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Equities end in red, key index below 9,000 (Lead)

Equities end in red, key index below 9,000 (Lead)

November 19th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Despite staying in positive territory throughout the morning, Indian equities markets Wednesday again came under selling pressure to end the day in the red with a key index ...

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Equities open weak, Sensex down 150 points

Equities open weak, Sensex down 150 points

November 18th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) The Indian equities markets opened weak Tuesday and continued to be in the red 45 minutes into trading with a key index down more than 150 points after ...

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Sensex ends 150 points in the red (Second Lead)

Sensex ends 150 points in the red (Second Lead)

November 14th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Despite opening strong, Indian equities markets fell once again Friday on weak global cues and a key index finished with losses of more than 150 points.The 30-share benchmark ...

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A phrase can sound like a song when heard over and over again

November 12th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 12 (ANI): A study conducted at the University of California in San Diego has confirmed that a spoken phrase seems to morph into a song when repeated, throwing new ...

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Obese women more impulsive than normal-weight counterparts

November 11th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Psychology has revealed that obese women display significantly weaker impulse control than ...

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Indian equities crash on weak global cues (Lead)

Indian equities crash on weak global cues (Lead)

October 27th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) A key Indian equities index fell below the 8,000-point mark as the bear hug continued Monday on the back of overall panic and weak global cues.The sensitive index ...

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Indian equities fall further on weak global cues

Indian equities fall further on weak global cues

October 27th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) The bear hug over Indian equities market continued Monday pulling a key index down precariously close to the 8,000-point mark as the mood remained nervous on the back ...

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Shares hit new low for 2008, pare some losses

October 23rd, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Oct 23 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fell to its lowest since June 2006 on Thursday as a global rout of equities raised worries of further foreign investor selling, ...

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Indian equities open lower again on weak global cues

Indian equities open lower again on weak global cues

October 23rd, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Indian equities opened sharply lower once again Thursday on weak global cues, notwithstanding some measures announced by the central bank a day earlier to help the corporate sector ...

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Indian equities close in red on general nervousness (Second lead)

Indian equities close in red on general nervousness (Second lead)

October 22nd, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) After two successive days of gains, Indian equities markets once again closed in the red Wednesday following weak global cues and general nervousness, analysts said.The benchmark 30-share sensitive ...

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Why you forget to drop off clothes at dry cleaners

October 21st, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Do you often forget to drop off the clothes at the dry cleaner? Well, then you are suffering from what the Yale researchers call the "dry cleaning ...

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How scent brings back memories of emotional events (Re-issue)

October 19th, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): A new study in mice, conducted by researchers at the Duke University Medical Center, has shown that the part of the brain that processes scents is indeed ...

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How scent brings back memories of emotional events

October 17th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): A new study in mice, conducted by researchers at the Duke University Medical Center, has shown that the part of the brain that processes scents is indeed ...

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Indian equities markets start falling again

Indian equities markets start falling again

October 15th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian equities started falling again Wednesday after a two-day rally, following cues from stock exchanges in New York and Tokyo.The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, ...

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Markets end green, key index up 7.7 percent (Fourth lead)

Markets end green, key index up 7.7 percent (Fourth lead)

October 13th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) After suffering a loss of 16 percent last week, Indian equities markets rallied smartly Monday and by close of trading a key index recovered nearly 40 percent of ...

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Studying body movements can give insights into autism, terrorism

October 9th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 9 (ANI): Researchers at Rutgers University in Newark are examining how people are able to identify the emotional state and intent of others by watching their body movements, such ...

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Sensex hovers around 12,000, lowest in two years

October 6th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Oct 6 (ANI): Sensex plunged to below 12,000, its lowest in the last two years today. The Bombay Stock Exchanges Sensex touched an intra-day low of 11,954.09, its lowest level since ...

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Wolves as good as dogs, when it comes to reading human cues

September 25th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 25 (ANI): Dogs and Wolves are equally good at picking up human hand signals, says a new study. When tasked with choosing between two paint cans based on a trainer''s ...

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Quieter cars trick people into driving faster

September 25th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 25 (ANI): Automakers rising interest in making noiseless cars may leave all road safety measure futile, as a new study suggests that vehicles designed to be quieter may trick ...

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Indian equities down on weak global cues

Indian equities down on weak global cues

September 23rd, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Indian equities fell during early hours of trading Tuesday following the crash in Wall Street as uncertainly emerged over the US government's bailout package for debt-burdened banks.The 30-share ...

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Indian equities move up on global cues

Indian equities move up on global cues

September 19th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Indian equities opened higher Friday in line with cues from other markets as also on hopes that the crisis surrounding the global financial markets may be softened by ...

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Rodents with long lifespans have evolved anti-cancer mechanisms

September 18th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 18 (ANI): University of Rochester biologists claim to have discovered a novel anti-cancer mechanism in small-bodied rodents with long lifespans. Writing about their findings in the journal Aging Cell, the ...

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Indian equities slide further on weak global cues

Indian equities slide further on weak global cues

September 16th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) A day after the mayhem in global stock markets following the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Bros and Merrill Lynch's takeover announcement by Bank of America, equities continued to ...

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Markets end in red for the third straight day (Roundup)

Markets end in red for the third straight day (Roundup)

September 11th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) For the third consecutive day, Indian equity markets closed with loss on the back of weak global cues. Oil and Gas, power, realty, capital goods, telecom ...

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Equity markets start in the red once more

Equity markets start in the red once more

September 11th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Indian equity markets, which opened lower Thursday following weak cues from other Asian markets, were in the red in early trade. Metal, banking, pharma and capital goods stocks ...

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Indian-American programmes robots to follow the leader better

August 29th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) An Indian-American professor of engineering has programmed a robot that can sense your head turning left a fraction of a second before your body makes that left turn. ...

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Inflation could go beyond 13 percent, GDP growth lowered to 7.7 percent

August 13th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Aug 13 (ANI): The Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council has lowered the GDP growth projection to 7.7 percent during 2008-09 as against 9 percent in last fiscal. EAC chairman ...

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Equity markets start in the red

Equity markets start in the red

August 13th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian equity markets opened lower Wednesday following weak global cues. They recovered a bit but were still in the red in early trade. Banking, PSU and oil and ...

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Markets continue their gaining streak (Roundup)

Markets continue their gaining streak (Roundup)

August 11th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian equities markets continued their gaining rally and ended the day with a modest gain on the back of firm global cues and further fall in crude ...

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Equity markets in the green in early trade

Equity markets in the green in early trade

August 11th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian equity markets, which opened higher Monday following firm global cues and fall in crude oil prices, were in the green in early trade. The 30-share benchmark index ...

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