* Koda to seek trust vote on Aug 25
Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda on Tuesday said he would seek the trust vote in the assembly on August 25 and expressed confidence that his government would win the confidence vote.
* Review: Pot Pourri
Pot Pourri has started a new restaurant in the In Orbit mall in Malad, a suburb in north Mumbai.As opposed to the cosy and rustic feel of the Bandra joint, this is very modern and spacious, with high ceiling. The earthy wooden furniture provides warmth while the splash of reds and beige paint on the walls adds vibrancy to the place.One wall is glass and the other is covered with random photographs. Some photographs have funny messages while others are more philosophical. To name one there is this lovely photograph of a girl in tight jeans, and it says 'Nice' on her behind!This setting is very reminiscent of an American Diner sans the dinning booths, making an ideal setting for a casual lunch or a laid back dinner.
* How Modi's police cracked the blasts case
Besides many other things, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is certainly a lucky politician. In just 22 days his police claims to have solved the conspiracy behind the serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad of July 26 and the mystery behind the bombs that were planted all over Surat but did not explode
* Asif's 'B' sample positive
Beleaguered Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif's misery continues to grow. His 'B' sample has also tested positive for a banned substance. It had approximately 5.4 milligrams of nandrolone traces in his urine sample
* Paes quits as captain
Leander Paes has stepped down as captain of India's Davis Cup team just over a month before the crucial World Group play-off match against Romania.
* Abu Bashir admits involvement in Ahm'bad blasts
Mufti Abu Bashir, the alleged mastermind of the serial blasts in Ahemdabad, has admitted that he was involved in the July 26 bombings that left 55 people dead, crime branch sources said on Tuesday.
* Spicy, sexy Indian salsa!
This Independence Day weekend, Indian Salsa was on stage for the world to judge. By all accounts, it passed the test.Introduced in India around 1997, Salsa has fast emerged as the country's hottest new dance to master. At nightclubs and discos in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, trendy youngsters can be seen grooving to the latin rhythms and swinging their hips to the sensual beats.
* Loan EMIs?
* Games brace for BMX
Olympic cycling moves to the gut-wrenching world of BMX on Wednesday where cyclists on tiny bicycles ride at high speeds on a dirt circuits and make spectacular jumps in the event's debut at the Beijing Games.
* India may shuffle batting
Jolted by the humiliating defeat in the series opener, India may opt to shuffle their struggling batting line-up as they go into the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Wednesday hoping to find a way to regain their winning touch.
* Kingfisher gets govt nod to fly abroad
Kingfisher Airlines has secured permission to fly abroad starting with flights to London.The civil aviation ministry granted the traffic rights to Deccan Aviation , in which Kingfisher Airlines merged in 2007, to operate services to London and other global destinations.
* Deal exports? India set to lead the show
Credit crunch may have gripped the economy elsewhere, but India Inc is continuing to roar onto the global arena and is all set to become net exporters of deals to the developed world, according to global audit and consultancy giant KPMG.
* RIL export arm may get to supply diesel at home
Faced with unprecedented growth in demand for diesel, the government is mulling easing norms to allow Reliance Industries' [Get Quote] export-oriented refinery to the feed domestic market and charging more from power and industrial consumers of the fuel.
* Anil Ambani eyes big pie in DTH space
Anil Ambani's Reliance Big TV forays into the growing direct to home services and draws up an ambitious plan to capture 40 per cent of the market share within 12 months.
* Mamata wants Singur talks tomorrow
In a sign of hope for a solution to the Singur impasse, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said that leader of Opposition Partha Chatterjee would hold talks with Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on demand of the return of land to 'unwilling farmers'.
* Future Group clocks Rs 105-cr sales in one day
Money just poured in for Kishore Biyani-led Future Group when it clocked a whopping Rs 105 crore (Rs 1.05 billion) in sales on August 17 and a total of Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.5 billion) in just five days between August 12-17.
* Clear LPG waitlist, govt orders oil PSUs
The government on Tuesday took state-run oil firms to task for reported shortages in fuel supplies in some parts of the country and asked them to clear the waitlist for new domestic cooking gas connections in 60 days.
* Sensex cuts losses, ends down 102 points; ACC sheds..
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 128 points at 14,518.After a touching a high of 14,584, the index slipped deeper into red, amid lacklustre movement, to a low of 14,369 - down 277 points from the previous close.The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 102 points at 14,544
* Balaji ends pact with Star; to buy back stake
Balaji Telefilms [Get Quote] on Tuesday said it is ending a four-year old association with Star group under which an associate company of Rupert Murdoch-led global media conglomerate has been holding nearly 26 per cent stake in TV celebrity Ekta Kapoor-run entertainment content provider.
* Demand for FMCGs rises 25% in rural market
FMCG product sales in the non-essential premium segment have grown at a rate of 25 per cent annually in the rural market during 2004-07, said a top official of a global consultancy company.The FMCG industry in the country is presently worth about 80,000 crore (Rs 800 billion), according to an estimate.
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* Bipasha's short and sexy combo!
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* Spotted: Brittany Murphy in Tokyo
* Ram Gopal Varma to take on the media
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