*TOP NEWS* India

Following are the key India news stories on the wire on
Friday. Click on the codes in [] bracket to see the stories.
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India's annual inflation heads towards 8 pct
[nDEL225302]
India finmin expects inflation to moderate
[nDEL001455]
India trade min: steps on inflation to show result
[nBOM320217]
MARKETS
India's mutual fund assets rise 17.79 pct in April
[nBOM248708]
Exporters lift Indian rupee from 13-mth low
[nBOM296350]
Discount on benchmark index futures widens
[nBOM332457]
Indian rate swaps up as inflation, oil prices weigh
[nBOM299388]
Indian call rates end down on low demand
[nBOM300208]
Indian rupee to weaken more in coming months - MS
[nBOM282244]
Indian 10-yr yield at 2-wk highs as inflation rises
[nBOM64245]
Indian shares rise 0.5 pct; banks, Rel Comm lead
[nBOM291017]
India to auction 100 bln rupees of bonds on May 23
[nBMA000774]
India cbank to sell 30 bln rupees of bills on May 21
[nBOM306907]
India cbank to sell 10 bln rupees of bills on May 21
[nBOM89495]
Snapshot - Markets at a glance
[nBOM210300]
Reuters India/S.Asia market technical analysis
[nBOM245977]
India Hot Stocks
[nBOM233090]
ECONOMY:
India's forex reserves at $312.70 bln on May 9
[nMBI001418]
India cbank loans to govt nil for wk ended May 9
[nMBI001420]
India cbank: no secondary bond deals in wk to May 9
[nMBI001421]
WTO talks must deliver on development goal
[nDEL285393]
ANALYSIS-Real estate funds set to lift India fund industry
[nBOM176712]
TABLE-Indian annual inflation at 7.83 pct on May 3
[nDEL191674]
Indian Data Watch
[nINDATA]
COMPANIES
India's SAIL Q4 net up 25 pct, but below f'cast
[nDEL58718]
McNally Bharat to buy stake in Sayaji Engg
[nBOM299450]
Anu's Labs IPO subscribed 7.5 times
[nBOM168599]
India's Kotak plans ETF linked to NSE index
[nBOM125977]
E-Take Solutions to consider stock split
[nBMB001758]
Kinetic Motor to post profits after fund infusion
[nBOM278847]
INTERVIEW-Zylog close to buying firms in Dubai, S'pore
[nDEL284766]
INTERVIEW- Sona Koyo sees slower sales growth in FY09
[nBMB001743]
Taken Solutions to consider stock split May 25
[nBMB001758]
Fixed income head of ABN AMRO India fund quits
[nBOM94928]
Master Trust to issue shares at 134 rupees/share
[nBMB001757]
India's Larsen & Toubro in pact with GE unit
[nBMA000769]
Tech Mahindra gets $700 mln contract from BT-paper
[nBOM232900]
Bank of India FY08 net up 77 pct
[nBMB001745]
India finmin approves Volvo stake buy in Eicher
[nDEL236677]
Kinetic Motor to post profits post fund infusion
[nBMB001746]
Tata Invt to raise 4.48 bln rupees via bonds rights
[nBMB001747]
McNally Bharat to buy stake in Sayaji Engg
[nBMB001748]
India says RIM to resolve BlackBerry issue in 1 mth
[nDEL278346]
Champagne Indage units to buy wine businesses
[nBMB001750]
Texmaco board OKs 10-for-1 stock split
[nBMB001751]
Zylog close to buying firms in Dubai, S'pore - official
[nBMB001752]
India's SAIL Q4 net profit up 25 percent
[nBMA000772]
Gremach Infra says to consider pref issue to promoters
[nBOM183026]
Texmaco FY08 net profit jumps
[nBMB001753]
ICICI Pru to open derivatives fund for 2 days
[nBOM285413]
AIG India raises entry fee on four funds
[nBOM278117]
FX investors bearish Asia currencies across the board
[nSP270134]
Press Digest
[nBOM115091]
COMMODITIES
India turmeric far-month futures up on spot demand
[nBOM300403]
India jeera futures extend gains on exports, low arrivals
[nBOM296488]
India pepper futures rise on export demand, weak rupee
[nBOM299758]
India guar futures end higher on demand, weak rupee
[nBOM302716]
India's rice export curbs may hit winter harvest
[nDEL176832]
India chilli futures end lower on lack of cues
[nBOM343480]
India corn futures up on export; barley hits highs
[nBOM304753]
Indian sugar futures rise on lower delivery hopes
[nBOM281047]
Kapaskhali futures rise on firm oilseed complex
[nBOM47537]
India rapeseed futures rise on supply concerns
[nBOM299797]
India gold prices harden, demand low
[nBOM30564]
India gold sales weak over festival as prices bite
[nBOM70662]
India coffee prices up on demand, low arrivals
[nBOM242483]
NAFED tenders for refining, packaging edible oils
[nBOM261084]
India copper rises on weak rupee, Chinese demand
[nBOM280598]
India MMTC issues tender to import 8 mln T coal
[nBOM276539]
GENERAL
FEATURE-Indian village proud after double "honour killing"
[nDEL294494]
Maoist rebels kill 2 men before India state election
[nDEL79902]
Indian police suspect Bangladeshi hand in blasts
[nDEL261011]
Motor racing-Karthikeyan hoping to take A1 route back to F1
[nBOM22889]
INTERNATIONAL:
Oil rallies to new high near $128
[nSP206543]
Dollar extends losses as consumer morale dives
[nN16372152]
Gold rises on oil, platinum awaits Johnson Matthey
[nL16284668]
US consumers' mood grim in May - survey
[nN16320517]
US April housing starts rise best since Jan 2006
[nN16441395]
Yahoo, Google talks have not cooled-sources
[nL1633843]
More rain deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar
[nSP227918]
China buries quake dead; school collapses in focus
[nPEK336919]
EU, U.S. business warn against more WTO concessions
[nL16591569]
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