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IN THE RECKONING: Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth is also in the Vodaphone-Crossword award shortlist.

IN THE RECKONING: Jhumpa Lahiri

Rushdie shortlisted for Vodafone-Crossword awards

The Vodafone-Crossword Book Awards 2008 shortlist is star-studded - and finding place are The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie, Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, Past Continuous by Neel Mukherjee and Escape by Manjula Padmanabhan.

HUMANE ALTERNATIVE: The ads have replaced the Pug commercial to which PETA had raised objections.

Vodafone ZooZoos win PETA award

Vodaphone took advantage of humane alternatives to the use of real animals.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vodafone-zoozoos-win-peta-award/93101-8.html

DEAL GOES THROUGH: Vodafone had bought a controlling 52 per cent stake in HEL.

Govt clears Hutch-Vodafone deal

The company's application was cleared by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board at a meeting in the Capital.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-clears-hutchvodafone-deal/39279-7.html

GREAT DEAL: Delhi HC has asked FIPB to wind up the scrutiny of Hutch-Essar within 2 months.

No objection to Hutch deal: DoT

The Communication Ministry is understood to have no objection to Vodafone's proposed acquisition of equity in Hutch-Essar.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-objection-to-hutch-deal-dot/35762-7.html

UNDER SCANNER: HC has ordered to investigate the quantum of foreign holding in Hutch-Essar.

HC orders probe into FDI in Hutch-Essar

The court asks to complete the investigation on the quantum of foreign holding in Huth-Essar in two months.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hc-orders-probe-into-fdi-in-hutchessar/35609-7.html

DIPLOMATIC MOVE: Vodaphone’s CEO Arun Sarin seems confident he will be able to win Ruias.

We want Ruia's support: Arun Sarin

Sarin hoped Ruias will stay invested in the Hutch-Essar venture and said he will make all the efforts to placate them.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/we-want-ruias-support-arun-sarin/33611-7.html

STAKE TAKE: Bharti Group has an arrangement to buy the 5.6 % direct interest of Vodafone.

Bharti to buy back 5.6% from Vodafone

Sunil Mittal's Bharti Group would acquire 5.6 per cent direct stake held by Vodafone for $1.6 billion.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bharti-to-buy-back-56-from-vodafone/33352-7.html

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