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Briefly Business

Friday 6 November '09

Global metal and mining major Vedanta Resources on Thursday reported a 46.2 per cent decline in profit at $188.2 million for the...
AROUND TOWN

Friday 6 November '09

NDPL announced on Monday the acquisition of the zero-polluting electric car Reva which has been inducted in the breakdown and maintenance fleet of vehicles in its network....
Workers in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve wait for their dues

Thursday 5 November '09

The Uttar Pradesh government has allegedly not paid daily wages to over 250 workers in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve for the last seven months.
Maya statues: Apex court lets off chief secretary

Thursday 5 November '09

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta appeared in the Supreme Court on Wednesday to tender an apology for allegedly violating its orders on the construction of statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and other Dalit leaders.
Govt asks Centre to ban sugar import

Thursday 5 November '09

The state government today asked the Centre to ban the import and transportation of duty-free raw sugar in UP.
NRI child avoids father, tells SC wants to stay with mother

Thursday 5 November '09

Aditya Chandra, the seven-year-old son of an estranged NRI couple engaged in a legal battle for his custody....
Chaiyya Chaiyya train loses steam

Thursday 5 November '09

The Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) train of Chaiyya Chaiyya fame will soon cease to chug as the good old steam engine is set to give way to diesel locomotives....
US lets Gen Fonseka leave without grilling him

Thursday 5 November '09

After “diplomatic endeavours”, the US has allowed Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka to leave the country without...
5 SIMI activists remanded in judicial custody

Thursday 5 November '09

Five SIMI activists, including two arrested in connection with the Ahmedabad serial blast case, were remanded in judicial custody till November 17 by a Bhopal court on Wednesday.
Paine escapes surgery, week’s rest for Lee

Thursday 5 November '09

Injury-ravaged Australia heaved a sigh of relief with pacer Brett Lee expected to resume bowling next week and wicket-keeper Tim Paine...
Mary Kom, Kavita win gold at Asian indoor meet

Thursday 5 November '09

Four-time world champion MC Mary Kom staved off a stiff resistance from local pugilist Hoa Nguyen Thi to win the 46 kg title as India...
Indian women enter Asia Cup last four

Thursday 5 November '09

India stormed into the semi-finals of the seventh women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament after holding Malaysia to a 1-1 draw in their last Group A match here on Wednesday.
PC caught in row as Jamiat speaks out against Vande Mataram

Wednesday 4 November '09

On a day that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram was attending, the 30th general session of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind on Tuesday...
Nepal Maoists admit ‘full support’ to Indian comrades

Wednesday 4 November '09

After being in denial mode for months, the Nepalese Maoists have said they are extending “full support and cooperation” to the Naxalites in India...
Rukhsana wants to leave unsafe home, seeks job

Wednesday 4 November '09

Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Rukhsana Kausar on Tuesday demanded a permanent government job, ideally in a...
TN CM demands residential status for refugees

Wednesday 4 November '09

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday asked the Centre to grant permanent residential status to 1.6 lakh Sri Lankan Tamil refugees residing in the state.
AMU students drop demand to remove V-C

Wednesday 4 November '09

Students of Aligarh Muslim University protesting the closure of their campus on Tuesday...
PC caught in row as Jamiat speaks out against Vande Mataram

Wednesday 4 November '09

On a day that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram was attending, the 30th general session of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind on Tuesday sparked off a controversy when one of the 25 resolutions passed by it asked Muslims not to recite the Vande Mataram...
Under fire, PPP junks law to shield Zardari in corruption cases

Wednesday 4 November '09

Political pressure has forced the ruling PPP to abandon a move to get Parliament to endorse a controversial law that scrapped graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
A drug which can ‘kill’ leukaemia

Wednesday 4 November '09

In a major breakthrough, European scientists claim to have discovered a new drug which can cure leukaemia or blood cancer.
Blond Sarkozy ‘posed for advertisement at 12’

Wednesday 4 November '09

Carla Bruni is not the only former model in the Elysee Palace. Even her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, posed for advertisements when he was a boy.
CM promises help for cricketer Avik’s treatment

Wednesday 4 November '09

Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today promised help to Bengal cricketer Avik Chowdhury for advanced treatment of his injuries suffered in a car accident last month.
IAEA chief regrets Iraq and N Korea

Wednesday 4 November '09

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohammed ElBaradei has asked Iran to respond swiftly to the offer made by...
Gas dispute: For a change, RIL, RNRL on the same side

Wednesday 4 November '09

Mukesh Ambani Group firm RIL and Anil Ambani’s RNRL on Tuesday joined hands to oppose the plea of a shareholder in both the companies...
India hold China, move closer to semi-finals

Wednesday 4 November '09

India produced an all-round show to hold formidable China 1-1 in their penultimate Group A match and move closer to the semi-finals...
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