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'Somnath wants to quit politics'Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was expelled by the CPI-M for refusing to quit his post despite the party directive, has expressed his desire to quit politicsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 2:21 pm Markets hit by RBI's monetary policyStock market on Tuesday reacted sharply to the Reserve Bank's hawkish monetary steps to contain inflation with the benchmark Sensex plunging by 558 pointsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 2:16 pm From 5 ½ ounce balls to eye-ballsIn between all that the T20 bug bit the world. Players, viewers and administrators of course are smitten more than bitten.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:54 pm 18 live bombs found in SuratEven as Ahmedabad crawled back to normalcy, life in the glittering diamond city of Surat came to a grinding halt after police recovered as many as 18 live bombs from different areas on Tuesday.??In aSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:44 pm Reliance Power to replace Dr Reddy's in Nifty from Sept 10Anil Ambani group-firm Reliance Power will be included in the National Stock Exchange's 50- share benchmark index Nifty with effect from September 10.??Reliance Power,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:42 pm HPCL loss increases ten-foldHindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), a state-owned oil marketing company, has reported a ten-fold increase in loss for the first quarter ended June 2008, due to higher under-recoveries from sellingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:40 pm Parliamentary probe into cash-for-vote scam to begin tomorrowThe Parliamentary probe into the alleged 'cash-for-vote' scam would begin tomorrow but it would not be able to seek evidence from members of the Rajya Sabha who have been named in theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:39 pm Godrej Industries' Q1 net at Rs 52.82 crDiversified firm Godrej Industries today announced a consolidated net profit of Rs 52.82 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, against Rs 31.21 crore in the corresponding period a yearSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:36 pm Russia to spend $ 2.7 bn on chemical industryRussia will spend $2.7 billion on a programme through 2015 to boost the country's chemical industry, mainly serving the needs of defence, aviation and nuclear energy sectors, to end its dependency onSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:33 pm 15 live bombs found in Surat - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:28 pm Highlights of RBI Monetary Policy reviewThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor today presented the first quarter review of annual statement on Monetary Policy for the Year 2008-09.??Some of the key highlights are as follows:??- The RBISource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:28 pm RBI measure signals banks to moderate credit growth: FinMinThe Finance Ministry today said the hike in repo rate and cash reserve requirement is a signal to banks to moderate credit growth to contain inflation.??The government expects that the measuresSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:28 pm Jain Irrigation Q1 net up 4.5% at Rs 29.56 crJain Irrigation Systems today said it has registered a marginal growth of 4.5 per cent in net profit at Rs 29.56 crore for the quarter ended June 30 due to unrealised notional forex loss of Rs 22.04Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:27 pm RBI hikes repo rate by 50bps, CRR by 25bpsSignaling further monetary tightening, the Reserve Bank of India today raised the repo rate or the rate at which it lends to banks by 50 basis points to 9 per cent. It also said that the cash reserveSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:26 pm No curfew but Jammu still tense - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:19 pm Imphal observed naked protests by school children - Newstrack India
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:12 pm HCC bags Pranahitha-Chevella lift irrigation scheme orderMumbai, July 29 (ANI/Business Wire India): Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), a leading infrastructure construction and development company, in joint venture with SEW Infrastructures Ltd and Megha Engineeringand Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has bagged a prestigious contract of Pranahitha-Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme, Package - 3 from the Irrigation and Command Area Development (ICAD) department of Government of Andhra Pradesh.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:01 pm Police defuse bombs found in SuratAHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Police defused several unexploded bombs in Surat, one of the world's biggest diamond-polishing centres, on Tuesday, three days after a series of blasts in the same state killed 45 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm Centre says, Rama Sethu not a national monumentNew Delhi, July 29 : The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it does not consider the Rama Sethu a national monument.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm 'Absurd to say Contract inspired blasts' - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:57 pm Assam government to develop rural tourism!The Assam government has taken a fresh initiative to explore rural tourism, which has largely remained untapped as there are many places in the state that speak of culture, history and religion.Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm Jharkhand: Three Maoists killed in night-long encounter!Three Maoists were killed and several injured during a night-long encounter with security forces in Vishnugarh jungles in this district of Jharkhand.Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm MP to emerge as a major fish producing state!Madhya Pradesh would soon emerge as a major fish producing state with the development of seven large reservoirs due to the construction of dams on river Narmada.Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm Police search Mumbai stations after bomb alertThe police were conducting searches at suburban Kalyan, Ambernath and Thane railway stations looking for possible bombs following a phone callSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm Russians dive to bottom of world's deepest lakeABOARD THE METROPOLIA PLATFORM, Russia (Reuters) - Russian explorers plunged to the bottom of the world's deepest lake on Tuesday in a show of Moscow's resurgent ambitions to set new records in science.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:50 pm IT cities under Centre's vigil: Union MinisterThe centre was keeping a close watch on cities with sizeable presence IT companies following "apprehensions" that they could be "soft targets" of terror strikesSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:50 pm Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir for over 16 hoursISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Indian and Pakistani troops traded more fire in the disputed Kashmir region on Tuesday, following a 16-hour clash, military officials said, making it the worst violation of a 2003 ceasefire.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:49 pm Assam flood situation grim - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:43 pm Is today's credit policy Reddy's swan song?The monetary measures announced by Reserve Bank Governor Y V reddy, just little over a month before his term ends, may well be his swan song in his quest to contain inflation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:41 pm Indian team concentrates on spin bowlingIt was a strenuous work out for the Indian team on Tuesday with stress on tackling the spin bowlers and working on close in catchesSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:38 pm India have learnt from their mistakes: RobinIndian players were mentally geared up to put up an improved performance against Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test, according to fielding coach Robin SinghSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:36 pm Amarnath pilgrim dies of cardiac arrest - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:15 pm Kashmir Singh not being given a passport - Newindpress
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:03 pm Anti-nuke group urges Japan to oppose U.S.-India deal at IAEA+TOKYO, July 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)—An antinuclear organization lobbied Tuesday for Japan, as a member of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to oppose a U.S.-India civili...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:01 pm Growth in Domestic BPO Market to outpace that of offshore BPONew Delhi, July 29 : While the offshore (international) BPO market faces pressures with economy-wide slowdown in developed markets, the domestic BPO market is getting ready to take off.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:01 pm Pakistan blames India for firing along LoC - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:57 am Indian police hunt for bombers in suburbSurat , a diamond-polishing hub about 175 miles south of Ahmadabad.Police found 10 unexploded bombs in Surat on Tuesday, Singh said. They defused seven bombs and were working on the other three, he sa...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:47 am Hindi row turns into war in NepalThe raging row in Nepal sparked by the vice-president taking his oath of office in Hindi last week turned into war on TuesdaySource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am Clinton might no longer be on Obama's list of running matesFormer first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who engaged Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama in a tough nomination battle, may no longer be in the reckoning for his running mateSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:44 am HC orders deportation of 50 illegal Bangladeshis in Assam - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:25 am WTO talks continue as India, China hold firmly to positionsGeneva, July 29 : The World Trade Organization (WTO) talks here were set to continue Tuesday despite a crisis between the United States on one side and India and China on the other.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:13 am Sify technologies select RedlineChennai, July 29 (ANI/Business Wire India): Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, and Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ National Market: SIFY), a leader in consumer, Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today announced that Sify has selected Redline's WiMAX Forum CertifiedT RedMAX products for its multi-city WiMAX network in India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:08 am Pakistan desperate to disrupt peace in Kashmir, says army officerJammu, July 29 : As Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire in Kashmir for the second time in three days, Lieutenant General RK Karwal, General Officer in Commanding, 16 Corps, today said this was an attempt by Pakistan to disrupt the peace process between the two countries.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:08 am Braveheart Supratim, impaled on iron bar, out of hospitalSeventeen days after he defied death when he was impaled on an iron bar that pierced his liver, stomach and a lung, IT executive Supratim Dutta Tuesday walked out of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) -- healthy and ready to carry on with life.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am UTV records 176 percent net profit growth in first quarterUTV Software Communications Ltd announced here Tuesday that it had recorded a 176 percent net profit growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am Russians dive to bottom of world's deepest lakeABOARD THE METROPOLIA PLATFORM, Russia (Reuters) - Russian explorers plunged to the bottom of the world's deepest lake on Tuesday in a show of Moscow's resurgent ambitions to set new records in science.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 10:47 am UTV records 176 percent net profit growth in first quarterUTV Software Communications Ltd announced here Tuesday that it had recorded a 176 percent net profit growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 10:39 am India opposition stand may jolt reforms movesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main opposition said on Tuesday it would try to block parliamentary approval for key economic reforms like privatisations after the government won a confidence vote marred by bribery charges last week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 10:29 am Blasts a challenge by Islamic Fundamentalists to Modi: Sena - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am RBI lifts key rate by 50 bps, ups cash ratioMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised its benchmark rate by 50 basis points on Tuesday to its highest in seven years and hiked the cash reserve ratio, delivering a bigger-than-expected tightening to quell double-digit inflation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 9:31 am Sophisticated attacks catch Indian agencies nappingNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The sophistication of a wave of bomb attacks in India has caught the country's police and intelligence networks napping, and suggests militants may have received training abroad.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:30 am Pakistani militants take hostage 30 police, troopsMINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban militants attacked a security post and took up to 30 hostages on Tuesday in Pakistan's Swat valley, a day after insurgents killed three army intelligence staffers, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:18 am Lalu Prasad's kin loses local body trust voteRailway Minister Lalu Prasad's sister-in-law has been removed from the post of deputy chief of a block development committee in a Bihar district after she lost a trust vote.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am 'Indian entertainment sector to grow 18 percent annually'With new markets opening up, the Indian entertainment and media sector is poised to witness about 18 percent annual growth in the next five years, according to a recent study conducted by consultancy and auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 7:33 am Govt expects RBI moves to tame inflationNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government expects monetary tightening measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday to help moderate inflation, the finance ministry said in a statement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 7:04 am Scarves: A style statement, nay necessityThey originated in Roman times and were the favourite neckwear of emperors and commoners. Today, scarves come in a variety of colours and shapes and can be worn in an equally eclectic manner of ways.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Equity markets start with big fallsIndian equity markets opened in the red Tuesday following weak global cues and stayed down in early trade. Banking, realty and select auto stocks came under selling pressure.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:01 am It was balle, balle to lassi at European eventLassi, the popular yoghurt-based household drink of Punjab, has won laurels for India at an international event held in Europe.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:01 am Percept to release 'Ramchand Pakistani' in IndiaPakistani director Mehreen Jabbar's debut film 'Ramchand Pakistani' is the next in a row to be released in India by Percept Picture Company (PPC) after the hugely popular 'Khuda Kay Liye'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Tendulkar to make Bollywood debutMUMBAI (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar will make his Bollywood debut with a cameo role in a film about the miracles of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:39 am Spoof on sister Ekta in 'Money Hai...' upsets Tusshar KapoorActress Rakhi Vijayan, who played the air-headed Sweety in Ekta Kapoor's long-running sitcom 'Hum Paanch', had a bitter parting with Balaji Telefilms and it shows up in a spoof on the TV tycoon in the latest comedy 'Money Hai To Honey Hai'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:30 am Toronto's Bollywood mega show dances into Guinness recordsThe organizers of the annual South Asian Masala! Mehndi! Masti! show here claim to have established a Guinness record by conducting the world's biggest-ever dance class, attended by over 3,000 people.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:02 am Harman Baweja plays cricket with star sportsmen for 'Victory'Making a movie on cricket isn't easy - as Harman Baweja has discovered. The budding actor shared the pitch not only with Rajasthan's seasoned Ranji Trophy players, but also Australian players like Brett Lee and Stuart Clark for 'Victory'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 3:31 am Minister’s brother creates ruckusJ.C. Prabhakara Reddy enraged over seizure of buses by transport officialsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am RBI may raise interest ratesMumbai: A further increase in interest rates seems imminent with the RBI saying on Monday that inflationary pressures are likely to continue for some time. It fears the situation may worsen in case of a hike in global oil prices. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Identity cards for visitors on the anvilBANGALORE: With a view to keeping a tab on the floating population in Bangalore and other second-tier cities, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Monday said the Government was thinking of issuing identity cards to visitors apart from ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am RPF constable fires in the airSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am No ‘unconditional’ NSG nod for India, says U.S.New Delhi: Though India has made it clear that it expects the United States to deliver a “clean and unconditional exemption” for it from the export guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Washington says it is committed only to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Maharashtra, hub of Gujarat terror strikesCars used in Ahmedabad attacks were stolen from Navi Mumbai in early JulySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Four Pakistani soldiers killed in skirmish on LoCWorst fighting since ceasefire went into place in 2003Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Terrorists will not succeed: PMManmohan visits blast-hit areas and injured in AhmedabadSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Press U.S. to amend Hyde Act: SPLucknow: After backing the UPA government on the New Delhi-Washington nuclear deal, the Samajwadi Party on Monday said India should press the United States to amend the Hyde Act or enact a law in Parliament to counter its provisions. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Jawan killed in Pak firingFirst major breach of India-Pakistan ceasefire since 2003Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am
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