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BJP for anti-conversion laws in riot-hit states

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:39:32 -0400

In the wake of continuing attacks on Christians, the BJP on Monday called for passing of an anti-conversion law in states like Karnataka and Orissa

Mumbai police nab 15, crack IM's e-network

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:16:24 -0400

Mumbai police arrested 15 more suspected terror outfit Indian Mujahideen activists in connection with bomb blasts in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat and Bangalore on Monday.Mumbai police

Nomura to buy Lehman's Indian IT operations

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:26:29 -0400

Japan's top broker Nomura Holdings said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire Lehman Brothers' IT support operations in India, giving jobs to 3,000

Tata executives inspect site in AP for Nano

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:10:08 -0400

Continuing its hunt for a new site for the Nano car project, a team of Tata Motors' executives on Monday inspected a 1,200 acre land

BNP Paribas takes control of Belgium, Luxembourg Fortis

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:04:42 -0400

BNP Paribas announced on Sunday that it is taking control of ailing finance group Fortis's operations in Belgium and Luxembourg, in a deal which will

Communal violence on the wane in Orissa

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:33:56 -0400

Police on Monday arrested about 40 more people in Orissa's Kandhamal district, where communal violence has claimed 35 lives and left thousands homeless over the

Narayanan summons Lankan envoy

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:18:01 -0400

With the issue of killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka hotting up in Tamil Nadu, India on Monday asked Colombo to act with "greater restraint"

Dhule communal violence toll rises to four

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:17:22 -0400

The situation in north Maharashtra's Dhule town continued to remain tense on Monday, as the death toll mounted to four after members of two communities

BJP against President's Rule in Orissa

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:44:20 -0400

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday warned the central government against imposing President's Rule in violence-torn Orissa. “The BJP would like to warn the

Six Indian cities top global outsourcing list

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:40:06 -0400

Six Indian cities are among the top eight outsourcing centres, according to the CyberMedia publications group.A study by CyberMedia's Global Services, titled 'Top 8 Global