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Saturday, March 4
Weekly Mkt Review: Liquidity drives up sensex.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 02:21 PM IST
Mumbai, Mar 4 (PTI) Stocks: Driven by high liquidity, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Benchmark 30-share Index (sensex) took a massive 3.87 per cent upswing to touch a new peak of 10,706.22 as institutional investors pumped in funds into the equity in response to excellent budget proposals. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HGC to read the complete article.
PK, Nayeem must go, says Bhutia.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 02:00 PM IST
KOLKATA, MARCH 3: Bhaichung Bhutia today was all vitriol while talking about India’s disastrous performance against Yemen in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in New Delhi. Talking to The Indian Express, Bhutia said that Indian football is doomed if the current managerial staff continues to be in the saddle. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HGB to read the complete article.
Roche bags 20 year patent for liver disease therapy.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 01:49 PM IST
NEW DELHI, MARCH 3: Fourteen months after the product patent regime came into force, the Indian Patents Office has granted its first ever product patent recognised in India, to Swiss pharma major F. Hoffmann La-Roche (Roche). The patent has gone to Pegasys, Roche’s therapy for Hepatitis-C, for twenty years starting May 15, 1997. Hepatitis-C afflicts 170 million people worldwide, some 7 per cent of whom are in India. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HG9 to read the complete article.
Kaif, Kumble rally India.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 01:17 PM IST
Mohammad Kaif and Anil Kumble performed a remarkable salvage job as a jittery India came back from the gallows to keep themselves afloat in the first cricket Test against England here on Friday. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0F9O to read the complete article.
SC refers 11 MPs expulsion case to Constitution Bench.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 01:14 PM IST
The issue of the expulsion of 11 Members of Parliament in the cash-for-query episode is set to snowball into a direct confrontation between the legislature and judiciary with the Supreme Court referring the decision to a Constitution Bench. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HG5 to read the complete article.
Congress hails PM's courage.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 01:10 PM IST
The Congress on Friday hailed what it described as a "historic agreement" between India and the United States, asserting it was a win-win situation for the country. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0F9L to read the complete article.
Left reluctant to accept nuke deal.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 01:05 PM IST
After massive protest over US president George Bush's visit to India, Left parties are moving towards supporting the Indo-US nuclear deal, though with some reluctance. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HG4 to read the complete article.
Board exams called off after Lucknow violence.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:56 PM IST
Lucknow, March 4: Anti-Bush protests in Lucknow took a communal colour on Friday as four people were killed in clashes between Muslims and the Khatik community. Tension has built up following the violence. The trouble erupted after Friday prayers as Muslim protesters tried to enforce a shutdown. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HG3 to read the complete article.
REL, NTPC in talks with NPCIL for nuclear foray.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:51 PM IST
New Delhi: Reliance Energy and NTPC Ltd are among companies in talks with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) for possible forays into the nuclear power generation sector. Coming in the wake of the new Indo-US civil nuclear deal, NPCIL estimates the country could add 20,000-40,000 MW of nuclear power generation capacity over the next 10 years or so if several more players, including private sector companies, enter the sector. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HG2 to read the complete article.
BCCI to Greg: mend your ways.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:41 PM IST
The Indian Cricket Board has warned coach Greg Chappell against making "unwarranted" remarks in the media about former captain Sourav Ganguly and asked him to "confine his comments to performance of the team". Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HG1 to read the complete article.
Desi fliers may enjoy new rights soon.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:37 PM IST
MUMBAI: In the near future, air passengers from India may find themselves armed with rights on the lines of the European Union norms, which force airlines to pay compensation to travellers affected by delays, over bookings or cancellations. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HG0 to read the complete article.
BPO staff splurging on Dalal Street.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:33 PM IST
MUMBAI: The bullish phase in the stock markets has attracted a whole new breed of investors, including students and housewives. The latest to join the party on Dalal Street are BPO employees. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFZ to read the complete article.
Excise cut puts brakes on big cars.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:30 PM IST
MUMBAI: Global car majors like Ford, General Motors, Toyota and others are not too happy with the recent budgetary move to reduce excise duty on small cars (up to 4000 mm in length, with engine capacity up to 1200 cc for petrol cars and 1500 cc for diesel cars) to 16% from 24%, as it throws their growth plans in India out of gear. The policy decision of the government is seen as being detrimental to building a globally competitive India. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFY to read the complete article.
150 striking doctors terminated from service in Mumbai.
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:20 PM IST
As many as 150 of 1400 striking resident doctors of BMC hospitals were on Friday terminated from service, the Additional Municipal Commissioner said. The services of 600 more striking resident doctors of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation hospitals, who are post-graduates, will be terminated by Saturday evening, Additional Municipal Commissioner V Patankar said. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFX to read the complete article.
'Easier H1-B visas for Indians'
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 12:13 PM IST
HYDERABAD: At the private interaction with young entrepreneurs at the Indian School of Business (ISB), George W Bush seems to have indicated that there would relaxation of norms regarding H1-B visas, even as he reiterated that export control norms by the US government would be reviewed. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFW to read the complete article.
India finally awards wheat supply tender to Australia’s AWB
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 11:16 AM IST
India has awarded a tender to Australia-based AWB Ltd, to import 5,00,000 tonnes of wheat, after the company has submitted the lowest bid, a senior food ministry official said on Friday.
Indians eye Cairn Energy's oil fields in Rajasthan
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 11:07 AM IST
Cairn Energy's oil interests in the Rajasthan area of India are being eyed up by the country's state-owned oil company, in a move which could lead to a break-up of the independent exploration group.
Police make headway in Jessica Lal murder case
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 11:01 AM IST
The Delhi police have come across several crucial aspects of investigations that were not explored properly during the trial court proceedings in the sensational Jessica Lal murder case that resulted in acquittal of all nine accused.
Chappell has broken rule book: Dalmiya
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:57 AM IST
Joining issue with BCCI's ruling faction over Greg Chappell's recent disparaging comments on Sourav Ganguly, Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Friday claimed . Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFH to read the complete article.
Rathore named flag-bearer for Commonwealth Games
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:54 AM IST
Olympic silver medal winning shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was on Friday named as flag bearer of the 270-member Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games starting in Melbourne March 15.
His morning in Sania’s Hyderabad: Some Bharat, some Cyberabad
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:51 AM IST
On his quick-fire, four-hour day out in hi-tech Hyderabad, US President George Bush muddied his hands like a farmer, clowned around with a mega melon, shook hands with members of rural women’s self-help groups. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFF to read the complete article.
India to be among Top 3 economies by ’26
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:49 AM IST
The world economy saw phenomenal growth in ‘05, with the level of growth being particularly robust in the Indian and Chinese economy. In fact, the ‘05 period also saw the revival of the US economy, which grew by 4.4%. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFE to read the complete article.
Decks cleared for mango export to America
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:46 AM IST
The US Trade Representative office and the Agriculture Department today announced that the United States and India resolved long-standing issues regarding potential pests and diseases and agreed on a framework outlining. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFD to read the complete article.
Lucknow tense after violence
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:43 AM IST
There is tension in Lucknow after violence broke out on Friday during anti-Bush protests. Four people have been killed and many were injured in the clashes between Muslims and the Khatik community.
Deal done at last moment
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:41 AM IST
Till about an hour before US President George W Bush reached Hyderabad House for his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday, the Indo-US deal was still being frantically negotiated. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFB to read the complete article.
Primed for power: AES to light up Chhattisgarh
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:40 AM IST
AES India, a subsidiary of the AES Corporation, has firmed up its plan to make substantial investments in India’s power sector. Apart from investments in coal-based and hydro power projects. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HFA to read the complete article.
Vaiko backs Jayalalithaa in state polls
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:36 AM IST
The MDMK in Tamil Nadu has decided to back Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in state elections in May.The leader of the party Vaiko is scheduled to meet her shortly to sign an electoral alliance, sources said.
Protect witnesses, Sonia to Patil
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:34 AM IST
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has asked home minister Shivraj Patil to take steps to protect witnesses in sensitive criminal cases to prevent them from turning hostile under pressure or for a price.
Accident, says Banerjee panel; eyewash: survivors
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:32 AM IST
THE Justice U.C. Banerjee committee may have strong reasons for saying that the Sabarmati Express fire was an accident, but survivors of that tragedy are angry and hurt. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HF7 to read the complete article.
KJ Rao quits Election Commission
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:30 AM IST
KJ Rao, an advisor with the Election Commission has declined an offer of extension in the post.Rao received widespread praise for his role in the conduct of free and fair elections in Bihar recently. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0HF6 to read the complete article.
George Bush counts on India for global fight on terror
by
anshul
on Sat 04 Mar 2006 10:23 AM IST
George Bush on Friday laid out what it would mean for an India-US partnership in the world. An alliance against terrorism, but more important, an aggressive promotion of democracy worldwide, freer trade.
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