Team Anna Slams Govt, Shifts Fast Venue; Lagarde Says India Positive On IMF Job; Sensex Up 75 Pts

Tuesday, Jun 07, 2011 Click here for India Business Update Mobile Version LEAD STORIES TEAM ANNA SLAMS GOVT, SHIFTS ITS FAST VENUE Anna Hazare and his supporters will now fast at the Raj Ghat after being denied permission to do so at the Jantar Mantar on June 8. read more LAGARDE SAYS INDIA POSITIVE ON IMF JOB, NEXT STOP CHINA While Pranab Mukherjee gave no assurance on supporting Christine Lagarde, she said, "India's leaders seem willing to consider my candidature." read more BLUE CHIPS LIFT SENSEX UP 75 PTS Sensex closed at 18,495.62 points as investors bought blue chips like RIL and Infosys. Nifty rose 24.10 points to end at 5,556.25. read more TOP STORIES • Govt to Anna: Can draft Lokpal Bill without you • Dayanidhi Maran may be dropped from Cabinet • JPC finalises 85 witnesses to depose in 2G scam • Cable TV operators on hunger strike against Sun TV • Declare all your assets, PM directs ministers • Brent crude down $1.36 ahead of OPEC meet • Maruti strike continues; mgmt plans new union model • Govt approves 16 FDI proposals worth Rs 924 cr • TRAI seeks 3-mth extension from SC for finalising IUC • Tata Global Beverages to sell 20% in intl ops • Renault-Nissan to double India capacity • Sistema Shyam Q1 net loss up 63%, revenues treble • Bharti pays highest revenue at Rs 1,097 cr in March qtr • Japan banks may not settle India-Iran oil bill • UTV denies talks of further stake sale to Disney • Gaddafi fund gains $10 mn from ICICI Bank investment • Cost mgmt, tax relief help ethical biz practices • K'taka Assembly session cut short, adjourned sine die • Uma Bharti re-inducted into BJP after 6 yrs • HSBC pays $62.5 mn to settle Madoff lawsuit more stories TOP VIDEOS I Agree With India's Prime Minister That IMF MD Selection Should Be On Basis Of Merit And Not Nationality: Christine Lagarde, French Finance Minister A Decade From Now We Will Be Talking More About India Than We Would About China: Robert Doll, VC & Chief Investment Officer - Global Equities, BlackRock Advisors Structural Growth Issues In U.S. And Europe's Debt Crisis To Drive Investors Into Emerging Markets: Emil Wolter, Head Regional Strategy Asian Equities, RBS AT A GLANCE BSE 18495.62 +75.51 NSE 5556.15 +24.1 TURNOVER Rs. 78,477 cr BSE CASH Rs. 2,472 cr NSE CASH Rs. 8,588 cr NSE F&O Rs. 67,416 cr BULLION GOLD 22680 -19 SILVER 55630 +307 CRUDE NYMEX 102.25 -0.08 BRENT 115.49 +1.01 FOREX $ / Re 44.67 -0.08 £ / Re 73.531 +0.73 € / Re 65.558 +0.56 EVENTS 8 June OPEC Meet Anna Hazare To Go Ahead With Protest Fast HC To Pronounce Order On Bail Plea Of Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar 9 June Prime Minister To Take Final Call On Manufacturing Policy CCEA To Take Up GOM's Recommendations On The Cairn Vedanta Deal GOM Meet To Resolve Issues Of Coal Production, Its Increasing Demand & Supply Gap 1st Panel Meet On Black Money 9-11 June Concurrent Seminar On Asian Metallurgy Summit, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai EXPERT VIEWS "Anna Hazare will fast at Raj Ghat tomorrow (June 8) from 10 am to 6 pm. We will hold peaceful protest. The imposition of Section 144 when there is no law and order problem is illegal. The arrogance of the government should come down a bit. This is a democratic country. We never took the name of any individual. We are fighting for improvement in the system." Arvind Kejriwal RTI Activist "There should not be any confusion about the fast. It will continue till this whole country is up against or united against corruption and blackmoney. We are doing satyagraha to wake up this government. If they don't wake up then there will be protest. There will be huge protests in the whole country." Baba Ramdev Yoga Guru "There is no assurance (on supporting Christine Lagarde). We are working on a consensus. It would be difficult to say at this moment (whether there will be any common candidate from BRICS countries) because there was divergence of views in respect of South African candidature. So it is not possible to say whether there will be a common candidate or not." Pranab Mukherjee Finance Minister WATCH OUT Bazaar Morning Call Hosted by Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee, Bazaar is the benchmark market opening show in the country. Widely acclaimed and winner of leading industry awards, Bazaar sets the tone for the trading day for millions of Indian investors. SHOW TIMINGS Weekdays 8am