The KESE Electric

Profit taking continues at KSEUpdated at: 1848 PST, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 KARACHI: Profit taking continued to erode values of leading scrips at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Wednesday as 100- Index plunged by 104.10 points or 1.84 percent to close at 5557.92, dealers said. The turnover volume was low at 62.533 million shares as prices of 296 sustained losses and 57-recorded gains while 16 remained unchanged. According to analysts, the market was bullish in the morning on fresh buying and Index crossed 5700 level .... Full Story

Herald

March 17 to herald new era of justice, victory: Shahbaz
Updated at: 2003 PST, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 GUJRANWALA: Pakistan Muslim League-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif asked the nation on Wednesday to stand up for a revolution in the country.Addressing a charged rally here on Wednesday, Shahbaz said time had come that the people should come on streets to change their destiny. He asked the people to take part in the long march of lawyers, if they wanted to change their fate.He said the nation could pardon President Asif Ali Za ... Full Story

World To Educate

Laptops bring lessons, maybe even peaceMatt Keller recently sat down with officials in Afghanistan -- not to discuss troop deployments but how to get laptop computers into the hands of little girls. Now in its third year, the One Laptop per Child program is reaching out to war-torn corners of the world to educate children and maybe even fight hate. full story

The Bollywood Starz

CNN) -- He's a Bollywood A-lister, director and Oscar-nominated producer, but Aamir Khan's latest adventure in film will see him join up with CNN for a special Talk Asia Live event.

Got a poser for Aamir? Send us the questions you want answered by the Bollywood star.

Anjali Rao will be talking to the star of "Lagaan" in Mumbai and you could add your voice to proceedings.

TATA Groups

Updated at: 1038 PST, Wednesday, March 04, 2009 MUMBAI: Tata Motors set to start selling the world’s cheapest car Nano in India, unveiled a version of the hatchback for the international markets and an electric vehicle at the Geneva International Motor Show. The "Nano Europa" will be powered by a 3-cylinder all-aluminum gasoline engine with 5-speed automatic transmission, Tata Motors said in a statement. The car is aimed at select international markets, said the company.

Crude price

Crude prices fall in Asian markets
Updated at: 1127 PST, Wednesday, March 04, 2009 SINGAPORE: Crude prices in Asian markets today were seen on the decline.In Singapore markets today, US crude April contract down by 54 cents was seen at $41.11 per barrel, while London Brent North Sea April contract eroded by 59 cents traded at $43.11.Analysts attributed fall in crude prices to the US aggravating recession situation and massive layoff of 0.6 million employees and, thereby, drop in US consumption of energy which incidentally is the largest consumer of energy in the world..

The Washington D.C

Updated at: 1249 PST, Wednesday, March 04, 2009 WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama described Britain as one of Washington's "closet and strongest allies.""Great Britain is one of our closest, strongest allies. There is a link, a bond there; that will not break. I think that's true not only on the economic front but also on issues of common security," Obama told reporters following his meeting with Brown.