Inflation
dips to 6.5 per cent
New
Delhi: Inflation fell by 0.23 per cent to a 23-week
low of 6.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive week ended
December 18, mainly due to cheaper food items, edibles oils
and manufactured products. Analysts said they expected the
impact of the monsoon to drag on growth in Asia's fourth-biggest
economy in the next two quarters, underscoring the country's
dependence on a sector that provides a living for more than
600 million Indians. The 6.5 per cent growth in gross domestic
product in the year through July-September was marginally
higher than the median forecast of 6.25 per cent in a Reuters
poll and was the slowest pace of annual expansion since
5.3 per cent in April-June quarter of 2003. GDP growth has
slowed from 7.4 per cent in the June quarter and 8.2 per
cent in the March quarter.
Domain
names of .in extension to begin (Go
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New
Delhi: On Saturday (January 1), all Internet domain
names having .in (dot in) can be registered online to generate
more internet traffic within the country. The government
has already appointed Net4India as one of the registrars
for the .in registration, official sources said. With the
new policy, the minimum fee charged for .in registry will
be Rs 250 and Rs 750 per year for registration at third
and second levels, respectively. The .in registry will offer
a 90-day 'sunrise period' to the trademark owners, registered
companies and owners of intellectual property to secure
registration of domain names. Also, the zones for government,
military and educational institutions would be reserved
exclusively for the respective organisations. Registration
for these will be offered by NIC - an organisation nominated
by the Defence Ministry and ERNET.
Tendulkar
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Mumbai:
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been told not play
any domestic cricket to give sufficient rest to his left
elbow. "I had spoken to a leading elbow surgeon in Australia
yesterday and his advice communicated to Sachin is that
he should rest his elbow. He will not play any domestic
cricket this season," the Indian cricket team's physiotherapist
Andrew Leipus told reporters at the Wankhede Stadium here.
"Tendular's elbow is still tender and he has been advised
not to play any domestic cricket," Leipus added. Leipus
also said he was set to meet caretaker president of the
Indian Cricket Board Jagmohan Dalmiya next week in Kolkata
to discuss his future role with the Indian team. "I am not
going to be connected with the Indian team in the same role
any more. I am going back to Australia to pursue my studies
and upgrade my skills on physiotherapy from February, 2005,
" he said "It's a four-month course and afterwards I intend
to continue the study through correspondence," Leipus added.
