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Markets recover from mid-day slide, close higher (Roundup)

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Indian equities markets recovered Tuesday from a mid-afternoon fall to close marginally higher with a key index closing 0.59 percent higher than its close Monday.



Ten-week-old boy’s parasitic twins removed

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health

Varanasi, Jan 6 (IANS) Doctors at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Hospital here have successfully removed two stillborn male foetuses from the abdomen of a two-and-a-half month old boy, officials said Tuesday.



Cuba promises a high-profile boxing coach for India

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, Olympics

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) is hoping to get a high-profile Cuban coach to train the Indian boxers for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.



Human rights body not satisfied with Delhi shoot-out report

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Unhappy with the Delhi Police’s interim report, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked them to come out with a full enquiry report on the Jamia Nagar shoot-out in the capital within six weeks’ time.



Oil sector employees to go ahead with their strike (Lead)

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Oil sector employees will go ahead with their strike as planned from Wednesday despite oil companies moving to initiate legal action against agitating officers, the Oil Sector Officers Association (OSOA) said here Tuesday.



Lennon’s MBE medal found in royal vault

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

London, Jan 6 (IANS) A royal medal that was rejected by the late Beatle John Lennon has been found nearly 40 years after the famous act of defiance, prompting his fans to call for it to be put on public display.



10-mn job loss feared in export sector by March (Lead)

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian export sector will lose nearly 10 million jobs by March following cancelled orders and higher transaction costs, a top official of an Indian exporters’ forum said here Tuesday.



Developing nations may be worst victims of economic crisis: Pranab

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The global economic turmoil poses a grave threat to developing nations even though their contribution to the cause of the crisis is negligible, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.