* Somnath can continue as speaker: Experts
The decision of the Communist Party of India-Marxist to expel Somnath Chatterjee from the party will not come in the way of his continuing as the speaker of the Lok Sabha, say constitutional and legal experts.
* Uttam's Take: What N-deal means to US and India
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* Warnapura lights up gloomy opening day
India captured two early wickets before opener Malinda Warnapura lit up a rain-truncated opening day with a sparkling unbeaten half century to guide Sri Lanka to 85 for 2 wickets in the first Test in Colombo on Wednesday.
* Nepal's first president sworn in
Amid the political limbo over government formation, Indian-origin Madhesi leader Ram Baran Yadav was sworn-in as the first President of the nascent republic of Nepal on Wednesday, three days after his victory in the historic poll for the coveted post.
* 'As Indians, we need to build self-confidence'
He likes designating himself as the 'Gardener' of MindTree , a global IT and R&D company that he along with 10 other entrepreneurs formed in 1999. However, he is a recent convert to gardening. After nine successful years at the helm of MindTree as a co-founder and chief operating officer, Subroto Bagchi is now busy gardening and writing books.
* Eight and a half lessons from the trust vote
* Follow the leaders. Invest like they did in June
there was very little pressure on the mutual funds in terms of investors selling their units and taking back their money even after markets falling continuously
* Boeing says no cancellation of orders from Indian...
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing said on Wednesday there were no deferrals or cancellations of orders placed by Indian air-carriers in the wake of the carriers posting losses.
* Economic reforms prior to polls unlikely: Moody's
* N-deal to boost India's energy production
With the government emerging victorious in the confidence motion, the country would be signing the civilian nuclear deal with the US which has the potential to significantly boost India's nuclear energy production, says a report by Moody's economy.com.
* More economic reforms unlikely: Moody's
Amidst the widespread anticipation that UPA government after winning the trust vote will initiate key reforms, rating agency Moody's on Wednesday said uncertainties pertaining to reforms persist, given the prevailing pressures and policy differences among its coalition members.
* India Inc aware of climate change but indecisive
Climate change is an important business issue for India Inc, even though more than half of these businesses do not have a clear strategy in place to tackle the environmental challenges, a latest KPMG study says.
* Indian cities become costlier for expats
Strengthening rupee and growing aspirational demand has made four Indian cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai -- increasingly expensive for expatriates to live in, a latest global survey says.
* Nath asks US to offer 'real' cuts in subsidy
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, who rejoined the WTO talks in Geneva on Wednesday, said the US must offer 'real' cuts in subsidy to its farmers and its proposal to reduce the doles was not in line with the current food prices.
* Vinod Gupta sacked as infoGROUP chairman
The United States-based business and consumer database provider infoGROUP has removed its Indian-origin founder Vinod Gupta from the post of its chairman, following a shareholder lawsuit against the company and a probe by the market regulator SEC.
* Petrol, diesel demand drops
The hike in petrol and diesel prices has moderated the demand for the two auto fuels with consumption in June drastically falling from double digit growth in the previous months.
* SBI to hire 3,000 'recovery officers'
Amid the displeasure expressed by the regulators and judiciary on high-handedness of agents hired by banks to recover loans, the country's biggest lender -- State Bank of India [Get Quote] -- is planning to hire 3,000 marketing and recovery officers in its second such recruitment drive in less than a year.
* Natalie Portman in a Bollywood spoof
* Is Shah Rukh selfish?
* Shilpa Shetty's sexy secret!
* Image: Udita's item number in *Fox*
* Mallika does a Sharon Stone!
* Spotted: Abhishek Bachchan in Miami
* Christian Bale denies hitting his mom, sister
* An interesting offering from Yuvan
* *Kuselan* faces rough weather in Karnataka
* Happy Birthday, Himesh!
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