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

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Zee News acquires 26 pc stake in Sky B.
November 1, 2008... Zee News acquires 26 pc stake in Sky B Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Subhash Chandra group firm Zee News today said it will acquire 26 per cent stake in Sky B (Bangla), a West Bengal-focused media company, for an undisclosed amount. In a...

India 43 for two in 2nd innings at stumps.
November 1, 2008... India 43 for two in 2nd innings at stumps New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- India were 43 for the loss of two wickets in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day of the third cricket Test against Australia here today. Gautam Gambhir...

Italian film 'Mid-August Lunch' wins Satyajit Ray award.
November 1, 2008... Italian film 'Mid-August Lunch' wins Satyajit Ray award London, Nov 1 (PTI) -- 'Mid-August Lunch', an Italian film directed by Gianni di Gregorio, has won the 13th Annual Satyajit Ray Award at the just concluded London Film Festival. ...

Foreign law firms may operate soon in India: CJI.
November 1, 2008... Foreign law firms may operate soon in India: CJI London, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Foreign law firms may soon operate from India and the Bar Council shall not be able to resist their entry, says Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan. "I don't...

Castlewood invites Indian buyers to Hungary.
November 1, 2008... Castlewood invites Indian buyers to Hungary New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- London-based real estate developer Castlewood Investment Properties today invited Indian buyers for its housing projects in Budapest, Hungary. "Even if there is a...

Airnetz launches first GDS in Indian pvt jet industry.
November 1, 2008... Airnetz launches first GDS in Indian pvt jet industry Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Private jet charter service provider Airnetz Aviation today said it has launched the first Global Distribution System in the private jet industry in India and in...

West Bengal sets up committee to formulate housing policy.
November 1, 2008... West Bengal sets up committee to formulate housing policy Kolkata, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Aiming to provide "affordable housing for all", the West Bengal government has set up a committee to formulate a state housing policy, which would be in line...

ICL fails to attract crowd.
November 1, 2008... ICL fails to attract crowd Panchkula (Haryana), Nov 1 (PTI) -- In the absence of celebrities or Bollywood stars, the Indian Cricket League's (ICL) second Twenty20 season got a cold response from the cricket fans here. Despite the fact...

Australia bat themselves back into 3rd Test.
November 1, 2008... Australia bat themselves back into 3rd Test Amlan Chakraborty New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Michael Clarke (112) thrived on the largesse of India's butter-fingered fielders as Australia rode on luck and pluck to haul themselves out of the...

Petron Engg net up 58 pc for Sept qtr.
November 1, 2008... Petron Engg net up 58 pc for Sept qtr Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Petron Engineering Construction today said its net profit grew by 58.26 per cent to Rs 4.02 crore for the quarter ended September 30, over the corresponding period a year ago. ...

RBI's move to help SMEs to get affordable credit: PMEAC.
November 1, 2008... RBI's move to help SMEs to get affordable credit: PMEAC New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The Reserve Bank has addressed the problem of affordable credit for small and medium enterprises by cutting reserve ratios and short term lending rate, Repo,...

BJP supports Sena for extending legal aid to blast suspects.
November 1, 2008... BJP supports Sena for extending legal aid to blast suspects New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Supporting Shiv Sena's move of extending legal aid to the Malegaon blast suspects, BJP today said there was nothing wrong in using "private funds" for...

Dhumal asks Centre to provide 400-MW thermal power for HP.
November 1, 2008... Dhumal asks Centre to provide 400-MW thermal power for HP Shimla, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Himachal Pradesh has asked the Centre to allocate it at least 400 MW of thermal power from Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) established in various parts of the...

WEATHER-SUMMARY.
November 1, 2008... WEATHER-SUMMARY Pune, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Forecast valid until the morning of Nov 3rd. Rain/thundershowers at; East: Isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and mainly dry in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur,...

Assam blast toll rises to 81.
November 1, 2008... Assam blast toll rises to 81 Guwahati, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The death toll in the worst ever serial blasts in Assam today rose to 81 with four more persons succumbing to their injuries here. While three died at Gauhati Medical College...

LANKA LD CLASHES.
November 1, 2008... LANKA LD CLASHES 29 dead in Lanka clashes; six LTTE boats destroyed T V Sriram Colombo, Nov 1 (PTI) -- At least 29 LTTE militants, including 14 sea Tigers, were killed today in fierce clashes with the Sri Lankan Navy off the northern...

Indian U-19 women suffer 0-9 defeat to Thailand.
November 1, 2008... Indian U-19 women suffer 0-9 defeat to Thailand New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Indian women's team suffered their second successive defeat in the qualification round of the AFC Under-19 Women's Football Championship 2009 with a humiliating 0-9...

Tata Steel, workers sign agreement for wage revision.
November 1, 2008... Tata Steel, workers sign agreement for wage revision Jamshedpur, Nov 1 (PTI) -- A memoranda of settlement was signed here today between Tata Steel and Tata Workers' Union (TWU) for wage revision and other related issues for employees of the...

MUKHERJEE-INTERVIEW.
November 1, 2008... MUKHERJEE-INTERVIEW Tehran, Nov.1 (PTI) -- Iran has every right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said but made it clear that this has to be consistent with its international...

30 students from J&K on Uttarakhand tour.
November 1, 2008... 30 students from J&K on Uttarakhand tour Jammu, Nov 01 (PTI) -- With an aim to bring about a change in the attitude of the local students and in turn the local population, Army today sent a group of about 30 students from remote areas of...

SP wants paramilitary force deployment for Hardoi bypoll.
November 1, 2008... SP wants paramilitary force deployment for Hardoi bypoll Lucknow, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Alleging that the official machinery was being misused and voters as also opposition party workers were being terrorised, Samajwadi Party today asked the...

Lending, deposit rates might start easing soon: Bankers.
November 1, 2008... Lending, deposit rates might start easing soon: Bankers Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- After Reserve Bank's second round of monetary measures including reduction in CRR and Repo, bankers today hinted at cuts on lending and deposit rates with few...

SPORT AUS STATS.
November 1, 2008... SPORT AUS STATS New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Statistical highlights on the fourth day of the third Test between India and Australia at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here today. # Australia (577) posted their best total in India, surpassing their...

Ghei surges, Bhullar slides after Rd 3 of Johor Open.
November 1, 2008... Ghei surges, Bhullar slides after Rd 3 of Johor Open Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Nov 1 (PTI) -- Gaurav Ghei rode on his front nine and turned in a four-under 68 to jump 17 places to tied 10th, even as compatriot Ganganjeet Bhullar slumped to...

IDBI Bank cuts home, education loan rates by 0.5 pc.
November 1, 2008... IDBI Bank cuts home, education loan rates by 0.5 pc Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- IDBI Bank today reduced its home and educational loan rates by 50 basis points with immediate effect, shortly after the Reserve Bank announced cut in short-term...

World's largest jalebi fried in Meghalaya.
November 1, 2008... World's largest jalebi fried in Meghalaya Shillong, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The world's largest 'jalebi' was fried by a local confectioner here today and found its place in the Limca Book of Records. The huge 'jalebi', large enough to cover a...

Panacea Biotec net loss at Rs 44.06 for Sept qtr.(Financial report)
November 1, 2008... Panacea Biotec net loss at Rs 44.06 for Sept qtr Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Pharma firm Panacea Biotec today said its net loss for the quarter ended September 30 stood at Rs 44.06 crore, while it had a net profit of Rs 32.09 crore in the same...

Koutons Retail Q2 net at Rs 30.42 cr.
November 1, 2008... Koutons Retail Q2 net at Rs 30.42 cr New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Apparel retailer Koutons Retail India today said its net profit for the quarter ended September 30 stood at Rs 19.46 crore. Total income in the second quarter of the...

RBI complements govt efforts to boost growth.
November 1, 2008... RBI complements govt efforts to boost growth Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Paving the way for easing home, car and commercial loan rates, RBI today announced steps to pump in an estimated additional Rs 85,000 crore in the system by cutting deposit...

Govt appeasing pvt airlines by reducing ATF: CITU.
November 1, 2008... Govt appeasing pvt airlines by reducing ATF: CITU New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Accusing the UPA government of appeasing private airlines by reducing price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), the CITU today lambasted the Centre for "ignoring" the...

UN chief arrives in Bangladesh.
November 1, 2008... UN chief arrives in Bangladesh Dhaka, Nov 1 (PTI) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived here today on a two-day visit at the fag end of his maiden South Asia tour. The UN chief, whose visit assumes significance ahead...

Albie Sachs to hear Gambhir's appeal against one-Test ban.
November 1, 2008... Albie Sachs to hear Gambhir's appeal against one-Test ban Dubai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The International Cricket Council today appointed Justice Albie Sachs of South Africa as the appeal commissioner to hear Gautam Gambhir's appeal against the...

SOBHRAJ-TRICKS.
November 1, 2008... SOBHRAJ-TRICKS Authorities clamp down on Sobhraj fearing 'tricks' to escape Shirish B. Pradhan Kathmandu, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Authorities in Kathmandu's central jail have clamped down on visitors wanting to meet celebrity criminal Charles...

Young Americans prefer Obama to McCain: poll.
November 1, 2008... Young Americans prefer Obama to McCain: poll Washington, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is more popular than his Republican rival John McCain among the younger generations of Americans, a new poll has found....

Centre not taking any steps to solve Lankan crisis: PMK.
November 1, 2008... Centre not taking any steps to solve Lankan crisis: PMK Chennai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- PMK, a constituent of the ruling UPA at the Centre, today came down heavily on the Manmohan Singh government by charging it with not taking any steps to solve...

East Bengal's Paul, Mehtab doubtful for Mohammedan match.
November 1, 2008... East Bengal's Paul, Mehtab doubtful for Mohammedan match Kolkata, Nov 1 (PTI) -- East Bengal may miss the services of their experienced goalkeeper Subrata Paul, down with fever, for their derby against Mohammedan Sporting in the ONGC...

Hero Honda sales down 3.44 pc in October.
November 1, 2008... Hero Honda sales down 3.44 pc in October New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Country's largest two wheeler maker Hero Honda Motors Ltd (HHML) today reported a 3.44 per cent decline in its total sale in October at 3,52,449 units, as compared with...

SPORT AUS KIRSTEN.
November 1, 2008... SPORT AUS KIRSTEN Fielding errors helped Aussies come back in the match: Kirsten Sheelpa Kothari Sorti New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Dropped catches and an unimpressive bowling helped Australia come back into the third cricket Test on the...

PM to visit Oman, Qatar next weekend.
November 1, 2008... PM to visit Oman, Qatar next weekend New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Making his first visit to the Persian Gulf since assuming office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will travel to Oman and Qatar next weekend to strengthen bilateral relations,...

Lanka condemns serial blasts in Assam.
November 1, 2008... Lanka condemns serial blasts in Assam Colombo, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Sri Lanka today condemned the deadly serial blasts in Assam that left 77 people dead and several others injured, describing it as "cowardly and cruelest" act. "The...

Kerala govt asks Centre to permit direct NRI deposits.
November 1, 2008... Kerala govt asks Centre to permit direct NRI deposits Kozhikode, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The Centre should permit Non-Resident Keralites to invest in the state-owned chit funds as there was no provision for the state to accept such deposits...

Centre hasn't learnt lesson from financial meltdown: Karat.
November 1, 2008... Centre hasn't learnt lesson from financial meltdown: Karat Chennai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Slamming the Congress-led UPA for government deciding to hike FDI in insurance sector, the CPI(M) today said the Centre had not learnt a lesson from the...

Honda car sales dip over four-fold in October.
November 1, 2008... Honda car sales dip over four-fold in October New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Car maker Honda Siel Cars India today reported an over four-fold decline in its sales at 1,476 units in October as against 5,287 units in the same period a year ago....

IAF chief on week-long visit to China.
November 1, 2008... IAF chief on week-long visit to China New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major today embarked on a week-long visit to China to explore possibilities of expanding the bilateral defence ties with the neighbouring...

Obama's campaign spends three times more money than McCain.
November 1, 2008... Obama's campaign spends three times more money than McCain New York, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign has spent three times more money than his rival Republican John McCain on advertisements during...

Mahindra down Vasco 2-0.
November 1, 2008... Mahindra down Vasco 2-0 Margao, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Mahindra United scored a goal in each half to down Vasco 2-0 in the sixth round of ONGC I-League at Nehru Stadium here today. Mahindra, who led 1-0 at half time, scored through Chidi Edeh...

Hyundai domestic sales up 10 pc in October.(Financial report)
November 1, 2008... Hyundai domestic sales up 10 pc in October New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Car maker Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) today reported a 9.90 per cent rise in domestic passenger car sales during October 2008, at 20,009 units, against 18,207 units in the...

India were defensive by sending night watchman: Clarke.
November 1, 2008... India were defensive by sending night watchman: Clarke Sheelpa Kothari Sorti New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Having smashed a century to bring Australia back into the third Test, vice-captain Michael Clarke said India were defensive in their...

Saina enters final, Gurusaidutt out of World Junior Badminton.
November 1, 2008... Saina enters final, Gurusaidutt out of World Junior Badminton Pune, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Top seed Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the girls singles event of the World Junior badminton championship, even as compatriot RMV Gurusaidutt...

Player Broad was lucky to escape punishment for his aggression.
November 1, 2008... Player Broad was lucky to escape punishment for his aggression New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Chris Broad as an ICC match referee may be justified in handing a one-Test ban to Gautam Gambhir for elbowing Australian all-rounder Shane Watson but...

NOC reduces petrol, diesel prices.
November 1, 2008... NOC reduces petrol, diesel prices Kathmandu, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the sole government body to import petroleum products from India, has reduced the prices of petrol and diesel for the second time within a week...

MUKHERJEE-CRISIS.
November 1, 2008... MUKHERJEE-CRISIS 'IMF, WB should be reformed to reflect contemporary realities' Ajay Kaul Tehran, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Citing the global economic crisis, India today said the approach of international financial institutions like IMF and World...

Congress accuses BJP of adopting double standards.
November 1, 2008... Congress accuses BJP of adopting double standards New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The Congress today accused the BJP of following "double standards" in supporting Shiv Sena's move to extend legal aid to the Malegaon blast suspects. "This is...

KOIRALA-UNMIN.
November 1, 2008... KOIRALA-UNMIN Koirala expresses dissatisfaction over UNMIN's role to UN boss Shirish B. Pradhan Kathmandu, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Former Nepal Prime Minister G P Koirala, during a meeting with the visiting the UN chief, today expressed...

Green Park stadium starts preparation for India-England ODI.
November 1, 2008... Green Park stadium starts preparation for India-England ODI Kanpur, Nov 1 (PTI) -- With the dispute regarding payment of stadium rent still persisting, Kanpur district authorities have started preparations for the third ODI between India...

Karnataka against mini-hydel projects on river path.
November 1, 2008... Karnataka against mini-hydel projects on river path Shimoga, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The Karnataka government has decided not to set up new mini-hydel power plants on river paths, considering protests from locals and the likely adverse environmental...

Civil war may break out in Pak if US attack continues:Sharif.
November 1, 2008... Civil war may break out in Pak if US attack continues:Sharif Islamabad, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Former premier and opposition PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif today warned that if the ongoing US missile attacks on Pakistani soil were not stopped forthwith...

Sandeep pip Suyash in National Junior Championships.
November 1, 2008... Sandeep pip Suyash in National Junior Championships New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Sandeep Ramachandran from ICL Academy, a seventh standard student at Lady Andal School, clawed his way back from two games down against Rajasthan's Suyash Sharma...

Chief Justice of India conferred first V K Krishna Menon award.
November 1, 2008... Chief Justice of India conferred first V K Krishna Menon award London, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan was today conferred upon the first V K Krishna Menon Award for his contributions in maintaining highest standards...

19 illegal Indian immigrants detained in Ukraine.
November 1, 2008... 19 illegal Indian immigrants detained in Ukraine Moscow, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Ukraine police have detained a group of 19 illegal immigrants from India near the country's capital Kiev. "A group of nineteen illegal immigrants from the Republic...

LD MUKHERJEE.
November 1, 2008... LD MUKHERJEE India, Iran pitch for two-way investments in various fields Ajay Kaul Tehran, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Seeking to give a major push to their relations, India and Iran today strongly pitched for increased two-way investments in various...

AI beat Mumbai FC by 2-0 in sixth round of I-League.
November 1, 2008... AI beat Mumbai FC by 2-0 in sixth round of I-League Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Air India stunned Mumbai FC 2-0 in the sixth round of I-League at the Cooperage Football Ground here today. AI started on an attacking note right from the...

'Nepal Maoist leaders undertake secret China visit'.
November 1, 2008... 'Nepal Maoist leaders undertake secret China visit' Kathmandu, Nov 1 (PTI) -- As Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda prepares for his second trip to India in less than three months since he took office, two top ministers and Maoist leaders are...

Saharanpur beat Ghaziabad in police cricket tournament.
November 1, 2008... Saharanpur beat Ghaziabad in police cricket tournament Noida, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Man of the match Rahul Kumar hit an unbeaten 53 and scalped one wicket as Saharanpur defeated Ghaziabad by six wickets in the Inter district police cricket...

Govt agencies pips pvt millers, lift 92 pc paddy in Punjab.
November 1, 2008... Govt agencies pips pvt millers, lift 92 pc paddy in Punjab Chandigarh, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The Punjab government today said its procurement agencies have purchased more paddy in the month of October this year than the private counterparts amidst...

Sporting clube beat united SC 1-0.
November 1, 2008... Sporting clube beat united SC 1-0 Kolkata, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Continuing their winning momentum, leaders Sporting Clube de Goa today made best use of the missed chances from United SC to score a 1-0 win in a Round VI encounter of the ONGC...

CCL aims to reach 49-mt mark.
November 1, 2008... CCL aims to reach 49-mt mark Ranchi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Aiming to cross the 47 million tonne coal production target set by the Central government, the Central Coalfields (CCL) today said it would strive hard to reach 49-million tonne mark...

Graeme Hick to play for Chandigarh Lions in ICL.
November 1, 2008... Graeme Hick to play for Chandigarh Lions in ICL New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Former England batsman Graeme Hick today joined the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL) and will play for 'Chandigarh Lions' team in the ongoing Twenty20 tournament....

BANGLADESH-LD BAN.
November 1, 2008... BANGLADESH-LD BAN Ban for 'credible' polls in B'desh Anisur Rahman Dhaka, Nov 1 (PTI) -- As Bangladesh gears up for the December 18 general elections, UN chief Ban Ki-Moon today underlined the need for conducting "most fair, objective and...

Robin enters quarters beating Sandeep.
November 1, 2008... Robin enters quarters beating Sandeep Chennai, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Delhi's Robin Mann played his hearts out to scalp second seeded Sandeep Paswan of Maharashtra 3-1 to enter the quarterfinals of the boys' under-11 section in the India Cements...

Bush urges Americans to vote.
November 1, 2008... Bush urges Americans to vote Washington, Nov 1 (PTI) -- US President George W. Bush today urged Americans to vote in next week's landmark election, which is widely expected to put the first African American in the White House. "This...

INDIA-BANGLA.
November 1, 2008... INDIA-BANGLA India proposes joint investment in ICT in Bangladesh Anisur Rahman Dhaka, Nov 1 (PTI) -- India today proposed joint investments with Bangladesh in ICT sector to help reduce the existing bilateral trade gap. "The huge...

Kumble's time is up, says Vengsarkar.
November 1, 2008... Kumble's time is up, says Vengsarkar New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Former chairman of selection commitee Dilip Vengsarkar today gave a thumbs down to Test skipper Anil Kumble and said that he doesn't forsee the leg-spinner captaining the side...

MUKHERJEE-LD IPI.
November 1, 2008... MUKHERJEE-LD IPI Trilateral mechanism set up to resolve IPI gas pipeline issues Ajay Kaul Tehran, Nov 1 (PTI) -- In an effort to break the logjam over the negotiations on the gas pipeline project, India and Iran today decided to set up a...

Ex-premier Sheikh Hasina to return home Nov 10: spokesman.
November 1, 2008... Ex-premier Sheikh Hasina to return home Nov 10: spokesman Dhaka, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina will return home on November 10 to lead her party in the December 18 general elections....

US immigrants from India travel 9300 miles to vote.
November 1, 2008... US immigrants from India travel 9300 miles to vote Washington, Nov 1 (PTI) -- The urge to vote in the November 4 US Presidential election for an American immigrant couple living in India was so strong that they travelled 9300 miles to their...

Sonia's emissary to attend Vienna meet of Socialist Int'l.
November 1, 2008... Sonia's emissary to attend Vienna meet of Socialist Int'l New York, Nov 1 (PTI) -- Congress MP Arjun Sen Gupta will attend a meeting of the Socialist International in Vienna on November 3 as the emissary of party President Sonia Gandhi. ...

Struggling Delhi Giants beat Hyderabad Heroes by 1 run.
November 1, 2008... Struggling Delhi Giants beat Hyderabad Heroes by 1 run Panchkula (Haryana), Nov 1 (PTI) -- Struggling to keep themselves afloat in the competition, Delhi Giants rode on a blazing 53 run knock from Abbas Ali and managed to snatch a...

WE LIKE TO SPEND, BUT HAVE NO MONEY.
November 1, 2008... WE LIKE TO SPEND, BUT HAVE NO MONEY M. KARTHIKEYAN November 1, 2008 (PTI Economic Service) -- Developed economies like the US, England and Japan, on the brink of a recession, have promised to spend billions of dollars to prevent the...

GLOBAL CRISIS HITS INDIAN EXPORTS; RUPEE DECLINE NOT OF MUCH HELP.
November 1, 2008... GLOBAL CRISIS HITS INDIAN EXPORTS; RUPEE DECLINE NOT OF MUCH HELP PRAKASH CHAWLA November 1, 2008 (PTI Economic Service) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been more forthcoming, than his ministers, to accept that troubles in the...

UNEXPECTED RBI POLICY REVIEW.
November 1, 2008... UNEXPECTED RBI POLICY REVIEW INDIVJAL DHASMANA November 1, 2008 (PTI Economic Service) -- After RBI went on liquidity injecting spree before its half-yearly credit review, it was expected to ease money supply a bit further to spur...

TROUBLED TIMES IN THE INDIAN SKIES THREATEN TO GROUND AIRLINES; UNCERTAINTY IN THE AIR FOR EMPLOYEES.
November 1, 2008... TROUBLED TIMES IN THE INDIAN SKIES THREATEN TO GROUND AIRLINES; UNCERTAINTY IN THE AIR FOR EMPLOYEES RAJKUMAR LEISHEMBA November 1, 2008 (PTI Economic Service) -- What goes up has to come down and it is not for nothing that Newtons law...

LULL TIME FOR INDIAN STEEL INDUSTRY AS DEMAND & PRICES DIP.
November 1, 2008... LULL TIME FOR INDIAN STEEL INDUSTRY AS DEMAND & PRICES DIP RAJESH ROY November 1, 2008 (PTI Economic Service) -- On a high till a few months back, the domestic steel industry is in for a lull, courtesy the slump in demand for the alloy...

LENDING RATES TO SOFTEN IN COUPLE OF MONTHS: BANKERS.
November 1, 2008... LENDING RATES TO SOFTEN IN COUPLE OF MONTHS: BANKERS KUMAR DIPANKAR November 1, 2008 (PTI Economic Service) -- Slew of measures taken by the Reserve Bank leading to the infusion of Rs 1.85 lakh crore in the cash-starved banking system...