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Profit seen in base metalsIt was an eventful week for the markets as traded volumes rallied 12% on the Multi Commodity Exchange.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 5:25 pm Oil, politics to keep market on toesWhat should be a holiday lull of a week looks set to be anything but, with Wall Street on high alert for the latest twists and turnsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 5:24 pm Cuban boxing's golden age comes to a haltCuba's young boxers looked ahead to the next Olympics after their rollercoaster ride ground to a halt without a single gold medal on Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 5:11 pm India (237-9) beat Sri Lanka (204) in third ODIReuters - India beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs in the third one-day international at Colombo on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 5:09 pm Soren's CM dream interrupted, 5 MLAs refuse support - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:57 pm Saudi to finger-print air travellersStarting this Haj season, passengers arriving at King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah and Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Madina will be finger-printedSource: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:36 pm CPI virtually snaps ties with DMK - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:29 pm Massa wins European GP] revived his title challenge on Sunday with a convincing victory in the European Grand Prix at Formula One's newest street circuit.The 27-year-old Brazilian led a processional race from pole position...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:16 pm The women we love in Bollywoodlain Janes? No way! Scheming vixens? They have their wicked moments. Sultry sirens? Depends on your definition of sexy. Twitchy Tomboys? Nice one, but doesn't do them justice. So then what...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:16 pm Soren inching towards majorityShibu Soren on Sunday got a shot in the arm when Nationalist Congress Party MLA Kamlesh Singh extended him support as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha supremo is calling on independent legislators in his at...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:16 pm 1 killed in CRPF firing] and other towns defied curfew and clashed with the police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force on Sunday.Police said CRPF troops opened fire at a stone-pelting mob at Buchwara locality of S...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:16 pm Taslima Nasreen may leave India againControversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, who returned to India from Sweden early this month, is likely to leave the country again for some destination in Europe as her movement is being restri...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:13 pm Mamata proposes Plan B to end Singur rowLaunching the Trinamool Congress' dharna demanding return of 400 acres of land acquired for Tata Motors car project, party chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the Singur impasse could be peacefully r...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:13 pm Bid to damage M F HussainA group of activists on Sunday made an abortive bid to damage the paintings of M F Husain at a 'symbolic protest exhibition' of the painter's work in New Delhi.The activists shouting slogans and holdi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:13 pm Tragic memories of Hyderabad blasts still linger') document.showimage.document.close() document.showimage.left=e.x document.showimage.top=e.y document.showimage.visibility="show" } else document.showimage.visibility="hide" return false } ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:01 pm Massa fined after Valencia victoryVALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton each had their own reasons to feel relieved on Sunday after finishing first and second in a processional European Grand Prix.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:01 pm Singapore students in Chandigarh on educational tripA 34-member delegation of students and teachers from Singapore arrived here Sunday on an educational trip.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm are there mobile jammers in SingurProtesters who Sunday gathered to launch a fresh agitation at the Tata Motors site here complained that their mobile phones were not working and accused the West Bengal government of trying to scuttle their programme.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm Indian mother-in-law inspires cookbook in UKImpressed with the cooking of his Indian mother-in-law, a Briton has published a cookery book which includes wide range of traditional Gujarati dishes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:37 pm Ballad of a sad promenadeThe chief peril of growing old, for me, is an eternal sense of déjà vu. That is, everything seems to have happened before, especially when people tell me that it's been happening for the first time.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:30 pm Nemeses at play, once againRafael Nadal, who surged past Roger Federer into the world number one ranking this week, will look to end his drought at the US OpenSource: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:28 pm N-deal: Govt holds high-level meet - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:27 pm One killed, dozens injured in fresh Kashmir clashesSRINAGAR (Reuters) - One person was killed and dozens were injured in Indian Kashmir on Sunday when police fired bullets and used batons to disperse thousands of pro-independence protesters defying a curfew.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:21 pm One killed in fresh firing, Curfew in valley imposed again - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:15 pm 'Our bombers totally safe to strike Guj again'In another email sent to a TV channel, the Indian Mujahideen has threatened more attacks in Gujarat and accused the Gujarat police of 'fabricating' liesSource: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:15 pm Man killed, son critical in Kashmir firingOne man was killed and his son critically wounded in the firing allegedly by security force in this summer capital Sunday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm Jammu shutdown extended till Aug 31 - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 2:55 pm Domino's Pizza to have 500 outlets in IndiaGlobal fast food chain Domino's Pizza is planning to add another 300 odd outlets in the country by end of 2010-11 at an investment of Rs 200 croreSource: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 2:54 pm Proud China brings curtain down on epic GamesBEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 2:35 pm Democrats claim McCain's policies same as BushThe Democrats are trying to present presumptive Republican nominee John McCain as a "clone" of US President George W BushSource: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2008 | 2:31 pm India says 59 killed over last six months on Bangladesh borderDHAKA (Reuters) - A total of 59 people have been killed trying to cross the border between India and Bangladesh illegally in the last six months, a senior Indian officer said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 2:22 pm Report sought from Punjab on river embankmentsA central government team that arrived here Sunday to assess the damage by floods in some districts of Punjab has asked the state government to submit a detailed project report on strengthening `dhussi bandhs' (soil embankments) along major rivers to prevent floods in future.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm Scoreboard of India's innings against Sri LankaFollowing is the scoreboard of India's innings against Sri Lanka in their third one-day cricket international of the five-match series played at the R. Premedasa Stadium here Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm Beijing Olympics 'truly exceptional': IOC chiefThe Beijing Olympic Games were 'truly exceptional Games,' said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the Games' closing ceremony staged in the National Stadium in northern Beijing Sunday night.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm Four SIMI men remanded in police custody - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 1:08 pm Champions Trophy postponed until 2009LONDON (Reuters) - Next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan has been postponed, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:45 pm Poll shows Obama slightly ahead of McCain - Turkish Press
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:44 pm Yes Bank to launch asset reconstruction company by year-endPrivate sector lender Yes Bank plans to launch its asset reconstruction business by this year-end, a top bank official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:39 pm No plan to privatise BSNL: ScindiaDenying rumours that BSNL would be privatised, Union Minister of State for Telecom and IT Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that the public sector telecom major is just thinking of coming out with an IPOSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:38 pm Nooyi, Buffett among biz icons with distinct fashion senseThey are better known for their business acumen -- but people like cola queen Indra Nooyi, legendary investor Warren Buffett and tech tycoon Steve Jobs have now made it to a list of top 'executiveSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:36 pm Closing ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games beginsThe closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games began in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in northern Beijing at 8 p.m. Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:30 pm Husain exhibition vandalizedA protest exhibition organized in support of painter M.F. Husain, whose portrayal of Hindu goddesses has invited the wrath of Hindu activists, ran into rough weather here Sunday as some people vandalised his paintings.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:30 pm ATM frauds getting more sophisticated: ExpertsEconomic frauds carried out through bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM's) are now getting sophisticated and trendy with both technical and human expertise employed to siphon-off the crisped currencySource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:25 pm Consumer durables sector may grow 10% in FY09: SurveyConsumer durables sector, which was facing sluggish demand over the last few quarters, is expected to witness a topline growth of over 10 per cent in the current fiscal, a survey of industry leadersSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm Ethiopia and Egypt are promise lands for Indian leather industry: CIIHuge opportunities exists in Ethiopia and Egypt for the Indian leather industry, says a 19 member delegation led by industry body CII, which paid a five- day visit to these two counties.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm Thousands protest in Orissa against VHP leader`s killing!Thousands of people blocked roads and stopped trains in several places in Orissa on Sunday to protest the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader and four others Saturday night by armed assailants in the communally-sensitive Kandhamal district. A high alert has been sounded across the state.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm Northeast must `agitate` with Centre for development: Aiyar!Noting that India`s `Look East` policy was yet to reap benefits for the country`s northeastern region, Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has said these states must "agitate" with the Centre to seek development.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm A disaster waiting to happen at Sivakasi!A disaster might be just waiting to happen in this town, which is considered the fireworks capital of India. Firecrackers are being illegally manufactured in houses and open fields, capable of triggering huge fires and explosions.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm JSW steel-plant project in West Bengal on scheduleUnfazed by the recent developments in West Bengal over the small car project of the Tatas, JSW Steel today made it clear that its Rs 35,000-crore steel project in Shalboni was on schedule andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm New telcos may get spectrum in Mumbai, Maharashtra, MP,KolkataWithin days of Delhi High Court giving clean chit to the government, the Department of Telecom is all set to allocate start-up spectrum to new players in four more circles of Maharashtra, Mumbai,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:11 pm 'PSU with over Rs 1cr capital can be evicted from rented premises'The Supreme Court has held that government companies having a total paid up share capital of more than Rs 1 crore are not entitled to protection from eviction in Maharashtra.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm CII welcomes currency futures trading, opposes STTIndustry chamber CII today said the introduction of currency futures trading in the country will bridge the missing markets in India, but opposed any move to impose Securities Transaction TaxSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2008 | 11:59 am Pakistani coalition wrangles over president, judgesISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling coalition parties wrangled over the presidency and deposed judges on Sunday, continuing infighting critics say keeps them from tackling rising militant violence and a sagging economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 11:04 am Orissa announces judicial probe into murder of VHP leaders - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 10:07 am Indian libraries should go for global tie-up: Pratibha - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 8:57 am Thousands protest land seizure for Nano carKOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters surrounded a factory building what is billed as the world's cheapest car, the Nano, in the biggest demonstration yet against seizure of farmland for industry in West Bengal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 8:49 am Architect shot dead in PatnaThree men on a motorcycle shot dead an architect in the Bihar capital, apparently over a property row, the police said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am Maoists kill Hindus over Christian conversionsBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Suspected Maoists killed a senior Hindu leader and four others in Orissa, an attack that police said may be linked to a controversy over religious conversions in the area.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 6:54 am Indefinite curfew imposed in Kashmir ValleyIndefinite curfew was imposed in all 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley early Sunday and several separatist leaders were placed under house arrest in a bid to disallow a march to the city centre Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:31 am Two releases on a day, but Kay Kay wasn't nervousKay Kay Menon, who has proven his mettle in different genres, had two releases on the same day this week - 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' and 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'. But the actor says that he was far from nervous on D-day.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:31 am Cultures shouldn't become globalised mush: Titanic composerBritish music arranger-composer John Altman, known for his work in films like 'Titanic' and 'Shall We Dance', has just scored for a Malayalam movie, but says it is important to preserve the diversity of sounds all over the world.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:30 am Karimullah forced to leave Pak: Sources - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:04 am Put on hold activities, Jehad Council tells militantsSRINAGAR: The United Jehad Council on Saturday asked militants to put on hold their activities in the Kashmir Valley. This comes in the wake of heightened demands for “Azadi.” Kashmir News Service, a local news agency quoted ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Thailand disputes report on kingForbes report on his wealth is held "inaccurate and inconsistent”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am “Dowry cruelty conviction possible without specific charge”NEW DELHI: Courts can convict an accused for dowry harassment and cruelty even if there is no specific charge of that offence, the Supreme Court has held. A Bench consisting of Justices Altamas Kabir and G.S. Singhvi said: ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Audikeshavulu made TTD chairmanHYDERABAD: In a dramatic development, the State government on Saturday appointed D. K. Audikeshavulu Naidu, who was expelled from the Telugu Desam Party as the chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). He will be sworn in as ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Hopes brighten for solutionDiversion of land to Amarnath Shrine Board for yatra period mootedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am CPI(M) to form alternative to Congress, BJP in Tamil NaduSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am 7 more militants killed in encounterSrinagar: Seven more militants were killed on Saturday in an encounter with security forces, which entered its second day, in the Machhil sector of Kupwara district. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Volvo gifts Bindra a luxury sedanCHANDIGARH: Abhinav Bindra, who won an Olympic gold in the Beijing Games, has been gifted a Volvo sedan by the car maker.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Nuclear deal fate ‘uncertain’Vienna: One day after the Nuclear Suppliers Group failed to take a decision on an American proposal to grant India a waiver from its export guidelines, Indian officials acknowledged that the expected push to amend the draft waiver made the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am JD (U) leader among two shot deadDhanbad (Jharkhand): Janata Dal (United) Dhanbad district committee vice-president Manoj Kumar Singh and one of his friends were shot dead by unidentified desperadoes at Bhumi Bank More here on Saturday. The two were travelling in a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am
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