Monday, September 9, 2013

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INSIGHT - Why Indian exports need more than a cheap rupee

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:55 PM PDT

By Manoj Kumar and Frank Jack Daniel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The upside of the rupee's slump is an export boom that sets the economy straight, right? Wrong. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh echoed classical economic theory when he told parliament last month that the plunging rupee, which has lost 18 percent against the dollar since selling pressure picked up in May, would spur exports and discourage ...

Why Indian exports need more than a cheap rupee

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:55 PM PDT

By Manoj Kumar and Frank Jack Daniel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The upside of the rupee's slump is an export boom that sets the economy straight, right? Wrong. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh echoed classical ...

INSIGHT - Killing the goose: Why Indian exports need more than a cheap rupee

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:34 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The upside of the rupee's slump is an export boom that sets the economy straight, right? Wrong.

Chandila bailed in IPL spot-fixing case

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:08 PM PDT

A court has granted bail to Royals player Ajit Chandila for spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League.        

Customs seize gold bars from Lankan, Indian duo

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:48 PM PDT

Customs sleuths yesterday arrested a Sri Lankan male and an Indian national at the Bandaranaike International Airport for attempting to smuggle gold bars valued at around Rs. 2.3 million to India.

Currency smuggling bid foiled

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:48 PM PDT

A Korean national was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Customs officials yesterday while attempting to smuggle foreign currency valued at Rs.1.6 million out of the country.

Stolen laptops retrieved, lorry driver arrested

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT

Five days after over 1,500 laptops and desktops disappeared from a warehouse, police on Monday managed to nab the four-member gang responsible, including the driver of the lorry which transported...

Chennai's private medicos rarely get to dissect

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:23 PM PDT

With self-financed medical colleges short of cadavers, there is just about one for a batch of 30

‘Kumbabishekam’ performed after 56 years

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT

The 'Maha Kumbabishekam' of the fully re-constructed 200-year-old Sri Selva Vinayakar and Sri Draupadi Amman Temples located on the same premises at Manjakuppam on Nethaji Road here was performed a...

Doing business in Karnataka is tough, say investors

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Most investors and entrepreneurs find doing business in Karnataka an uphill task due to hurdles faced in land acquisition, poor road connectivity, inadequate power and slow rate of approvals, reveals a survey.

Sudha, Annu rewrite meet records - Times of India

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:16 PM PDT


Sudha, Annu rewrite meet records
Times of India
Sudha Singh, who set a national record and personal best of 9:45.60sec in 3000m steeplechase at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Chennai earlier this year, bettered her own meet record with a timing of 10:09.04 on Monday. It was a day of the ...

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Stolen laptops retrieved, lorry driver arrested - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:31 PM PDT


Stolen laptops retrieved, lorry driver arrested
The Hindu
Five days after over 1,500 laptops and desktops disappeared from a warehouse, police on Monday managed to nab the four-member gang responsible, including the driver of the lorry which transported the devices. The systems were last seen at the ...

Double murder in Maduravoyal: Family friends killed women - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT


Double murder in Maduravoyal: Family friends killed women
The Hindu
A city police team on Monday cracked Thursday's double murder of a mother and daughter in Maduravoyal. Two youths, who were family friends of the victims, slit their throats and stole gold jewellery in order to settle their mounting debts. The victims Vimala ...

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Chennai's private medicos rarely get to dissect - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:16 PM PDT


Chennai's private medicos rarely get to dissect
The Hindu
For students of a number of private medical colleges, dissecting a cadaver — considered an essential part of training in anatomy — is something they rarely get to do. Unlike their counterparts in government medical colleges all of whom get to dissect a ...

Law graduate arrested for stripping, flashing girls in Chennai - Times of India

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:34 PM PDT


Law graduate arrested for stripping, flashing girls in Chennai
Times of India
CHENNAI: Police on Sunday arrested a 22-year-old law graduate a day after he stripped and flashed girls on the road in Erikarai in Vichur near Manali New Town. Police believe Punniyakodi, who was arrested on a complaint by a college student, could have ...

Anand has better temperament: Barua - The Hindu

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:11 PM PDT


The Hindu

Anand has better temperament: Barua
The Hindu
Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua feels World champion Viswanathan Anand will have the advantage of better temperament and experience when he defends his title against Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen in Chennai in November. Barua, who is the ...

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AirAsia: Subramaniun Swamy files PIL in Delhi HC - Financial Express

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 10:15 AM PDT


AirAsia: Subramaniun Swamy files PIL in Delhi HC
Financial Express
AirAsia: Subramaniun Swamy files PIL in Delhi HC. AirAsia India will be based in Chennai in which the Malaysian carrier will hold a 49 per cent stake. TRAI's spectrum price recommendations evokes mixed reactionsJaypee Group to sell some power, cement ...

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: The making of the domestic crossover - Business Standard

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 09:48 AM PDT


Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: The making of the domestic crossover
Business Standard
Chennai Express' ode to Rajinikanth and Tamil cinema and Madras Cafe's hard look at the Tamil movement in Sri Lanka are obvious examples of a creative crossover of sorts. There are others that are not so obvious. Dhanush, one of the most talented Indian ...

Morf India to tap retail chains for Kelvinator water purifier - Mizo News

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 08:22 AM PDT


Morf India to tap retail chains for Kelvinator water purifier
Mizo News
Chennai: City-based water purifier company Morf India Ltd has decided to sell its water purifier through retail chains and standalone outlets and will look at setting up a local unit once the volumes reach economies of scale, said a top company official. Till then ...

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Morf India to tap retail chains for - Vancouver Desi

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:54 AM PDT


Morf India to tap retail chains for
Vancouver Desi
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) City-based water purifier company Morf India Ltd has decided to sell its water purifier through retail chains and standalone outlets and will look at setting up a local unit once the volumes reach economies of scale, said a top company ...

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