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Scarlett's mother given last chance to appear in Goa court

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:42:39 -0500

Slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling's mother Fiona Mackeown, facing charges of negligence towards her daughter, has been given a final chance to appear for a

Ashok Chavan front runner for Maharashtra chief minister

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:23:32 -0500

Maharashtra Industries Minister Ashok Chavan emerged as front runner for chief minister as the Congress party central observers Pranab Mukherjee and AK Antony finalised their

European stocks jump on rate cut, Asian mkts mixed

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:54:26 -0500

Asian markets witnessed mixed fortunes on Thursday even as European stocks rallied northwards on rate cuts by the region's central banks to tackle the raging

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel defer US project

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:35:12 -0500

Two of the world's leading steel makers ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel will delay their $240 million joint venture project in the US following a dip

Drastic bank rate cuts across Europe

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:05:36 -0500

Battling the global recession, central banks across Europe today cut interest rates to boost investments and revive growth in their economies.The European Central Bank (ECB)

AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:48:16 -0500

AT&T Inc. joined the recession's parade of layoffs on Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force.The Dallas-based

Russia keen to expand military ties with India

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:03:37 -0500

Describing India as a "special country", Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said Moscow wants to transform its ties with New Delhi from "buyer-seller" to

Military action in PoK will provoke war with Pak: CPI-M

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:14:27 -0500

Attacking BJP and a section of the media for advocating a US-type response to the Mumbai terror attacks, the CPI(M) on Thursday said such a

No action against Masood till India gives evidence: Pak

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:47:05 -0500

Pakistan on Thursday said it will not take any action against Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Maulana Masood Azhar till India provides "concrete evidence" of his involvement in

BJP signals go-ahead for Federal probe agency

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:33:35 -0500

The Federal Investigative Agency (FIA), which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mooted at the all-party meeting, could become a reality soon with the main opposition BJP