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Japan keen to bolster N-ties with India

Growth falters as UPA completes 4-years in office

For a man who prides himself as being the “original reformer”, PM Manmohan Singh did not mention the word “reforms” even once in his speech on the ninth anniversary of UPA. And, it was only once that he talked of inflation.

2006 Malegaon blasts: Aseemanand, Sadhvi Pragya’s names missing from NIA chargesheet

The NIA chargesheet in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case has skipped any mention of Swami Aseemanand, the man who blew the lid on involvement of Hindu terror operatives in attacking the communally-sensitive town, as the agency is yet to lay hands on any credible evidence linking him to the conspiracy.

In his third innings at Yerawada Central Prison, 53-year-old actor Sanjay Dutt will be identified as qaidi number 16656.

Antony is my guru, Rahul Gandhi says

On the heels of her recent single release of “Cocoa Butter”, soul songstress India.Arie is back with new tunes. After a four-year hiatus, the multi-talented singer-songwriter will be releasing her fifth studio album entitled “SongVersation”. The newly released artwork for the album showcases India wearing a complete outfit of blush pink in a commanding, yet friendly stance with arms open. “SongVersation” is set to release June 25th. Are you feeling the album cover? Let us know in the comment section!

American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC): Current price $28.29 On Wednesday, American Capital Energy & Infrastructure reported that it has expanded its global investment team with two new members, Director of  Africa  Investments Lisa Pinsley, and Senior Associate Pol Mijares. Also, the firm named Peter Bird and Venu Nambiar as Senior Advisors. The team will concentrate on sourcing investments opportunities in worldwide energy infrastructure assets, and also in product and service firms in the power and energy sectors. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL): Current price $34.12 Oracle Corporation’s majority-owned Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd, intends to raise up to 10 billion rupees, or $180.9 million, via a share sale to institutional investors. The latter plans to lower its stake in the firm by 5.3 percent, by divesting as much as 4.4 million shares to satisfy the regulatory condition of having a minimum of 25 percent public shareholding for firms listed in India. It has fixed the floor price at 2,275 rupees per share for the issue, which will be initiated on Wednesday. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:MNKD): Current price $6.23 Takeover chatter is growing as a huge call trade tops Wednesday’s option activity in biopharmaceutical firm MannKind. According to optionMONSTER systems,  a trader purchased 29,864 January 5 calls for the ask price of $1.98 in volume below prior open interest of over 111,000. Then seconds later, the trader sold an equal number of January 9 calls for the bid price of 83 cents against open interest of only 1,380 at that strike, clearly indicating new activity. Shares are up nearly 15 percent after peaking at $6.54 Wednesday morning, marking its highest level since the stock was cut in half in January of 2011. NEW! Discover a new stock idea each week for less than the cost of 1 trade. CLICK HERE for your Weekly Stock Cheat Sheets NOW! Don’t Miss: Bernanke’s Testimony: Is Congress Failing the Economic Recovery? Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

CBI files chargesheet aginst Madhu Koda in disproportionate assets case