* 'They can't hoodwink the Left at every stage'
While Roy quit the coordination committee, the other face of the party, Prof T J Chandrachoodan, continued to be part of the UPA-Left committee on the nuclear deal he says The government said it will go to the IAEA, we allowed it so that the prime minister's credibility is not tarnished in the international stage. But they can't keep proceeding at every stage till it reaches a point when the deal will be on autopilot. They can't hoodwink the Left at every stage
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The Left parties have been staunch opponents of the deal and have threatened to withdraw support to the Congress-led government if it went to the International Atomic Energy Agency Board for finalisation of an India-specific safeguards agreement.
* Sania loses in 2nd round
Sania failed to win a single game in the first set as she lost her second round match 0-6 6-4 7-9 against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain.
* India not forcing us to stop war on LTTE: Lanka
"As a neighbouring country, India is requesting peace talks but it did not compel the Sri Lankan government to stop the war," Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane told newspersons.
* The path to Nirvana
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* India's GMR to buy half of InterGen for $1.1bn
Indian infrastructure group GMR on Wednesday agreed to buy half of US power producer InterGen for about $1.1bn from an investment firm backed by American International Group and Highstar Capital.
* Reliance aims for the stars in Bollywood deal joint...
Indian billionaire industrialist Anil Ambani has moved a step closer to building a media group spanning Hollywood and Bollywood, this week announcing a partnership with Hindi film superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
* View of the day:Controlling Indian Inflation
The Reserve Bank of India this week announced a 50 basis point rise in its repo rate to 8.5 per cent, a move that Hugo Navarro at Capital Economics says provided a rebuttal to the mounting criticism that the central bank had done “too little, too late” to stem rising inflation.
* SBI, UBI hike loan rates by 0.5%
Home, auto and other retail loans from SBI [Get Quote] and Union Bank of India [Get Quote] will cost more, with the two public sector banks on Thursday announcing an identical 0.5 hike in their benchmark prime lending rates to protect margins.
Consequently, SBI's BPLR will go up to 12.75 from June 27, while that of UBI will move up 13.25 per cent.
* Sun to go ahead with acquisition; files suit against...
Sun Pharma said it has filed an action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Taro and its full Board of Directors.
* Foreign investors still bullish on India
Foreign investors shrugged off concerns of high inflation rate impacting economic growth in India and poured in 3.74 billion dollars FDI in April showing a whopping 127 per cent jump over a year-ago period.
* Nokia dials rural India
To position itself effectively in the rural market, mobile phone maker Nokia plans to offer Internet based services in micro-finance, distribution, agricultural services and after sales and support services for the non-urban markets.
* Demand from India to fall: Boeing
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is reducing its forecast of the Indian market by half beyond 2012 as a result of the slowdown in the aviation sector.
* Sensex ends up 202 points; Reliance gains 4%
The index rallied to a high of 14450 - up 253 points from the day's low - in late noon trades. The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 202 points at 14422
* Web addresses to get more leeway
Online addresses would soon look a lot more diversified as the organisation that oversees web identities is expected to approve a proposal to create an unlimited number of so-called top-level domains -- the familiar suffixes like '.com' at the end of Web addresses.
* Wishing for the Yash Raj theme park
Yash Raj Films have pioneeringly signed on to create a Bollywood-themed park in Dubai
* Spotted: Will Smith in London
Nelson Mandela's celebratory concert will take place on Friday night in London's Hyde Park, hosted by Hollywood actor Will Smith
* 'Lakshya: Most popular after Baa and Tulsi'
This character is the most positive character in the Virani family and most popular one after Baa and Tulsi," Yash says
* Which 2008 movie are you looking forward to?
While the year started on a slow note, the latter part promises to keep us entertained. While Hollywood keeps those superheroes coming, Bollywood is ready with it's futuristic Love Story 2050, which showcases Mumbai as you have never seen it before
* Raj Babbar upset with his son's debut in *Jaane Tu*
Son of Raj Babbar and the legendary Smita Patil, Prateik is going to make an appearance in Abbas Tyrewala's directorial debut, Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.
* Spotted: Michael Douglas In Mumbai
Michael Douglas is scouting locations in India for his new film, Racing The Monsoon. The actor was spotted in Mumbai on Monday
* First Look: John becomes an angel
John Abraham, one of the hottest vegetarians in the country, supports the birds in his latest PETA ad.
Wearing huge angel wings, the actor proclaims, ' Be an angel for birds. Don't cage them.'
* When Krish met Krrish
* How well do you know Yash Raj Films?
The Yash Raj banner has produced quite a few landmark films, that have gone down in history. This Friday, it hopes to repeat the magic in the Saif Ali Khan Rani Mukerji-starrer, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic.
* Rabbi's rock star ambition
In 2003, a guitar-playing Sardar sang his way into the nation's charts and hearts with an unlikely mix of rock music and Punjabi lyrics. Rabbi Shergill was then a breath of fresh air.
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