Obama, Bush talk economy; Michelle takes a tour of White House
Sridhar Krishnaswami
Obama bats for ailing US auto industry during talks with Bush
New York, Nov 11 (PTI) President-elect Barack Obama, who
has described the U.S. auto industry as the "backbone of
American manufacturing" has asked President George W. Bush to
Indian Navy foils pirate attacks on Indian, Saudi ships
New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) In the first operation in the
Gulf of Aden since its deployment three weeks back, Indian
Navy Tuesday foiled an attempt by heavily-armed pirates to
Rupee plunges by 73 paise against U.S. dollar
Mumbai, Nov 11 (PTI) Snapping its two-day gaining streak,
the Indian rupee Tuesday fell by a whopping 73 paise to
48.11/12 against the greenback, as the sluggish equity markets
Sensex plunges by 696 pts on weak global cues
Mumbai, Nov 11 (PTI) In sync with other Asian markets,
B.S.E. benchmark Sensex Tuesday plunged by nearly 700 points
to close below the psychologically important 10,000 level on
Nasheed sworn-in as new Maldivian President By M V Meenakshisundaram
Male, Nov 11 (PTI) After three decades of single-party
rule, Maldives Tuesday entered a new phase of history with
Mohamed Nasheed, a former political prisoner, being sworn in
Qatar to invest USD 5 bn in energy, fertiliser in India By By Ammar Zaidi
Onboard PM's Special Aircraft, Nov 11 (PTI) Qatar may
invest USD 5 billion in energy and fertiliser projects in
India as part of New Delhi's efforts to use surplus funds from
Pirates attack Indian ship, Navy intervenes
New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) In the first-ever action after
being deployed in the Gulf of Aden, Navy Tuesday thwarted an
attempt by pirates to capture an Indian merchant vessel in the
Cigarette smoke could have triggered submarine mishap: expert By Vinay Shukla
Moscow, Nov 11 (PTI) Unauthorised smoking could have
triggered on the fire-extinguishing system that led to 20
people losing their lives on the Russian nuclear submarine, to
Prime Minister promises more steps to deal with fin crisis
By Ammar Zaidi
