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Thursday, March 16

35,000 birds expected to be culled today.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 06:31 PM IST
Jalgaon (Maharashtra): After culling of over 3,000 chickens, the authorities here have expanded their operation to a 10-km radius in the bird flu-affected areas of the district, planning to kill 35,000 birds today.
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McKinsey takes IIMB cream.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:31 PM IST
BANGALORE, MARCH 16 : The final placement process at IIM, Bangalore, which concluded here Tuesday saw the institute set new benchmarks for Indian MBA graduates with the highest salary offer from foreign placements touching $193,000, also a new record across the IIMs.
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Mindtree launches 64-bit computing centre.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:27 PM IST
BANGALORE, MARCH 16: Mindtree Consulting, an international IT and R&D services company, announced that it has set up a 64-bit computing competency centre to provide migration services to both Enterprise Class and PC-based application builders.
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TN to move SC on Mullaiperiyar issue.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:24 PM IST
The Tamil Nadu government will challenge in the Supreme Court the amendments made to the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003, on raising the storage level in Mullaiperiyar Dam.
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New-format SSLC exams begin today.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:22 PM IST
BANGALORE: No two students sitting in a row will get the same question paper. No taking question paper home because it will also serve as answer sheets. And multiple-choice questions for 60 marks.
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2 killed in Navi Mumbai police firing.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:16 PM IST
NAVI MUMBAI: Two youths were killed and 10 injured when police opened fire to disperse a violent mob in Ghansoli village, around 7 kms from Vashi. One of the deceased has been identified as Jagdish Patil (21) and Santosh Patil (24). One person was also killed in the mob violence that took place before authorities came to the site.
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'No violation of NSG rule'
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:13 PM IST
New Delhi, March 16: India on Wednesday made it clear that the Russian move to supply uranium to Tarapur plant was not in violation of NSG guidelines after the US expressed reservations to it, saying any such step should be taken after New Delhi fulfils its obligations under the Indo-US nuclear deal.
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Give me responsibility or let me go: Khurana
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:03 PM IST
New Delhi, March 16: Senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana on Thursday asked party chief Rajnath Singh to assign him a "key responsibility" in the organisation or be allowed to take his own course.
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I am being victimised by the Congress: Jaya
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 04:00 PM IST
Filmstar Jaya Bachchan was offered the Rajya Sabha seat thrice before she finally agreed to accept it. She would not have in her wildest dreams imagined that the Election Commission would take the extreme step of disqualifying her from this post especially since the whole area of what constitutes `profit’ and `remuneration’ remain politically grey areas.
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Goldman Sachs to set up investment bank in India.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:46 PM IST
Mumbai: Goldman Sachs said on Thursday that it would set up a wholly owned investment banking and securities firm in India, after it exited two local joint ventures with Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
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Rajesh Exports to buy OyzterBay retail chain.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:43 PM IST
Mumbai: Rajesh Exports Ltd, plans to acquire the retail network of jewellery chain OyzterBay and set up a retailing unit, the company said on Thursday.
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The annoying side of Shah Rukh Khan.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:40 PM IST
His super star status would have you believe that Shah Rukh Khan is perfection personified. But ask his wife and she would tell you that he’s far from perfect!
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Tips to increase cell phone battery life.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:31 PM IST
With portable devices like cell phones and laptops gaining popularity among consumers everyday, batteries are becoming critical selection criteria for such devices.
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Reliance Natural's $188-mn share offer to open May 3.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:27 PM IST
MUMBAI: Reliance Natural Resources, an arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, Wednesday said it would make a preferential offer of equity shares to the company's promoters and long-term investors to strengthen capital base.
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Air Deccan to offer more tickets for Rs 500.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:24 PM IST
BANGALORE: India’s first low-cost airline will restructure its fares beginning April this year. The airline will soon offer a variety of fares including more tickets for Rs 500.
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Working in BPOs? Good, but stay anchored.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:18 PM IST
Suddenly there is a lot of talk going around the town about the emerging BPO sector. It is true that they are the newest segment round the block.
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Special package coming for farmers.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:09 PM IST
The Centre will announce in May a special package, including institutional credit, insurance and financial aid, for farmers in four States, where thousands of them committed suicide in the past few years.
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AICTE spells trouble for institutes.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 03:07 PM IST
Professional educational institutes could be in trouble if the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has its way.
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61 more runs would've got Dravid 31 tons!
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:52 PM IST
Had Rahul Dravid, who will play his 100th Test starting in Mumbai on Saturday, scored merely 61 more runs in different innings, he would have been the fourth highest centuries scorer.
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AICTE spells trouble for institutes.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:38 PM IST
Professional educational institutes could be in trouble if the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has its way.
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Zaheera changes her stand in court.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:30 PM IST
MUMBAI: Zaheera Sheikh, prime witness in the Best Bakery case who was sentenced to one year jail term by the Supreme Court for her flip flops, on Thursday did a turnaround in a sessions court saying that she wanted to be in a Gujarat prison.
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TV actor refuses to give info about attack.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:27 PM IST
MUMBAI: The Versova shootout case, where 23-year-old TV actor and model Sanjana Shrivastava suffered a bullet wound, keeps getting murkier. A day after the model regained consciousness, she has refused to tell the police anything about the incident.
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More trouble for Abhishek.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:24 PM IST
MUMBAI: The Worli police on Wednesday is believed to have recorded the statement of another woman who alleged that Abhishek Kasliwal and two of his friends raped her on the Mumbai-Pune expressway three weeks ago.
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'Bhoiwada lock-up unsafe for Nayak'
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:20 PM IST
MUMBAI: Suspended encounter specialist Daya Nayak is an unwelcome guest for the Bhoiwada police. Nayak is lodged in the two-storey Bhoiwada lock-up but the police there have told additional sessions judge Suman Mahajan they want Nayak and his co-accused Rajendra Padate taken off their hands for security reasons.
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Indians pro at giving missed calls!
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:17 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The French turn off their mobiles during meals, the Chinese call and hang up after a few seconds while the Spanish are reluctant to use voicemail. But when it comes to Indians, it is the missed call they are most (in)famous for.
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More bird flu outbreaks feared in Maharashtra.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:12 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The bird flu outbreak among chickens in Jalgaon, the second such incident in Maharashtra in about a month, is unlikely to be the last, a senior Union Health Ministry official warned on Thursday.
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Sorabjee awarded Australian honour.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:09 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Senior Supreme Court Advocate and former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee has been appointed an honorary member in the General Division of the Order of Australia in recognition of his service to bilateral legal relations.
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2 CPI(M) activists killed in Bengal.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:06 PM IST
JAMBONI (WB): Two local CPI (M) leaders were shot dead by suspected members of Jharkhand Party (Naren) at Dumuria village in West Midnapore district, police said on Thursday.
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Markets hold firm; auto, metal scrips move higher.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:03 PM IST
1:20 pm : Amtek Auto said that its board of directors has approved the conversion of FCCBs worth $10.47 mn into 21,80,021 equity shares of Rs 2 each at a premium of Rs 207.83 per share.
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Decision on A-I, IA merger likely in 2006.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 02:01 PM IST
NEW DELHI: A decision to merge Air India and Indian airlines is likely to be taken in the current fiscal to turn the combined entity into a mega carrier with about 130 aircraft to take on the major global carriers like Singapore Airlines, Emirates and British Airways.
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Hyderabad to have India's tallest trade tower.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 01:59 PM IST
HYDERABAD: This booming southern city will have India's tallest trade tower and longest flyover.
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India to step up uranium mining.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 01:56 PM IST
HYDERABAD: Giant machines will soon begin exploratory drilling for uranium in Chitrial area of Nalgonda district in Andhra Pradesh. Noise from the drilling rigs will drown the voices of those who for years have opposed uranium mining in the district fearing it might poison nearby Nagarjunasagar reservoir, a major source of drinking water.
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Kunjarani Devi wins gold at Commonwealth.
by
vinita
on Thu 16 Mar 2006 01:48 PM IST
MELBOURNE: Lifter Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category to fetch first medal for India in the 18th Commonwealth Games Thursday.
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