Reuters India
Vedanta Alumina gets violation notice
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry has issued environmental violation notice to Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Alumina's Lanjigarh refinery. Violations include failure to adhere to environment protection norms, unauthorised expansion of capacity to 6 ...
Now Vedanta gets show-cause noticeThe Hindu
Workers at Vedanta's refinery attack officeBusiness Standard
Vedanta slams brakes on Orissa projectHindu Business Line
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CEO Steve Jobs unveils redesigns for every iPod model; iTunes 10 features Ping, a social network for music; and iOS 4.2 to unify iPad and iPhone. Plus: Apple TV goes streaming, including Netflix offerings.

ABC News
New iPods vs. Old: Specs, Design Reveal Big Improvements
PC World
Apple on Wednesday unveiled what CEO Steve Jobs called Apple's "biggest change in the iPod lineup ever." The newly released iPods are available for pre-order now and start shipping next week. New iPods include a smaller iPod Nano featuring a multitouch ...
Apple refreshes iTunes software, updates iPodsThe Associated Press
Steve Jobs unveils upgraded Apple TV, new iPodsSan Francisco Chronicle
Hands on: Apple iPod touch 4G reviewTechRadar UK
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Sony demonstrated its Music Unlimited service at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. Here are some looks at the service.

Reuters UK
Govt firm on access to BlackBerry data: Chidambaram
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amid apprehension whether the solution provided by BlackBerry makers Research In Motion (RIM) will actually serve the purpose of real-time interception of its messenger and enterprise services in India, home minister P Chidambaram said the ...
India seeks access to Skype and Google dataFinancial Times
Service providers will have to share data: PCHindustan Times
Govt to ask Google, Skype to give data accessSify
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Apple downsizes the device and the price and adds a few interesting new features, but comes short of introducing a product that will be a category changer.

Trade group approaches Apple on the eve of Wednesday's media event and inform company it needs to negotiate publishing rights first.

The US-based provider of virtualization software VMware, on Tuesday, unveiled a cloud computing strategy to help companies accelerate adoption of 'technology as a service'.VMware's new services to speed up cloud tech useVMware's new services to speed up cloud tech use

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Tata Motors to roll out entry-level JLR models to drive up volumes
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the luxury car brands owned by Tata Motors, will launch a slew of entry-level cars including a station wagon and a roadster to boost volumes across markets. The operations of JLR, which Tata Motors bought in 2008 from ...
Tatas to roll out affordable JaguarCalcutta Telegraph
More shakeout coming in auto market: Ratan TataBusiness Standard
Tata pulling out all stops to investigate Nano firesHindu Business Line
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Apple unveils the Apple TV--now considerably smaller, with new and improved features like photo sharing, Netflix streaming, and TV and movie rentals.

A number of Fox shows are for sale on Amazon's video service for the same 99 cents that Apple is charging to rent the shows.

The tractor-to-aerospace Mahindra Group, with nearly 100 companies in its fold, is consolidating its entire IT infrastructure and applications.Mahindras plan big-bang IT consolidationMahindras plan big-bang IT consolidation

The Hindu
IDBI sets new benchmark, no balance needed for accounts
Economic Times
MUMBAI: In a move aimed at increasing its share of current and savings account (CASA) deposits, IDBI has done away with the concept of minimum balance on these accounts and has waived off most service charges except those pertaining to bounced cheques. ...
IDBI Bank woos customersCalcutta Telegraph
IDBI Bank waives service charges on current and savings accountsHindu Business Line
IDBI waives service fees to draw bank accountsmydigitalfc.com
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Business Standard
LIC wants tax breaks on policies retained
Economic Times
MUMBAI: The Life Insurance Corporation of India has made a strong case for continuing tax breaks on life insurance policies bought with an investment objective. Referring to the Direct Tax Code proposal that extends tax-breaks to only those policies ...
LIC sees 15% premium growth in Vizag divisionBusiness Standard
LIC to impose surrender charges on new ULIPsHindu Business Line
New Ulip norms could hit LIC Q3 premium mop-upFinancial Express
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A new application from a Vegas company is making its way to BlackBerry devices to provide users with free gambling functionality.

At its music-focused fall event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage to show off refreshes to the iPod Shuffle, Nano, and Touch, as well as its TV device and mobile operating system.

Instead of announcing a vote on new broadband regulations, federal regulators ask for "further inquiry" into whether Net neutrality should apply to wireless networks.

The spiffy touch-screen Nano? Movie rentals on your iOS device? Or do you think today's Apple event was one big snoozefest? Here's your chance to vote!

The Hindu
PM lays foundation stone for NTPC-Bhel project
Financial Express
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the much-awaited Rs 6000 crore power plant manufacturing project at Mannavaram, near Tirupati . Once completed by the year 2014-15, the Bhel-NTPC joint venture project ...
Chief Minister indisposedThe Hindu
Cheaper power to industry, agriculture must for growth: PMIndian Express
PM emphasises need for affordable powerHindu Business Line
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Rediff
GDP flap could put rate hike plan on freeze
Financial Express
New Delhi: Even as the government said it will not scale down the April-June quarter GDP growth number of 8.8% released on Tuesday, an internal analysis of the data by government agencies has pinned the discrepancy on the incorrect use of inflation ...
Govt corrects GDP data issued on tuesdayBusiness Standard
Govt revises GDP growth figure at mkt price to 10%Times of India
Real GDP data on firm footing Kaushik BasuMoneycontrol.com
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