India News / Press Releases on February 29, 2008

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Centre files fresh affidavit on Sethu samudram project in SC
The Centre on Friday filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court on the controversial Sethu samudram project seeking vacation of its interim orders putting on hold any damage to Ram Setu. ANI

Call centre employee murdered in Bangalore
The Bangalore Police has said that a call centre employee was stabbed to death after a group of people picked up a fight with him over a trivial issue outside a tea shop. ANI

Top naxal leader surrenders in Gaya
A dreaded naxal leader belonging to the CPI (Maoist) surrendered before district magistrate Jitendra Srivastava with weapons and cartridges at the district collectorate in Gaya today afternoon. ANI

Coast guard arrests 21 Sri Lankan fishermen
Coast guard officials today arrested 21 Sri Lankan fishermen who had strayed into Indias territorial waters. ANI

Google in Kashmiri Language
Worlds largest Internet Company, Google, has initiated an active web page (http/labs.google.co.in) for the students and scholars of Kashmiri language across the world making it easier for them to access information on the web. ANI

Pinaka Rockets handed over to the Army
After prolonged and untiring efforts, the indigenously developed Pinaka multiple barrel rocket launcher developed by the DRDO, was formally handed over to the Indian Army today. ANI

Children leap on Leap Year Day
Children at a Kindergarten school in Bhopal celebrated the leap year today along with their teachers at a gala function. ANI

Liberhan Commissions term extended by two months
The term of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry has been extended by two months upto April 30, 2008. ANI

Indian peacekeepers leave for Sudan on March 5
To strengthen United Nations peacekeeping operations, India has always been at the forefront of such missions abroad. ANI

British top cop helps schools in Punjab
While visiting Seham Village along with his Indian friend Balbir Singh Kang, Dave Gee might have never anticipated that his next six years would be devoted to school kids. ANI

Now milk politics takes centre stage in Maharashtra
Raj Thackerays broadside against non-Marathis in Maharashtra shows no signs of abating. ANI

Jaipur Kidney transplantation racket on canvas
A painting artist in Jaipur has presented the agony of victims of the multi-crore Kidney transplant racket on his canvas. ANI

Shiites observe Chehlum in Lucknow
Shiites in Lucknow observed the Chehlum festival to mark the end of the mourning period for Imam Hussein and other martyrs of the Battle of Karbala. ANI

Police destroy opium worth millions in West Bengal
Police and narcotics officials destroyed large tracts of poppy cultivation worth millions of dollars in West Bengal on Thursday. ANI

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Mumbai Bullion Market

99.5 Purity Gold: Rs. 12575
99.9 Purity Gold: Rs. 12520
Silver (Kg): Rs. 24095

Delhi Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 23800
Sovereign: Rs. 9925
Standard gold: Rs. 12550

Chennai Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 26125
24 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 12500
22 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 11580

Bullion Rates on February 29, 2008 for All Major Indian Cities

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1 United States Dollar (USD) = 39.92 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 GBP = 79.31 Indian National Rupees (INR)

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100 Japanese Yens = 38.1 Indian National Rupees (INR)

All Forex Rates of February 2008

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