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Chennai bags Dhoni, Hyderabad Gilchrist in IPL auction Posted: 20 Feb 2008 02:00 AM CST India's one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was grabbed by the Chennai team for a whopping $1.5 million while outgoing Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist was bought by the Hyderabad franchise for $700,000 in the first round of the players' auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday.

ISB may set up another campus in Tirupati Posted: 19 Feb 2008 11:30 PM CST The Indian School of Business (ISB), which was recently ranked among the world's top-20 business schools by the Financial Times, may open its second campus at the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.

Wal-Mart to source IT expertise from India Posted: 20 Feb 2008 09:32 AM CST US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc Wednesday said it will continue to source technological expertise from India by working with the country's leading tech firms.

IPL auction is high drama: former board chief Posted: 20 Feb 2008 04:01 AM CST Former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Inderjit Singh Bindra termed Wednesday's auction of the players for the Indian Premier League (IPL) as high drama and wished it could be telecast live.

BJP panel to prepare for parliamentary polls Posted: 19 Feb 2008 10:31 PM CST Bracing for an early Lok Sabha election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed a panel of 15 senior leaders to select candidates for the next parliamentary battle that it reckons could be held later this year.

Australians big flavour at IPL auction Posted: 20 Feb 2008 05:02 AM CST Australians seem to be the big flavour in the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite all the controversies in recent times. Andrew Symonds, the man at the centre of the Sydney Test controversy last month, was the second player after Indian one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to cost more than one million dollars at Wednesday's player auction.

Celebrity IPL owners justify Indian cricketers' high rates Posted: 20 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Vijay Mallya, celebrity owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, Wednesday said it was natural that Indian players went for huge premiums as they were in a position to attract huge crowd to the playgrounds.

Abhishek, Aishwarya together again in Ratnam's next movie Posted: 20 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST After 'Guru', Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will team up again for Mani Ratnam's next venture. Based on real life characters, the movie will be an intense love story.

IPL auction: Shah Rukh grabs Ponting for $400,000 Posted: 20 Feb 2008 04:01 AM CST Australia captain Ricky Ponting and West Indian left-handed opener Chris Gayle were grabbed by Kolkata franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan in the third round of auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday.

Reliance Energy bags $1.5 bn Mumbai Trans-Harbour project Posted: 20 Feb 2008 11:01 AM CST Anil Ambani-led Reliance Energy Ltd-Hyundai consortium Wednesday won the coveted bid to construct $1.5 billion (Rs.60 billion) Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), scoring over his brother Mukesh Ambani.

Minority panel may get constitutional status in budget session Posted: 19 Feb 2008 11:00 PM CST The government is gearing up to confer constitutional status on the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) during parliament's budget session beginning Feb 25.

Birju Maharaj choreographs Tandav dance for 'Pranali...' Posted: 19 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST Legendary Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj has choreographed the Tandav dance for Harward Entertainments' first feature film 'Pranali - The Tradition', about the Devdasi tradition.

Reliance Energy wins Mumbai Trans Harbour Link bid Posted: 20 Feb 2008 04:02 AM CST Anil Ambani's Reliance Energy Ltd (REL) has scored over his brother Mukesh Ambani-promoted Sea King Infrastructure Ltd (SKIL) in winning a bid for the prestigious Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project, to be built at a cost of over Rs.40 billion ($1 billion).

Dhoni leads wicket-keeper's riot in IPL auction Posted: 20 Feb 2008 11:01 AM CST Led by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, wicket-keepers had a field day in the players' auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday.

Reliance Communications integrates its global initiatives Posted: 20 Feb 2008 07:01 AM CST Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications Ltd (RCL) Wednesday said it has integrated all its global initiatives under the umbrella brand of Reliance Globalcom.

Soap makers seek Rs.4 mn compensation from Dhoni Posted: 20 Feb 2008 10:01 AM CST Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL), the makers of Mysore Sandal soap, have sought Rs.4 million as compensation from India's One-Day International (ODI) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for dishonouring their contract.

Indian aviation to have latest safety management system Posted: 19 Feb 2008 11:30 PM CST Indian aviation is likely to adopt the internationally mandated Safety Management System (SMS) to mitigate risk and attain optimal operational safety by early 2009, said a top official.

Reliance Power wants allotment dues before bonus offer Posted: 20 Feb 2008 02:02 AM CST Anil Ambani promoted Reliance Power Ltd said Wednesday it wants shareholders to pay the balance amount due on allotted shares before it offers bonus shares.

Dhoni is most expensive with $1.5 million at IPL auction Posted: 20 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST India's Twenty20 World Championship-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was at $1.5 million the most expensive of the 77 cricketers auctioned for the maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday.

IPL Chennai, Hyderabad teams overshoot $5 mn budget cap Posted: 20 Feb 2008 01:00 PM CST India Cements-owned Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad overshot the maximum $5 million cap at the players' auction for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday.

List of auctioned cricketers and their prices Posted: 20 Feb 2008 01:00 PM CST Following is the full list of 75 cricketers, along with the prices, auctioned here Wednesday for the maiden Indian Premier League:

Budget should be easy on common man: Sonia Posted: 20 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday asked Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to keep the common man, women and farmers in mind while preparing the union budget, which will be presented in parliament Feb 29.

Budget should be pro-people: Sonia Posted: 20 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday asked Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to keep hardships faced by the common man, women and farmers in mind while preparing the budget, which will be presented Feb 29.

Chennai bags cream of players in IPL auction Posted: 20 Feb 2008 06:30 AM CST India Cements owned Chennai Super Kings have shelled out a whopping $1.5 million to bag India's One-Day and Twenty20 skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here Wednesday.

Two men from Kerala killed in Iraq attack Posted: 20 Feb 2008 11:01 AM CST Two people from Kerala working for a Kuwaiti firm in Iraq were killed in an attack in Iraq, according to reports reaching here.

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