Praveen first casualty
Feb. 7: Serious doubts have arisen over seamer Praveen Kumar’s World Cup participation thanks to a continuing problem with his elbow. And for its part, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is kee
Sensex hits 7-month low
Feb. 8: Another day, another fall. On Tuesday both the Sensex and Nifty touched seven month lows — levels last seen in July 2010. And no one is predicting that it will not go lower. The market sentim
EU bid to ban endosulfan may drive up food prices
Food prices would shoot up further, if Europe has its way on its proposal at a global green forum to ban a cheaper generic pesticide — endosulfan — across the world.
“A ban on endosulfan would drive
ONGC holds key for Cairn deal: Centre
Feb. 8: The government wants the concerns of the PSU oil major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) over royalties to be addressed before it approves the $9.6 billion acquisition of Cairn India by V
Couleur Rouge, The Senator impressive
Feb. 8: Couleur Rouge, Cavalry Charge and The Senator excelled in the workouts when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Tuesday.
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600 metres: One For The Money (B
On-song Sree gets Cup call-up
Feb. 8: A couple of weeks ago, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was busy composing a song to cheer on Team India’s cricket team in the World Cup with his band S-36. The song was his way of dealing with the pa
Eden Gardens gets ICC nod
Feb. 8: Eden Gardens can finally breathe a sigh of relief with the International Cricket Council saying it was satisfied with the pace of renovation work at the historic venue in Kolkata.
“The ICC w
GDP will grow at 8.6% in ’11
Feb. 7: India’s GDP is projected to grow by 8.6 per cent in 2010-11 (FY11) led by strong performance in the agriculture sector, according to advance estimates released by the government on Monday.
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Banks woo depositors with double-digit rate
Feb. 7: At a time when stock markets are in a disarry, fixed deposits with banks were already looking attractive. More so now because of the recent hikes in interest rates — with some banks even offer
India raises visa concerns with US trade secretary
India on Monday took up the visa issue with US asking to it not to take any step which is detrimental to the interest of Indian IT professionals.
“We hope that there will not be any measure which ne