Markets: A day of quiet consolidation

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• The Sensex traded in a range of around 100 points throughout the day before ending at 18238, higher by 32 points and the Nifty ended at 5486, up 14 points. [..]

RBNL continues to rally, up 5%

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• Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) today climbed nearly 5 per cent to touch the upper circuit on the Bombay Stock Exchange, after the company announced raising over Rs 400 crore to fund its growth. [..]

One dies in building collapse in Thrissur

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• One person has died in a lodge building collapse near Chettiyangadi in Thrissur district today. [..]

Lottery vendor- wife commit suicide in Kollam

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• A lottery dealer and his wife from Kollam committed suicide by jumping before a train near Kayamkulam here on Wednesday. [..]

Lottery: Decision within two days, says Isaac

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• Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that the Kerala government would take a decision on allowing other State lotteries within two days after studying the High Court verdict on the matter. [..]

Decision on State lottery today: Thomas Isaac

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• Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said here that a decision on Kerala lotteries would be made by this evening. High Court earlier on the day in its verdict pronounced that lucky draw of both the Kerala and inter-State lotteries should be held once a week. [..]

Our batsmen failed again: Dhoni

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• "We could have done better in fielding and bowling also. Our bowlers gave Sri Lankan batsmen a bit of width and that's one thing you don't want to do to Tillakaratne Dilshan .He smashed us all around the park. In contrast, their bowlers bowled really well and kept the pressure on us," said Dhoni. [..]

‘State govt won’t hesitate to ban all lotteries’

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• Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said that if the centre failed to take action to save the state from the Lottery threat, the state government would not hesitate to ban all lotteries, including Kerala state lotteries. [..]

Tearful adieu to Kundala tragedy victims

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• Thousands paid homage on Friday to five youths who had lost their lives in Kundal dam near Munnar on Thursday. [..]

Union minister calls for defeating disruptive forces

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• Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh has called for defeating the forces that are attempting to destabilize the nation in the name of religion. [..]