokio, general insurance industry grew by an impressive 15 per cent in the first quarter of 2005-06 even as National Insurance and Reliance General continue to see decline in business.

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The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on Thursday revised its forecast for the industrial growth in the current fiscal to 7.65 per cent from earlier projection of 7.5 per cent following a recovery in the rainfall in July.

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Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) is planning to develop alternate helibase at the dock premises to assist oil companies in their exploration activities. "Mumbai Port is seriously considering the idea of developing an alternate helibase for assisting oil companies as they are now depending only on the helibase at Juhu," MbPT Deputy Chairman Ashok Kumar Bal told reporters on Thursday.
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Having perfected the model of providing support for enterprise applications from off-shore locations, US-based netCustomer is positioning itself to take away the cash cow of established business software vendors.

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Somehow, I also feel drawn into the captaincy debate currently on in India. Should it be Sourav Ganguly or Rahul Dravid? One is proven, the other has promise. One is charismatic, the other low-profile but all substance.

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The banned ULFA along with three other militant outfits have called for a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations and declared a general strike on August 15. Along with the ULFA, the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Manipur People's Liberation Front and Tripura People's Democratic Front (TPDF) have also called for a boycott and general strike.

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It has been an Uttar Pradesh election that caught the imagination of many - the cream of the bureaucracy voting the most corrupt within their ranks. But now the state government has banned it saying the poll to elect the-most-corrupt IAS officers was an act of misconduct.

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Four persons were killed in a crossfire during an encounter between security forces and unidentified militants in interior Manipur, about 60 km from Imphal. According to the police, the incident occurred on Wednesday night around 9 pm (IST) when security forces in four vehicles were patrolling the Umathel area in interior Thoubal district.

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Veteran RSS leader H V Seshadri is in a serious condition in a private hospital here, sources at the hospital said. The octogenarian leader was admitted to the hospital with 'multiple problems' and is now on a ventilator, the sources said.

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India's Election Commission (EC) has ordered all state governments in the country to deny voting rights to citizens facing non-bailable warrants for more than six months. The EC directed electoral officers in the state to obtain a list of such people from the police and their names deleted from electoral lists.

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Barely five days ahead of Independence Day, Delhi Police have seized 1840 catridges and two country-made weapons and arrested four persons in this connection.
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday advised the state government to give top priority to the possible outbreak of diseases and stock all primary health centres across the state with medicines and “an army of doctors’’.

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Outplayed and outclassed. That is the way India have started their new season - almost like they ended the last. A new coach, new faces and ideas counted for little on the field. Results remained the same, with a few plus-points though.

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Senior Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was indicted by the Nanavati Commission report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, on Thursday decided to resign as Chairman of Delhi Rural Development Board. Kumar, who represents the Outer Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is going to meet Chief Minsiter Sheila Dixit to hand over the resignation at around noon, sources said.

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The growing global acceptance for Indian Pharmaceutical industry is reflected in steadily increasing exports from major pharmaceutical hubs in the country. "India's export of drugs, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals from top five ports in India is on a steady rise," Pharmaceutical Exports Promotion Council (Pharmexil) Exeuctive Director P A Appaji said.

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THREE days after a murder inside Sabarmati Central Jail, police seem undecided on interrogating alleged conspirator Gova Rabari. On Tuesday Sabarmati police had told the city civil & sessions court they needed to arrest and hold Rabari for questioning. The court remanded him in police custody till 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Janata Dal (Secular) President H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday called on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and discussed with her the recent political developments in Karnataka. Mr Gowda told Deccan Herald that he informed her of the recent election of revenue minister M P Prakash as JD (S) legislature party leader and his appointment as deputy chief minister, and the events leading up to it.

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If there is one thing that all are united on is that encroachments along the Mithi river and unbridled construction is responsible for the retention of waters in the city. For years, environmentalists have cried hoarse but it's only now that the government is paying more attention than ever to this river.

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Enough explosive material to make nearly 20 high-intensity bombs that was smuggled into the country by the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror group is still untraced and can be used any time, warn police officials.

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Coach Greg Chappell Wednesday blamed the batsmen for India's 18-run loss in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka but said the situation did not warrant drastic changes in the team composition. "We did not make enough runs. The Sri Lankans paced everything well. They batted, fielded and bowled well.

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Imagine travelling in your own jet aircraft without actually owning it... Welcome to the world of fractional ownership of aircraft that allows corporates and high-networth individuals to fly when and where they want to in the comfort of a Cessna Citation aircraft.

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Dell International Services today said it was scouting location for a fourth customer contact centre in the country, in line with its projected requirement of 3,000-6,000 additional seats over the next 12-18 months.

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India should pursue its proposal for a special visa for its professionals – which is being called the GATS visa – to facilitate movement of skilled professionals, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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Higher sales, 3-fold jump in other income and hefty profit margins do trick.The first quarter of 2005-06 seems to have worked wonders for small and medium-sized companies. Seventy-six firms managed to more than double their 2004-05 profits in the first quarter ended June 2005. In fact, another 67 companies came into the black during the quarter. 

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BSNL's Indo-Sri Lankan submarine cable project deal nears finalisation.   The government today said that the foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines for the telecom sector would be issued shortly. “The national common minimum programme declares that FDI will continue to be encouraged and actively sought, particularly in areas of infrastructure, hi-tech and exports.

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Companies line up Rs 4,000-crore investment over next two years. After Japanese funds, it is now the turn of Japanese pharmaceutical companies to scout for opportunities in India. Most of these companies are planning to move out of the Chinese market and enter India. 

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Nationalised banks told to increase credit flow to SME's by 20% & double it by FY10.A package for doubling credit flow to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) over the next five years was announced by the government on Wednesday. 

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Crude oil prices, which fell by few cents on Tuesday, scaled up yesterday, with the Nymex US light crude oil for September delivery rising $1.83 to close at a new record high at $64.90 per barrel.

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Indira Gandhi's Principal Secretary at the time of her assassination, P C Alexander today told NDTV said there had been no delay in calling in the Army during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
 

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The opposition was on the offensive in Parliament today on the Nanavati Commission's report on 1984 anti-Sikh violence. But little of the debate went beyond scoring political points, even the Left remained muted in its criticism.

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The economic blockade in Manipur is being relaxed from the afternoon today. The All Naga Students' Association, Manipur (ANSAM) and the Naga students' Federation (NSF) made this announcement following requests made by the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to the Naga Hoho delegation in New Delhi.

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Anju Bobby George has finished fifth in the long jump final of the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki.American Tianna Madison won the gold with a jump of 6.89 metres. Olympic bronze medalist Tatyana Kotova came second while defending champion Eunice Barber won the bronze.

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Despite the decision to reopen the cases against Congress leaders named in the Nanavati Commission report there seems to be some ambiguity on how renewed investigations will proceed.Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said there will not be any more commissions set up to look at the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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Top CEOs of the software industry — Azim Premji and Nandan Nilekani — saw their annual remuneration increase by around 40 per cent in '05. With a major part of the compensation structure of these software head honchos linked to their company profit, they made a fortune due to the more than 50 per cent rise in profit figures.

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A.R. Rahman is at it again. After having been absent from the Tamil music scene for over a year, he is back with a new album, composed for S.J. Suryah's new directorial venture "Ah...Aah".

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Why India needs Taiwan and why Taiwan needs India are questions frequently asked by optimists from both sides. Pessimists -- and there are plenty -- challenge the importance of Taiwan and their will to forge partnerships with India.
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The wave of infectious diseases, which was anticipated after the floods, has now hit the city and its extended suburbs, with the death toll already up to 44. Most of these deaths are attributed to leptospirosis, dengue or malaria in the last three days.

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The domestic air traveller’s honeymoon with low fares has just been extended. India’s latest kid on the budget airline block, SpiceJet has joined the fare war, offering one-way tickets on the Delhi-Mumbai route for Rs 1,599.
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The Left upper cut proved lethal for Jagdish Tytler on Wednesday. With the CPM and other Left allies threatening to support the NDA-sponsored adjournment motion over the Nanavati Commission report, Congress was left with no option but to sack the minister.

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