In Friday's South Asia papers
03 October 2008 06:00 [Source: ICIS news]
THE TIMES OF INDIA
Front page
Working women jittery after Soumya's murder
TV producer Soumya Viswanathan's murder has shaken the confidence of women who drive home late and the Delhi CM's comment is all but reassuring.
Radiation from mobile towers wipes out birds
The increasing number of cell phone towers in cities is bringing down bird population in India.
Business
US may take back motion against Ranbaxy
The US is probing whether Ranbaxy, based in Gurgaon, destroyed reports it was required to keep, falsified data and failed to meet quality-control specifications in manufacturing the generic drugs it sells.
HCL Tech set to acquire Axon
British consulting firm Axon Group PLC has agreed to accept a £441m ($785m) bid from India's HCL Technologies Ltd, rejecting an earlier offer by India's Infosys Technologies Ltd, company officials said.
THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Front page
Rupee drops to new five-year low
Rupee was at 47.30/31, its weakest since May '03 & 1.43% down from Wednesday close of 46.62.
Paris Motor Show debuts have Indian roots
3 global debuts at the Show - Suzuki’s Alto, Hyundai i20 and Nissan Pixo - would be solely manufactured in India to be sold globally.
THE BANGLADESH TODAY
No new updates
DAILY MIRROR
Front page
40 admitted with food poisoning in Kadawatta
At lest 40 employees of a shoe manufacturing factory in Kadawatta were admitted to hospital this morning with suspected food poisoning.
TN parties observe fast against offensive in Lanka
Various political outfits in Tamil Nadu today observed a day-long fast to protest the offensive in the northern part of the island and to express solidarity with the Lankan Tamils.
Business
Errant financial institutions taken to task - CB
Stating that the crashing of financial institutions has become a global crisis the Central Bank yesterday assured that monetary laws would be changed to enable them to take stern action against errant financial institutions.
US Senate endorses bailout as economy stutters
The US Senate endorsed a revised $700bn plan to tackle a financial crisis that has drawn warnings of approaching economic catastrophe, leaving the House of Representatives to decide its fate.
DAWN
No new updates
BUSINESS RECORDER
Front page
ADB releases $500m from $1.5bn loans
Asian Development Bank will provide $1.5bn in three tranches under the Accelerated Economic Transformation Programme.
Sales tax zero-rated units: 10% WHT on power bills exempted
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to exempt 10% withholding tax (WHT) on electricity bills received by all sales tax zero-rated units of textile products, carpets; leather and articles thereof including artificial leather footwear; surgical goods and sports goods.
Business
India may ease FDI norms for Pakistani firms
India may ease foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for Pakistani companies once political situation becomes more stable in Pakistan.
Asia to become economic powerhouse by next decade
Pakistan Economy Watch has said that only regional cooperation can provide relief to 500m poor living in South Asia.
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