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Tendulkar to lead Mumbai Indians in IPL Posted: 08 Mar 2008 06:33 AM CST Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was Saturday named captain of the Mukesh Ambani-owned Mumbai IPL team which has been christened 'Mumbai Indians Team'.

Jayalalitha turns to poetry on International Women's Day Posted: 08 Mar 2008 02:31 AM CST AIADMK chief J. Jayalalitha turned to poetry to urge for women's empowerment in her message on International Women's Day Saturday.

Budget blues and global cues hit Indian stocks hard Posted: 08 Mar 2008 04:01 AM CST The Indian equities market was battered by weak global market and budget blues this week. The hike in short term capital gains tax in the 2008-09 budget did not go well with the capital market at all.

Nation wrote off its debt to farmers: Chidambaram Posted: 08 Mar 2008 06:31 AM CST The fear of losing farmers to other vocations was one of the underlying factors that prompted the central government to waive Rs.600 billion ($15 billion) worth of loans to the agriculture sector, which is already facing low growth and stagnating productivity, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said here Saturday.

Reliance Retail opens "iStore" in Hyderabad Posted: 07 Mar 2008 11:55 PM CST Reliance Retail today opens doors to one more of its Retail formats, the 'iStore', at Shop No.1C, Grd. Floor, Ashoka Metropolitan Mall, Rd. No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. This format is an offering from Reliance Digital, the consumer durable information technology arm of Reliance Retail

Indian cinema is becoming more real: Preity Zinta Posted: 08 Mar 2008 09:33 AM CST Actor Preity Zinta believes Indian cinema has changed for the better with Bollywood dream merchants becoming more experimental and films offering a higher quotient of reality to ring in box office collections.

Congress strike hits life in Chhattisgarh Posted: 08 Mar 2008 05:30 AM CST A daylong strike in Chhattisgarh Saturday called by the opposition Congress party to protest allegedly derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi hit normal life but was largely peaceful.

In father's footsteps, Didi scripts new Malayalam film Posted: 08 Mar 2008 07:31 AM CST Didi Damodaran, daughter of famous Malayalam scriptwriter T. Damodaran, has completed her first script for a Malayalam film to be directed by award-winning director Jairaj.

Women must chalk out strategies to get their due: Kiran Bedi Posted: 08 Mar 2008 06:31 AM CST In a world where men wrote the rules, women need to see they are included in every sphere of life as equal partners, said Kiran Bedi, former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, here Saturday.

Gujarat blames centre for power woes Posted: 08 Mar 2008 06:33 AM CST The Gujarat government blamed the central government Saturday for adopting a fuel price mechanism which has led to a steep rise in power rates and a crippling effect on industrial production in the state.

Williams sisters get in the crowd Posted: 08 Mar 2008 07:31 AM CST At last there was a sizeable crowd at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Stadium here to watch the Bangalore Open.

Government to use NSG card with Left to save n-deal Posted: 07 Mar 2008 10:30 PM CST With the Left setting a March 15 deadline for a decision on the future of the nuclear deal, the government is making a last-ditch effort to persuade its allies to clear the IAEA pact which is nearly complete and allow India's case for global civil nuclear commerce to go to the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

'Black and amp; White' is well crafted and finely written Posted: 08 Mar 2008 03:01 AM CST Film: 'Black and amp; White'; Cast: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Anuraag Sinha, Aditi Sharma, Habib Tanvir; Director: Subhash Ghai; Rating: ***

India's Advani, Sethi, Rupesh for Asian billiards Posted: 08 Mar 2008 04:31 AM CST Multiple world title-winning cueists Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi along with Rupesh Shah will represent India at the seventh Asian Billiards Championships in Yangon, Myanmar, starting April 5, it was announced here Saturday.

Tendulkar: It will be fun opening with Jayasuriya in IPL Posted: 08 Mar 2008 09:31 AM CST 'I will be opening for the coming match, and it will be with Sanath Jayasuriya, with whom I had last opened in 1998, while playing at Lords. It will be fun,' enthused Sachin Tendulkar, who on Saturday was named captain of the Mumbai Indians in the DLF Indian Premier League.

Patty Schnyder reaches Bangalore Open final Posted: 08 Mar 2008 10:30 AM CST Fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland halted giant-killer Chinese Zi Yan's dream run, beating her in straight sets to reach the final of the $600,000 Bangalore Open here Saturday.

Janata Dal-Secular rebels join Congress Posted: 08 Mar 2008 09:32 AM CST Former Karnataka deputy chief minister and rebel Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader M.P. Prakash Saturday joined the Congress giving the party a much-needed prominent representative from the influential Lingayat community.

Maharashtra woman scientist shows way to rural health Posted: 08 Mar 2008 07:32 AM CST She completed her master's degrees in public health from the US-based Johns Hopkins University and returned to her home district, Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, to serve tribal women and reduce a whopping infant mortality rate there.

Hands chopped off in Pune, traumatised hawker returns to Bihar Posted: 07 Mar 2008 10:30 PM CST Shri Kishun Singh lies traumatised in a hospital bed in Bihar. For the last 10 years, he was a food hawker on Pune's streets, but last month Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists chopped off both his hands.

Women scientists have instinct to work selflessly: president Posted: 08 Mar 2008 04:30 AM CST Lauding the role of women scientists in the country, President Pratibha Patil Saturday said they have the instinct to create, to nurture and to work selflessly with dedication.

Bhavna Talwar to direct Pankaj Kapoor again Posted: 08 Mar 2008 02:00 AM CST Young filmmaker Bhavna Talwar has embarked on her second directorial venture after 'Dharam', the stunning chronicle of a priest's journey from ritualism to reality that was feted in the international festival circuits.

Serena wins Williams sisters' battle in Bangalore Open Posted: 08 Mar 2008 12:00 PM CST Third seed Serena Williams had the last laugh in a thrilling Williams sisters' clash, edging past Venus in three sets to set up a final encounter against fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the $600,000 Canara Bank Bangalore Open here Saturday.

BJP makes revival bid in Uttar Pradesh Posted: 08 Mar 2008 09:32 AM CST A two-day meet of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh state executive commenced here Saturday, aiming to infuse new life into its rank and file in India's most populous state.

Fractured mandate in Nagaland, non-Congress parties have edge Posted: 08 Mar 2008 10:30 AM CST Nagaland is heading for a hung assembly with the Nagaland People's Front (NPF) having a slight edge over the Congress to form the next government, according to election results and trends declared by late Saturday.

All women flight on International Women's Day Posted: 08 Mar 2008 10:00 AM CST On the occasion of the International Woman's Day, an all women-operated Air India flight left Chennai Saturday for Colombo.

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