DIARY - India - Aug 29-Sept 27

For company board meeting and results dates double-click on
<BSE/MEETINGS1>, <BSE/MEETINGS2>, <BSE/MEETINGS20>. To navigate
forward and backward between pages use function keys F11 and
F12.

For a timetable of economic indicators, double-click on
[ID:nINDATA].

For a diary of world treasury events, double-click on
[MI/DIARY]

For Top News summaries, double-click on square brackets.
Front Page [TOP/NEWS] Politics and General
[TOP/G]
Global Economy [TOP/MACRO] U.S. Companies
[TOP/EQU]
Forex [TOP/FRX] European Companies
[TOP/EQE]
FX News [FXNEWS] Asian Companies
[TOP/EQA]
Fixed Income [TOP/DBT] Fund Management
[TOP/FUND]
Corporate Finance [TOP/DEALS] Asian News
[TOP/ASIA]
Financial Analysis [TOP/INSI] Economy Health Watch
[WORLD/ECON]
Sports [TOP/SPO]
..................
Access to some items may depend on subscription level
..................

FRIDAY AUGUST 29

----------------

Markets (Previous close):

- BSE index .BSESN 14,048.34 points (-1.74 pct)

- .999 gold (Mumbai) INBULL 12,020 rupees (+50 rupees)

- Rupee INR=IN 43.78/79 per dollar (43.71/72)

- 10-year bond yield IN082418G=CC 8.77 percent (8.88 pct)

Data:
* Gross domestic product for April-June due around 11 a.m.
(0530 GMT)
* Fiscal deficit for April-July at around 4 p.m. (1030 GMT)
* Forex reserves, money supply and bank credit at 5 p.m.
(1130 GMT)

MUMBAI - Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram to launch
currency futures trading at the National Stock Exchange. Venue:
NSE Auditorium "Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex. Time:
8:45 a.m. (0315 GMT)

MUMBAI - Engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro
Ltd (LART.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) holds annual general meeting of shareholders.
Venue: Birla Matushri; 3 p.m. (0930 GMT)

MUMBAI - India Copper Forum 2008 conference. Speakers
include officials from BHP Billiton (BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research), Chile's Codelco,
Switizerland's Xstrata and Hindalco Industries (HALC.BO: Quote, Profile, Research).
Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Sahar; 10 a.m. (0430 GMT).
* NEW DELHI - Farm Minister Sharad Pawar to address a panel
of government officials.
* NEW DELHI - The farm ministry to release its weekly data on
the progress of summer-sown crops like rice, oilseeds, cane and
corn.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1

------------------
* NEW DELHI - Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor begins
four-day tour to Britain.
* BANGALORE - The IBSF World Billiards Championship gets
underway.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2

---------------------

MUMBAI - Two-day annual India Oil and Gas Review Symposium.
Speakers include R. Sharma, CMD of ONGC (ONGC.BO: Quote, Profile, Research); N Mitra,
director offshore ONGC; Mr Sundareshan, additional secretary,
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Sabhyasachi Hajara,
chairman of Shipping Corp of India. Taj Lands End; from 9 a.m.
(0330 GMT)

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4

---------------------

NEW DELHI - Society of Indian Auto Manufacturers Annual
Convention. Speakers from GM, Bajaj Auto, Fiat, Continental.
Location: Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi.

SUNDAY September 7

-----------------

NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony leaves for his
maiden visit to the United States.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9

-------------------

MUMBAI - Two-day capital markets conference. Speakers
include senior officials from Securities and Exchange Board of
India, Deutsche Bank, ICICI Securities, HSBC Asset Management.

THURSDAY September 11

--------------------

Bhubaneshwar - Polls to 92 of the 103 urban local bodies of
the eastern state of Orissa.

FRIDAY September 12

-------------------

BANGALORE - Bharatiya Janata Party's three-day national
executive meet commences.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27

---------------------

MUMBAI - GLOBOIL INDIA 2008. 12th international conference
and exhibition on vegetable oil, feed and feed ingredients,
oilseeds related industries and services. Venue: Trident,
Nariman Point.
-------------------------------------------------------------

* new entry

** To include items in this diary, phone Priya Agarwal in
Mumbai on 022 6636 9000 or fax Reuters on 022 2264-1699/1708 or
mail to bom.newsroom@reuters.com

NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily
mean Reuters will file a report based on the event.

UP-TO-THE-MINUTE HEADLINES Company results [RES]
Economic indicators [ECI] Mergers & acquisitions [MRG]
Interest rates [INT]

LIVE PRICES & DATA World Stocks <0#.INDEX>
Currency rates EFX=NFX= Dow Jones/NASDAQ .DJI.IXIC
Nikkei .N225 FTSE 100 .FTSE
Debt <0#USBMK=>EURIBOR

HOW TO FIND INFORMATION YOU NEED
REUTERS NEWS <PHONE/HELP>
EQUITY BONDS MONEY COMMODITY ENERGY l