Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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Samir Karnik’s next with Bobby Deol titled Curfew

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:01 AM PDT


Though the two senior Deols, Dharmendra and his elder son Sunny Deol, are doing a film with Anil Sharma, instead of their Yamla Pagla Deewana director Samir Karnik, the youngest Deol scion Bobby has decided to go along with his buddy Karnik. The two are now going to be working on a film titled Curfew, a hard-hitting drama based on the 1984 Hindu-Sikh riots. Karnik who is at the moment writing his script admits his next film will star only Bobby and the not the other two Deols

Vinod Khanna and Farooque Sheikh to star in Chhoti Si Duniya

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:01 AM PDT


Veteran actors Vinod Khanna and Farooque Sheikh will share screen space together in Rahhul S Anand's Chhoti Si Duniya. The film is set around the medical fraternity and has been scripted with the help of leading medical professionals. The film marks the launch of Rahhul S Anand's son Rohitt and is also a tribute of sorts to Rahhul's late filmmaker brother Mukul S Anand.

AMCO’s Jayshree Venkatraman passes away

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:01 AM PDT


Jayshree Venkatraman, chairman of AMCO Batteries, died from pneumonia on Tuesday.

NTPC posts 24.17% growth in Q4 to Rs 2,505.42cr

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:01 AM PDT


State-owned NTPC on Wednesday reported a 24.17 per cent growth in profit-after-tax to Rs 2,505.42 crore for the January-March period of 2011.

Rupee hits 5-month high on inflows

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:01 AM PDT


The Indian rupee climbed to a 5-month high on Wednesday boosted by rising dollar inflows into equities.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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European shares inch lower as financials decline

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:25 AM PDT


A downgrade of Portugal's credit rating by Moody's which said a new government would likely need financing support from the European Union as a matter of urgency dampened market sentiment

TEPCO shares hit record low, haunted by compensation worries

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:25 AM PDT


TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Tokyo Electric Power slid 18 percent to a 60-year low on Tuesday on fears the firm won't have enough money to compensate victims of its crippled nuclear plant and uncertainty over the government's ultimate intentions for the utility.

Oil, state spending to boost Gulf despite unrest

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:25 AM PDT


DUBAI (Reuters) - Political unrest in the Gulf threatens private sector spending and investment but thanks to high oil prices, governments have enough financial firepower to prevent their economies from slowing sharply.

Wall St flat as deal news offsets China rate hike

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:25 AM PDT


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday as an interest rate hike in China and weaker Apple shares were offset by positive sentiment from the latest deal news.

Mercedes-Benz recalls U.S. M-Class vehicles

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:25 AM PDT


DETROIT (Reuters) - Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz is recalling 136,750 M-Class and M-Class AMG vehicles in the United States made from 1999 to 2004 for issues related to cruise control that may lead to a crash, U.S. federal safety regulators said.