PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. articles from April 2008

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Sonia's Decade in Politics.
April 1, 2008... Sonias Decade in Politics By Sunil Gatade April 1 (PTI Feature) -- It is not known whether Chak De India is a favourite movie of Sonia Gandhi. But it is certainly known that there has been a sort of resemblance between her and Kabir...

Goa, the Paradise Lost?
April 1, 2008... Goa, the Paradise Lost? By K S Shankar April 1 (PTI Feature) -- Famously known as the Peral of the Orient and a Tourist Paradise, Goa one of the favourite holiday destinations in the world, has been rocked with incidents of crime...

Sir Arthur C Clarke - The Visionary.
April 1, 2008... Sir Arthur C Clarke - The Visionary By G V Joshi April 1 (PTI Feature) -- Whenever you watch news transmitted by Doordarshan Delhi, from wherever you are in India through direct to home service (DTH) or any other cable company, or your...

Depicting a Terrorist on Celluloid.
April 1, 2008... Depicting a Terrorist on Celluloid By A C Tuli April 1 (PTI Feature) -- Normally, Bollywood filmmakers are happy making their usual masala flicks in which the storyline runs on a stereotypical pattern - song-anddance sequences...

HC orders Goa, Centre to take decision on SEZ within 6 weeks.
April 1, 2008... HC orders Goa, Centre to take decision on SEZ within 6 weeks Panaji, Mar 31 (PTI) -- Panaji Bench of Bombay High Court today ordered the State and Union Government to take decision on the status of the Special Economic Zone within six...

Govt scraps duty on crude edible oils to fight inflation.
April 1, 2008... Govt scraps duty on crude edible oils to fight inflation New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) -- The government today unveiled a slew of measures like abolishing import duty on all crude edible oils, including palm and soya, and banning export of...

Child stabs Bush to death on Hamas TV.
April 1, 2008... Child stabs Bush to death on Hamas TV Jerusalem, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A children's puppet show aired on Hamas TV has featured a child stabbing a hapless US President George Bush to death in revenge for American and Israel-led wars in West Asia...

Indian-origin scientist gets prestigious meteorology award Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A distinguished Indian-origin scientist has been awarded the prestigious International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize for his research on climate change and predictability.
April 1, 2008... SCIENTIST Indian-origin scientist gets prestigious meteorology award Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A distinguished Indian-origin scientist has been awarded the prestigious International Meteorological Organization (IMO)...

India urges inlt community to assist in improving road safety.
April 1, 2008... India urges inlt community to assist in improving road safety United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) -- India has called on the international community to provide assistance, including technical help, to the developing nations to improve road safety...

Sikhs file HR complaint against firm for hard hat policy.
April 1, 2008... Sikhs file HR complaint against firm for hard hat policy Toronto, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Two Sikhs have filed a human rights complaint against a sawmill firm in Canada saying its new hard hat policy is preventing them from returning to their jobs....

CHINA-HRW.
April 1, 2008... CHINA-HRW IOC flouting Olympic charter by ignoring Chinese crackdown:HRW Dharam Shourie New York, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Criticising the International Olympic Committee for its "refusal" to dissociate itself from "abuses" linked to the preparation...

UN calls on intl community to improve road safety.
April 1, 2008... UN calls on intl community to improve road safety United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) -- The United Nations has called on member States to support endeavours by developing countries in taking steps to enhance road safety and reducing the...

Maruti posts record annual sales, up 13.3 pc in FY08.(Financial report)
April 1, 2008... Maruti posts record annual sales, up 13.3 pc in FY08 New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India today reported its highest ever annual sales, registering a growth of 13.3 per cent in 2007-08 over the previous...

China rubbishes Dalai Lama's remarks.
April 1, 2008... China rubbishes Dalai Lama's remarks Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) -- China has rubbished the Dalai Lama's accusation that Beijing itself could be behind the recent violence in Tibet, saying it showed his "guilty conscience" and charged the Tibetan...

Limit immigration to Britain: Lords panel.
April 1, 2008... Limit immigration to Britain: Lords panel London, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A top British Parliamentary panel has urged the government to cap the number of immigrants to the country as they have had "little or no impact on economic well being. ...

PRICE-AGRI-FOODGRAINS.
April 1, 2008... PRICE-AGRI-FOODGRAINS Chennai, April 1 (PTI) -- Thoor dal down, while all other commodities remained unchanged in the wholesale foodgrains market here today. Thoor dal down by Rs.100 to Rs.4,350 from previous rate of Rs.4,550. Urad...

GAIL signs contracts to takeover PMT gas marketing.
April 1, 2008... GAIL signs contracts to takeover PMT gas marketing New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- In a landmark development, state gas utility GAIL India Ltd today signed contracts for taking over marketing of natural gas produced from Panna-Mukta and Tapti gas...

Ban asks Arab nations to 'act responsibly'.
April 1, 2008... Ban asks Arab nations to 'act responsibly' United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Noting that peace in the West Asia "hinges on a just and lasting solution to the decades old Arab-Israeli conflict", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged...

Clarke pips Hussey, takes over as Test vice captain too.
April 1, 2008... Clarke pips Hussey, takes over as Test vice captain too Melbourne, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Michael Clarke pipped Mike Hussey and stepped into Adam Gilchrist's shoes as Australia today named him the vice captain of the Test squad for the West Indies...

First chargesheet filed against Zia's detained son.
April 1, 2008... First chargesheet filed against Zia's detained son Dhaka, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Bangladesh's powerful anti-graft panel has filed the first chargesheet against former premier Khaleda Zia's elder son Tarique Rahman, over a year after he was arrested...

Smart clothes to track your health.
April 1, 2008... Smart clothes to track your health London, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Scientists in Europe are in the final stages of devising smart fabrics that can provide an assessment of wearer's health. Embedded within the fabric are numerous sensors,...

Indian workers protest outside White House.
April 1, 2008... Indian workers protest outside White House Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Braving a steady drizzle and the cold, nearly 65 Indian workers, who claim they were lured to move to the US by false promises of permanent...

UNSC extends arms embargo on militias in Congo.
April 1, 2008... UNSC extends arms embargo on militias in Congo United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) -- The UN has extended until the end of this year its arms embargo and other sanctions meant to keep weapons out of the hands of militias in the Democratic Republic...

Pak actor Momi buys stake in ICL's Lahore Badshahs.
April 1, 2008... Pak actor Momi buys stake in ICL's Lahore Badshahs New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Buying stakes in Twenty20 teams seems in vogue for the actors and after Mithun Chakraborty, it's the turn of popular Pakistani tinsel town star Moammar Rana, also...

Pakistan's liberals give thumbs-up to new-look parliament.
April 1, 2008... Pakistan's liberals give thumbs-up to new-look parliament Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- With the conservative elements falling by the wayside in Pakistan's general election, the entry of "lipstick and eye-shadow wearing" women into parliament...

Paes-Hanley, Bhupathi-Knowles to clash in Miami quarters.
April 1, 2008... Paes-Hanley, Bhupathi-Knowles to clash in Miami quarters Miami, April 1 (PTI) -- Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi set up a quarter-final clash against each other in the USD 3,770,000 Sony Ericsson Open, ATP Masters Series event, after...

DRL to acquire Dowpharma's small molecules business.
April 1, 2008... DRL to acquire Dowpharma's small molecules business Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Pharmaceutical firm Dr Reddys Laboratories today said it will acquire a part of US-based The Dow Chemical Company's small molecules business for an undisclosed...

Boosting self-esteem may backfire in decision-making: study.
April 1, 2008... Boosting self-esteem may backfire in decision-making: study Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A fascinating research suggests that giving employees positive feedback in the hope of promoting better decision making could backfire. According to...

Pre-poll violence rising in Nepal.
April 1, 2008... Pre-poll violence rising in Nepal Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu, April 1 (PTI) -- In spiralling pre-poll violence in Nepal, scores of people were injured in fresh clashes between cadres of Nepali Congress and Left parties, prompting a...

MTNL gets Rs 1,395 cr refund from I-T Dept; net to go up.
April 1, 2008... MTNL gets Rs 1,395 cr refund from I-T Dept; net to go up New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- At a time when it is lagging behind its private counterparts, state-owned MTNL today got a Rs 1,395 crore bonanza from the Income Tax Department as refund...

Bahrain circuit to suit Force India: Sutil, Fisichella.
April 1, 2008... Bahrain circuit to suit Force India: Sutil, Fisichella New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- The Bahrain International Circuit in the Sakhir desert area has Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella licking their lips in anticipation of...

TVS annuals sales down 8.7 pc; March bike sales skid by 17 pc.
April 1, 2008... TVS annuals sales down 8.7 pc; March bike sales skid by 17 pc New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- TVS Motor Company today reported 8.7 per cent decline in total sales for the year ended March 31, at 117,045 units as against 128,207 units in the...

One year RI for Ketan Parekh in 1992 security scam case.
April 1, 2008... One year RI for Ketan Parekh in 1992 security scam case Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- The Bombay High Court today sentenced stock brokers Ketan Parekh and Hiten Dalal along with five others to one year rigorous imprisonment each, while two other...

Jet fuel prices hiked by over 13 pc.
April 1, 2008... Jet fuel prices hiked by over 13 pc New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Public sector oil firms today raised aviation turbine fuel (jet fuel) prices by over 13 per cent in step with rise in international oil prices. ATF price in Delhi has been...

Sahara One ties up with NDTV Media.
April 1, 2008... Sahara One ties up with NDTV Media Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Sahara One Media & Entertainment Ltd (SOMEL) has appointed NDTV Media as its exclusive advertising sales partner in India. As a part of the agreement, NDTV Media would be...

CITU union calls strike at HPL.
April 1, 2008... CITU union calls strike at HPL Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) -- CITU-affiliated Haldia Petrochemicals Limited Employees Union has given a call for a strike at Haldia on April 8 to press for regular employment for 180 contract labourers in the...

Hyundai Motor March sales up 66 pc.(Financial report)
April 1, 2008... Hyundai Motor March sales up 66 pc New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) today reported 66.4 per cent jump in total sales at 47,001 units in March as against 28,239 units in the same month last year. The company said...

SPORT SA ARTHUR.
April 1, 2008... SPORT SA ARTHUR South Africans plan to target Sehwag with short balls S S Ramaswamy Ahmedabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Still smarting from the caning their bowlers received from Virender Sehwag in the series opener at Chennai, the South Africans...

Emaar MGF to invest USD 400 mn for four hotels.
April 1, 2008... Emaar MGF to invest USD 400 mn for four hotels Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Emaar MGF today said it has tied up with Marriott International to design and construct four JWT Marriott Hotels in New Delhi, Hyderabad Kolkata and Amritsar, entailing a...

1,000 anti-POSCO rallyists detained.
April 1, 2008... 1,000 anti-POSCO rallyists detained Paradip (Orissa), Apr 1 (PTI) -- Nearly 1,000 anti-POSCO project activists were detained by police near the South Korean steel major's proposed plant site today while they were proceeding to participate...

Motera wicket should be better than Chennai pitch: Curator.
April 1, 2008... Motera wicket should be better than Chennai pitch: Curator Ahmedabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- After the run-glut on a flat Chennai pitch, all eyes would be on the Motera wicket for the second Test between India and South Africa starting from...

Muharraq keen to garner full points against Dempo.
April 1, 2008... Muharraq keen to garner full points against Dempo Panaji, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A keen and close contest is on the card as Bharain's Al Muharraq take on Dempo in the third round of the group 'A' AFC cup, at Nehru stadium, Margao, tomorrow. ...

Oil regulator lays down criteria for city gas projects.
April 1, 2008... Oil regulator lays down criteria for city gas projects New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- The Oil regulator has laid down the criteria for companies to bid for retailing CNG to vehicles and gas to households in cities but industry watchers say the...

Infy, TCS, Wipro among 1,000 to lose market wealth in FY'08.
April 1, 2008... Infy, TCS, Wipro among 1,000 to lose market wealth in FY'08 Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Investors mostly got a raw deal from the stock markets, with as many as 1,000 companies, including top five IT firms Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Satyam and HCL...

Geneticists discover first race-specific gene.
April 1, 2008... Geneticists discover first race-specific gene New York, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Geneticists searching for genetic variants that raise the risk of colorectal cancer have found the first one to have an effect specific for a particular ethnic group, a...

ENDIAMA-TATA.
April 1, 2008... ENDIAMA-TATA Anglolan diamond firm seeks tie-up with Tatas in automobile By Yoshita Singh Luanda, (Angola), Apr 1 (PTI) -- Endiama, Angola's largest diamond mining company, has sought help from the Indian government for sewing up a...

NCDEX sets FSPs for base metals.
April 1, 2008... NCDEX sets FSPs for base metals New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Country's leading agri commodity exchange National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) today announced the final settlement prices (FSPs) of four commodities -- nickel,...

Railways creates record in freight loading.
April 1, 2008... Railways creates record in freight loading New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Surpassing all previous records, railways carried nearly 794 million tonnes (MT) of freight in the last fiscal that ended on March 31, 2008. It is an all-time record...

Empowering women, forty-one stories captured in reel.
April 1, 2008... Empowering women, forty-one stories captured in reel Ruby Nanda New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Mukhtar Mai from Pakistan, who was brutally gangraped but fought valiantly for justice, sums up the need for empowering women with the words...

Crossing 100 and still going strong.
April 1, 2008... Crossing 100 and still going strong New York, April 1 (PTI) -- Commitment to family, the will to lead an active social life and life-long adherance to a special interest are some of the factors that will keep you alive and kicking for 100...

Air India rules out IPO this year.
April 1, 2008... Air India rules out IPO this year Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- National air-carrier Air India today ruled out raising money through an initial public offer (IPO) this year and said it will approach the Government for infusing more money to...

Export growth bounces back defying rupee blues.
April 1, 2008... Export growth bounces back defying rupee blues New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- India's exports grew by an impressive 35.25 per cent in February 2008 to 14.23 billion dollars despite exporters facing erosion in their competitiveness due to...

Macro Dairy to invest Rs 100 cr in dairy project.
April 1, 2008... Macro Dairy to invest Rs 100 cr in dairy project Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Punjab-based Macro Dairy Ventures Private Ltd has proposed to invest Rs 100 crore on setting up a dairy project in Ludhiana, for producing premium quality milk and...

MONEY-MARKET-OPERATIONS-RBI.
April 1, 2008... MONEY-MARKET-OPERATIONS-RBI Mumbai, Apr 01 (PTI) -- Money market operations on March 31,2008 (amounts in rupees crore, rate in per cent) A. MONEY MARKETS Volume Weighted Range (One Leg) Average Rate i. Call Money ...

Govt steps lead to fall in edible oil futures price.
April 1, 2008... Govt steps lead to fall in edible oil futures price New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- As an immediate fallout of the government's decision to slash import duties on a range of edible oils, prices of soybean, soy oil and mustard, sharply dropped by...

LANKA-PRABHAKARAN (RPT).
April 1, 2008... LANKA-PRABHAKARAN (RPT) (dropping a word in para 3) Prabhakaran met suicide squad before Lankan vessel was sunk T V Sriram Colombo, Apr 1 (PTI) -- LTTE chief V Prabhakaran met his "elite" Black Sea Tigers suicide squad before they...

PMO to intervene to ensure iron-ore blocks to Mittal: Paswan H S Rao London, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could intervene, if need be, to provide iron ore blocks to Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of ArcelorMittal, for his two proposed 12 million tonne steel plants in India, Steel Minister Ram Vilas has said.
April 1, 2008... PASWAN PMO to intervene to ensure iron-ore blocks to Mittal: Paswan H S Rao London, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could intervene, if need be, to provide iron ore blocks to Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of ArcelorMittal, for his two...

AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES.
April 1, 2008... AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Following is the list of wholesale vegetable rates at Kolay market here today : (Rates are in Rs per 5 kg unless stated): Potato 280-310, Onion 425-500, Garlic 1500-2250, Ginger 1750-2500 (all...

I am still CJP: Iftikhar Chaudhry.
April 1, 2008... I am still CJP: Iftikhar Chaudhry Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A week after his release from house arrest, Pakistan's deposed top judge said today that he still considers himself the Chief Justice but has held back from going to the Supreme...

ANGOLA-OVL.
April 1, 2008... ANGOLA-OVL OVL makes $1 bn offer for three blocks in Angola By Yoshita Singh Luanda, (Angola), Apr 1 (PTI) -- India's ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has made a one-billion-dollar-offer to develop...

Bengal CM discusses agri-related technologies in state.
April 1, 2008... Bengal CM discusses agri-related technologies in state Coimbatore, Apr 1 (PTI) -- West Bengal's Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has expressed keen interest in various agriculture-related technologies, including Genetically Modified...

Pak radical students protest outside Zardari's house.
April 1, 2008... Pak radical students protest outside Zardari's house Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Students of a radical seminary in central Islamabad protested outside the residence of Pakistan People's Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and sought the...

Select edible oil prices up on poor supply.
April 1, 2008... Select edible oil prices up on poor supply New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Soyabean oil prices increased by Rs 300 a quintal in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market here today due to paucity of ready stocks amid speculative buying by stockists...

20 IT companies likely to participate in global exhibitions.
April 1, 2008... 20 IT companies likely to participate in global exhibitions New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Around 20 Indian companies are expected to take part in the concurrent IT and telecom exhibitions CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia to be held in Singapore...

WEATHER-SUMMARY.
April 1, 2008... WEATHER-SUMMARY Pune, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Forecast valid until the morning of Apr 3rd. Rain/thundershowers at: East: Many places in Assam, Meghalaya; a few places in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim and isolated places...

BSE, NSE fix circuit limits for market in Q1.
April 1, 2008... BSE, NSE fix circuit limits for market in Q1 Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A movement of 1,575 points in the Sensex and 470 points in the Nifty would bring trading to a halt through the current quarter ending June, as per the new circuit filter...

Wheat price eases on reduced offtake.
April 1, 2008... Wheat price eases on reduced offtake New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Wheat dara prices eased by Rs 35 a quintal in the wholesale grains market here today due to ample supply coupled with reduced offtake. On the other hand, prices of non...

First Indian film festival in Kuwait.
April 1, 2008... First Indian film festival in Kuwait Dubai, Apr 1 (PTI) -- The first Indian film festival in Kuwait will be opened tomorrow with the screening of Bollywood hit "Chak De". Indian ambassador to Kuwait, M Ganapathy told PTI today that the...

HMSI FY08 sales up 27 pc.(Financial report)
April 1, 2008... HMSI FY08 sales up 27 pc New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) today reported 27 per cent growth in sales for the year ended March 31, at 9,07,207 units, compared to 7,15,286 units in the previous fiscal. ...

MMTC to import 69,000 tons of pulses.
April 1, 2008... MMTC to import 69,000 tons of pulses New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- In order to boost the domestic supply, state-owned trading firm MMTC floated a tender today to import 69,000 tons of pulses. The bids would close on April 2 and the...

'Pak army and its economic clout is a major challenge'.
April 1, 2008... 'Pak army and its economic clout is a major challenge' Amitabha Roychowdhury Coimbatore, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Pakistan army does not want to return to the barracks and leave the political process out of its control, posing the gravest...

Pvt traders seek subsidy on pulses imports.
April 1, 2008... Pvt traders seek subsidy on pulses imports New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Private traders today demanded that the subsidy on imports of pulses given to government agencies should be extended to them as well for increasing the supply in the...

Bharti Airtel tests 3G services; set to launch operations.
April 1, 2008... Bharti Airtel tests 3G services; set to launch operations New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Bharti Airtel today said it has successfully tested 3G applications with various equipment suppliers and is all set to start services as and when the...

Milkha Singh, Randhawa to take part in Olympic relay.
April 1, 2008... Milkha Singh, Randhawa to take part in Olympic relay New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Bhaichung Bhutia's pro-Tibet stance failed to impress former athletes Milkha Singh and GS Randhawa who asserted sports arena is not the right place to make...

Yokohama to set up unit in Bahadurgarh.
April 1, 2008... Yokohama to set up unit in Bahadurgarh Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Japanese Tyre Major Yokohama Rubber Company Ltd will set up an automotive car tyre manufacturing unit at Bahadurgarh, a top official of Haryana State Industrial and...

Employers must quote PAN in TDS returns.
April 1, 2008... Employers must quote PAN in TDS returns New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Employers will have to quote the Permanent Account Number of their employees while submitting TDS (tax deducted at source) returns to the government as tax refund has become...

260 Tibetan protesters arrested in Nepal.
April 1, 2008... 260 Tibetan protesters arrested in Nepal Kathmandu, Apr 1 (PTI) -- At least 260 Tibetan protesters, including women, were arrested today near the Chinese embassy in the Nepalese capital as they staged anti-Beijing demonstrations demanding...

Sabols to set up plants in Andhra.
April 1, 2008... Sabols to set up plants in Andhra Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Packaged drinking water manufacturer Sabols today said it will set up four plants in the state. "Sabols wants to concentrate in Andhra Pradesh, especially Hyderabad which is...

CCL registers record coal production at 44.2 mln ton.
April 1, 2008... CCL registers record coal production at 44.2 mln ton Ranchi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- The Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, has reported production of 44.2 million tonne of coal last fiscal, accomplishing an earning of...

GM India March sales up 51 pc New Delhi,.(Financial report)
April 1, 2008... GM India March sales up 51 pc New Delhi, New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) -- General Motors India today reported 51 per cent increase in sales in March at 6,836 units as against 4,542 units in the same month last year. The company said its March...

Gillani says problems confronting Pak are "serious" Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Describing as "serious" the problems confronting Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani today said the new coalition government will have to take along all political forces to find their solutions.
April 1, 2008... GILLANI Gillani says problems confronting Pak are "serious" Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Describing as "serious" the problems confronting Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani today said the new coalition government...

Bat-inspired spy plane under development in US: report.
April 1, 2008... Bat-inspired spy plane under development in US: report Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) -- A bat-inspired micro-aerial spy vehicle is under development by the US Army for surveillance and detection of nuclear radiation and poisonous gases. ...

Godrej launches new Cinthol range of soaps, talc, deos.
April 1, 2008... Godrej launches new Cinthol range of soaps, talc, deos Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) -- Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) today launched new Cinthol range of soap, talc and deodorant with Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan as its new brand ambassador....

AGRI-FOODGRAIN PRICES.
April 1, 2008... AGRI-FOODGRAIN PRICES Kolkata, Apr 01 (PTI) -- Following is the wholesale rate of foodgrain items at Posta Bazar Merchants' Association, Kolkata (Rates in Rs per quintal unless stated): Pulses : Moong Dal 3500-5600, Musur dal 4100-4900,...