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News from June 2009

Army’s special forces to be used for NSG hubs: Chidambaram

Special forces of the Army will be used to set up anti-terror hubs in Bangalore and Jodhpur, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday. Inaugurating the second National Security Guard hub in Chennai, he said setting up of NSG units did not mean there was an increase in terror threat to the country. “We are [...]

Solar probe Ulysses ends historic mission of discovery

The interplanetary space probe Ulysses officially ceased operations on Tuesday after an 18-year voyage of roughly 5.5 billion miles (8.85 billion km) and nearly three complete orbits around the sun, NASA said. Radio contact with the Volkswagen-sized spacecraft was halted by ground controllers shortly after 1 p.m. PDT/4:00 p.m. EDT, but NASA project manager Ed [...]

Honoring wounded soldiers make tourney special for Tiger

Growing up the son of a Green Beret soldier, Eldrick Woods appreciated the sacrifices involved in military life long before he became the world’s number one golfer. That’s why Woods, better known as Tiger after the nickname of a Vietnamese soldier who befriended his late father Earl, has a special feeling for the wounded soldiers [...]

Smith bags top honours in SA cricket awards

South African captain Graeme Smith’s inspirational leadership and prolific batting in the season gone by fetched him the twin honours of ‘Cricketer of the Year’ and ‘Test Cricketer of the Year’ at the country’s annual cricket awards. In a glittering ceremony in in Johannesburg on Tuesday night, the other major winners were AB de Villiers [...]

Paes wins battle of three Indians, beats Bhupathi-Sania

Leander Paes emerged victorious in a contest involving three Indians as he and his partner Cara Black defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza to advance to the mixed doubles quarterfinals of Wimbledon Championships. Top seeded Paes and Zimbabwean Black won 6-2 6-7 (2) 6-3 in the two-hour-and-seven-minute third-round contest, which was the first between the [...]

Venus, Serena close in on Wimbledon final

Wimbledon braced itself for a fourth all-Williams singles final on Tuesday after Venus and Serena stormed into the semi-finals as their outclassed opponents melted in 33-degree heat. Five-time champion Venus eased to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska while Serena, a two-time champion, saw off Belarusian eighth seed Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-3. The [...]

Infra expands by 2.8 pc in May

The six core industries grew by 2.8 percent in May 2009 against 3.1 percent in the same month last year on improved production in cement, coal and electricity. The growth rate of six core industries — crude oil, petroleum refinery products, coal, electricity, cement and finished steel — was 4.3 percent in April. Cement production [...]

Air India Express to start operations in next few weeks

The low budget arm of national air-carrier Air India, Air India Express, would start its domestic operations over the next few weeks. “We are in the process of launching our domestic operations over the next few weeks,” Air India Express Chief Commercial Officer Tara Naidu told reporters in Mumbai on Tuesday. The proposed service would [...]

Sensex up 65 points on buying by funds

The Bombay Stock Exchange index Sensex opened higher on Wednesday by 65 points on fresh buying by funds, tracking firming Asian markets. The 30-share index, rose by 65.38 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 14,559.22 in the first five minutes of trade on the back of recovery in capital goods, auto and fast moving consumer [...]

Business environment has improved in 3 years: World Bank/IFC

It is easier to start and operate business in India than it was three years ago in many large cities of the country, a report by IFC and World Bank says. “The report finds it is easiest to start and operate a business in Ludhiana, Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar,” the report “Doing Business In India 2009″ [...]

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