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Andhra Pradesh Intermediate Results 2008

Chandrababu interacts with farmers who lost their crop in Guntur market fire

Holding Olympics in China was not a good decision: Speaker of Italian provincial parliament

Indian envoy, TMDP leaders call on Maoist leadership

Tom Cruises Adolf Hitler film postponed until 2009

International conference on The New Business Laws Of India culminates into a grand debate

Football fans need graduate skills to grasp off side rule

Mosquito vacuum takes the bit out of backyard living

Scientists create first genetically modified human embryo

India News / Press Releases on May 7, 2008

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BJP woos minorities and claims they look upto their party
The Chief Ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) B. S Yediyurappa on Wednesday offered the sops and hopes of cabinet berth to minorities. ANI

Indian ships first to arrive with relief supplies in Myanmar
Two Indian Naval ships carrying essential relief material supplies berthed alongside at naval jetty Yangon on Wednesday. ANI

EC reviews poll preparations in Karnataka
Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy and Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and Dr. S Y Quraishi on Wednesday had a meeting with the Election observers in Bangalore. ANI

Villagers protest against urban projects in Madhya Pradesh
Civic authorities faced stiff resistance in Kathaunda village in Madhya Pradesh while trying to acquire 35-hectares of land for a sewage treatment plant. ANI

India should raise the Tibet autonomy issue in the UN: Fernandes
India should take the initiative and join other countries which are concerned about the situation in Tibet, and raise the issue of granting full autonomy status to that troubled region in the United Nations, said former Defence Minister George Fernandes. ANI

Election Commission to hold all party meeting in Bangalore
The Election Commission (EC) will meet leaders of all political parties here on Wednesday to make a final assessment of the arrangements for the first phase of the Karnataka Assembly polls slated for May 10. ANI

Police baton charge Patnas protesting teachers
Police baton charged a group of teachers, who are working on an ad hoc basis and seeking permanent job status from their respective institutions. ANI

Steel producers to meet Manmohan Singh today
Following the demand-supply mismatch in the steel sector, leading steel producers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today to discuss the pricing issue and other matters related to the industry. ANI

Traditional Islamic institution usher in educational revolution
Samastha Kerala Jamiat ul-Ulema (SKJU), a traditional Muslim religious organization in the State, has ushered in a major change in the educational scenario by incorporating scientific and modern training. ANI

Guntur fire: TDP pulls Congress Government
The opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Wednesday charged the congress government in Andhra Pradesh of not producing the exact statistics of the damage caused by a fire in Asias largest Chilli market in Guntur. ANI

Terrorist training camps still intact in PoK, say its leaders
In a startling revelation, senior leaders and intelligentsia from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have told ANI that the terrorist infrastructure in the area is still intact, and there is every chance of the militants regrouping and attempting to launch fresh attacks on Indian soil. ANI

Devotes take a holy dip in Ganges on Akshaya Tritiya in Allahabad
Devotees in Allahabad take a holy dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya (Gold festival) today. ANI

IAF planes head for cyclone-ravaged Myanmar
Two Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft left for cyclone-ravaged Myanmar on Wednesday, carrying about eight tons of relief material. ANI

Relatives welcome Poonch-Rawalakot bus service
The Poonch-Rawalakot bus service has brought joy to the people on either side of Kashmir. ANI

Old Jain centre Karkala remains an enigma
This small town on the foothills of Western Ghats in Karnataka, known for a giant statue of Jain saint Bahubali, is slowly waking up for the Assembly elections on May 22 . ANI

Mahatma Gandhi looks on as Karnataka witnesses political drama
As Karnataka undergoes the State Assembly elections on Saturday (May 10), a Gandhi Temple, first ever in the country, stands a spectator to all the theatrics of political leaders. ANI

Lawbreakers aspire to be lawmakers in Karnataka
It is significant that about 47 candidates who are contesting in the first phase of Karnataka assembly elections have criminal records and 82 candidates have declared total assets amounting to whopping rupees 481.2 crores (4.812 billion rupees). ANI

Lieutenant Gen. Nirbhay Sharma appointed as UPSC member
President Pratibha Patil has appointed Lieutenant General and former Master General of Ordnance, Indian Army Nirbhay Sharma as Member Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). ANI

Election Commission to hold all party meeting in Bangalore
The Election Commission (EC) will meet leaders of all political parties here on Wednesday to make a final assessment of the arrangements for the first phase of the Karnataka Assembly polls slated for May 10. ANI

Criminalisation in politics worries electoral watchdog in Karnataka
The first round of the three-phased Karnataka Assembly polls boasts of 47 candidates with criminal cases filed against them. ANI

Steel producers to meet Manmohan Singh today
Following the demand-supply mismatch in the steel sector, leading steel producers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today to discuss the pricing issue and other matters related to the industry. ANI

Cincom Socrates Software Helps Complex Manufacturers Create Effective Sales Configuration
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Esha News Monitoring Launches Web Page Service
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ADVISORY/India SystemC User Group Holds Annual Meeting May 9 in Bangalore
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HOV Services Ranked in Top 15 of IAOP's Global Outsourcing 100
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Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund Launches Kotak Sensex ETF
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Blender India Launch Creates History with a Whooping 150,000 Print Order
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Delhi Metro and Citibank Launch Co-Branded Transit Credit Card
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Bullion Market / Gold & Silver Prices on May 7, 2008

Mumbai Bullion Market

99.5 Purity Gold: Rs. 11715
99.9 Purity Gold: Rs. 11655
Silver (Kg): Rs. 23020

Delhi Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 11675
Standard gold: Rs. 22800

Kolkatta Bullion Market

Gold: Rs. 11840
Silver: Rs. 22700

Chennai Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 23060
24 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 11725
22 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 10860

Bullion Rates on May 7, 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 May 7, 2008

1 United States Dollar (USD) = 41.2 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 GBP = 81.01 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 Euro = 63.76 Indian National Rupees (INR)

100 Japanese Yens = 39.21 Indian National Rupees (INR)

All Forex Rates of May 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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