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Saturday, February 3

INSAT-4B to be launched on March 10
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 07:00 PM IST
The Indian Space Research Organisation-built INSAT-4B, mainly meant for direct-to-home television services, is slated to be launched from the European spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on March 10.
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Fire breaks out at Birla tyre plant in Orissa
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 06:18 PM IST
A fire broke out on Saturday at the private sector Birla Tyres Ltd at Chhanapur, official sources said.
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RBI to auction Rs 9000 cr bonds on Feb 9
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 05:30 PM IST
Government will sell Rs 9,000 crore of bonds on February 9 as part of its borrowing programme for the year ending March 31, 2007
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Parliament’s Budget Session to commence on Feb 23
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 05:20 PM IST
The three-month long Budget Session of Parliament will commence on February 23 and the General Budget would be presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on February 28.
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Wall falls in Navi Mumbai, 19 dead
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 05:14 PM IST
Nineteen people died and six were injured when a wall fell on them in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.
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Sajid Nadiadwala ties up with Fox Studios
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 05:09 PM IST
Well-known Bollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala's banner, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd (NGE), has clinched a deal with Fox Studios Australia for the pre and post-production work of "Heyy Babyy" being extensively shot in the exotic locales of that country.
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Thackeray criticises Kalam
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 04:56 PM IST
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray was critical of President APJ Abdul Kalam, who is yet to take a decision on Parliament attack convict Md Afzal.
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Prez promulgates ordinance for live feed to DD of important games
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 04:54 PM IST
President promulgates ordinance making it mandatory for private broadcasters to share live feed of important sporting events with public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
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Actor Vijay Arora passes away at 62
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 12:48 PM IST
Actor and cinematographer Vijay Arora, best known for his performance in the film 'Yaadon Ki Baraat' today passed away at his residence, his family said.
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Big B gets kicked by a camel on shoot
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 12:42 PM IST
Bollywood's iconic actor Amitabh Bachchan is thanking an elaborate Indian headgear for saving his life after he was kicked on the head by a camel while shooting for a film, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Eight killed in road mishap in Kutch
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 12:03 PM IST
Eight persons were killed in a road mishap early on Saturday morning near Rapar town of Kutch district, police said here.
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Wonderful! Taj beats Eiffel, Liberty
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 12:03 PM IST
Shah Jahan’s monument of love has made it to the list of New Seven Wonders of the world.
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Global footprint of Indian companies set to grow: Survey
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 11:32 AM IST
Indian companies intend to step-up offshoring, reflecting the growing global footprint of many Indian companies, according to a latest McKinsey survey.
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Office 2007: A new beginning
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 11:29 AM IST
Along with Windows Vista, this week also saw the launch of Microsoft productivity suite: Office 2007. However, unlike Vista which had a rather noisy launch, the Office suite witnessed a subdued roll-out. Ironically though, it is various Office apps that a large number of computer users worldwide use, while the OS is used only to boot and run the system. Office also forms a very substantial part of Microsoft’s earnings.
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Arms race: India talks tough with Russia
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 11:18 AM IST
A Russian Klub anti-shipping missile capable of hitting targets nearly 300 kms away, is now in service with the Chinese Navy and a Russian built Sukhoi 30 now in service in the Chinese Air Force.
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Kashmir issue: Musharraf seeks peaceful solution
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 11:15 AM IST
Days after he met Hurriyat leadwer Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that those who believed violence could bring a resolution to the Kashmir dispute "cannot be taken onboard."
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Sehwag likely to be recalled for ODI series against Lanka
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 11:13 AM IST
This seems to be the season of comebacks for Indian cricket team. And on Saturday, more comebacks are expected when the national selectors meet to select the team for the first two one-dayers against Sri Lanka.
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TAM slam may force up to 25% cut in KBC-3 spot rates
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 11:07 AM IST
The verdict on the much-talked-about Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Kaun Banega Crorepati-3 (KBC) is finally out. TAM Media Research’s ratings have been below expectations, and media buyers say this would lead to a 20-25% fall in spot rates. STAR Plus’ asking rate for spot buys on KBC-3 was on an average Rs 5 lakh per 10 seconds.
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Day One: Bengal two-tonned
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 11:01 AM IST
Strange and not-so-strange things in the opening day's play promised to make the Mumbai-Bengal Ranji Trophy final one of the most competitive in recent times. Mumbai made 281 but lost five wickets.
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Last-minute Tiger's roar on Afzal turned the tide for Sena
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:57 AM IST
A passer-by witnessing the Shiv Sena rally just two days before the municipal polls may have rubbed his eyes in disbelief and scratched his head in amazement.
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HAL flagship copter crashes at IAF station
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:53 AM IST
With barely five days to go for the Aero-India 2007, a helicopter crashed at the Yelahanka Air Force base during a rehearsal on Friday morning, killing the co-pilot and injuring the pilot.
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Heavy losses for Congress in Pune
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:51 AM IST
Punekars have voted with their feet. Suresh Kalmadi, sitting MP and the power behind the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for over two-decades, has been shown the door, with the Congress tally in the 144-member PMC coming down from 61 to 36 and NCP almost doubling from 24 to 42.
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'Biti's father used mobile in Jaipur'
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:49 AM IST
Stepping up the heat on rape convict Bitihotra Mohanty's father B B Mohanty, Orissa DGP, the visiting Rajasthan police team on Friday said it had evidence to prove that the top cop's mobile phone was used in Jaipur a fortnight before his son jumped parole.
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SC to examine Delhi Master Plan '21
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:47 AM IST
While the Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the Master Plan 2021 for the capital, aimed at allowing mixed land use, it refused to extend the January 31 deadline for filing of affidavits by traders using residential premises for commercial purposes.
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'Corrupt' politicos may lose shield
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:45 AM IST
Ruling parties may soon find it difficult to save "corrupt" MPs and MLAs from being tried by denying investigating agencies the sanction to prosecute them.
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Budget should focus on farm sector: FM
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:42 AM IST
Finance minister P Chidambaram said on Friday that targets set in the FRBM Act for 2006-07 will be met. The overall revenue and expenditure progress achieved till now shows that fiscal deficit would be lower than the budget estimate, he indicated while chairing a meeting of the Parliamentary consultative committee attached to the finance ministry. FRBM targets envisage elimination of revenue deficit and reduction of fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP by 2008-09.
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Telgi II: Fictitious firm flee with govt security press's watermark
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 03 Feb 2007 10:39 AM IST
Five years after Abdul Karim Telgi rocked India Security Press (ISP), which prints stamp paper and other security papers, the Nashik-based Central government establishment finds itself in another shocking scandal.
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