PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from February 2008:
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Mumbai Inter-Bank mibid rate (MIBID) and Mumbai Inter-Bank offer rate (MIBOR) at 9.40 a.M. Today. NSE - Mibid 7.98 pct Standard Deviation 0.0185 PCT NSE - Mibor 8.06 pct Standard Deviation 0.0231.
Feb 01, 2008 ... MIBOR Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Mumbai Inter-Bank mibid rate (MIBID) and Mumbai Inter-Bank offer ...
Moser Baer posts Rs 20 cr net loss in Q3.(Financial report)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Moser Baer posts Rs 20 cr net loss in Q3 Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Moser Baer India today announced a net loss of Rs 20.45 crore for the third quarter of current fiscal. The company had a net profit of Rs 37.62 crore in the third quarter of the last financial year, the ...
Rupee up against US dollar in early trade.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rupee up against US dollar in early trade Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) The Indian currency continued to move in a narrow range and was quoted slightly higher by two paisa at 39.35/36, against the US currency owing to lack of direction amid capital outflows. At the Interbank ...
Future Capital lists at Rs 1,081 on NSE, with 41 pc premium.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Future Capital lists at Rs 1,081 on NSE, with 41 pc premium Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Kishore Biyani-led Future Capital Holdings today got listed at Rs 1,081, which was also its intra-day high, on the National Stock Exchange with a premium of 41.31 per cent over its issue price of Rs ...
Maruti January sales up 4 pc.(Financial report)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Maruti January sales up 4 pc New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India today reported a four per cent increase in total sales during January at 68,107 units as against 65,341 units in the same month last year. The company said domestic ...
Father contests Malik's claim he did not marry his daughter.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Father contests Malik's claim he did not marry his daughter Hyderabad, Feb 1 (PTI) The father of a Hyderabadi girl whose love story involving Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik went sour contested his claim that the couple did not enter into a 'nikah' and pressed the player ...
'Good dialogue' with Pervez Musharraf on counter-terrorism.
Feb 01, 2008 ... 'Good dialogue' with Pervez Musharraf on counter-terrorism Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) Refusing to concede that there is an element of frustration on the way in which Pakistan has gone about in the war on terror, especially in north western provinces, a senior State Department ...
Tata Steel names U K Chaturvedi MD of Corus Strip Products UK.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Tata Steel names U K Chaturvedi MD of Corus Strip Products UK London, Feb 1 (PTI) Effecting its first top level change at the Corus here, Tata Steel today appointed Uday Kumar Chaturvedi, Vice President, Coke, Sinter & Iron, Jamshedpur, as the new Managing Director of Corus ...
Refusal to grant visa to Iraqi footballer 'daft': Vaz.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Refusal to grant visa to Iraqi footballer 'daft': Vaz London, Feb 1 (PTI) Labour party MP Keith Vaz has asked the British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to review a decision to refuse a visa to an Iraqi footballer who wanted a work permit to join Manchester City. Vaz, ...
74-year-old NRI to run London marathon.
Feb 01, 2008 ... 74-year-old NRI to run London marathon London, Feb 1 (PTI) A 74-year-old NRI Biman Mullick, a campaigner for clean air and self-confessed jogging addict, plans to run the 26.2 miles in the London marathon on April 13 this year. Biman, who is the honourary director of ...
Soft drinks 'raise the risk of gout'.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Soft drinks 'raise the risk of gout' London, Feb 1 (PTI) It has long been considered as a disease of the rich. But, no more. Gout can affect all those who have a sweet tooth, according to a new study. A team of international researchers has carried out the study and ...
India invites Canadian investment in oil and gas sector.
Feb 01, 2008 ... India invites Canadian investment in oil and gas sector By: Bal Krishna Calgary, Feb 1 (PTI) India has invited Canadian firms to invest in India's petroleum sector under the seventh round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) and make use of the opportunities ...
Enzyme that controls ovulation discovered.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Enzyme that controls ovulation discovered London, Feb 1 (PTI) Scientists claim to have unearthed a cause of premature menopause -- an enzyme which controls the rate at which women ovulate. The international researchers have discovered the PTEN enzyme that keeps ...
ONGC looking for partners to acquire Alberta oil sands' assets.
Feb 01, 2008 ... ONGC looking for partners to acquire Alberta oil sands' assets Calgary, Feb 1 (PTI) Oil and Natural Gas Commission is looking for business partners for acquiring Alberta oil sands' assets, ONGC's Chairman and Managing Director R S Sharma has said. He said on Thursday ...
Britain hikes immigration fee.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Britain hikes immigration fee By: H S Rao London, Feb 1 (PTI) Britain has announced a hike in its immigration fees to fund sweeping changes it plans to introduce to improve border security over the next 12 months. The proposal introduced in the House of ...
Ponting ruled out of T20 match.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Ponting ruled out of T20 match Melbourne, Feb 1 (PTI) Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been ruled out of the Twenty20 cricket international against India owing to a back injury. The team management decided not to risk Ponting in the quickest format of the game ...
SBI officers' meet to discuss merger issue.
Feb 01, 2008 ... SBI officers' meet to discuss merger issue Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (PTI) A two-day meet of the State Bank of India Officers Association (SBIOA), Kerala Circle, beginning here tomorrow will take up host of issues concerning the banking sector including the move to merge the ...
Aurobindo gets US FDA nod for Sumatriptan tablets.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Aurobindo gets US FDA nod for Sumatriptan tablets Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Pharmaceutical company Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has received a tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Sumatriptan Succinate tablets, used in the treatment of acute migraine headaches. ...
US facing difficulties in monitoring Pak-Afghan border.
Feb 01, 2008 ... US facing difficulties in monitoring Pak-Afghan border Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) The US has said it was taking steps to help improve surveillance in the Taliban-infested Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas, but acknowledged that it was facing difficulties. "There are a ...
NCDEX sets FSP of base metals.
Feb 01, 2008 ... NCDEX sets FSP of base metals New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) today announced the final settlement prices of base metals for its January contract. It has fixed Rs 1,085.20 a kg for nickel cathode, Rs 285.65 a kg for ...
inflation rises to 3.93 pc.
Feb 01, 2008 ... inflation rises to 3.93 pc New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Inflation rose to 3.93 per cent for the week ended January 19, against 3.83 in the previous week mainly due to increase in manufactured items, some food articles and petroleum products. The wholesale price-based ...
India sticks to Bali plan, presses for technology transfer.
Feb 01, 2008 ... India sticks to Bali plan, presses for technology transfer By: Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) Asking the developed countries "to walk the talk" on reducing green house emissions, India today opposed any "premature" setting of "benchmarks" for industries ...
MIBOR-MIDDAY.
Feb 01, 2008 ... MIBOR-MIDDAY Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Category Time Mibid Standard Mibor Standard Rate Deviation RateDeviation ------------------------------------------------------------ Overnight 9.40 A.M. 7.98 0.0185 8.06 0.0231 ...
Scientists discover why scratching relieves an itch.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Scientists discover why scratching relieves an itch New York, Feb 1 (PTI) Ever wondered why scratching a stubborn itch brings relief and why it is hard to stop? Well, researchers have finally found the clue. The researchers in the United States have carried out a ...
FICCI eager to spread sports culture in rural areas.
Feb 01, 2008 ... FICCI eager to spread sports culture in rural areas Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has expressed its interest to utilise 2010 Commonwealth Games to spread sports culture in rural areas of the country. "Our ...
ONGC, Cairns India bid for Sri Lankan oil fields.
Feb 01, 2008 ... ONGC, Cairns India bid for Sri Lankan oil fields BY: T V SRIRAM Colombo, Feb 1 (PTI) The overseas-arm of the state run ONGC, ONGC Videsh, which paid one million dollars for acquiring data in the Mannar offshore basin in Sri Lanka, and Cairn India have bid for oil ...
Prime minister leaves for Lohitpur army camps.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Prime minister leaves for Lohitpur army camps Itanagar, Feb1 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today left for Lohitpur in eastern Arunachal Pradesh to visit army camps there. Arunachal Pradesh Governor Gen (retd) J J Singh, Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and state ...
Rudd refuses to accept Ponting's argument.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rudd refuses to accept Ponting's argument Melbourne, Feb 1 (PTI) Refusing to accept captain Ricky Ponting's justification for growing number of conflicts on the field, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has insisted that he strongly felt the country's current lot of cricketers ...
We will give it back with interest: Sreesanth.
Feb 01, 2008 ... We will give it back with interest: Sreesanth Melbourne, Feb 1 (PTI) Temparamental Indian seamer Sreesanth has declared that India would not shy away from any on-field confrontation in tri-series matches despite the fact that an ugly spat between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew ...
US warned against injecting its troops in frontier Pakistan.
Feb 01, 2008 ... US warned against injecting its troops in frontier Pakistan Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) Warning the Bush administration against any "loony" move to inject American troops in the militant-infested frontier areas of Pakistan, a former top US official has said that Washington would ...
KC demands rail corridor from Mumbai to Kanyakumari.
Feb 01, 2008 ... KC demands rail corridor from Mumbai to Kanyakumari Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (PTI) Kerala Congress (J), a partner in the ruling LDF, today demanded that the Centre sanction a High Speed Rail Corridor from Mumbai to Kanyakumari in the coming railway budget. Addressing ...
Haryana to transfer power sub-stations to distribution firms.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Haryana to transfer power sub-stations to distribution firms Chandigarh, Feb 1 (PTI) The Haryana government has decided to hand over all 66-KV sub-stations of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam to two electricity distribution companies to ensure efficient power supply in the state. ...
Nagaland govt signs MoU with Trident Mineral Resources.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Nagaland govt signs MoU with Trident Mineral Resources Kohima, Feb 1 (PTI) The Nagaland government will take up exploration work at mineral-rich belt of the state in conjunction with Trident Mineral Resources Pvt Ltd. The government signed a memorandum of ...
Syndicate Bank FPO in 3-6 months, plans 9 pc dilution.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Syndicate Bank FPO in 3-6 months, plans 9 pc dilution Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Public sector lender Syndicate Bank plans to come out with its second follow-on public offer (FPO) in the next 3-6 months to fund its business growth and meet Basel II norms, a top bank official said. ...
TVS Motor's two-wheeler sales down 23 pc in January.
Feb 01, 2008 ... TVS Motor's two-wheeler sales down 23 pc in January New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) TVS Motor Company today reported a 22.92 per cent decline in two-wheeler sales during January at 93,385 units as compared to 1,21,147 units for the same month previous year. However, exports ...
AASAA bandh evokes partial response in three Assam districts.
Feb 01, 2008 ... AASAA bandh evokes partial response in three Assam districts Guwahati, Feb 1 (PTI) Normal life was partially hit in parts of Assam today due to a 24-hr bandh called by the All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam to protest the arrest of its vice president for his alleged ...
Exports up 16.04% to $12.31 bn in Dec'07.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Exports up 16.04% to $12.31 bn in Dec'07 New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) India's exports registered a growth of 16.04 per cent to 12.31 billion dollars in December 2007, as against 10.61 billion dollars in the same month of 2006. Imports during the month were valued at 17.68 ...
Government to introduce tea tourism in North Bengal.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Government to introduce tea tourism in North Bengal By: Sunil K Mukhopadhyay Kolkata, Feb 1 (PTI) With an eye on attracting both domestic and foreign tourists, the state government has embarked on an ambitious project for the development of an integrated tea tourism ...
North east must have permanent peace, says PM.
Feb 01, 2008 ... North east must have permanent peace, says PM By: Amitabha Roy Chowdhury Lohitpur (Arunachal Pradesh), Feb 1 (PTI) Concerned over the problems of militancy and insurgency in the north east, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it was imperative to have lasting ...
Pak test fires Ghauri, Mush downplays threats to nukes.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Pak test fires Ghauri, Mush downplays threats to nukes By: Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Pakistan today successfully test fired the nuclear-capable Ghauri missile with a range of 1,300 km that can strike major Indian cities, as President Pervez Musharraf ...
Siemens to issue bonus share in 1:1 ratio.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Siemens to issue bonus share in 1:1 ratio Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Engineering firm Siemens Ltd today said that its shareholders have approved a bonus issue proposal, under which one bonus share would be issued to the shareholders for each share held by them. The ...
India win toss, elect to bat.
Feb 01, 2008 ... India win toss, elect to bat Melbourne, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the one-off Twenty20 match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here today. Key performers India's Sachin Tendulkar and Australian ...
AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES.
Feb 01, 2008 ... AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES Kolkata, Feb 1 (PTI) Following is the list of wholesale vegetable rates at the Kolay market here today : (RATES ARE IN RS. PER 5Kg) UNLESS STATED : Potato 400, Onion 550-575, Garlic 3250-6000, Ginger 2000-3000 (all per quintal), Parble 400-420, Brinjal ...
Internet services to be restored by evening.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Internet services to be restored by evening New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Internet services in the country, which were disrupted following a major international cable breakdown, would be restored by this evening. "Only 25 per cent of the links are down today and we expect ...
Inflation rises to 3.93 pc.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Inflation rises to 3.93 pc New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Rising prices of some manufactured items and industrial oils pushed up inflation to 3.93 per cent for the week ended January 19, even as few food items like eggs turned cheaper on fears of bird flu. The wholesale ...
ArcelorMittal raises stake in Argentina's Acindar to 99.5 pc.
Feb 01, 2008 ... ArcelorMittal raises stake in Argentina's Acindar to 99.5 pc London, Feb 1 (PTI) World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal today said it has acquired an additional 35 per cent stake in its Argentina-based subsidiary Acindar for about 552 million dollars. The NRI steel ...
Website for Orissa real estate market launched.(Website overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Website for Orissa real estate market launched Kolkata, Feb 1 (PTI) A website on the real estate market in Orissa has been launched, which aims at providing information on new housing projects, their locations, cost and other amenities available in the complex. "The ...
We won't stay long, says B'desh army chief.
Feb 01, 2008 ... We won't stay long, says B'desh army chief Dhaka, Feb 1 (PTI) The chief of Bangladesh's army, which is virtually ruling the country by proxy, has said that the military will not continue in its current role for long. "We won't stay long, but initiate good works, ...
Edible oils prices close flat.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Edible oils prices close flat New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Edible oils prices remained steady in the wholesale oil and oilseed market today and closed at the previous levels. Marketmen said was limited buying activities amid restricted arrivals kept the prices flat. ...
Emaar MGF IPO subscribed 12 pc in first two hrs.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Emaar MGF IPO subscribed 12 pc in first two hrs Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Initial public offer of real estate firm Emaar MGF today got subscribed 12 per cent against the shares on offer in the first two hours of opening of the issue. The issue received bids for over 1.27 ...
11th Panchen Lama meets China's top legislator.
Feb 01, 2008 ... 11th Panchen Lama meets China's top legislator Beijing, Feb 1 (PTI) Making a rare public appearance, the Panchen Lama, the second highest leader in Tibetan Buddhism, has met China's top legislator Wu Bangguo and vowed to support the Communist Party of China, state media ...
Rudd bluntly tells Aussie cricketers to behave.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rudd bluntly tells Aussie cricketers to behave Melbourne, Feb 1 (PTI) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has bluntly told his country's cricketers to exhibit more civility on the field. Rudd said cricket was a gentleman's game and people would expect a bit more ...
Wheat dara prices up on short supply.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Wheat dara prices up on short supply New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Wheat dara prices moved up by Rs 30 per quintal in the wholesale grain market today on reduced supply against increased demand. Atta chakki and rolling flour mills also registered gains in the range of Rs ...
Woman arrested for trying to rip Sikh's turban at restaurant.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Woman arrested for trying to rip Sikh's turban at restaurant Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) A New Jersey woman has been arrested on charges of bias intimidation and harassment after she tried to rip off a Sikh man's turban at a restaurant. "I could feel a hand pulling this ...
Arhar, gram dal prices firm up.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Arhar, gram dal prices firm up New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Arhar and gram dal prices firmed up in the range of Rs 50-100 a quintal in the wholesale pulses market today on increased buying against short of supply. However, other pulses prices maintained previous closing ...
'Bizarre' new mammal discovered in Tanzania.
Feb 01, 2008 ... 'Bizarre' new mammal discovered in Tanzania London, Feb 1 (PTI) Although there is unquestionably much left to be discovered about life on Earth, a new species of mammal -- a type of giant elephant shrew -- has been found in the mountains of Tanzania. The ...
India's coffee exports up in Jan.
Feb 01, 2008 ... India's coffee exports up in Jan Bangalore, Feb 1 (PTI) India's overseas sales of coffee have improved marginally in volume terms in January but are likely to slide in the coming months in the wake of rupee appreciation hitting the exporters' margins and downward revision of ...
Base metals up on high global cues.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Base metals up on high global cues New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Base metal prices improved in the range of Rs 2-5 a kg in the non-ferrous metal market here today on speculative buying amid higher global advices. Marketmen said rise in demand from consuming industries and ...
Saria prices jump on short supply.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Saria prices jump on short supply New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Saria prices shot up by Rs 1,000-1,500 a ton in the local iron and steel market here today on poor supply from furnace. Marketmen said hectic buying by builders and construction houses against short supply from ...
La Sovereign to open 10 bicycle stores this year.
Feb 01, 2008 ... La Sovereign to open 10 bicycle stores this year Chandigarh, Feb 1 (PTI) La Sovereign, a joint venture between Ludhiana-based company Sovereign and La Thailand, today said it will open 10 stores in major cities of the country by the end of this year, entailing an investment of ...
High density polymer up on increased buying.
Feb 01, 2008 ... High density polymer up on increased buying New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) High density polymer prices edged up by a rupee per kg in the wholesale plastic market here today on fresh buying amid reduced arrivals. Marketmen said increased buying by helmet makers and other ...
India a perfect market for insurance, says MDRT chief.
Feb 01, 2008 ... India a perfect market for insurance, says MDRT chief By: T K Rohit Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) With a population of 1.1 billion, India is a perfect market for insurance and can generate sufficient long-term funds for development of infrastructure sector, says Million Dollar ...
Almond prices dip on reduced demand.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Almond prices dip on reduced demand New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Almond prices declined by Rs 100 per 40 kg in the dry fruit market today due to lack of buying support coupled with adequate stocks position. Copra also eased on sluggish demand from retailers. ...
Chili futures surge on exports demand.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Chili futures surge on exports demand New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Rising demand from exporters for chili coupled with lower arrivals in the market has pushed up the futures prices of the commodity at the NCDEX counter. The most active February contract rose 1.69 per cent ...
AASAA bandh evokes partial response in three Assam districts.
Feb 01, 2008 ... AASAA bandh evokes partial response in three Assam districts Guwahati, Feb 1 (PTI) Normal life was partially hit in parts of Assam today during a 24-hr Assam Bandh called by the All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA), official sources said. Long distance ...