The Uttar Pradesh police Thursday arrested a criminal, wanted in over 30 cases, including murder, from Guwahati district in Assam, officials here said.
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Thursday, September 4
Police arrest criminal wanted in 30 cases
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:40 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi's plane makes emergency landing at Bangalore
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:40 PM IST
A private plane flying Congress president Sonia Gandhi from Delhi to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu Thursday made an emergency landing at Bangalore after it developed a snag in its engine, airport sources here said.
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Global investors to invest Rs.4.11 bn in Moser Baer unit
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:39 PM IST
Technology leader Moser Baer India Ltd Thursday said its wholly-owned photovoltaic (PV) subsidiary has entered into definitive agreement with a consortium of global investors to raise Rs.4.11 billion for its expansion.
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Two women deliver outside government health centre in Uttar Pradesh
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:38 PM IST
A day after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court pulled up the state medical authorities for their failure to provide care to two pregnant Dalit women forcing them to deliver outside a community health centre, two more.
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Doctors strike work after colleague manhandled
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:36 PM IST
Resident doctors of the city's Bara Hindu Rao Hospital went on an indefinite strike Thursday after one of their colleagues was allegedly beaten up by relatives of a patient who died.
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Dr Reddy's to market US skincare products
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:35 PM IST
Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Thursday announced a licensing and distribution agreement with Cosmederm Technologies for distribution of the latter's skincare products in India.
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Congress takes a dig at CPI-M's amusement park
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:34 PM IST
Kerala's Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy Thursday questioned the priorities of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) which last week launched an amusement park at a cost of Rs.350 million (Rs.35 crore).
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Geelani calls off Kashmir agitation during Ramadan
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:34 PM IST
Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani Thursday called off pro-freedom agitation during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan but asked the people to continue with 'peaceful protests'.
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India targets doubling foreign tourist arrivals by 2010
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:33 PM IST
The government has targeted attracting 10 million foreign tourists by 2010 and add four terminals for pleasure cruise vessels, it announced here Thursday.
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Counselling centres against drug abuse to come up in Delhi
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:32 PM IST
Counselling centres for the prevention of drug abuse would be opened in various parts of the capital, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Thursday.
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Haryana government fails to promote sports: Chautala
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:32 PM IST
In a scathing attack, Abhey Singh Chautala, president of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) and the Haryana Olympic Association, Thursday accused the Haryana government of doing nothing to promote sports in the state.
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Equity markets end in the red
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:31 PM IST
Indian equity markets closed in the red Thursday ahead of the release of weekly inflation data. In extremely volatile trade, realty, IT and healthcare stocks dragged the markets down.
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Indian rock music is superficial: Javed Akhtar
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:30 PM IST
Acclaimed lyricist Javed Akhtar says Indian rock music is very superficial, with most songs having archaic lyrics, but he has experimented with words for his son Farhan Akhtar's acting debut 'Rock On' to make the songs interesting.
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Left leaders urge action against Bajrang Dal and VHP
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:21 PM IST
Demanding appropriate action against Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for their role in instigating communal violence in Orissa, a five-member Left party delegation led by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
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11th Five Year Plan is India's education plan: PM
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:21 PM IST
Felicitating the teachers who were awarded the National Teachers' Award here Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that education was a priority for the government and the 11th Five Year Plan is the education plan.
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Kerala finance firm attracts Rs.707 mn foreign investment
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:20 PM IST
Kerala-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) Manappuram Group will receive fresh capital infusion of Rs.707.52 million from four overseas private equity firms, a top official said here.
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NSG waiver has to fit PM's word to parliament: Pranab
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:19 PM IST
As the Nuclear Suppliers Group begins its two-day meeting in Vienna Thursday, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said India cannot agree to anything in the NSG waiver which goes beyond Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Women clash with police at relief camp in Orissa, several hurt
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:17 PM IST
Several people sustained serious injuries as a mob of women clashed with the police at a relief camp in Orissa's Kandhamal district Thursday, officials said.
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Teaching always my first love: Manmohan Singh
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:16 PM IST
Congratulating the teachers who have been conferred the National Award, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who began his career as a teacher, Thursday said teaching will always remain his first love.
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'Little time for Bush to get nuclear pact approved'
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:15 PM IST
The Bush administration will have very little time to get the bilateral agreement for civil nuclear cooperation with India approved, even if the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) okays nuclear commerce with the country.
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On a train from flooded Bihar - to new beginnings
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:14 PM IST
Two years ago, the waters claimed her husband. Now, with her two sons going missing in the raging floods that swept through her Bihar village, tragedy has again struck Madhu Devi - one of the many hundreds who found themselves.
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Activists urge India to amend law against gays
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:13 PM IST
Over 120 rights groups, including those championing gay rights, have written an open letter to India's law ministry saying consenting sexual acts between adults should not be treated as a criminal offence.
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Arms seized at Assam-Tripura border
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:12 PM IST
A large cache of arms and ammunition was seized in a forest along the Assam-Tripura border, in a joint raid by the police teams of the two states and the paramilitary Assam Rifles, officials said here Thursday.
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Manmohan Sarin sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir chief justice
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:11 PM IST
Manmohan Sarin was sworn in as the 26th chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court here Thursday.
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Why China is wary of n-deal, but will go along
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:10 PM IST
There are differences among Chinese policymakers and strategists on the India-US nuclear deal, but Beijing will support a waiver for New Delhi in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in return for 'some deal,' say leading experts.
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BAE India looking at building ships
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:10 PM IST
BAE Systems India, subsidiary of the Britain-based global defence company BAE Systems, is planning a foray into shipbuilding besides expanding operations in India with more joint ventures and partnerships
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Radhakrishnan sworn in chief justice of Gujarat
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:09 PM IST
K.S. Radhakrishnan was sworn in as chief justice of Gujarat High Court Thursday by Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma here. Earlier, he was the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
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Man jumps from fourth floor of hospital in Delhi, dies
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:08 PM IST
A man jumped from the fourth floor of a hospital in the capital where he was undergoing treatment, the police said Thursday. He died on the spot.
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Shoaib Akhtar denied entry to London
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:07 PM IST
Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar's bid to return to competitive cricket received a setback when he was sent packing by British immigration chiefs at Heathrow airport for not having a working visa Thursday.
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Global investors to invest Rs.4.11 bn in Moser Baer unit
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:07 PM IST
Technology leader Moser Baer India Thursday said its wholly-owned photovoltaic subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement with a consortium of global investors to raise Rs.4.11 billion for its expansion.
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Acute tent shortage for Bihar relief operation: Army
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:06 PM IST
The Indian Army has been able to send only 500 tents, adequate for accommodating about 5,000 people, to flood-ravaged Bihar due to a shortage resulting from sending a large number of tents as aid to earthquake-hit China in May.
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Singur will not deter foreign investors, says Rahul Bajaj
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:05 PM IST
The suspension of work at the Tata Motors' Nano plant in Singur was unfortunate, but it would not deter foreign investors to India on a long-term basis, Bajaj Auto chairman Rahul Bajaj said here Thursday.
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More alternate energy vehicles in future: General Motors chief
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:04 PM IST
Current environmental and price concerns will lead to more alternate energy vehicles coming into the market, General Motors (GM) chief operating officer Fritz Henderson said here Thursday
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Uttar Pradesh to get hi-tech trauma centre
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:03 PM IST
A first-of-its-kind trauma centre in Uttar Pradesh will soon be set up here, an official said Thursday.
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'Urgent Conversations': fusing art with social realities
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:03 PM IST
Art is spilling over to the streets from the realms of rarified aesthetics to address gut issues. And that's what a new show here, 'Urgent Conversations', is all about.
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Guard of honour for Lord Ganesh in Gujarat town
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:02 PM IST
Continuing an over seven-decade-old tradition, Lord Ganesh was given a guard of honour by the state police here, to mark the beginning of the ten-day Ganesha festival.
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Himachal dam project to provide water to Delhi next year
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:01 PM IST
There is promise of water for Delhi from a thermal power project being commissioned in Himachal Pradesh next year.
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Cipsa expands printed circuit board manufacturing capacity
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 04:00 PM IST
Indo-Spanish joint venture Cipsa-RIC India Thursday commissioned its printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing unit at Tumkur, about 70km from here, expanding its capacity to meet the growing domestic and export demand.
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Uttar Pradesh forms Rapid Response Teams to fight diseases
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:59 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh will have Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to fight any outbreak of infectious diseases and epidemics following floods in the state, an official said Thursday.
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BJP asks government to quit for 'misleading' nation on n-deal
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:59 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday called for the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government for 'misleading' the nation on the India-US nuclear deal and said it would move a privilege motion.
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Heavy Engineering Corp, Bharat Heavy Electricals in joint venture
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:58 PM IST
The city-based Heavy Engineering Corp (HEC) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) will set up a joint venture foundry forge company, an HEC official has said.
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Markets trading in red in afternoon trade
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:57 PM IST
Indian equity markets continued to trade in the red at afternoon trade. Realty, oil and gas and metal stocks were under selling pressure.
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Kerala court asks for new CBI team to probe nun's death
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:57 PM IST
The Kerala High Court Thursday asked the Kerala unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to institute a fresh probe into the 1992 death of Abhaya, a nun whose body was found in the well of a convent near here.
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India's external debt jumps 30 percent to $221 bn
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:56 PM IST
India's external debt jumped 30.3 percent to $221.2 billion at the end of March, due mainly to the weakening of the American dollar, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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Seven dead in Jammu and Kashmir road mishap
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:54 PM IST
At least seven people were killed and 12 others injured when a mini bus in which they were travelling skidded off road and fell into the Chenab river in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, the police said.
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Preliminary talks held to resolve Singur impasse
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:42 PM IST
Preliminary talks were held Thursday between West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi and the representatives of the state's ruling Left Front government ahead of Friday's formal discussions on the Tata Motors' Nano project.
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Cashing in on Usain Bolt, Jamaica unveils new tourism strategy
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:42 PM IST
Close on the heels of world's fastest human athlete Usain Bolt's dream run at the Beijing Olympics, his native Jamaica has unveiled a new tourism strategy to strengthen its position online to target discerning 21st century.
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Two poachers held with deer skins
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:39 PM IST
Two youths have been arrested for illegally trading deer skins in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The seized skins are worth about Rs.400,000 in the international market, police said Thursday.
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Export ban on rice, wheat to be reviewed by Nov 9
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:38 PM IST
The central government will review the current ban on export of rice, wheat, maize and pulses by Nov 9, a top government official said here.
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IAF was not in favour of 1965 ceasefire: Arjan Singh (Interview)
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:36 PM IST
On the 43rd anniversary of the war with Pakistan, Arjan Singh, the only Marshal of the Air Force, who led the Indian Air Force (IAF) during that conflict, rues that the war was too 'short'.
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BJP calls for 'immediate resignation' of UPA government
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:35 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday called for the 'immediate resignation' of the Congress-led UPA government for 'misleading' the nation on the India-US nuclear deal and said it would move a privilege motion in parliament.
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Communal tension casts shadow on Orissa harvest festival
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:34 PM IST
Communal tension that gripped parts of Orissa dampened Thursday the traditional fervour of the annual harvest festival in the riot-hit districts.
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Drunk father kills three-month-old boy
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:33 PM IST
A man who was inebriated and dashed his three-month-old boy on the ground was arrested in a Chhattisgarh village Thursday. The child died on the spot.
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Nabbed for spreading rumours about Karunakaran's death
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:32 PM IST
A Kerala youth has been arrested for sending SMS messages saying that veteran Congress leader K. Karunakaran had died.
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Equity markets start in the red
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:32 PM IST
Indian equity markets, which opened lower Thursday following weak global cues, were in the red in early trade. Realty, power and metal stocks were under selling pressure.
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Ranbaxy-Daiichi deal a windfall for little-known firm
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:31 PM IST
A little known firm, Oscar Investments, will make a windfall of Rs.13.04 billion ($325 million) once Japan's Daiichi Sankyo picks up the promoter's stake in Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's largest drug company.
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Car makers to adopt 100 industrial training schools
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:30 PM IST
Indian car makers will adopt 100 industrial training institutes (ITI) across the country in the next two years to generate skilled manpower, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) president Ravi Kant said here Thursday.
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Sanjeev Nanda did not seek British High Commission help
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:30 PM IST
Sanjeev Nanda, convicted for mowing down six people under his BMW car, has not sought any help from the British High Commission in India, though he holds a British passport.
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In Tamil Nadu, friends turn foes, foes turn friends
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:29 PM IST
The number of critics of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and his DMK party is slowly increasing.
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Pahadi miniature art back in market after 60 years
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:28 PM IST
After almost 60 years, Pahadi miniatures are now surfacing from their private hideaways to command top-end prices in the booming international art market.
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Indian IT honchos shrug off Obama threat to outsourcing
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:27 PM IST
The Indian IT industry remains unfazed by the threat to outsourcing sounded by US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. 'Companies that ship jobs overseas will not get tax breaks,'.
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Mom wouldn't mind me being in live-in relationship: Esha Deol (Interview)
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:27 PM IST
Esha Deol, daughter of actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini, says that her mom wouldn't mind her being in a live-in relationship before marriage and adds that her dream man should be like her dad.
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Jagmohan Mundhra's 'Shoot On Sight' in trouble
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:26 PM IST
London-based Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, who has made biopics like 'Provoked' in the past, has now been accused of distorting facts in his 'Shoot On Sight', which is based on the July 2007 London bombings.
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Reena of 'Woh Rehne...' says she is a misfit in showbiz
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Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:26 PM IST
Television actress Reena Kapoor, who plays Rani in popular soap 'Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki', says she is a misfit in the show business because she doesn't socialise or party and is a pure vegetarian.
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Lack of adequate package crux of Singur problem: G.K. Pillai
by
Bhavesh
on Thu 04 Sep 2008 03:24 PM IST
Lack of adequate compensation package for farmers is the main cause of the ongoing Singur turmoil in West Bengal, Union Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai said here late Wednesday.
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