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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 8, 2008

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No question of resignation over SCs order: Ramadoss
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said that there was no question of his resigning hours after the Supreme Court struck down a law that led to the sacking of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr P Venugopal. ANI

Soha Ali Khans arms licence cancelled
Actress Soha Ali Khans arms licence was cancelled by a court here on Thursday after it was established that one of her rifles was allegedly used by her father and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi to kill a blackbuck. ANI

CPI-M cadres thrash Nandigram displaced, force retreat
Activists of the ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) today thrashed some people who had been displaced from Nandigram, forcing at least 50 of them to go back to a relief camp. ANI

Karunanidhis son Azhagiri acquitted in murder case
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhis son M K Azhagiri, was acquitted along with 12 others on Thursday, by a sessions court here in a case relating to the murder of a former DMK minister for want of reliable evidence. ANI

Manipuris climb hills to celebrate Cheiraoba, the New Year Day
The Manipuris celebrate their New Year Day climbing hills, along with merry making. Climbing hills signifies for them rise in prosperity and achievement of a new high in life. ANI

Fire damages Jim Corbett Park
A fire that spread in the Jim Corbett National Park on May 3 lasted for four days, damaging its southern area, despite continuous efforts by the Forest Department to douse it. ANI

Krishna rules himself out of CM race in Karnataka
Senior leader SM Krishna, the face of the Congress for these assembly elections in Karnataka, has declared himself out of the race for the coveted post of Chief Minister if party comes to power. ANI

CPI (M-L) takes out protest march to show solidarity with teachers in Patna
The workers of Communist Party of India (Marxist And Leninist) took out a protest march in Patna on Thursday to show solidarity with the teachers who are demanding regular pay and permanent jobs. ANI

Left to forge a third front for 2009 general election: Buddhadeb
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday said that the Left parties would forge a third front in the run up to the general election slated for 2009 rather than ally with the ruling Congress or the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). ANI

Karnataka lost its reputation due to greed, lust for power
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for stable government in poll bound Karnataka, and said that the state has lost its reputation due to greed and lust for power. ANI

25 killed in Kishtwar District bus accident
At least twenty-five passengers were killed and three critically injured when a bus fell into the Chenab River in Kishtwar District on Thursday. ANI

Three SIMI activists arrested in Morena
Three suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists were arrested by police following raids in the New Housing Board colony. ANI

BJP demands resignation of Ramadoss following Dr. Venugopals reinstatement
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded the sacking of Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss hours after the Supreme Court struck down a law that led to the sacking of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr P Venugopal. ANI

Karnataka has no room for BJP-JD (S) style of political opportunism: Moily
Senior Congress party leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Wednesday that the political opportunism practiced by the previous BJP-JD (S) State Government had provided the people the clarity as to which party to vote into power during the three-phased Assembly elections to be held this month. ANI

President Patil congratulates new Russian President
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has congratulated on behalf of the people of India Dmitry A. Medvedev on assuming the office of the President of the Russian Federation. ANI

Punjab to benefit from joint private-public social initiatives
Many private industrial establishments are today coming forward to help needy people in the State particularly in areas like education, agriculture and women empowerment. ANI

Smuggling on Indo-Nepal border
Smuggling has been on the increase on the No Mans Land along with Indo-Nepal border at Gorakhpur. ANI

Deforestation in Kullu for the Allain Duhangan hydropower project
Over 35,000 trees are being cut down to facilitate the construction of the 192 MV Allain Duhangan hydro power project in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh. ANI

Delhi High Court quashes criminal proceedings against M F Husain
The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against noted artist Maqbool Fida Hussain for allegedly hurting public sentiments by painting obscene pictures of Hindu goddesses. ANI

Noted Bengali theatre personality dead
Well known Bengali theatre personality Ganesh Mukherjee died at a city hospital on Thursday morning. ANI

Monks support efforts to conserve holy Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya
Monks at Bodhgaya support scientific efforts to conserve the holy Bodhi tree at Mahabodhi Temple that has been revered by the Buddhists across the world for over 2,000 years. ANI

Manmohan Singh calls for decentralization of powers to ensure equity
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a devolution of powers to rural governing bodies for improved efficiency in governance and greater equity. ANI

Olympic torch lit atop Mt. Everest
The Beijing Olympic flame reached the top of Mt. Everest or Mt. Qomolangma as it is known in the Tibetan language at 9:18 a.m. Beijing time Thursday. ANI

Illicit opium tract destroyed in Shimla
Himachal Pradesh police has destroyed opium worth crores of rupees in the international market near the state capital Shimla. ANI

India sends third air consignment to cyclone victims in Myanmar
India dispatched yet another consignment of aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar today. ANI

Omantel signs 700m-dollar deal for submarine cable system connecting India -UK
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) has signed a 700 million dollar agreement with 16 other global telecommunication companies to construct the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fibre submarine cable system connecting India to United Kingdom. ANI

Theatre lovers in northeast delighted with first ever drama festival in Assam
People in Assam recently had a novel experience to celebrate theatre art in a big way for a fortnight, as they attended the first ever Drama festival here. ANI

Tripura celebrates Tagores 147th birth anniversary
Residents in Tripura capital Agartala are celebrating the 147th birth anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore. ANI

Supreme Court orders AIIMS Director Dr. Venugopals reinstatement
The Supreme Courts today ordered the reinstatement of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Venugopal, ten months after he was sacked by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss. ANI

Karnataka Assembly polls, campaigning ends Thursday for first phase
Campaigning for the first phase of Karnataka Assembly polls will ends this evening as 89 constituencies of the 224 member house spread over 11 Districts will go to the polls on Saturday. ANI

Inflation related protests rock Patna
The youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) staged a demonstration here on Wednesday, mocking the Central Governments attempts to check inflation in the country. ANI

Eminent environmentalist questions viability of Indo-US nuke deal
Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna has questioned the viability of the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal by leading a peace march in Bodhgaya ANI

HCC Joins Campaign by Business Leaders Urging Governments to Take Action on Emerging Water Crisis
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Bullion Market / Gold & Silver Prices on May 8, 2008

Mumbai Bullion Market

99.5 Purity Gold: Rs. 11805
99.9 Purity Gold: Rs. 11750
Silver (Kg): Rs. 23120

Delhi Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 22500
Sovereign: Rs. 9850
Standard gold: Rs. 11855

Kolkatta Bullion Market

Gold: Rs. 11840
Silver: Rs. 22700

Chennai Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 23055
24 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 11795
22 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 10930

Bullion Rates on May 8, 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 8, 2008

1 United States Dollar (USD) = 41.79 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 GBP = 81.6 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 Euro = 64.01 Indian National Rupees (INR)

100 Japanese Yens = 40 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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