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of articles posted on 12-Nov-2008.
Ratan Tata said, “put on hold any plans for acquisitions unless considered strategically critical,”
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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The $62.5 billion Tata Group, which made headlines for its big ticket mergers and acquisitions in the past two years, will now “put on hold any plans for acquisitions unless considered strategically critical,” said an email from Ratan Tata to the top management of the group’s 98 companies and its elite decision making body, the Group Corporate Centre.
In this November 6 email, Tata has also direc
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Alleges she fell ill and was hospitalised during illegal detention, Mahesh Jethmalani to petition HC
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Was prime accused in Malegaon blasts case, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, secretly admitted to a hospital at Dadar and then taken to Jaslok after her condition deteriorated during interrogation?
Sadhvi Pragya who was formally arrested on October 24 has alleged she was brought to Mumbai and illegally detained by the Anti-Terrorism Squad in the first half of October, and it was during this time that P
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The pirates loot ships at ease, kill if somebody comes in their way, and flee in small, fast boats.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Cities
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Delhi: Marcos, known as world's most lethal marine commandoes, rescue two ships from Gulf pirates in dramatic swoop
The waters off the Gulf of Aden off the Somalian coast is their backyard. The pirates loot ships at ease, kill if somebody comes in their way, and flee in small, fast boats.
Tuesday, however, was a very different day.
The hordes were climbing on to a Saudi Arabian and an Indian s
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Police hunted for 27 farmworkers who were kidnapped in northwestern Mexico by dozens of heavily arme
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Police hunted for 27 farmworkers who were kidnapped in northwestern Mexico by dozens of heavily armed men wearing military-style uniforms.
Assailants roused the farmworkers from bed before dawn on Monday at a vegetable farm just outside the Sinaloa state capital of Culiacan, then drove off with the group in a caravan of sport utility vehicles, according to a statement from state Attorney General
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Subhash Ghai wanted Salman Khan to dye his hair blonde for Yuvvraaj. But that was easier said than d
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Entertainment
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Subhash Ghai had a tough time convincing Salman Khan to dye his hair blonde for his film, Yuvvraaj.
Ghai wanted Salman, who plays the title role, to look different than he usually is. So he thought upon various ideas to enhance Salman's personality in the film.
According to a source, “Ghai was adamant on showcasing Salman in a different look in the film. So he tried several looks for him but fa
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In fact, these were just four runs out of the mere 98 England managed at the Brabourne Stadium.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Sports - Cricket
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India: IT was a telling sign of how frustrating yesterday had been for England's batting coach Andy Flower. Last man James Anderson, had pulled a ball to the fence and the Zimbabwean stalwart cheered as if they were the winning runs.
In fact, these were just four runs out of the mere 98 England managed at the Brabourne Stadium.
It was not the cheering for Anderson that gave away Flower's thoug
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Obama said to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said that the US- India strategic relationship is a
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Nations
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US President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said that the US- India strategic relationship is a "very important partnership" and the administration wants to work together with India on all important global issues.
The call was placed this morning as earlier attempts to establish contact between the two sides failed to materialise because the prime min
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The revenue minister has been going around exhorting people to question government’s (poor) performa
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Politics
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Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Tuesday sprung a surprise by supporting Revenue Minister Narayan Rane’s advice to partymen to raise issues concerning people the most, including incomplete development projects and supply of drinking water.
Continuing with his belligerent attitude on the state government’s performance, Rane asked Congress leaders why they made speeches before their own partymen
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6 members of a family are trapped under the debris, as a portion of a five-storeyed building, Sayyed
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Local
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Mumbai: At least six members of a family are trapped under the debris, as a portion of a five-storeyed building, Sayyed House, collapsed in Crawford Market at 5 am this morning. At the time of going to press, rescue work was on and no deaths were reported.
According to the fire brigade workers at the spot, the building was old, but the reason for the collapse is still unknown.
The three lower fl
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Like most Indians, I was a little bemused by all the controversy generated by Sarah Palin’s $1,50,00
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Fashion
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Like most Indians, I was a little bemused by all the controversy generated by Sarah Palin’s $1,50,000 wardrobe. Don’t get me wrong. Sure, that is a lot of money for a self-professed hockey mom to spend on a makeover, even if it is for the US Presidential polls. What surprised me was why it became an issue in the first place – and such a huge one at that.
But then, for us it’s hard to understand w
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