A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a krore ten million.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala] Reference

In 2007, the police had seized fake notes worth Rs 6.71 lakh, which is double of the amount recovered during 2006 (Rs 2.30 lakh).    From Wordnik.com.  [Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'] Reference

Total loan under the scheme is Rs. 15 lakh, which is designed to meet all education expenses, including hostel fees and cost of books.    From Wordnik.com.  [SiliconIndia.com] Reference

DT Cinemas will also the issued the same number of shares ie 25.57 lakh, which is10 per cent equity dilution and also Rs20 crore in cash.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

80C is available only to the extent of Rs. 1 lakh, which is the overall ceiling for deductions under Sec.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

"Many are over Rs 25 lakh, which is not seen to be in the affordable range, '' said Mishra.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

The average size of an HDFC home loan is a mere Rs. 15 lakh which is payable over many years.    From Wordnik.com.  [GalaTime] Reference

A: On an average, our ticket size is approximately eight lakh which is on an incremental basis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moneycontrol Top Headlines] Reference

Under term insurance, you pay Rs 3 lakh over 20 years and get an insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh, which is a fair deal, "Wakhare says.    From Wordnik.com.  [ Analysis] Reference

4 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, which is just below the Swift†™ s price tag.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economic Times] Reference

America's goal to have 4 lakh Afghan security forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't escalate a failing war] Reference

The 1,200 sq ft flats will cost around Rs 54 lakh each.    From Wordnik.com.  [India News Digest: Rush of Bookings for DLF Housing Project in Delhi] Reference

The 535i, at Rs. 58 lakh, is Rs. 13 lakh more than the E350.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black or White?] Reference

The polling exercise began at 0700 hrs across 1.21 lakh booths.    From Wordnik.com.  [India News Digest: Tatas' Nano Housing Plan Takes Off in Style] Reference

Thousands or more (many lakh) people migrated from Bajaur Agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [OEN Colleague Muhammad Khurshid Safe in Peshawar] Reference

Jaggo Re has helped several lakh voters register, many for the first time.    From Wordnik.com.  [India and the Internet: To Inform and Engage] Reference

For Tata, intent on hitting the 1 lakh price point, overruns weren't an option.    From Wordnik.com.  [India's 50-MPG Tata Nano: Auto Solution or Pollution?] Reference

At Bombay a large kirk was built for less than half a lakh of rupees, but for the kirk at.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Madras] Reference

It has over 13 lakh employees, runs 15,000 trains and manages over 8,000 railway stations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reviving Indian Railways] Reference

This includes 6.7 lakh hits from the US and 3.3 lakh hits from India, as per the executive.    From Wordnik.com.  [India News Digest: Tatas' Nano Housing Plan Takes Off in Style] Reference

One of the favored bribes for a bureaucrat is a one-lakh Louis Vuitton handbag for his wife.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Satyam Stalks India's Elections] Reference

At the bottom of the range, it's Rs. 38.9 lakh for the 523i versus Rs. 42.88 lakh for the E250.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black or White?] Reference

Its Shubh Griha website has received 15 lakh hits in four days since announcement of the project.    From Wordnik.com.  [India News Digest: Tatas' Nano Housing Plan Takes Off in Style] Reference

Yes, one of the favored bribes for a bureaucrat is a one-lakh Louis Vuitton handbag for his wife.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Satyam Stalks India's Elections] Reference

But the comparison that really matters is between the 530d at Rs. 45.9 lakh and E350 CDI at Rs. 49 lakh.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black or White?] Reference

The realty firm's Shivaji Marg project will have around 500 flats priced between Rs78 lakh and Rs99 lakh.    From Wordnik.com.  [India News Digest: Satyam Shortlists 8 Firms] Reference

Gowal was the foster-father of Krishna, and is now said to signify a man who has a lakh (100,000) of cows.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference

The Congress leader owns an ancestral house in Italy, which has an estimated market value of Rs 18.05 lakh.    From Wordnik.com.  [India News Digest: Sonia Gandhi Declares Assets] Reference

Rs 70 lakh, of which Rs 18.5 lakh is from the State Government and the rest from Central Government (1994/1995).    From Wordnik.com.  [Sundarbans National Park, India] Reference

And they can easily unlock a value upwards of Rs. 1 lakh crore if they were to launch IPOs, says Akhileshwar Sahay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reviving Indian Railways] Reference

The SUV, targeted at a growing urban market, was very successfully launched a year ago at Rs. 19.35 lakh (ex-showroom in Delhi).    From Wordnik.com.  [Mahindra's Ssangyong Play] Reference

Eg: If he knows a fund is going to buy one lakh shares of stock A, he will put his order minutes before the fund's order goes through.    From Wordnik.com.  [Front Running in India] Reference

As a token of appreciation, His Holiness the Dalai Lama announced Rs. 30 lakh as a donations towards the ongoing construction of Dhyana.    From Wordnik.com.  [H.H. the Dalai Lama Supports Amaravati as an International Buddhist Centre] Reference