Unitech Q1 net soars 16% at Rs 423 cr

Realty major Unitech on Wednesday reported a 15.76 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 423.31 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:22 am

BCCI to inspect Green Park pitch

Daljeet Chaudhary will inspect the controversial Green Park pitch and issue necessary instruction to meet the international standards set by the International Cricket Council.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:16 am

Pak forces violate LoC ceasefire again

Pakistani forces today opened fresh unprovoked firing at Indian positions along the LoC in Northern Kashmir, a day after army commanders of the two sides met to ease tension following a 16-hour
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:15 am

Puravankara Projects net up 40.62% at Rs 61.89 crore

Bangalore-based Puravankara Projects, by controlling cost and higher realisation from projects, has reported a 40.62 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 61.89 crore for the first quarter of
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am

Man held for plotting terror strike

One of the about 50 terror suspects detained by the police in Uttar Pradesh following the Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts was planning a terror strike in Varanasi.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am

Will Galle be any different?

Imagine the bird's eye view of cricket being played with a gargantuan Indian Ocean on two sides of the ground.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am

There is much work to do now: Dalmiya

Out in the wilderness for 18 months, Jagmohan Dalmiya, elected as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal, has comeback parallel to those of Sourav Ganguly.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:10 am

Bengal rules out any more reduction in duties on petro goods

The West Bengal government today ruled out any more reduction in duties on petrol, diesel and cooking gas.??The state's finance minister Asim Dasgupta, who is also
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:07 am

Tata Motors Q1 net falls 30% to Rs 326.11 cr

Homegrown auto major Tata Motors' April-June quarter net profit fell 30 per cent to Rs 326.11 crore. ??The firm had earned a net profit of Rs 466.76 crore in the year-ago
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am

Punjab National Bank hikes lending rate by 100 bps

Punjab National Bank (PNB) today announced 100 basis points increase in lending rate and 75-100 basis points increase in Deposit Rates following the Reserve Bank's decision to increase Repo Rate and
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:04 am

Minor found dead in Asaram Bapu Ashram in MP - Economic Times


Minor found dead in Asaram Bapu Ashram in MP
Economic Times - 30 minutes ago
30 Jul, 2008, 1450 hrs IST, PTI CHHINDWARA: A four-and-half-year-old boy has been found dead on the premises of Asaram Bapu Ashram, barely a month after the mysterious death of two minor cousins in a school run by it in Ahmedabad.

Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:02 am

Vohra asks Centre to increase J&K's Haj quota - Economic Times


Vohra asks Centre to increase J&K's Haj quota
Economic Times - 30 minutes ago
30 Jul, 2008, 1456 hrs IST, PTI SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra has asked the Centre to increase the state's Haj quota by 3000 seats.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor asks Centre to increase Haj quota TopNews
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 10:02 am

ABG Shipyard Q1 net up 41% at Rs 47 cr

Leading private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard today announced a profit after tax of Rs 47 crore for the quarter ended June 30, a 40.71 per cent growth over the corresponding period a year
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:58 am

CESC Q1 net up 15% at Rs 94 cr

Power utility CESC Ltd today announced a net profit of Rs 94 crore for the quarter ended June 30, a 14.63 per cent growth over the corresponding period a year ago.??The
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:55 am

Compact Disc India to co-produce two international feature films

Compact Disc India (CDI) will co-produce two internation feature films with a budget amounting to $ 54 million. The official annoucement will be made next month in London, the company informed the
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:55 am

WTO Director General says Doha round not dead

The failure by trade ministers from 30 countries to seal a deal on the world trade talks does not mean the end of the Doha Round of negotiations, which has been going on for more than seven years,
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:55 am

OVL in $2.5 bn takeover bid of Imperial Energy

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), is believed to be close to make a $ 2.5 billion bid to takeover Russia-focused oil company Imperial
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:50 am

Alleged paedophiles released from jail - Times of India


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Alleged paedophiles released from jail
Times of India - 49 minutes ago
NAGPUR: British nationals Duncan Grant, Allan Waters and an Indian William D'Souza were released from the Nagpur jail on Wednesday.
Cleared sex case Britons released BBC News
NGO challenges acquittal of two foreigners Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:43 am

Pak violates ceasefire again, fires along LoC - Times of India


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Pak violates ceasefire again, fires along LoC
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NEW DELHI: Another ceasefire violation along Line of Control (LoC) has been reported on Wednesday. ( Watch ) Pakistani forces reportedly opened fire on Indian troops at the Nahariya post in Kupwara sector, along the Line of Control (LoC) of Jammu and ...
India accuses Pakistan on Kashmir BBC News
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:37 am

Bombs shut down India diamond hub - BBC News


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Bombs shut down India diamond hub
BBC News - 59 minutes ago
By Geeta Pandey India's diamond and textile hub of Surat in the western state of Gujarat has shut down after police defused 19 small bombs over the past two days.
Surat is an example for the country: Modi Hindustan Times
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:34 am

Actress's death: Court extends custody of accused - Hindu


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Actress's death: Court extends custody of accused
Hindu - 1 hour ago
Udupi (PTI): A first class Judicial Magistrate Court has extended the judicial custody of Atul Rao, accused of abetting the suicide of Padmapriya, wife of Udupi MLA Raghupathi, till August 6. The JMC magistrate AM Ramachandraiah passed orders extending ...
Mangalore: Rejection of Bail - Atul Rao Moves High Court Daijiworld.com
Padmapriya suicide case hearing today Times Now.tv
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:29 am

TN fishermen prefer fish than Sethu - NDTV.com


TN fishermen prefer fish than Sethu
NDTV.com - 1 hour ago
While the Sethusamudram channel is being fought in the Supreme Court, for over a lakh fishermen in Rameswaram it's the settlement of the Katchatheevu issue that matters most.
Reopen Katchateevu pact: CPI Hindu
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:03 am

Govt forms panel to re-look Sethu project - NDTV.com


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Govt forms panel to re-look Sethu project
NDTV.com - 1 hour ago
The Centre has decided to do a re-think on the Sethusamudram project by finding an alternate route as suggested by the Supreme Court.
Ram Setu can’t be national Hindustan Times
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:03 am

Complainant deposes against Daya Nayak - Times of India


Complainant deposes against Daya Nayak
Times of India - 1 hour ago
MUMBAI: Tariq Khan, the complainant in an extortion case against suspended police sub-inspector Daya Nayak, deposed in a Bandra magistrate's court on Tuesday when he told the court that Nayak and other policemen had threatened to kill him in an ...
‘Daya Nayak demanded Rs5 lakh’ Daily News & Analysis
‘Cops told me to pay Rs 5 lakh or die’ MSN India
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:02 am

Poultry business thriving in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar, July 30 : The new breeds of poultry birds introduced by the Department of Animal Husbandry Department have boosted the production of eggs and the number of broiler chicken in the Kashmir valley.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am

PM expresses shock over Ishmeet Singh

New Delhi, July 30 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today expressed shock over the tragic death of 'Voice of India' contest winner Ishmeet Singh, who was considered as a promising singer for the Bollywood.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am

Government to examine shorter sea-route, sparing Ram Setu

The central government Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to appoint an expert committee to examine the feasibility of an alternate alignment for a shorter sea-route around India's southern peninsula, sparing the Ram Setu.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am

One more live bomb found in Surat

A live bomb was found in Varacha locality here today shortly after a visit to the area by the CM who said the country needed to firmly fight the 'proxy war' being waged by the terrorists.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:47 am

Kuwait eyes higher minimum wage after workers strike

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Inflation-hit Kuwait is considering raising the minimum wage to 40 dinars ($151) after Asian workers staged a strike demanding better pay, state news agency KUNA reported.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:46 am

Bomb hoax leaves children in tears

Ahmedabad was targeted with serial blasts that killed 50 and so was Surat where 22 live bombs were defused.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:45 am

Cash-for-vote: Lok Sabha panel begins probe - Times of India


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Cash-for-vote: Lok Sabha panel begins probe
Times of India - 1 hour ago
NEW DELHI: The seven-member Lok Sabha committee formed to probe the allegations by three BJP MPs that they had been bribed to abstain in the July 22 trust vote began its first meeting Wednesday amid demands from the opposition that the panel be made ...
'Cash-for-vote' scam: LS panel to meet today Sify
BJP not enthusiastic about inquiry committee Hindu
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Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:38 am

'Our financial centres under terror attack'

A proxy war is being waged by enemies of the country, he said while on a visit to the diamond city which has been gripped by fear following recovery of 21 live bombs in the past three days.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:32 am

Iran, India pledge cooperation in energy sector

India and Iran have pledged to take forward their cooperation in energy related matters, hours after New Delhi said it backed the right of all states to develop peaceful use of nuclear technology in a...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:16 am

Beckham offers to help diver Daley handle fame

Football star David Beckham has offered to help the upcoming diver Tom Daley handle fame.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:10 am

Reality of Ishmeet's death dawns on Punjab

It was just a few months ago on a Gurpurab day Nov 24 last year that a simple-looking, soft spoken boy from a middle-class Ludhiana family became an icon.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:08 am

Equity markets open strong with early gains

Indian equity markets opened strong Wednesday on overnight news about a fall in crude oil prices and despite a slight initial slide remained buoyant in early trade.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am

Delhi gurdwaras reject proposal to enhance security

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has rejected a police proposal to enhance security around Sikh shrines here even as religious places continue to be vulnerable to terror attacks.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am

Indian PM to avoid Sri Lanka

An expected meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sri Lanka's only Tamil chief minister may not take place - amid grumbling that the former Tamil Tiger is being denied powers to succeed as a guerrilla-turned-administrator.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am

Tripmela.com announces top travel deals for Independence Day

New Delhi, July 30 (ANI/Business Wire India): Tripmela.com released its list of the top travel deals for the upcoming Independence Day holiday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants held

KOLKATA: Two men, stated to be operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, were arrested from Raghunathganj in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Tuesday. Gelatin sticks and incriminating documents we...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:58 am

Mohammed Hanif, Rushdie in Booker longlist

has already been hailed by the Indian and Pakistani press as one of the most outstanding debuts this year. "I am delighted that it has been recognised by the Booker prize judges as well," said Chiki S...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:33 am

Security issues may cloud trade agenda at SAARC summit

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Leaders of South Asia, home to a fifth of humanity, meet this weekend at a summit aiming to boost trade and reduce poverty but a wave of deadly bombings in India, its biggest member, means terrorism could dominate the agenda.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 7:10 am

FACTBOX - Politics hobbles trade at Colombo SAARC meet

REUTERS - Trade and terrorism are on the agenda for the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Colombo on Aug. 2 and 3.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 6:53 am

U.S. confronts Pakistan on links to militants - report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Central Intelligence Agency official travelled to Islamabad and confronted senior officials with evidence of ties between Pakistan's spy agency and militants operating in that country's tribal areas, the New York Times reported in Wednesday editions.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 3:39 am

India braced for spinner's pitch in Galle

GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - India's batsmen have been warned to expect a "spinner's pitch" for the second test in Galle starting on Thursday as they aim to recover from their humiliating innings and 239-run first test loss to Sri Lanka.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 2:03 am

Email bomb threat in Kolkata turns out to be hoax

The email threat about serial bombings in the city Tuesday evening turned out to be a hoax.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 1:01 am

Pakistanis urge tougher IAEA stance on India deal

VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior Pakistani figures have accused the Islamabad government of buckling to U.S. pressure not to hold up a nuclear trade deal between Washington and Pakistan's arch-rival India.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:45 am

Boxers ready to punch above their weight

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Eight years after agonisingly missing out on their first Olympic boxing medal, Indian boxers will enter the ring in Beijing buoyed by their impressive showing in the build-up to the Games which start next week.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:19 am

Pranab calls for global mechanism to fight terror

TEHRAN: India on Tuesday reiterated its plea for a global mechanism to fight terror following the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul and the bomb explosions in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Addressing the 15th meeting of Foreign Ministers ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

Minister promises to revive park

SALEM: Kurumbapatti Zoological Park near here, in a state of neglect for long, will spring to life thanks to development works, which will be undertaken shortly. The mini category park, situated on a sprawling 11 hectares of reserve forest ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

CRR, repo rate raised

Bank loans may become dearer
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

Fresh violence in Jammu

Jammu: A youth attempted suicide in protest against the order revoking transfer of land to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, sparking fresh violence here on Tuesday. — ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

Sachin Tendulkar to act in film

Mumbai: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar will soon be acting in a film “Vighnahartra Shri Siddhivinayak.” Producer Raju Sangavi said Sachin was an ardent Siddhivinayak devotee and readily agreed to be part of the project. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

Somnath renewed CPI(M) membership

New Delhi: Somnath Chatterjee, MP, continued to renew his membership of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) annually and right up to the current year, as per the party constitution, after being elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha in 2004. This ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

Global instincts, local flavours on the Web

As U.S. Internet companies expand worldwide, being un-American can be key to success
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

No assurance on nuclear deal

Beijing: Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday failed to secure any assurance from China on the India-U.S. civilian nuclear energy cooperation. “They [the Chinese side] conveyed to us ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

18 bombs defused in Surat

They were detected one after another from day-break
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

New security measures for the Capital

NEW DELHI: Following the deadly blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad and recovery of bombs in Surat and elsewhere, the Delhi police have urged the municipal authorities here in the Capital not to allow “tehbazari” vendors on major ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am

Bin Laden sought U.S. fame in TV interview - trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden wanted to introduce himself to America with an ABC television interview months before al Qaeda bombed two U.S. embassies in Africa, the interviewer testified on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 11:22 pm

Moser Baer seeks to vacate stay against using movie products

Entertainment major Moser Baer has sought to vacate a Madras High Court stay issued against the company from using 12 movie products, sources told IANS Tuesday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:31 pm

Dalmiya is back as CAB president

Jagmohan Dalmiya is back as president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). The former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) defeated incumbent Prasun Mukherjee by 24 votes here Tuesday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:31 pm

Dalmiya regains CAB president's post

Jagmohan Dalmiya returned as cricket administrator after a 19-month hiatus, cruising to a 24-vote win over incumbent Prasun Mukherjee in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) presidential elections here Tuesday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:30 pm

Manorama Devi Birla dead

Leading industrialist K.K. Birla's wife Manorama Devi Birla died here Tuesday evening, family sources said. She was 81.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:30 pm

Marathon WTO talks collapse in U.S.-India farm row

GENEVA (Reuters) - Marathon talks on a new global trade pact collapsed on Tuesday as the United States and India refused to compromise over a proposal to help poor farmers deal with floods of imports.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 8:21 pm

Tata Interactive Learning Forum 2008 to Focus on Leveraging Learning to Overcome Economic Uncertainties

Tata Interactive's Annual Global Event to Highlight Innovative Learning Strategies to Help US Companies Take on Business Challenges
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 5:29 pm

'Voice of India' Ishmeet Singh drowns in Maldives

'Voice of India' singing contest winner Ishmeet Singh Tuesday died under mysterious circumstances by 'drowning' in a swimming pool in Male, the capital of the Maldives.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:31 pm

Force India say Fisichella has made Sutil quicker

LONDON (Reuters) - Giancarlo Fisichella has made Germany's Adrian Sutil raise his game since they became Force India team mates this season, according to the Formula One team's principal Colin Kolles.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:08 pm

Nooyi is top earning woman CEO: Forbes

India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has topped the list of the highest paid female chief executives, who have collectively defied the trend of falling CEO pay at the 500 largest US firms.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:01 pm

Cairn India posts Rs.1.38 bn profit

Energy firm Cairn India Ltd has posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs.1.38 billion ($32.8 million) during the second quarter of 2008 compared to a loss of Rs.714 million over the same period last year.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:00 pm

Kerala introduces new tourism initiatives

Kerala is introducing 'path-breaking' initiatives to further boost the tourism industry, which contributed over Rs.110 billion ($2.62 billion) to the state's gross domestic product (GDP) last year.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2008 | 4:00 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

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

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