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Reliance Money buys 15% stake in Hong Kong Exchange

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:30:19 -0400

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group-promoted Reliance Money has acquired 15 per cent stake in Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx), a top company official said in

Congress ready to face elections

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:07:50 -0400

Welcoming the announcement of polls in five states, the Congress said on Tuesday that it is fully geared up for them and will highlight party's

Extremist groups' Kerala links under scanner

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:51:53 -0400

With the death of four suspected Keralites in recent encounters in border areas in Jammu and Kashmir, police and Intelligence agencies have stepped up efforts

WIFW promises to rake in big moolah

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:58:19 -0400

Indicative of the pre-eminent position the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) as the country's premier business-to-business event for the style industry, 160 buyers, including

Pak denies ISI role in Kabul bombings

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:22:15 -0400

Pakistan on Tuesday denied that its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had a role in the recent bombings at the Indian Embassy in Kabul."No. No.

Russian spacecraft docks with orbital station

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:01:01 -0400

A Russian Soyuz craft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates docked with the international space station on Tuesday.The TMA-13 capsule automatically latched

Execution of Nano car project to begin next month

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:10:36 -0400

The foundation stone for the Tata's Nano car project at Sanand near Ahmedabad will be laid on November 3.Though there is no word yet from

Situation peaceful in riot-hit Dhule

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:14:20 -0400

Peace returned to riot-hit Dhule town with government offices, commercial and educational institutions beginning to function as usual after district administration relaxed curfew for a

Rai Bareli turned into fortress ahead of Sonia's visit

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:47:36 -0400

Rai Bareli district has virtually been turned into a fortress with deployment of heavy police force in view of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to

Cash-for-judge scam accused out on bail

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:29:23 -0400

Former law officer Sanjeev Bansal, one of the main accused in the cash-for-judge scam that rocked the city in August, is now out on bail,