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ENT11Entertainment/Cinema'Maya Bazaar' - Mammootty's Ramadan gift to fansKochi, Oct 1 IANS Ace Malayalam superstar Mammootty treated his fans with his latest movie "Maya Bazaar" on the occasion of Eid. The film released here Wednesday and the actor took the day off to celebrate with his family."I have taken the day off to be with my family to celebrate Ramadan. My daughter has come, but my son is in Singapore. I am certainly happy that my new film has got good reports," Mammootty told IANS read more
INT45International/BusinessUAE investors fear worse from global market crisisDubai, Oct 1 IANS The fallout of the market crisis in the United Arab Emirates UAE could very well be much worse than can be seen on the surface, the Khaleej Times reported Wednesday quoting financial analysts.As reports of losses sustained by investors are coming to light in increasing number banks selling derivative products and notes from Lehman Brothers have declined to comment while some of them said they need more time to assess the damage read more
INT47International/Diplomacy/DefenceEU observers start Georgia missionTbilisi, Oct 1 DPA European Union EU observers started their mission Wednesday to monitor the Russo-Georgian ceasefire agreement one and half months after conflict flared between the two countries over Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russian troops still in Georgia prevented the observers from entering the security zone they set up around South Ossetia. "It is not a categorical ban on the EU read more
SPO8SportsMcGain ruled out of the first Test against IndiaSydney, Oct 1 IANS Australia's depleted spin attack was dealt another blow with Bryce McGain ruled out of the first Test against India starting in Bangalore Nov 9.The 36-year-old leg spinner from Victoria was ruled out Wednesday when he pulled up his strained shoulder in the nets in Hyderabad ahead of the four-day match against Board President's XI beginning Thursday.McGain was to lead Australia's spin attack in the Test series after incumbent Beau Casson was overlooked for the tour, Daily Telegraph reports read more
SPO7SportsGanguly in for Australia series; Mishra, Badrinath new faces LeadMumbai, Oct 1 IANS Ending days of speculation, Sourav Ganguly retained his place while Amit Mishra and Subramaniam Badrinath are the new faces in the Indian squad for the first two Tests against Australia.The new selection committee, headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth, threw another lifeline to Ganguly, who was dropped from the Rest of India ROI squad in Irani Trophy, fuelling speculation about the end of his career.Ganguly read more
NAT34National/DisasterLucknow found woefully wanting in disaster managementBy Asit SrivastavaLucknow, Oct 1 IANS That Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, which aspires to become a modern metropolis, is wanting in disaster management came to the fore after a flyover came crashing down Tuesday evening claiming seven lives and leaving several injured.Nearly three hours after the flyover under construction came crashing down on the Lucknow-Faizabad Road, the administration was incapable of removing even an inch of the debris read more
BUS7Business/EnergyDMK union threatens strike in NeyveliNeyveli Tamil Nadu, Oct 1 IANS State-owned energy major Neyveli Lignite Corp is again faced by labour trouble with the trade union wing of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party issuing a strike notice to the company's management.The trade union has threatened to go on strike here from Oct 14 if its charter of demands that include regularization of contract labourers and guaranteed employment for employees' offspring is not met, company sources said Tuesday read more
BUS14Business/Energy/InternationalUAE refinery awards contract for major expansionDubai, Oct 1 IANS UOP, a part of the American conglomerate Honeywell, will supply technology and engineering services for the expansion of the United Arab Emirates' UAE Ruwais refinery. The Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co, also known as Takreer, has awarded a contract to this effect to UOP, according to a UOP statement."This facility will help us to meet the growing demand for clean fuels and chemicals in the Middle East and around the world," Takreer general manager Jasem Al Sayegh said in the statement read more
INT48International/Law/PoliticsRussia's last tsar, family members declared victims of repressionMoscow, Oct 1 RIA Novosti Russia's top court ruled Wednesday "to exonerate" the country's last tsar and members of his family, executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, to declare them as victims of political repression. The court's appeals panel in its verdict upheld an appeal from Grand Duchess Maria, who heads the Russian imperial house in exile. The Romanovs' descendants had read more
NAT39National/PoliticsGoa BJP accuses NCP chief of faking affidavitsPanaji, Oct 1 IANS Goa's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Wednesday alleged that Wilfred de Souza, president of the Nationalist Congress Party NCP, a member of the ruling coalition, had misled the Election Commission with fake affidavits. Upping the ante in the battle of words between the two parties, Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar said de Souza had not only faked his age but had also failed to mention three fixed assets owned by him in the sworn documents submitted to the Election Commission read more
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