Sydney, Oct 24 IANS Australia's bowling spearhead Brett Lee
SPO5 Sports Ponting asks Lee to add pace Sydney, Oct 24 IANS Australia's bowling spearhead Brett Lee will be following a rigorous training regimen to generate more pace in the third Test starting in Delhi Wednesday. Captain Ricky Ponting has made it clear that Australia needs Lee at his dynamic best for the last two matches, or else he will have to fit in some other role. "He's been a bit underdone. He's been bowling a bit at half and three-quarters pace at training, concentrating  read more
Posted by IANS on Saturday Oct 25
Plunging crude prices hit Canada's big oil dreams
ECO4 Economy/Energy Plunging crude prices hit Canada's big oil dreams By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Oct 24 IANS Plunging oil prices and credit crunch have hit two of Canada's largest-ever projects to recover crude from oil sands. With oil reserves of 179 billion barrels, mostly in oil sands of Alberta province, Canada meets most of the energy needs of the US. But with the crude needed to be above $85 for any returns for them, Canadian oil companies have decided to cut back on their two most costly oil projects ever  read more
Posted by IANS on Saturday Oct 25
Aparna Sen nominated to Asia Pacific Screen Awards jury
INT42 International/Entertainment/Cinema Aparna Sen nominated to Asia Pacific Screen Awards jury By Neena Bhandari Sydney, Oct 24 IANS Acclaimed Indian director and actress Aparna Sen has been nominated to the international jury for the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards APSA, which will be announced Nov 11 at the popular Australian tourist destination Gold Coast. "I am very familiar with Aparna's work and I am thrilled to have a filmmaker of her stature joining me on the Jury," APSA Jury President, Oscar nominated director Bruce Beresford told IANS  read more
Posted by IANS on Saturday Oct 25
NOVOSIBIRSK RUSSIA
INT46 International/Human Interest Siberian hermit receives government aid Novosibirsk Russia, Oct 24 RIA Novosti The last surviving female member of a Russian Old Believer family has received aid from the regional auhorities following her request, after she spent a lifetime away from human society. Agafya Lykova, 63, has lived in the forests of the Siberian republic of Khakasia, her father having taken his family to the wilderness in 1937 to "purge their souls of the modern world."  read more
Posted by IANS on Saturday Oct 25
Key Indian equities index sees biggest fall ever Second lead
BUS12 Business/Business Key Indian equities index sees biggest fall ever Second lead Mumbai, Oct 24 IANS Indian equities markets Friday were in the midst of complete mayhem with ruthless selling by foreign institutional investors sending a key equities index into its biggest fall ever in percentage terms. At 2.30 p.m., the benchmark 30-share sensitive index Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange was ruling at 8,797.70, down 974.00 points or 9.97 percent from its previous close Thursday at 9,771  read more
Posted by IANS on Saturday Oct 25
Key comments by central bank governor on policy review
BUS14 Business/Business/Economy Key comments by central bank governor on policy review Mumbai, Oct 24 IANS Following are some key comments by Reserve Bank of India RBI Governor D. Subbarao, who conducted the mid-term review of the country's monetary policy with chief executives of commercial banks here Friday: "This mid-term review is set in the context of several complex and compelling policy challenges. The global financial system is in a crisis of unprecedented dimensions."  read more
Posted by IANS on Saturday Oct 25
'India's financial system is strong and healthy' Lead
BUS18 Business/Business 'India's financial system is strong and healthy' Lead Mumbai, Oct 24 IANS This in a nutshell is what Reserve Bank Governor D. Subbarao had to say: - Global financial system is in a crisis of unprecedented dimensions. - India's financial sector is stable and healthy. Indian banks have been affected only peripherally... - India's balance of payments continues to reflect strength and resilience in a highly unsettled international environment. - Widening  read more
Posted by IANS on Saturday Oct 25
Indian doctor in UK charged with plagiarism quits as consult
London, Oct 24 ANI: Psychiatrist and broadcaster Raj Persaud has left his job at a leading hospital four months after being convicted of dishonesty by a disciplinary tribunal. Persaud, who has lost media commissions after admitting plagiarism at a General Medical Council hearing in June, has stepped down as a consultant psychiatrist for the South London and Maudsley NHS trust. The move follows talks with trust officers this month when he was legally cleared to return to work after being struck off for three months by the GMC  read more
Posted by aniin on Saturday Oct 25
Concorde's replacement will herald a return to supersonic tr
London, Oct 24 ANI: A new aircraft capable of flying between London and New York within three hours is being developed to replace Concorde, heralding a return to supersonic travel. According to a report in the Telegraph, the Aerion Supersonic Jet may not have the same grace, style and size of Concorde, but its designers say its top speed of mach 1.6 will transform the way international business is conducted. Test flights have been pencilled in for 2012 and executives at Aerion, an American company, claim to already have 50 interested parties, all of whom have paid the 150,000 pounds deposit  read more
Posted by aniin on Saturday Oct 25
Polls show Obama gaining among Bush voters
New York, Oct 24 ANI: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is showing surprising strength among portions of the political coalition that returned George W. Bush to the White House four years ago. A cross section of support that, if it continues for Obama through Election Day, would exceed that of Bill Clinton in 1992, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News polls. Underscoring his increasing strength in the final phase of the campaign, Obama led his rival John McCain among groups  read more
Posted by aniin on Saturday Oct 25
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