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Chennai, Mar 19 (PTI) Opposition Leader and AIADMK General Secretary Jayalalithaa today said the budget would lead Tamil Nadu to a "destructive path" as it has not addressed various issues.
"The budget has not addressed current issues like increase in prices of essential commodities, power cut and unemployment problem. This will lead the state to a destructive path," she said in a statement here today.
Though the budget has given priority to implement new power generation schemes, Tamil Nadu continues to face severe power cuts, affecting a large number of industries.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) A suspected associate of top
Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, arrested from Kanpur by Uttar
Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad was today sent to 10 days police
custody by a Delhi court.
Arvind Joshi was today brought to the national capital
in compliance with a production warrant issued against him.
Joshi was produced before metropolitan magistrate Ashu
Garg who sent him to police remand till March 29.
Seeking custodial remand, city police contended that
the accused had slipped away with the hard disk of the laptop
seized from the possession of Ghandy when he was arrested here
on September 20 last year.
Police also claimed the accused acted as key
facilitator for Ghandy in establishing a Maoist base in the
capital city and also helped him procure fake identity card
and PAN card.
Meanwhile, the court extended the judicial custody of
Ghandy till April three.
Mumbai, Mar 19 (PTI) Pakistani-American David Headley's
confession in a US court about his involvement in the Mumbai
terror attacks has strengthened the 26/11 case, currently
being heard by a special judge here, public prosecutor in the
case Ujjwal Nikam said today.
He, however, said 49-year-old Headley cannot be
impleaded in the 26/11 trial here as it is nearing completion,
but he can very well be put on trial in Pakistan.
Headley's guilt plea has corroborated the confession
of lone surviving terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab in which the
latter has said that 26/11 attackers were shown a film of
targets in Mumbai at a training camp in Pakistan by
Lashkar-e-Taiba conspirators, Nikam told PTI.
His admission of guilty in a Chicago court has
strengthened the Mumbai terror strikes case, he said.
Phulbani (Orissa), Mar 19 (PTI) After VHP Secretary
General Pravin Togadia vowed to visit Kandhamal this evening
defying a ban, the district administration has deployed police
and a magistrate at the entry point to the riot-hit town to
scuttle his plans, official sources said today.
The administration has also imposed prohibitory orders
under section 144 of the CrPC to stop Togadia and other
members of the VHP from visiting the town, Additional District
Magistrate (ADM),Kandhamal, Arnanchal Das said.
The VHP leader had yesterday challeged the state
government to arrest him as he was all set to defy the ban
order. "I will enter to Kandhamal along with 100 sadhus,"
Togadia said.
The administration is also contemplating steps to seal
road at Madhapur, the entry point to Kandhamal district.
Kandhamal witnessed widespread riots from August 2008
till October 2009 following the killing of VHP leader
Lakhsmananda Saraswati.
Johannesburg, Mar 19 (PTI) South Africa can heave a sigh a relief as their captain Graeme Smith will not need a surgery for his fractured finger and he is likely to recover in time for the Twenty20 World Cup starting April 30.
Smith had an X-ray done on the middle finger of his right hand which was fractured while taking a catch in Rajasthan Royals' Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils earlier this week and he said he won't need a surgery.
"Just left the doc, good news don't need surgery, four weeks in a splint," Smith, who has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL III, said on his 'Twitter' page.
This is the second finger injury Smith has picked up in little more than a month.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) There is no plan to stage Indian
Premier League outside the country but franchises are free to
play abroad, IPL chief executive Sundar Raman said here today.
Dismissing reports that a second IPL is in the offing and
it would be held abroad, Raman said he could only foresee a
situation with the franchises playing occasional matches
abroad.
"This is Indian Premier League and will be played in
India. Now if the IPL franchises want to play matches abroad,
that is upto them. We did have the previous edition in South
Africa, which was a blessing in disguise since it unlocked a
new market for us but IPL would take place in India," said
Raman.
"We are happy to be back in India this year.
Lahore, Mar 19 (PTI) Banned former captains Mohammad
Yousuf, Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik as well as maverick pacer
Shoib Akhtar were dropped from the list of players who were
today awarded central contracts by Pakistan Cricket Board.
The board, however, gave central contracts to three
players - Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal - who
were fined after a probe into Pakistan's disastrous tour of
Australia in January-February. Afridi and Kamran were handed
A-grade contracts while Umar Akmal got a C-grade.
Yousuf and Younus have been banned for an indefinite
period and Malik for 12-months and a fine of two million
rupees on the recommendations of an inquiry committee that
probed into the poor performances of the team in New Zealand
and Australia and reports of infighting.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Stand-in Delhi Daredevils skipper
Dinesh Karthik won the toss and decided to bat against Chennai
Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match at Ferozeshah
Kotla ground here today.
The hosts have made three changes in their side. David
Warner has been drafted into the side in place of injured
regular skipper Gautam Gambhir.
Farveez Maharoof has been left out and Umesh Yadav takes
his place. Rajat Bhatia comes in for Sarabjit Ladda.
Chennai made two changes, bringing in Joginder Sharma and
Parthiv Patel in place of Manpreet Gony and injured regular
skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.injured.
The Teams:
Delhi Dardevils: Dinesh Karthik (Capt. and wk), Virender
Sehwag, Tillakaratne Dilshan, David Warner, Mithun Manhas, A B
de Villiers, Pradeep Sangwan, Dirk Nannes, Umesh Yadav, Rajat
Bhatia and Amit Mishra.
Chennai Super Kings: Suresh Raina (Capt.
Washington, Mar 18 (AP) President Barack Obama has signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the US a jobs boost.
In a White House ceremony, Obama said the legislation will help the private sector start hiring again.
It is the first of several jobs measures promised by Democrats in this election year. Obama called it essential but "but by no means enough."
The legislation includes about USD 18 billion in tax breaks and USD 20 billion into highway and transit programs.
There is scepticism that the law will do much to actually create jobs. Optimistic estimates predict the tax break could generate perhaps 250,000 jobs through the end of 2010, but that would be just a sliver of the 8.4 million jobs lost since the start of the recession.
Mumbai, Mar 19 (PTI) Automobile major General Motors
today said it would launch the electric version of its
small car 'Spark' in the Indian market by the end of this
year.
"We are set to launch our electric car, E-Spark, by
the end of this year in India," GM Motors' Marketing
Director Gaurav Gupta told PTI here.
"It will be an electric version of our small car Spark
and will be the first four-door passenger car in the world in
this segment," he said.
Considering the extra cost incurred on electric engines,
Gupta said the E-Spark's price may be a little higher than the
Spark.
"The acquisition price may be slightly higher. But the
operating costs will be very low," he said.
The company is entering into the Light Commercial Vehicle
(LCV) segment as well this year, he said.
Caracas, Mar 18 (AFP) Venezuela announced today that its
proven reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels of oil at the
end of 2009, a 39.9 billion barrel increase, or 23 per cent.
The new reserves came mainly from the Orinoco Heavy Oil
Belt, a southeastern area where Venezuela has intensified its
investments in exploration and development, and only a small
part from traditional oil fields.
In March 2009, the country's proven reserves stood at
172.32 billion barrels.
Venezuela, whose proven reserves had fallen to 76 billion
barrels of oil in 1998, in 2005 launched a "socialist project"
to boost reserves to 314 billion barrels, which would give it
the world's largest reserves.
Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil producer and exporter,
currently has the world's largest reserves at 260 billion
barrels.
New York, Mar 19 (AFP) US stocks ended mixed after fresh
economic data came nearly within expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45.50 points (0.42
per cent) to 10,779.17 in closing trades, marking an
eight-session winning streak that took the blue-chip index to
almost 18-month highs.
The Nasdaq composite added 2.19 points (0.09 per cent)
to 2,391.28 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index
slipped 0.39 points (0.03 per cent) to a provisional close of
1,165.82.
Analysts said the market reacted to Labor Department
data on February consumer prices and new weekly jobless
insurance benefit claims that effectively showed the economy
continued to slowly regain its strength after a brutal
recession.
"The slightly positive reports on jobless claims and
consumer prices were offsetting fresh concerns about debt
problems in Greece," said Wells Fargo Advisors senior equity
market strategist Scott Marcouiller.
| Index | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BSE 30 | 17,578.23 | Up - 58.97 (0.34%) |
| AUTO INDEX | 7,629.37 | Up - 35.27 (0.46%) |
| BANKEX | 10,432.19 | Up - 21.75 (0.21%) |
| BSE - 100 | 9,302.77 | Up - 27.72 (0.30%) |
| BSE - 200 | 2,198.96 | Up - 6.35 (0.29%) |
| BSE - 500 | 6,912.97 | Up - 20.01 (0.29%) |
| BSE - CAPITAL GOODS | 13,978.41 | Up - 22.55 (0.16%) |
| BSE - CONS. DURABLES | 4,193.17 | Up - 45.31 (1.09%) |
| BSE - FMCG | 2,807.53 | Up - 8.71 (0.31%) |
| BSE - HEALTHCARE | 5,198.07 | Up - 29.40 (0.57%) |
| BSE - INFOTECH | 5,513.39 | Down - 24.94 (0.45%) |
| BSE Mid-Cap | 6,764.07 | Up - 4.72 (0.07%) |
| BSE PUBLIC SECTOR | 9,131.48 | Up - 41.77 (0.46%) |
| BSE Small-Cap | 8,494.58 | Up - 31.65 (0.37%) |
| BSE TECK INDEX | 3,408.56 | Up - 9.89 (0.29%) |
| METAL INDEX | 17,901.25 | Up - 63.06 (0.35%) |
| OIL & GAS INDEX | 10,172.15 | Up - 78.51 (0.78%) |
| S&P CNX NIFTY | 5,262.80 | Up - 16.90 (0.32%) |
| S&P CNX DEFTY | 4,009.60 | Up - 13.00 (0.33%) |
| CNX NIFTY Junior | 10,607.00 | Up - 45.80 (0.43%) |
| S&P CNX 500 | 4,324.00 | Up - 17.40 (0.40%) |
| CNX MIDCAP 200 | 7,601.85 | Up - 8.45 (0.11%) |
| BANK NIFTY | 9,270.80 | Up - 18.50 (0.20%) |
| CNX IT | 6,145.45 | Down - 29.25 (0.47%) |
| 1 U.S. $ | 45.465 INR |
| 1 Japanese Yen | 0.5029 INR |
| 1 British Pound | 68.989 INR |
| 1 Canadian $ | 45.056 INR |
| 1 Singapore $ | 32.616 INR |
| 1 UAE Dirham | 12.395 INR |
| 1 Saudi Arabian Riyal | 12.139 INR |
| 1 Euro | 61.721 INR |
| 1 Qatar Rial | 12.506 INR |
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