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Reliance Industries Q2 net up 7.4 %Reliance Industries said its second quarter net profit grew by 7.4 per cent to Rs 4,122 crore, while revenue rose by 39.4 per cent primarily due to higher crude prices.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:23 pm At least 25 killed in Rajasthan fireworks blastNEW DELHI (Reuters) - An accidental explosion ripped through an illegal fireworks factory in Rajasthan, killing at least 25 people, including 12 children, just days before Diwali.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:06 pm FII net sales at Rs 812cr, DII net buy at Rs 620crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 811.69 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:05 pm UTI MF launches UTI-Wealth Builder Fund-Series IIUTI Mutual Fund today launched its unique scheme, "UTI Wealth Builder Fund-Series II" which combines the benefits of both equity and gold.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:01 pm 'All is not well in Indian industry'The Indian industry is not totally insulated from the global financial crisis, which will have serious implications on the national economy, say industry leaders.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm Langer to join Gilly for All Stars T20 matchFormer Test batsman Justin Langer has agreed to play under Adam Gilchrist for the All Stars' team in a Twenty20 match against ACA Masters in Brisbane, Nov 20.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:59 pm Australia studies Zaheer in slow-motionAustralia coach Tim Nielsen is making the Australian pacers watch the Indian seamer in slow-motion and learn the craft.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:54 pm No commitments on fuel price cut: Deora"I have not said that we will next week decide on reducing prices.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:53 pm Pak court lifts life ban and fine on MalikA civil court in Lahore on Thursday lifted the life ban as well as the fine imposed on former Pakistan captain Salim Malik for his alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:53 pm Omar crticises separatists for poll boycottCriticising separatists for giving a call for poll boycott in the Kashmir Valley, the National Conference said the hardliners should not "use gun" to enforce their call during the electionsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:52 pm Banks should lend aggressively: FMFinance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram today said there was adequate liquidity in the banking system and he has advised banks to lend aggressively.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:52 pm No bailout to any airline; only deferment of payment: PatelUnder attack from MPs for offering relief to private airlines at the "cost of common man", the government today denied that any financial bailout package has been given to anySource: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:52 pm FIIs' stock lending activity to end: FMGovernment today said lending of stocks by FIIs to overseas entities, a transaction equivalent to short-selling, is likely to stop in the next few days following directions from market regulatorSource: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:52 pm Rajasthan Royals launches fan clubRajasthan Royals are trying to increase their fan base and the franchise has launched an exclusive membership programme.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:52 pm Inflation still high: FMThe government today said inflation was still high at 11.07%, although it has been sliding for four weeks in a row, and hoped that prices would ease taking a cue from the dip in global crude andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:52 pm Did Congress script delay in Raj's arrest? - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:51 pm RBI: to react swiftly for financial stabilityMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday it was closely monitoring financial market developments and would respond swiftly and pre-emptively to adverse external developments that could affect financial and price stability.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:48 pm Protests hit tea, tourism in DarjeelingKOLKATA (Reuters) - Fresh protests for a separate state in the country's famous Darjeeling hills are threatening its tea and tourism industries, traders said, as the Gorkha community continues to press its demand for autonomy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:44 pm Obama wants to reach out Pakistani peopleBarack Obama says he will reach out to the Pakistani people to build a lasting relationship, rather than look for temporary alliances with their government.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:42 pm 'Nepal Police harassing operators with Indian number plates'Police in Nepal have been accused of harassing people operating vehicles with Indian number plates in the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:40 pm Physically challenged minor boy sodomised by 2 youth2 delinquent youths in their early twenties identified as Ghona Singh and Bitto sodomised a minor and physically challenged boy living in their neighborhood.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:39 pm Kashmir separatist leaders held - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:38 pm Rs 300 crore proposal for modernisation of ITBP - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:36 pm Inflation drops to 11.07%Inflation declined to 11.07 per cent for the week ended October 11 from 11.44 per cent in the previous week.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:32 pm Gulf kingpins likely to resist big Opec cuts: analystsOpec kingpin Saudi Arabia and its Gulf partners are likely to resist demands for a big cut in oil output amid fears of a crippling global economic downturn, analystsSource: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:31 pm Vijaya Bank Q2 net profits dip by 24%Vijaya Bank has reported a dip of 24.10% in its net profit at Rs 79.88 cr in the quarter ended by September 30, 2008 as against Rs 105.25 cr in the corresponding quarter lastSource: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:29 pm MPs demand ban on Hindu groups over blastsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Parliament witnessed noisy scenes on Thursday after a group of lawmakers demanded a ban on a Hindu group suspected of involvement in two bomb blasts last month, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:26 pm Emotional Chatterjee appeals for respect, order in Lok Sabha - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:14 pm Prez inaugurates Meghalaya`s second airport - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Vaiko arrested for pro-LTTE speeches - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am Centre practising double standards: CPI(M) - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Pakistan court lifts life ban on Malik - lawyerKARACHI (Reuters) - A court has lifted the life ban imposed on former Pakistan captain Salim Malik for alleged involvement in match fixing, his lawyer said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 10:28 am Largest campaign asks world to fulfil commitments to poor - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 10:22 am Congress gears up for Delhi polls - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 10:20 am India to decide on fuel prices in a week - DeoraNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is watching the price of crude oil and will decide in a week if fuel prices should be cut, Oil Minister Murli Deora told parliament on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Migrant violence unabated in BiharPATNA (Reuters) - Protesters in Bihar torched trains and ransacked stations for a fourth day on Thursday in retaliation for attacks on migrants in western India, ignoring an appeal for calm by the chief minister.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 10:15 am Bihar students backlash disrupts train services - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:44 am Raj Thackeray moves from one police station to another] has literally found himself in a 'legal soup', as he started his day on Thursday by attending various police stations in Mumbai.Thackeray was released on bail on Wednesday by a Kalyan court in a rio...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:13 am Brinda Karat raises a storm in Rajya SabhaCommunist Party of India-Marxist leader Brinda Karat was in the firing line in Rajya Sabha on Thursday when she dubbed the entire Hindu community as fundamentalist. Members of the Bharatiya Janata Par...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:13 am Raj Thackeray exempted from appearing in Mumbai court] was on Thursday exempted from appearing in the Vikhroli metropolitan magistrate court following a plea filed by his lawyer.Sameer Nagare filed a plea in this regard in the court on Thursday stating ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:13 am Govt to announce cut in fuel prices next weekIn what could be a Diwali giftfor the common man, government on Thursday said in the Lok Sabha that an announcement on reduction of fuel prices will be made within a week, keeping in view the falling ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:10 am Firecracker explosion in Bharatpur, 19 deadAt least 19 people were killed and several injured in a firecracker explosion in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan on Wednesday night.The explosion took place in a house of a firecracker maker in the De...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:10 am Singh concludes visit to Japan on upbeat mood, flies to ChinaPrime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday wound up his visit to Japan after qualitatively upgrading India's strategic and economic ties with Japan with a landmark security cooperation agreement and a ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:10 am No plan to ban small cars to ease traffic woes in big citiesGovernment on Thursday ruled out banning small cars to ease traffic problem in big cities andsaid it was instead focusing on augmenting the public transport system."I don't think I can do that,&q...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:10 am Police claim to crack Malegaon blasts caseThe Maharashtra ATS has claimed a breakthrough in the Malegaon blast of 29th September. They claim that they have evidence that Hindu groups were involved in the blast.Police sources say they have tak...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:10 am Currency losses hit 2 outsourcing firms in IndiaMUMBAI -- Volatile currency markets may have done more damage to two of India's largest outsourcing firms than waning business from Wall Street did.Profits at Wipro and Tata Consultancy Service, Indi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:08 am Indian equities markets continue to shed valueWith Argentina joining the growing list of countries hit by the global financial tsunami and weak global cues, Indian equities markets continued to shed value Thursday and a key equities index dipped below the psychologically important 10,000 mark mid-afternoon.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Chandrayaan may help find whether Moon was theLondon, Oct 23 : Scientists are hoping that India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission will help solve the riddle of whether the Moon is an alien body that collided with the Earth, or is part of the Earth that was broken off after a collision with another body.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Police arrest Kashmiri separatist leader Malik over anti-poll rallySRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police arrested Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in an overnight raid after he led a rally urging people to boycott forthcoming state elections in the disputed Himalayan region, police said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 7:39 am Are showstoppers really required on the ramp?Roping in Bollywood celebrities as showstoppers may be the general trend in fashion shows, but a majority of designers opine that a celebrity's presence on the ramp show displays a designer's lack of confidence in his creations.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 7:32 am India's inflation falls further to 11.07 percentIndia's annual rate of inflation, based on official wholesale price index, fell further to 11.07 percent for the week ended Oct 11, due to a 0.8 percent decline over the previous week in prices of primary articles.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 7:31 am Ex-colleague confesses to killing Reliance executiveA former employee of Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) was arrested Thursday, eight days after the alleged killing of the company's employee, Anandita Goswami-Mishra, said a high-ranking police official.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 7:31 am Delhi named best state for e-governance by DataquestIndia's national capital has been declared the best e-governed state in the country by leading technology magazine Dataquest. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit received the award from Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah at a gala event here late Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 6:00 am Indian equities open lower again on weak global cuesIndian equities opened sharply lower once again Thursday on weak global cues, notwithstanding some measures announced by the central bank a day earlier to help the corporate sector raise more funds from overseas.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 5:31 am IIM students launch portal to help new consultantsInterested in a career in business consultancy, but don't know where to begin? Well, for starters, you could log on to www.learn2consult.com, a portal launched by three students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 5:00 am Indian aviation students now bank on international carriersCost-cutting steps of leading Indian domestic airlines are forcing students in private aviation institutes that impart training for airhostesses and flight attendants to rely on international carriers and the hospitality industry for placements.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:32 am TV entertainment: Are new channels threatening old players?After the scheduled end of long-running serial 'Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thhi' Nov 10, a phase of fatigue on the 'idiot box' might also conclude, as newer channels like NDTV Imagine, 9x and Colors are bringing more variety and meaning in their content for viewers.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am Boy killed in violence, Raj Thackeray freeMUMBAI (Reuters) - A 10-year-old boy was killed when police opened fire on protesters in Bihar on Wednesday, officials said, as rioters set trains alight and blocked roads in retaliation for attacks on migrants in the west of the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2008 | 3:35 am Title trouble for Harman Baweja's 'James and amp; Bond'?After the debacle of the futuristic mega-spectacle 'Love Story 2050', Harry Baweja has resurfaced to make a comedy with son Harman called 'James and amp; Bond', but it may not be that easy to get the title so closely linked to the '007' franchise.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 2:30 am Priyanka should not have visited Nalini: Jayalalitha!Describing the petition of Nalini, one of the prime accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking a premature release as an "act challenging the country`s sovereignty", AIDMK Chief Jayalalitha, at a rally in Rameswaram criticised Rajiv Gandhi`s daughter Priyanka for calling on her (Nalini) at Vellore prison.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am SC rejects Vikas Yadav`s plea on Katara case appeal in HC!Vikas Yadav, son of Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, sentenced to life imprisonment in the Nitish Katara murder case on Wednesday suffered a setback with the Supreme Court rejecting his plea for transferring the appeal proceedings to any High Court outside Delhi.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am Eastern Rly cancels 12 trains due agitation by students!Eastern Railway on Wednesday cancelled 12 trains running through Bihar, including the Howrah and Sealdah Rajdhani Express, owing to the student agitation in the state over the recent assault on railway recruitment examinees in Mumbai.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am German rape case: Mother gives nod for daughter`s medical !The German mother on Wednesday gave her written consent for the medical examination of her minor daughter, who was allegedly raped by Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserratte`s son, Rohit.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am Media should not reveal identity of minor rape victims: Court!Goa Children`s court on Wednesday advised the media to abstain from publishing the name of minor victims of rape.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am SP announces first list for Delhi Assembly polls!The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday announced its first list of candidates for the next month`s Delhi Assembly elections.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am I am disappointed over SC judgement: Archbishop!Noting that he was "disappointed" over the Supreme Court declining to hand over the nun rape case to CBI, the Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on Wednesday said they were not interested in filing a review petition in the apex court.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am Delhi blasts accused approach HC against police custody!The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Centre and Delhi Police on a plea filed by family members of suspected terrorists, allegedly involved in last month`s serial bomb blasts in the city, seeking to quash a trial court`s order sending them to police custody till October 27.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am 24 drown in Bihar boat mishap!Twenty four women were drowned when an overcrowded boat capsized in Khagaria on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am Court for body to regulate Muslim marriagesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Sensitising government, a challenge for ICDSAnganwadis have untidy storage bins and inadequate or no supply of Vitamin A tablets, says VijayakumarSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Court: no need to transfer probe from Orissa policeNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application from the Archbishop of Cuttack, Raphael Cheenath, for a CBI probe into the rape of a nun, working at K. Nuagaon in Orissa, by a mob on August 25. A Bench consisting of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Interim bail for Raj ThackerayMNS leader still faces many casesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am McCain, Obama moulds at Madame TussaudsLONDON: Madame Tussauds Studios has put on display clay head moulds of U.S. presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka has assured Tamils’ safety: PranabNEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has assured India that the safety and well-being of the Tamil community in that country will be taken care of and Basil Rajapaksa, Senior Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, will visit New Delhi ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am VHR supporters flay LagadapatiHYDERABAD: There was no let up in the protest by the supporters of senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member V. Hanumantha Rao against Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal. The spat between the two leaders in Central Hall of Parliament ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am 7 public sector banks to be recapitalisedNew Delhi: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government would inject fresh capital into seven public sector banks to improve their financial health. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Anti-MNS men torch train in PatnaPATNA: Retaliating against attacks on north Indians by activists of Raj Thackeray’s MNS in Mumbai, angry students in Bihar torched a train, vandalised railway stations and blocked rail movement, prompting police to fire in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am No merit in Vikas’ appeal transfer plea: Supreme CourtArgument of media glare will not hold water: counsel for Neelam KataraSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am India chases China to moon with unmanned missionSRIHARIKOTA, India (Reuters) - India launched its first unmanned moon mission on Wednesday, joining the Asian space race in the footsteps of rival China and reinforcing its claim to be considered a global power.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2008 | 1:37 pm
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