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Sensex down by over 20 points

         Mumbai: The trading boycott drastically affected the Sensex that shed over 20 points, to slip below the 4950-mark at 4923, whereas the Nifty was down by 13 points at 1544. Despite the lull prevailing in the market, Infosys continued its good stride with its scrip quoting three percent higher. The other market players who gained on the day's transaction were - Visualsoft, Polaris, Satyam and Wipro at eight, three, two and one percent respectively.

Infosys Q1 net up by 39 pc (Go To Top)

          Bangalore: Infosys Technologies Limited beat market estimates on Tuesday with a 39 percent jump in first- quarter profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast, citing strong demand from key U.S. clients. The country's largest listed software services exporter said it expected earnings per share to grow by 34 percent this year, up from its April forecast of 20 percent growth, helping lift its shares more than 4 percent. Infosys Managing Director Nandan Nilekani said the company had set aside 970 million rupees for business expansion from the anticipated increase in revenue.

Team India leaves for Asia Cup (Go To Top)

         Chennai: The Indian cricket team left for Colombo on Tuesday to participate in the six-nation Asia Cup starting Friday. India begins their campaign in Group 'B' against UAE before playing hosts Sri Lanka on Sunday. Meanwhile, team coach John Wright asked the team not to lower its guard and prepare for some good challenges from arch rival Pakistan and hosts Sri Lanka. "We will have to stick to our game plans and take care of our performance. And hopefully the wins will happen. But we have some good opposition out there. The ODI series against Pakistan was 3- 2 there wasn't a lot in it. Sri Lanka has always been tougher. Bangladesh has surprised everybody they seem to be improving, confidence comes out when we perform well. That's a challenge for us," Wright told reporters.

Shane Warne equals Murli's Test wicket record (Go To Top)

          New Delhi: Australian bowler Shane Warne became the highest Test wicket taker in the world equalling Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan's record of 527 wickets on Tuesday when he picked up the wicket of Upul Chandana on the final day of the second Test against SL. Now who among the duo reaches the 600-mark first only time will tell, but no doubt an interesting race has already been started between the two great spinners of the world.

Agassi's Hall of Fame salutation has Steffi in tears (Go To Top)

          London: Being inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame was an emotional event for Steffi Graf as her husband, tennis ace Andre Agassi paid a touching tribute to her. "As I attempt to find words worthy to introduce the person that has changed my life, I realize that the words have yet to be invented that are large enough, colourful enough, true enough to express the heart and soul of this woman I love," Hello magazine quoted Andre as saying. "It has taken my breath away to see how you have quietly laid down your racket to pursue love and motherhood with the same zeal and high standards you have always demanded of yourself," Andre added. As Steffi struggled to control her tears, she repaid the compliment by saying "Not that this occasion isn't emotional enough, but to hear that you are loved so much is amazing. The best part of my journey in tennis is it led me to you, I'll be forever grateful for that." Steffi, who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and was the unrivaled top seed player for a record seven years, was also honoured by tennis great Chris Evert, who said that Steffi was the best player she had seen in the past 25 years. "When someone asks me who was the greatest player I've ever seen in the last 25 years, I'd say Steffi Graf, with no hesitation," she said. Stefan Edberg, and 87-year old Dorothy May "Dodo" Bundy Cheney were also inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Athens Olympics spell death for 15000 dogs (Go To Top)

           London: The Olympics mania might now end up claiming lives of almost 15,000 dogs in Athens. According to The Mirror, environmental experts fear that up to 15,000 stray dogs will be poisoned before next month's Athens Olympics to give the Greek city a "pristine" look. The report said that the authorities fear that the sight of the dogs roaming the streets might damage the country's chance to flaunt its modernity and civility. Greek animal welfare groups claim that the slaughter of the city's strays has already started. Eighty dogs have been reportedly found dead in Saronida, a coastal resort where members of the British team are expected to stay. "There's been a big increase in poisonings and we expect it to rise sharply," an animal welfare activist was quoted as saying. "We're seriously concerned thousands of dogs will be poisoned so Greece can show Athens is a pristine, modern city. It would be barbaric and would solve nothing," David Bowles of RSPCA International (Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), was quoted as saying. "A lot of the local authorities don't know how to treat dogs humanely," he added.