Life & Leisure News 12th March 2008

ARTS & LEISURE
Kathimerini - Athens,Greece
By Harry van Versendaal - Kathimerini English Edition THESSALONIKI – Few people – at least in Europe – seem to believe in life after death these days. ...
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Woman's fight for life after taxi fall
Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield,England,UK
By Polly Rippon A BARNSLEY woman was fighting for her life in hospital today after she tried to get out of a moving taxi. The 22-year-old woman was in a ...
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Get Another Life
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - USA
By David D. Perlmutter The academic life, at least according to popular culture, is one of leisure and banter interspersed with a few hours of off-the-cuff ...
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On the Borrrrring side of Life
Marketing Web - South Africa
Children may have to wave goodbye to Simba Lion, the Nesquick Bunny, Ronald Mcdonald and Coca Cola's "... the brrr side of life", if a draft bill by the ...
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In Meadowlands Xanadu did Merlin Entertainments Some Stately ...
Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USA
LONDON — Merlin Entertainments has strengthened the company's position in the US leisure market with the announcement today that it is to lease and operate ...
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Freshman takes control of life
LSU The Reveille - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
I've already started making more plans with friends and have begun checking out leisure classes. No more five-time daily Facebook checks. ...
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The thrill of the chase
Guardian - UK
Horses are not a leisure activity in Ireland; they are part of the country's soul. "Every man and his cat has a horse in Ireland," an Irish stable hand now ...
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Weekends cause 'leisure sickness'
News Shopper - UK
Any sceptics should take note that even the Washington Post recently discussed the phenomenon known as leisure sickness', a term coined by Ad Vingerhoets of ...
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Affluent Greys have time and money to enjoy life
PrecisionMarketing - London,England,UK
In leisure time they enjoy golf, hill walking, gardening, photography, theatre and are avid Telegraph readers. They are likely to shop at Waitrose or M&S ...
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Could you be the next Gordon or Delia?
Sunderland Echo - Sunderland,England,UK
Making it to the final of MasterChef changed David's life completely. Tavistock Leisure owns and operates a number of venues across the region, ...
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India Investor News 11 March 2008

India Investments

 

Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report - Equity Linked Tax Saving Schemes (ELSS) Posted: 02 Mar 2008 03:24 PM CST Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report 2nd March 2008 – Investorline Yearly Performance (on the basis of Investment Strategy) of Mutual Funds (As on 21st Feb 2008). To view the full past performance record – Click here Provided by – Investorline Services   Equity Linked Tax Saving Schemes Funds Fund Size (Rs Cr)  Jan  08 1 Year  Since Inception CAGR Equity Linked Tax Saving Schemes       ABN AMRO Tax Advantage Plan 194.78 25.48 24.80 ...

Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report - Other Sector Funds Posted: 02 Mar 2008 03:24 PM CST Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report 2nd March 2008 – Investorline Yearly Performance (on the basis of Investment Strategy) of Mutual Funds (As on 21st Feb 2008). To view the full past performance record – Click here Provided by – Investorline Services Other Sector Funds Funds Fund Size (Rs Cr)  Jan  08 1 Year  Since Inception CAGR Other Sector Funds^       JM Auto Sector Fund 11.36 -4.86 22.65 JM Basic Fund 1311.27 ...

Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report - Pharma Sector Funds Posted: 02 Mar 2008 03:24 PM CST Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report 2nd March 2008 – Investorline Yearly Performance (on the basis of Investment Strategy) of Mutual Funds (As on 21st Feb 2008). To view the full past performance record – Click here Provided by – Investorline Services   Pharma Sector Funds Funds Fund Size (Rs Cr)  Jan  08 1 Year  Since Inception CAGR Pharma Sector Funds       Franklin Pharma Fund 41.33 -10.80 11.30 JM Healthcare Sector...

Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report - FMCG Sector Funds Posted: 02 Mar 2008 03:24 PM CST Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report 2nd March 2008 – Investorline Yearly Performance (on the basis of Investment Strategy) of Mutual Funds (As on 21st Feb 2008). To view the full past performance record – Click here Provided by – Investorline Services   FMCG Sector Funds Funds Fund Size (Rs Cr)  Jan  08 1 Year  Since Inception CAGR FMCG Sector Funds       Franklin FMCG Fund 26.30 9.20 16.09 ICICI Pru FMCG Fund ...

Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report - IT Sector Funds Posted: 02 Mar 2008 03:24 PM CST Annual Mutual Fund Performance Report 2nd March 2008 – Investorline Yearly Performance (on the basis of Investment Strategy) of Mutual Funds (As on 21st Feb 2008). To view the full past performance record – Click here Provided by – Investorline Services   IT Sector Funds Funds Fund Size (Rs Cr)  Jan  08 1 Year  Since Inception CAGR IT Sector Funds       Birla Sun Life New Millennium Fund 94.61 -6.83 3.63 DSP Merrill Lynch...

 

India Tax News 11 March 2008

Loan waiver half Budget estimate
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
According to data culled from the Reserve Bank of India's Trend and Progress of Banking in India, apart from the Rs 10000-crore overdues from all farmers in ...
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India may lose global support for patent laws
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Fiscal incentive (150% weighted deduction of R&D spend on computing income tax liability) has been another kind of government support. ...
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Budget '08 will make the world look at India's model of development
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
However, in the past, we have witnessed a proactive and extremely supportive initiative taken by the Government when a similar tax on bond markets was ...
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India's Industrial Output Growth Probably Quickened in January
Bloomberg - USA
Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said last week that his budget plan to cut duties and reduce the tax burden on individuals will spur demand and ...
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No decision on STPI tax holiday
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
KOLKATA, March 10: The year 2009 being the last year for the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) to enjoy tax holiday, members of the Bharat Chamber ...
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Is income-tax holiday over for natural gas?
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
New Delhi: Is the finance ministry withdrawing the existing seven-year income tax holiday in exploration and production of natural gas? ...
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INDIA: Sales slow ahead of tax cuts
just-auto.com (subscription) - Bromsgrove,England,UK
Car sales in India grew just 2.3% year on year in February as customers put off purchases expecting a cut in taxes in the federal budget. ...
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Tax holiday withdrawal will hurt profitability: IOC
Hindu - Chennai,India
When there is an intent to make India a refining hub, why are we robbing it of tax incentives that are crucial for the survival of the units," he said.
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India's February Car Sales Rise at Slowest Pace in Two Years
Bloomberg - USA
India's car tax was as high as 32 percent in 2003. Tata Motors Ltd. plans to begin selling the Nano, set to become the world's cheapest automobile, ...
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Why not a pro-people budget? Chidambaram cannot propel growth
Organiser - New Delhi,India
The tax system would need to have accepted that the people of India are not the crooks and children that they were treated as by the British raj and since, ...
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Indian Financial; Markets News 11 March 2008

Metal bets rock L&T's Dubai arm
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
MUMBAI: Corporate India is discovering the pitfalls of international financial markets. A week after local highstreet banks announced hits from turbulent ...
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Choppy market: Investors adopting more realistic approach
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
However, the sky-high valuations of these companies came crashing down as the global meltdown dragged down the Indian market too, causing severe damage to ...
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Accountability is missing in China
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
All that China needs is an efficient financial market and a well-maintained intellectual property rights system. I would say both (Indian and Chinese) ...
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Argentina's Redrado Says Emerging Markets Bearing Crisis `Well'
Bloomberg - USA
The problems, which started in August when credit markets seized up, forced central banks in December to move in concert to inject cash into financial ...
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Economic dilemma: Decoupled or shackled?
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
To begin with, one must appreciate the short-term divergence between financial markets and the real economy. When the US Fed cuts interest rates, ...
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India spot gold eases after prices decline in international markets
Forbes - NY,USA
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Indian spot gold prices edged down Monday, dragged down by overseas trends, with domestic traders awaiting a further correction ...
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RBI set for a role reversal
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
The risk aversion mood among global investors has led them to shun equities, and their exposure to the Indian market has been reduced. ...
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Financial Times rewrites plans for India, to end Business Standard ...
Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India
Network 18's primary owner and managing director Raghav Bahl has long wanted a financial daily to complement his market-leading business news channel as ...
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