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Overseas markets down, outlook seems bleak
Friday, August 24, 2007 economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Stock market
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The US and Asian indices were on a downtrend with Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropping 0.3 percent to 16,271.08 and the Kospi index declining 1.1 percent in South Korea. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 1.57, or 0.1 per cent, to 1,462.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.25 to 13,235.88 and Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 11.1, or 0.4 percent, to 2,541.70.
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Musharraf: Sharif can return home
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Hours after the Pakistan Supreme Court granted Nawaz Sharif the permission to return to the country, the Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said that the former premier could return home. The President said that Sharif had gone into exile by his own choice, as he wanted his jail term to be remitted.
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Nawaz-Sharif
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Dutt preparing for legal battle
Friday, August 24, 2007 sify.com
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Crime , Entertainment
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Actor Sanjay Dutt who was released on Thursday after spending 23 days in the Yerwada jail in Pune, thanked his fans for their support and sought their prayers as he prepares for a long drawn legal battle. "I am in the process of fighting a long battle, please pray for me," Dutt said. The actor will have to surrender to the authorities upon receiving a copy of the judgement of the TADA court which
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Sanjay-Dutt
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Kalam donates Rs 1 lakh for mentally ill women
Friday, August 24, 2007 sify.com
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Social Issues
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The former President A P J Abdul Kalam has set a precedent by donating Rs 1 lakh from his personal savings to Banyan, an NGO for destitute mentally ill women at a function at Kovalam near Chennai. Dr Kalam said that no mentally ill women should be left uncared for or unattended on the streets and that the developed status of society was indicated by the respect it gave to its women, especially whe
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Banyan
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US refuses to comment on nuke deal
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The US refused to be drawn into the debate over the civilian nuclear deal, which is threatening to topple the UPA coalition government in India. While refusing to comment on India's internal debate on the 123-Agreement, the US held that both New Delhi and Washington were committed to it. The US spokesman said, "I won't be commenting on internal Indian matters, but that's a discussion that they|
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CPI(M) softens stance on N-deal
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Politics
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The CPI(M) has reportedly softened its stance on the stand-off with the UPA coalition government regarding the nuclear deal. The General Secretary of the CPI(M), Prakash Karat said at a press conference that the Left did not want the crisis over the Indo-US nuclear deal to affect the government. The CPI(M) however, clarified that it is still opposed to the nuclear deal being operationalised and th
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Nuclear-Deal
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Builders of IT parks to strike gold
Friday, August 24, 2007 economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Cities , Business
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As per a new resolution of the state government with regard to changes in the FSI rules for IT/ITeS parks, the builders will be enabled to make a much more profitable use of 100% extra floor space index (FSI) granted to them for IT/ITeS parks. A portion of the extra FSI can be used by the builders for establishments which provide financial services such as banks, insurance companies etc.
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Top 4 US banks borrow from US Fed
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.indiainfoline.com
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Finance
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The four biggest US banks namely Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorgan and Wachovia have each borrowed $500m from the US Federal Reserve. This is a symbolic move considering the fact that all the banks borrowing from the central bank can obtain less-expensive funds elsewhere.
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Markets in the red on account of political uncertainity
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.indiainfoline.com
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Politics , Stock market
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The stock market on Thursday closed in the red on account of political uncertainity as the Left threatened to withdraw support to the UPA coalition. Inspite of a firm trend across global markets, the benchmark BSE Sensex closed at 14,163, down 85 points or 0.6% and the Nifty closed at 4114, down 0.9%.
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'Govt must quit if Left pulls out' : Yashwant Sinha
Monday, August 20, 2007 www.ibnlive.com
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Politics
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The crisis faced by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi in the light of the civilian nuclear deal with the US has increased the possibilities of a mid-term poll. According to sources in the Left, there is a likelihood of a mid-term election to the Lok Sabha in the next four months.
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