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Sri Lanka's SOS to Pakistan for urgent arms supplies

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 01:32 AM CDT

Faced with stiff resistance from Tamil Tiger guerrillas, Sri Lanka has ordered emergency military supplies from Pakistan, according to official sources here.

Preity Zinta hurt at IPL launch

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 02:01 AM CDT

Actress Preity Zinta, co-owner of the Indian Premier League's Mohali team, suffered a minor injury during its formal launch in Mohali, on the outskirts of Chandigarh.

Superstar in trouble for wearing police uniform

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 03:32 AM CDT

Superstar of Malayalam cinema Suresh Gopi is caught in a legal tangle for wearing a police uniform while attending a public function recently to launch community policing in Kerala.

Climate change will affect pregnancies in coastal India

Posted: 01 Apr 2008 11:33 PM CDT

A rise in sea levels due to global warming will force people in India's coastal areas to drink salty water, thus affecting pregnant women and their unborn children, says a scientist associated with the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Citibank launches services for expatriate Indians

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 09:01 AM CDT

Global financing major Citibank Wednesday launched services for the expatriate communities in India.

I will make my mother watch my new movie: Esha Deol

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 01:33 AM CDT

Actress Esha Deol, who has played a loud Tamilian in the comedy 'One Two Three', has one regret - that her mother Hema Malini, a true-blue Tamilian, was not around to watch her recently released comic caper.

Infosys bags Boeing excellence award

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:03 PM CDT

India's leading IT firm Infosys Technologies has bagged the performance excellence award from global aerospace major Boeing for 2007.

Jet, Kingfisher hike fares, Air India to follow

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 08:01 AM CDT

Leading private carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have decided to increase their domestic air fares and Air India too is expected to follow the suit, thanks to an increase in aviation fuel prices, airline sources said Wednesday.

BEML records 16 percent growth in turnover

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 09:30 AM CDT

Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) posted turnover of Rs.30.05 billion for fiscal 2007-08, registering year-on-year (YoY) growth of 16 percent over 2007 at Rs.26.01 billion, state-run defence enterprise announced here Wednesday.

Want a day's vacation? Try flexi-holidays

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:00 AM CDT

Young, upwardly mobile professionals in India are hard-pressed for time, but that shouldn't stop them from indulging in 'flexi-holidays' - short breaks that last for a day or even half and customised by tour operators.

Bhansali has no plans for his next film

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 07:30 AM CDT

Premature reports on his next project have director Sanjay Bhansali flabbergasted and irked.

India talks trade with Myanmar, seeks early political reforms

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:31 PM CDT

India and Myanmar Wednesday discussed ways to increase connectivity and opening more border points between them, even as New Delhi urged the junta to expedite political reforms and make these more broad-based to include imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Sports schedule for April 2, 2008

Posted: 01 Apr 2008 11:31 PM CDT

Following is the Sports schedule for April 2, 2008

IFC approves $250 mn for Idea Cellular

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 05:30 AM CDT

International Finance Corporation, (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank, has approved a $250 million loan for Idea Cellular Ltd of the Aditya Birla group.

Hollywood now outsources to India for visual effects

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 01:32 AM CDT

Ever since 'The Golden Compass' won an Oscar this year, the Indian animation and visual effects sector is going places. More Hollywood movies are being outsourced to the country for visual effects.

Bachchan concerts to feature Saif Ali Khan and Madhuri Dixit

Posted: 01 Apr 2008 11:32 PM CDT

The 'Unforgettable' concerts in July that will see the Bachchan clan of Bollywood perform live across Europe and United States has new glamour quotient.

Key Indian stock index surges 500 points on opening

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:01 AM CDT

The Indian equities market opened Wednesday with a huge positive gap in line with its global peers. Realty and banking stocks registered gains in initial trade.

Stakeholders urge steel industry against price hike

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:02 PM CDT

Representatives of the forging and construction industries and small and medium sized units Wednesday urged steel manufacturers not to resort to steep price hikes.

East Bengal to play Tottenham Hotspur in exhibition match

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 03:32 AM CDT

English football clubs have found a new market in India and to explore the new avenue, Tottenham Hotspur will take on Kolkata giants East Bengal in an exhibition match May 18.

One killed, 35 hurt as school bus overturns in Ahmedabad

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:00 AM CDT

A 13-year-old girl from the Delhi Public School (DPS) here was killed and 35 injured Wednesday morning when their bus overturned while trying to overtake a truck. Four of the children are seriously injured.

M and amp;M, ICICI Venture consortium to acquire Italian firm

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Auto major Mahindra and amp; Mahindra in collaboration with ICICI Venture Funds Management Ltd has decided to acquire 100 percent stake in leading Italian gear manufacturer Metalcastello Spa, it was announced Wednesday.

Tikait rises again on the political horizon

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 05:01 AM CDT

In 1988, urban India for the first time witnessed the might of Jat peasant leader Mahendra Singh Tikait when he filled the expansive India Gate lawns of the capital with thousands of his supporters from western Uttar Pradesh. And it was not just a one-day show of strength.

Intel unveils Atom processors for mobile devices

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:01 PM CDT

Global chip major Intel Corporation has launched five small processors under Atom trademark for mobile Internet devices and Centrino Atom chip for embedded computing solutions, the company said Wednesday.

Indian equities market sheds most of its early morning gains

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 03:30 AM CDT

The Indian equities market shed most of its initial gains by early Wednesday afternoon but was still over 250 points ahead of its previous close.

Sports schedule for April 2, 2008

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:30 AM CDT

Following is the Sports schedule for April 2, 2008