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Tuesday, February 7

Telgi confesses, feels relieved.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:55 PM IST
Mumbai, February 7: The kingpin in the fake stamp paper scam Abdul Karim Telgi on Monday confessed before a Chief Judicial Magistrate about his alleged role in a case, where he is charged with selling fake stamp papers.
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MTNL to get Rs 1,233 cr refund from IT dept.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:51 PM IST
New Delhi: State-owned MTNL will soon reap a tax refund windfall, as the Income Tax department has been asked to return a whopping Rs 1,233 crore to the telecom PSU, which could use the money to meet all its investments, especially in expansion of GSM operations.
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Rakeysh on Rang De Basanti.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:49 PM IST
Rakeysh Mehra speaks on the triumphant success Of Rang De Basanti
How's the commercial prospect of Rang De Basanti looking to you?
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Shah Rukh Khan to endorse talcum powder.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:46 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan is clearly a man who's very much in touch with his feminine side, nowadays. After bathing in a tub full of roses for Lux, he will soon be seen pampering himself with talcum powder. He recently shot for a commercial of a popular talcum powder brand with Prahlad Kakkar.
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India Fashion Week to begin Apr 5.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:38 PM IST
Apart from the Lakme India fashion week, this year will also see the India fashion week (IFW) organized by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI).
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Terror threat: Tirumala security beefed up.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:36 PM IST
Every day an estimated 50, 000 pilgrims visit Lord Balaji at the Tirumala temple complex to pray for safety and release from suffering.
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Kalam's lookalike bags role in Dev's film.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:30 PM IST
Dev Anand has announced his new film project soon after his last venture Mister Prime Minister.
While the box office is not so excited about the forthcoming movie, which is based on the based on President APJ Abdul Kalam's life, for one man, the news is likely to be the chance of a lifetime.
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Fly to London and back at Rs 14,500.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:25 PM IST
DELHI: A fare war is brewing in the India-London sector. British Airways has dropped return economy fares to London from Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai to Rs 14,500, exclusive of taxes.
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MP3, camera phone now @ Rs 2,000.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:22 PM IST
MUMBAI: Mobile users may soon have a $45 (Rs 2,000) handset with an MP3 music player and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Qualcomm, the CDMA technology pioneer, is set to change the paradigm of entry-level mobiles, now restricted to voice and text messaging.
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Return game: Equities in the lead, but real estate not far behind.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:19 PM IST
Finally, Peak 10K has been conquered. And if you thought it was only equities that has been roaring, think again. Among the asset classes, real estate prices have also been doing equally well. Since the equity markets started their bull run in April ’03, the sensex has more than tripled.
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LIC likely to give out higher bonus.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:17 PM IST
MUMBAI: Life Insurance Corporation of India, the country’s largest investor, expects to rake in trading profit of Rs 5,000 crore through its investment portfolio in the current year.
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Reliance plans Rs 700-crore expansion in textiles.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:15 PM IST
AHMEDABAD: Reliance Industries (RIL) is considering a mega Rs 700-crore expansion for its textiles business — the group’s original business before it made it big in petroleum. What’s more, in-keeping with its retail venture the company is even considering an option of launching a new textiles brand.
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Nearly five-fold increase in influx of Indian students to UK.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:12 PM IST
The number of Indian students doing higher studies in Britain has increased nearly five-fold in as many years despite the steep fee hike, the Indian envoy to the country has said.
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Pravasi centres soon in five countries.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:59 PM IST
Vayalar Ravi, the new minister for overseas Indian affairs, announced Monday that Pravasi centres would soon be set up in five countries, including in the Middle East.
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Crackdown on Dhoom wannabes.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:55 PM IST
The John Abraham-starrer Dhoom sparked off a huge interest in fast bikes, and it was the Bandra Reclamation flyover that bikers chose to show off their skills. Late at night, the speed demons would perform wheelies or race their machines on the reclamation road.
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SRK gets to modify Mannat.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:53 PM IST
The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) has given actor Shah Rukh Khan a ‘no-objection’ certificate for changes being made in his bungalow, Mannat in Bandra, and the six-storey building adjoining it.
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Delhi Govt forms committee to look into school bus mishaps.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:35 PM IST
Alarmed over the spurt in road accidents involving school buses, the Delhi Government has formed a committee to suggest measures for safe transport of school children in the Capital.
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Raj Babbar suspended from SP parliamentry board.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:23 PM IST
Noted film actor and Samajwadi party MP Raj Babbar was on Monday suspended from the party's parliamentary Wing for anti-party activities.
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Restaurant, guest house told to pay Rs 1 crore for stealing power.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:20 PM IST
A restaurant and a guest house in posh south Delhi areas have been caught for stealing power worth crores of rupees.
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Hearing on Reliance plea adjourned.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:11 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has adjourned the hearing on the Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Airports Developers' petition for quashing the award of tenders to modernise the Delhi and Mumbai airports to GMR-Fraport and GVK Industries till next Monday. It wants to decide the petition at the admission stage without issuing notices.
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Tirupati to be IT hub soon.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:09 PM IST
Besides the famous Lord Venkatesh temple, the southern Indian town of Tirupati will soon boast of a world-class information technology centre.
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Sterling Holiday Resorts restructuring debt.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 03:07 PM IST
Chennai: Sterling Holiday Resorts (India) Ltd (SHRIL) is in the process of restructuring its debt and is raising $15 million through an issue of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB).
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Sania stays ahead of Serena Williams.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Sania Mirza climbed two rungs to claim the 32nd spot in the latest WTA tour rankings and the Indian tennis ace is currently sitting five places above Serena Williams.
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Ganguly in Bengal Ranji squad.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:57 PM IST
KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly, who was not considered for the ongoing one-day series against Pakistan, will turn out for Bengal in the Ranji tournament beginning at Dhanbad from Friday.
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Sachin points out mistake in printing Indian flag on tickets.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:55 PM IST
Pakistan Cricket Board has apologised for the disrespect shown to the Indian flag due to their negligence in printing it upside down on some of the tickets for the first one-day match here.
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Let ultra arrested in Jammu.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:52 PM IST
Jammu: A hard-core militant of Pakistan-based outfit Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) was arrested from Gujjar Nagar area of the city, police said.
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Crime branch internal rivalry causing Daya’s downfall?
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:50 PM IST
Nayak blames another encounter specialist tried to malign image in media.. He claims to have been the blue-eyed boy of Mumbai police. His rise to the position of being the top gun was so conspicuous that it antagonised other officers. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0EW5 to read the complete article.

'India certainly a BPO leader'
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:46 PM IST
For Jane Garvey, the Vice President of Corporate Communications, Covergys, her maiden trip to India has been filled with colour, variety and surprises.
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Internal branding, the new buzz word.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:44 PM IST
What is it that keeps your employees ticking and makes them take pride in their jobs? The mantra is internal branding.
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Medical tourism industry shoots up in India.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:42 PM IST
Medical tourism has got a shot in the arm with number of overseas patients touching 100,000 mark last year as against 10,000 patients in 2000 thanks to the bouquet of quality healthcare services fraught with cost advantage.
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MCD notices to 10 schools.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:40 PM IST
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday issued notices to 10 public schools in the posh Vasant Kunj locality for alleged violation of building bylaws. The civic body has asked the schools to file written replies by Thursday explaining why action should not be taken against them for carrying out illegal construction.
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Madras HC rejects Kanchi seer's plea.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:38 PM IST
Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, the main accused in the Sankararaman murder case, opposing the appearance of special public prosecutor appointed by the Tamil Nadu government in the case even after it was transferred to a Pondicherry court.
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IIT-Kharagpur's placement stunt.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:52 PM IST
KOLKATA: Move over IIM, Calcutta. Fresh graduates of IIT Kharagpur are beginning to command better or, at least, equally flashy entry-level salaries for the first time.
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Boys, are you ready to marry at 18?
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:49 PM IST
NEW DELHI: A Group of Ministers has begun to probe which of the IPC-prescribed age bars should be retained so as to remove ambiguity on the issue of 'consent' in the case of a minor girl having sex without it being considered.
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‘I don’t want to go to school’
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:47 PM IST
VASAI: Eight-year-old Nirmal doesn’t want to go to school anymore . When he returned home on January 6, he had bruises on his upper back, shoulder and left arm, pain in the lower back and head, and an abrasion on the forehead.
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Fake UN job racket on the Net busted.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:45 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Giving sleepless nights to the United Nations (UN) is a job racket syndicate that has taken hundreds of innocent jobseekers from India and other countries for a ride - via the Internet.
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Sensex comes off new peak, holds near 10,000 level.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:42 PM IST
1:00 pm : Steel scrips were seen witnessing robust demand on the back of expectations of firmness in global steep prices driven by the potential consolidation in the industry.
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India, S Korea sign MoU for co-operation.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:40 PM IST
SEOUL: India and South Korea on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in science and technology as President APJ Abdul Kalam hinted that a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could be considered within the ambit of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
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Left's 'amusement' park to open in Kerala.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:37 PM IST
KANNUR (Kerala): The communists call it a knowledge centre. But everyone else in Kerala sees the controversial Rs 250 million project for what it is - an amusement park set up by the Left. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0EVR to read the complete article.

LeT militant arrested in J&K.
by
anshul
on Tue 07 Feb 2006 01:35 PM IST
JAMMU: A hard-core militant of Pakistan-based outfit Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) was arrested from Gujjar Nagar area of the city, police said on Tuesday.
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