Monthly Archives: April 2009
Markets soar in afternoon trade
Mumbai, April 23 Indian equities markets rose further into the green Thursday afternoon, with a key index ruling 264.72 points higher about 30 minutes before the closing bell.
Reliance Petroleum posts Rs.84 crore net profit
Mumbai, April 23 Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL), the refinery arm of the Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Thursday reported a net profit of Rs.84 crore ($17 million) for the… Read more
Does love vanish after you tie the knot?
Washington, April 23 Will the man or woman you are dating be equally supportive after marriage? The answer to that could make the difference in how satisfied you are after… Read more
It’s a case of first six overs for Pietersen
Durban, April 23 Bangalore Royal Challengers skipper Kevin Pietersen has asked his team to pull up their socks in the first six overs, both while batting and bowling, when they… Read more
PM casts vote in Guwahati, confident of Congress win
Guwahati, April 23 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who cast his vote here Thursday, said a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government would form the government at the centre once again.
Markets reverse morning losses, back in green
Mumbai, April 23 Indian equities markets reversed opening losses Wednesday, with a key index rising 138.91 points higher than its last closing figure, a little before noon.
Freida Pinto among world’s top 10 sexiest women
London, April 23 (IANS) “Slumdog Millionaire” star Freida Pinto appeared in the chart of world’s sexiest women for the first time in the British men’s lifestyle magazine FHM.
Hong Kong taxes plastic bag usage
Hong Kong, April 23 (DPA) Hong Kong lawmakers Thursday approved a tax on every plastic bag handed out by supermarkets in the city as of July in a move to… Read more
It’s ‘graduation’ time, say Bangalore’s first-time voters
Bangalore, April 23 Chandrasekhar P, an 18-year-old college student, is delighted as he ‘graduated’ Thursday to vote for the first time in the great Indian democratic process.
12-15 percent voting in Orissa in first two hours
Bhubaneswar, April 23 Up to 15 percent turnout was reported Thursday in Orissa in the first two hours of the second and final phase of polling in 11 Lok Sabha… Read more
