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Tuesday, August 29

Gold prices plunge on heavy selling
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 06:52 PM IST
Gold prices plunged on the bullion market on Tuesday on heavy selling by stockists and closed with notable losses, while silver followed suit and fell below Rs 19,000 per kilogram level.
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Court refuses to ban Omkara for cuss words
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 06:44 PM IST
A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday refused to ban director Vishal Bharadwaj's film Omkara on the allegation that it contained "vulgar and abusive language".
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Bank of America private equity arm shuts shop in India
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 06:39 PM IST
Amidst global private equity investment firms making a beeline for India and the growing dominance of PE players in the M&A deals executed by India.
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SBI staff strike called off
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 06:33 PM IST
The State Bank of India Staff Association (SBISA) on Tuesday deferred the proposed strike on September 1 in Delhi Circle following assurances from the management to consider demands pertaining to outsourcing and regularisation of sweepers.
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Ispat plans Rs 800 cr project
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 06:14 PM IST
Ispat Industries Ltd on Tuesday said it will establish a 2-3 million tonne pellet plant at Visakhapatnam. The project, costing around Rs 800 crore, would be implemented by a special purpose vehicle (SPV).
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Train services on Howrah-Chennai line hit
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 05:15 PM IST
Train services on the Howrah- Chennai trunk line were disrupted by a 12-hour 'rail roko' protest by the Jaleswar Merchants Association.
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My only dream was to wear the Indian cap: Sachin
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 05:13 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar says that during his childhood, he was extremely naughty and very difficult to handle and his only dream was to wear India's colours.
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Mulayam Singh completes 3 years in office
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 05:08 PM IST
Amidst attacks by opposition Congress and BJP and growing strain in ties with its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal, the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh completed its third year in office facing the challenge of retaining power in assembly polls in mid-May 2007.
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Suspended Bihar legislator demands extortion money
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 05:02 PM IST
The Power Grid Corporation’s rural electrification works have been hit in Bihar’s Aurangabad district following demands of extortion by a suspended Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator.
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Police arrest top LeT, Hizbul commanders in J&K
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 04:40 PM IST
Foiling their plan to attack some senior police officials in Rajouri town, police have arrested four terrorists, including top commanders of Lashker-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.
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Ghulam Nabi Azad inducts nine more ministers
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 04:31 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday expanded his 13-member ministry by including three cabinet and seven junior ministers.
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Senior Mumbai cop run over by train
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 04:28 PM IST
A senior Mumbai police official attached to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) was killed after being run over by a train.
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27 feared dead as bus falls into Krishna river
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 04:13 PM IST
At least 27 passengers were feared dead on Tuesday after a crowded bus plunged into the Krishna river swollen by monsoon rains in Karnataka, police said.
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Rahul Mahajan weds long time girlfriend Shweta Singh
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 03:50 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) top brass and several union ministers looked on Tuesday as Rahul Mahajan, son of the late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, wed airline pilot Shweta Singh shortly before noon.
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Sonia likely to visit flood-hit Rajasthan
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 03:31 PM IST
President Sonia Gandhi is likely to visit later this week the flood-affected villages of Barmer district, where 103 people have lost their lives in the recent monsoon fury, party sources said on Tuesday.
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Manmohan willing to talk to Mush in Havana
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 01:54 PM IST
The peace process between India and Pakistan will not go forward until Islamabad ends its support for terrorist groups, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.
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Boeing to sign MoU with Maharashtra govt
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 01:40 PM IST
Boeing Co is expected sign a memorandum of understanding with Maharashtra government today to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility near Nagpur, as part of the us aerospace firm's India commitments.
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New illness in town, authorities clueless
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 01:32 PM IST
Viral fever has taken a more menacing avatar this season. In the Capital, people are reporting high fever accompanied by nausea, joint pain and headache that refuse to respond to medication like paracetamol for the first few days.
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Agra cannot be declared 'Heritage City': Centre to SC
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 01:17 PM IST
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the haphazard and unplanned growth in Agra coupled with polluting industries makes the city of the Taj Mahal unfit to be declared as a "Heritage City."
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No talks till Pak checks terror: PM
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 01:11 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said no talks are possible with Pakistan till the country does more to stop terrorism.
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Ujjain professor murder: Three cops suspended
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 01:00 PM IST
The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended three policemen, including the city Superintendent of Police, in connection with the death of a professor in Ujjain.
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Indian army on high-tech vigil at border
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 12:43 PM IST
For years now, the Indian army and infiltrators from across the border have been playing a cat and mouse game over the border.
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Gang of looters busted in Tamil Nadu
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 12:36 PM IST
Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a seven-member gang involved in looting bus passengers in eight districts of Tamil Nadu.
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Rahul Mahajan to tie the knot in Mumbai
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 12:32 PM IST
Mumbai city will see the low key wedding celebrations of Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan's son.
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Crowds go ballistic at Reshammiya’s concert in US
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 11:33 AM IST
Composer-singer Himesh Reshammiya’s first American tour, Aapka Suroor, is a resounding success and he is on cloud nine.
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McDonald’s grew by catering to Indian tastes
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 11:29 AM IST
Global fast food major McDonald’s says it survived and expanded in India by developing innovative menus to cater to the Indian taste bud, something it has not done anywhere else in the world.
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India for immediate truce, Lanka says 'no'
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 11:24 AM IST
India and the rest of the international community are seeking an immediate cessation of hostilities in Sri Lanka, but Colombo is saying 'no' until it retakes a strategic region overlooking the eastern port of Trincomalee.
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All flyers under watch
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 11:15 AM IST
Unknown to most, the airport security in India has started to conduct passenger profiling. Even before the trans-Atlantic air terror plot prompted UK to introduce its new security measure of seeking in advance the profiles of all air passengers coming into the country.
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Bajaj Auto to invest $430 mn in new plant
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 11:05 AM IST
Bajaj Auto Ltd said on Monday it will invest 20 billion rupees ($430 million) in a new manufacturing plant in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
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Heavy rains in Orissa upset PM’s schedule
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 11:01 AM IST
Heavy rains Tuesday once again upset Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s programme in Orissa with visits to Bolangir and Koraput districts delayed and possibly cancelled.
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Sania in second round
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 10:53 AM IST
Sania Mirza advanced to the second round of the US Open with a straight set victory over Karolina Sprem at Flushing Meadows on Monday.
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PM announces Rs 200 crore flood assistance
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 10:47 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday night announced immediate release of Rs 200 crore as the first instalment of central assistance towards damages caused by floods in Orissa.
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Scientific tests for July 11 blasts suspects
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 29 Aug 2006 10:43 AM IST
In a last ditch attempt to ascertain whether the nine suspects held so far in July 11 serial bomb blasts actually participated in the blasts, police is planning to make them undergo scientific tests, sources said.
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