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| Homemakers burn their fingers in hot oil Economic Times - This won’t make a good home recipe. Inflation on cooking oil will now start in earnest. Consumers can expect an immediate increase of at least Re 1/kg as the market is poised to jump. Edible oil duty removal adds to output woes Oil firms get some tadka but your pan may not sizzle |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 9:29 PM CST
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| DDT stink in funds flavour Times of India - Indian investors will very soon have to be content with a little less when they invest in money market funds, but those who want to invest in foreign stocks could use the mutual funds route. Honey, I shrunk the cheques Overall, the budget is neutral: Ashu Suyash, MD & Country Head … |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 9:27 PM CST
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| IT girl loses some sizzle Times of India - India's showpiece business, and the legions of its employees, just got a little whack from the finance minister. And the indication is that it could get worse that the much hoped for extension of the tax-holiday that the sector has enjoyed for nearly … Sell-off sees slide across sectors Hurt on the fringes |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 9:27 PM CST
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 Express Pharma |
Still not the perfect antidote for pharma Financial Express - The pharmaceutical industry may not have received the perfect antidote it was expecting from the finance minister, but is happy that the sector has been accorded some thrust as a growth segment. Trials now get that clinical precision The debate goes on |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 9:24 PM CST
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| Disappointing, say foreign media Financial Express - India’s government has unveiled its annual budget, saying agriculture “must top the agenda of policy-makers”. The finance minister said unless India could be self-sufficient in food, this could upset “macro-economic growth stability and growth … Markets fall amid PC’s tricky balancing act Double whammy for Dalal Street |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 9:22 PM CST
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| Cap on tax sops no dent on venture capital biz Financial Express - The restrictions are going to hurt those funds that have raised monies in India. Also, funds exiting through IPOs will be exempt from long-term capital gains tax. Mumbai diamond jewellers welcome import cut in budget Sacred seven: FM spoils VC party |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 9:17 PM CST
No Comments »Finance minister tried to promote these three goals in his budget, but failed to fully achieve any of them.
Posted by The Economic Times as Business & Finance at 8:58 PM CST
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 Calcutta Telegraph |
Now BJP will speak out for aam aadmi Hindustan Times - Riding on the comfort of election results of Punjab and Uttarakhand where inflation swung voters away from the Congress, the BJP took pot shots at Finance Minister P Chidambaram for betraying the cause of the Aam Admi (the Common Man). Budget '07: FM's tightrope walk Trust CPM to find fault |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 8:45 PM CST
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RIAA Opposes 'Fair Use' Bill PC World - A new bill in the US Congress aimed at protecting the fair use rights for consumers of copyright material would "legalize hacking," the Recording Industry Association of America said. FAIR USE Act analysis: DMCA reform left on the cutting room floor Congress Introduces "Fair Use" Bill |
Posted by Google News - Sci/Tech as Technology at 8:09 PM CST
No Comments »Sprint Nextel on Wednesday reported higher profits in Q4, crediting the gains in part to recent acquisitions of former affiliates, including Nextel Partners. The Reston, Va.-based company earned $261 million, or 9 cents per share, up from $197 million, or 7 cents per share, a year earlier. Sales were $10.4 billion, up 6.7 percent from the year-ago period.
Posted by Keith Regan as Technology at 8:03 PM CST
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| Symantec offers mixed grades for Vista security InfoWorld - By Matt Hines. Symantec published a series of four research reports on Feb 28 that critique various security elements of Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system, including the software's ability to ward off existing malware threats. Office 2007 security issue discovered Symantec: Vista Blocks Almost All Malware, For Now |
Posted by Google News - Sci/Tech as Technology at 7:56 PM CST
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Oil prices rise as demand worries fade BusinessWeek - By MADLEN READ. Oil prices rebounded Wednesday as traders brushed off Tuesday's big stock market selloff and refocused on declining petroleum product inventories and Iran's persistent refusal to suspend its nuclear program. Oil falls after inventory report Oil Lower, Back From Sub-$60 Dip |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 7:45 PM CST
No Comments »A new upstart in online social networking, Ning, launched Tuesday, saying it plans to leapfrog social networking powerhouses MySpace and Facebook. Cofounded by Marc Andreessen, who also cofounded Netscape, Ning is a platform that lets people create their own social networks. The next generation of social networks, Ning says, will be many focused niche networks rather than a single large network like MySpace.
Posted by Chris Maxcer as Technology at 7:16 PM CST
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Now here’s an entertaining video demo for us geeks! I just love the presenter’s unabashed use of Steve Jobs-style terminology and presentation to showcase this Windows Mobile iPhone mod (via Gizmodo). Basically, after seeing this, there’s really no reason to upgrade to the iPhone for the eye-candy if you’re a longtime Windows Mobile user (bonus: free Skype calling integration – a feature most likely never to be included in the iPhone). More…
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Posted by Alexander Grundner as Technology at 7:11 PM CST
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| Power sheds no load Times of India - You are likely to remain in the dark since the Budget has done little to energise the power sector. Except some increase in financial support for rural electrification projects Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme and Rajiv Gandhi … No powerplay, this sector gets raw deal in Budget 2007-08 |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 7:03 PM CST
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 Carib Journal |
IBM teams up with Google over gadgets ZDNet - By Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com. IBM and Google are teaming up to bring mini applications called gadgets from the consumer Web to corporate networks. Google Gadgets in IBM WebSphere Portal IBM Links Google Gadgets to WebSphere Portal |
Posted by Google News - Sci/Tech as Technology at 7:00 PM CST
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 Washington Post |
DJ US Stocks Rebound From Selloff; GDP Data Ease Fears Wiadomosci onet.pl - NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–The selling pressure that swamped Wall Street Tuesday evaporated as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke soothed markets. Wall St. set to rebound as Bernanke, GDP eyed Wall Street boosted by Bernanke remarks |
Posted by Google News India - Business as Business & Finance at 6:52 PM CST
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SimCity DS building in US GameSpot - Maxis' groundbreaking simulation series adding US DSs to its platform population; mayors can cut the ribbon this summer. By Tim Surette, GameSpot. SimCity Goes Dual Screen SimCity coming to DS |
Posted by Google News - Sci/Tech as Technology at 6:46 PM CST
No Comments »NRIs welcomed the increased allocation for social sectors, but lamented no measures were taken for them.
Posted by The Economic Times as Business & Finance at 6:25 PM CST
No Comments »Construction on an underground physics experiment reaches a major milestone at Cern.
Posted by BBC News | Technology | UK Edition as Technology at 6:09 PM CST
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