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Karunanidhi urges Centre to save fishermen from Lankan navy Posted: 10 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Sunday wrote to the central government urging it to negotiate with neighbouring Sri Lanka on behalf of Indian fishermen.

Sri Lanka has highest inflation in South, Southeast Asia Posted: 09 Feb 2008 11:31 PM CST The inflation rate in Sri Lanka has been reaching dizzying heights lately. It was 21.6 percent on an average in 2007. In November it touched an all-time high of 26.2 percent.

Use Bollywood actors for diplomacy: Canadian expert Posted: 09 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST Angelina Jolie, Bono, George Clooney...and closer home Arundhati Roy, Shabana Azmi, Amitabh Bacchan - celebrities all and activists too.

Thousands throng to pay homage to Mahesh Yogi Posted: 10 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST Thousands of followers and admirers of the icon of transcendental meditation swarmed Sunday at the Maharishi Ved Vidyapeeth here to pay their homage to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who died at his spiritual headquarters in the Netherlands last week.

India beat Uzbekistan to win Davis Cup tie Posted: 10 Feb 2008 04:30 AM CST Prakash Amritraj defeated Uzbekistan's Farrukh Dustov 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the deciding reverse singles match to help India clinch the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tennis tie 3-2 here Sunday.

Why Mumbai cinemas prefer Bhojpuri movies? Posted: 10 Feb 2008 01:30 AM CST Supporters of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray may attack theatres showing Bhojpuri films but there are good business reasons why theatre owners prefer Bhojpuri movies to Marathi ones.

Zylog to offer Internet voice services Posted: 10 Feb 2008 04:31 AM CST City-based software services company Zylog Systems Ltd will soon offer voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) services by partnering with a leading US company.

India, Russia can check global financial crisis: Assocham Posted: 10 Feb 2008 03:00 AM CST Leaders of Indian industry have suggested that India and Russia, along with Brazil and China, can jointly address the slowdown of the global economy.

Gujarat small industries happy over de-reservation move Posted: 10 Feb 2008 06:00 AM CST The union government's decision last week to retain only 35 items on the exclusive list reserved for the small-scale industry (SSI) seems to have gone down well with the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Gujarat.

Chowrasia wins inaugural Indian Masters golf title Posted: 10 Feb 2008 06:00 AM CST India's Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia won the inaugural $2.5 million EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters by two stroke at the par-72 Lodhi Course Delhi Golf Club here Sunday.

Power outages to continue at Delhi airport Posted: 10 Feb 2008 04:00 AM CST Power outages like the one that shut runway lights at the Indira Gandhi International airport Friday may continue till it gets electric supply directly from the main grid, an airport official said Sunday.

Rajput group protests against 'Jodhaa Akbar' Posted: 10 Feb 2008 06:00 AM CST Activists of a Rajput organisation Sunday staged noisy demonstrations outside a cinema hall here, shouting slogans and brandishing swords, taking a stern stand against the screening of Ashutosh Gowariker's film 'Jodhaa Akbar'.

India, Russia trade can touch $20 billion by 2015: Ficci Posted: 10 Feb 2008 04:00 AM CST Trade between India and Russia has the potential to touch $10 billion by 2010 and $20 billion by 2015 if issues such as high credit risk and procedural hassles are addressed, said an industry survey.

Sarat Kumar also gets into political business Posted: 10 Feb 2008 04:01 AM CST Fifty-four-year-old 'supreme star' R. Sarat formally inaugurated the first conference of his political party near this temple town in Tamil Nadu Sunday in the company of his actor wife Radhika to the accompaniment of frenzied applause and traditional south Indian music.

`Goddesses' bags Golden Conch award at Mumbai festival Posted: 10 Feb 2008 06:31 AM CST Chennai-based producer Leena Manimekalai's documentary 'Goddesses' has won the Golden Conch for the Best Indian Documentary Film at the Mumbai International Film Festival-2008 (MIFF), which concluded here late Saturday night.

States failing on immunisation targets report polio cases Posted: 09 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST States that are failing to meet polio immunisation targets are the ones reporting the highest incidence of the disease in India. That's the message emerging from latest official data.

Aadesh gigs with Wyclef Jean, on cloud nine Posted: 10 Feb 2008 07:30 AM CST After his two back-to-back performances with Haitian musician Wyclef Jean, Bollywood composer Aadesh Shrivastava is on cloud nine.

Petrol hike unlikely before budget Posted: 10 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST Under pressure from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) constituents to avoid hard measures, the government is not likely to hike prices of petrol and other fuels, at least not until the budget, informed sources said Sunday.

Chandigarh Academy win in junior national hockey Posted: 10 Feb 2008 10:00 AM CST The Chandigarh Academy edged past Karnataka 2-1 in a hard-fought Group G match of the 4th Junior National Hockey Championship (under-18) here Sunday.

Keep it simple, ace golfer Els tells fans Posted: 09 Feb 2008 11:30 PM CST Keep it simple - that was message of world No. 4 golfer Ernie Els to his fans at the Delhi Golf Club here.

Actor Sarat Kumar seeks reservation for women in all fields Posted: 10 Feb 2008 10:01 AM CST Tamil actor Sarat Kumar inaugurated the first conference of his political party near here Sunday along with actor wife Radhika, carving a slightly different niche from the rest of Tamil Nadu's Dravidian flock.

I'm not disappointed by Oscar snub: Irrfan Khan Posted: 10 Feb 2008 12:00 AM CST US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair may be disappointed but her leading man Irrfan Khan is unperturbed by the fact that their movie 'The Namesake' has not been able to make it to the Oscar nomination list.

Prakash wanted Somdev to play had Bopanna won Posted: 10 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST Twenty-two-year-old Davis Cup debutant Somdev Dev Varman would have played the fifth rubber in the Asian-Oceania Zone Group I tie had Rohan Bopanna won his match against Uzbek No.1 Denis Istomin and sealed the tie Sunday.

Ranvir carries 'Mithya' with brilliance Posted: 10 Feb 2008 02:01 AM CST Film: 'Mithya'; Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Vinay Pathak, Irawati Harshe, Harsh Chhaya and Naseeruddin Shah; Director: Rajat Kapoor; Ratings: ***

Istomin stuns Bopanna, squares Davis Cup tie 2-2 Posted: 10 Feb 2008 04:01 AM CST Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin made a remarkable comeback to down India's Rohan Bopanna in a marathon five-setter and take the tie to the deciding singles rubber in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tennis here Sunday.

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