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Oil boils, inflation soars
Sensex falls 619 points
Mumbai, June 27
Overnight oil worries that caused the Dow to sell off had their repercussions in the Indian markets as well with the Sensex plunging on large-scale investor offloading. The benchmark index tumbled 619 points to close at 13,802 points. In the broader markets, the Nifty closed 179 points or 4 per cent down at 4,136 points.

Food costlier
New Delhi, June 27
The headline inflation rate for the week ended June 14 continued to soar and reached 11.42 per cent as compared to 11.05 per cent for the previous week. The government and RBI have already taken measures to control inflation, the finance minister P. Chidambram said, adding that if necessary we will not hesitate to take more fiscal and monetary measures.

Global stock jitters as oil reaches $142
London, June 27
Oil extended its rally on Friday to a new peak above $142 a barrel while global stocks slumped to three-month lows as investors became increasingly worried about the outlook for corporate profits and inflation. (Details on Business page)

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Udhagamandalam (TN), June 27
Lt-Gen Milan Naidu, Vice-Chief of the Army Staff, salutes the coffin of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Wellington on Friday.Iconic former Army chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was given the final salute in a state funeral and laid to rest with full military honours. As a 17-gun salute boomed, the body of Manekshaw (94) was buried in a Parsi graveyard.

Lt-Gen Milan Naidu, Vice-Chief of the Army Staff, salutes the coffin of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Wellington on Friday. — PTI photo

His spirit lives on in Amritsar
Amritsar, June 27
Sur Babu and Company, founded by Field Marshal Manekshaw’s father, Dr Manekshaw, continues to keep his chair vacant.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who was born on April 3, 1914, was the last Amritsar-born Parsi. Tehmi Bhandari, a Parsi woman who was Manekshaw’s childhood friend, had died on August 26, 2006, at the age of 101.

Sur Babu and Company, founded by Field Marshal Manekshaw’s father, Dr Manekshaw, continues to keep his chair vacant. — Photo by Vishal Kumar

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Protests in the valley seem to be taking deeper roots today as thousands of people from different parts of the capital took out many daylong processions. The main city square, Lal Chowk, hosted a massive rally that resonated with anti-government and pro-freedom slogans. The valley witnessed a complete strike.

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