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April 28, 2008

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Andhra Pradesh SSC 2008 Results

Rededication Day marks Congress Government's fourth year in office

Animals, clouds not true indicators of earthquake: Chinese scientists

Woman bites off partners cheek in drunken lovers tiff at 30,000ft!

Sarah Michelle Gellar strips for charity

Outsource Partners International inaugurates newest shared service center in Bangalore

Manchester bans big screens for Champion League Final fearing violence

Scientists demand new modeling facility for providing better climate predictions

New enzyme inhibitor may lead to drug against cancer

India News / Press Releases on April 28, 2008

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Home Ministrys consultative committee discusses issue of FIA
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Monday discussed the issue of Federal Investigation Agency with his ministrys consultative members. ANI

Antony calls upon army top brass to ensure equity, fair play, transparency at all levels
Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday called upon the top brass of the Indian Army to ensure equity, fair play and transparency at all levels. ANI

Sonia criticizes West Bengal government on the violence in Nandigram
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday criticized Left Front West Bengal government on the violence in Nandigram. ANI

Kamal Nath unveils Mahatma Gandhis sculpture in Bangkok
Union Commerce and Industry Minster Kamal Nath on Monday unveiled a sculpture of the Mahatma Gandhi at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. ANI

President, Vice President congratulate ISRO for successful launch of ten satellites
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful record breaking launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C9 carrying ten satellites into orbit. ANI

Authorities fix duration of Char Dham pilgrimage in Uttarakhand
The Uttarkhand Government has made it compulsory for a pilgrim to complete his journey for Char-Dham pilgrimage at least in ten days in order to control incidences of road accidents. ANI

Manmohan Singh calls for improvement of teaching facilities in country
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said that it is a sad reality that too much attention is paid to the hardware of education and not enough to the software, namely, the quality of teachers and of facilities offered, including libraries. ANI

J-K police kill two Hizbul Mujahideen militants
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday gunned down two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen in Baramulla District. ANI

J-K police kill two Hizbul Mujahideen militants
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday gunned down two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen in Baramulla District. ANI

Reviving lost glory of traditional musical instruments in Punjab
A group of 20 individuals have taken upon themselves the task of reviving lost glory of traditional instruments which reverberated the environment before suffering the onslaught of modernization in Punjab. ANI

Advani for presidential nod to GUJCOC Bill
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Monday urged Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to get assent of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil for the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill (GUJCOC). ANI

Fire in LIC building in Lucknow destroys important documents
A major fire at a building housing the Life Insurance Corporation damaged important documents. ANI

Sonia says she is with the people of Nandigram
Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that she was with the people of Nandigram in their sorrow and hardship and indirectly criticised the West Bengal Government Bengal for its handling of the situation in that area. Addressing a public meeting at the Young Mens Association (YMA) ground here, Gandhi said: I am with the people of Nandigram who faced sorrow and hardship, especially with the women, children and farmers. ANI

Govt to give more powers to NCW Act
Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury told the Rajya Sabha today that the Government is planning to give more powers to the National Commission for Women Act. ANI

CBI informs Supreme Court about Subbas fake papers
The Central Bureau of Investigation has brought into the light of the Supreme Court that the birth certificates and other details submitted by Congress Member of Parliament M K Subba are fake. ANI

Veerappa Moily says Karnataka polls will be trendsetter for Congress
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Veerappa Moily has said that the forthcoming Assembly election in the state would be path breaking and would set the trend for the coming elections in eight states this year and the Lok Sabha elections next year. ANI

China train mishap, a case of human error(lead: China train)
A train collision in east China that killed at least 66 people early today was caused by human error and terrorism had been ruled out. ANI

Sonia asks Congress factions to work together in West Bengal
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today asked all factions of her party in West Bengal to work together and cooperate with West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) chief Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi. ANI

Dozens killed, injured as trains collide in China
Dozens of passengers were killed or injured on Monday when a passenger train en route from Beijing to Qingdao city in eastern China derailed and hit another train. ANI

Battle for Chitral memorial resumes after 113 years
One hundred and thirteen years after the siege and battle of Chitral, a family that once ruled over the area, wants a neglected British monument to be moved 200 miles to their mountain kingdom for safekeeping.The defaced memorial standing on a hillock beside the Kabul River outside Nowshera in Pakistan, commemorates one of Britains most famous military feats - the race to lift the siege of Chitral in 1895. ANI

India places record ten satellites in orbit
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) surged into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here this morning and placed as many as 10 satellites in orbit. ANI

Sonia to address public meetings in WB today
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will today visit West Bengals Malda and Murshidabad districts to hold public meetings, organised to thank her for waiving farmers loan worth Rs 60,000 crore. ANI

India all set to launch ten satellites for geographical mapping
India is all set to launch ten satellites today in one single mission using Indian Space Research Organisations Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C9. ANI

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended 31 March 2008
Business Wire India

Blackstone Real Estate Partners to Invest in Synergy, India's Leading Development / Project Management Firm
Business Wire India

Tadiran Announces Embedded Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in its Products
Business Wire India

SunTec Named One of the 21 'Most interesting Independent Software Vendors (ISV) in India in 2007 and 08'
Business Wire India

Press Statement : PIL filed against the use of the name "Royal Challengers" for the Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League matches
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Also see International News / Press Releases on April 28, 2008

Bullion Market / Gold & Silver Prices on April 28, 2008

Mumbai Bullion Market

99.5 Purity Gold: Rs. 11675
99.9 Purity Gold: Rs. 11615
Silver (Kg): Rs. 23000

Delhi Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 22410
Sovereign: Rs. 9850
Standard gold: Rs. 11765

Kolkatta Bullion Market

Gold: Rs. 11750
Silver: Rs. 22600

Chennai Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 22710
24 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 11645
22 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 10790

Bullion Rates on April 28, 2008 for All Major Indian Cities

Bullion prices presented here are indicative and are for general information only. Please check with your Gold Merchant or a local bank for latest and correct prices. All prices are in Indian National Rupees only.

Forex Rates on April 28, 2008

1 United States Dollar (USD) = 40.14 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 GBP = 79.66 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 Euro = 62.92 Indian National Rupees (INR)

100 Japanese Yens = 38.4 Indian National Rupees (INR)

All Forex Rates of April 2008

Forex Rates presented here are historic data and for indicative purpose only. Please contact your Central Bank, Money Changers, Foreign Exchange Agent or Travel Desk for the correct and accurate convertion rates. Rates here are the closing rates in IST.

 

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