Out of the economic gloom comes a ray of light in the form of the index of industrial production for September. The figures were a little better than those for August. The index grew by only 4.8 per cent. This meagre growth ' larger, of course, than the 1.3 per cent registered in August ' may have been caused by increased production in factories to .. more »

As dawn broke on Thursday, hundreds of Sikhs across India thronged gurudwaras for morning prayers to mark the 539th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the world's youngest religion that also has followers among the vast Indian diaspora worldwide. .. more »

Way back in the 2008 presidential race, John McCains campaign manager, Rick Davis, got lots of unwanted attention for his ties to the failed home mortgage lender, Fannie Mae. But McCain was not the only candidate whose advisors included Fannie alumni. Barack Obama had his share, and now the president-elect has tapped one of them, Washington .. more »

Sonam Kapoor might be considered chic and beautiful in B-Town but she's miles away from acquiring international fame. In fact even her father Anil Kapoor has a long way to go! The buzz is that she was totally ignored along with daddy dearest at the London Film Festival recently. Anil Kapoor was invited to promote the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' in .. more »

West Indies coach John Dyson is unhappy with team preparations for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.A few of the members of the national team were part of the Stanford Superstars squad and played in the recently concluded Stanford Super Series. Dyson was critical of the long preparatory camp for the Stanford matches, which .. more »

The French Cup.Olympique Lyon vs FC Metz Live on TV channelswww.watch-football-online.co.ukMatch scheduled:Last updated: 11-11-2008 from 21:00 until 23:0009-11-2008 on 19:33Round 3 - 1/8 Finals :: Coupe de la Ligue.. more »

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Circuit City files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy ProtectionCircuit City, the electronics major in the country is one of the consumer retail majors to be affected by the slow down. The Richmond Virginia based electronics retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy court. Circuit city filed this in the Eastern District of .. more »

Global banking giant HSBC said on Monday that its pre-tax profits had risen in the third-quarter despite loan write-offs in the United States rising to $4.3 billion. .. more »

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad is now considering pressing charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against all the nine accused in the Malegaon blast case. .. more »

Taiwan's central bank cut its main interest rate by a quarter-point Sunday at special meeting, marking its fourth rate reduction in less than two months... more »

Live India vs Australia. Day 3 of 4th Test live from nagpur. Share your views on this match below. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricketlivestreaming.com%2F2008%2F11%2Flive-cricket-match-india-vs-australia-border-gavaskar-trophy-day-3-4th-test-nagpur%2F'; addthis_title = .. more »

India were dismissed for 295 in their second innings, setting Australia a record target of 382 to win the fourth and final Test in Nagpur. In reply, the visitors raced to 13 without loss in 1.3 overs before accepting the offer of bad light at the end of Day 4. Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on five, with Simon Katich on eight from two boundaries... more »

I read the visitors column in Behindwoods on Ajith with interest, and would like to comment on it. I saw Aegan too and I must say within 30 minutes of the movie I was asking myself: how did Ajith, after working with Vishnuvardan in Billa, agree to do Aegan?Having said that, I would say I enjoyed Ajith's performance in the movie (it was the movie's .. more »