Headline News April 2009

Barack Obama
President Barack Obama says he did a full court press for a health care system remake because "this country was going to go bankrupt." (April, 2010)

Adam Gilchristis ecstatic after snapping a catch off Sanath Jayasuriya , Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, IPL, 12th Match, Durban, April 25, 2009
Obama Emphasizes Sharp Departures From Bush Policies (washington post)
UK troops end combat operations in Iraq (cnn)
Delhi beat Hyderabad (rediff)
Google stands by book search deal (bbc)
'Hijacked’ Chennai local crashes into goods train; 4 dead, 11 hurt (Times of India)
Poll: Bush Getting Even More Unpopular Out Of Office (huffingtonpost)
Tripura sounds swine flu alert (times now)
Hearing adjourned in Quattrocchi case till September 8 (Times of India)
Europeans Fail to Get Sri Lanka Truce (nytimes)
India's annual wholesale price inflation at 0.57 for week ended April 18 - govt (reuters)
Gun attacks in Pakistan's south kill 26 (ap)
Each Flintoff wicket in IPL has cost Rs 83 lakh! (Economic Times)
Satyam's American pie vanishes without trace (Economic Times)
Debut for world's fastest camera (bbc)
NRI from Texas arrives in Hyderabad with swine flu (Times of India)
Salman Khan beats SRK, Big B to be most kissed at Madame Tussauds (spicezee)
Shah Rukh looks to exit Kolkata Knight Riders (business standard)
Punjab steal low-scoring thriller (cricinfo)
IPL Live:Kings XI stun Mumbai Indians (Times of India)
Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs (Hindustan Times)
IPL: Punjab clinch thriller over Mumbai (ibnlive)
Emphatic win for Punjab(ndtv)
Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman hand behind Rajiv killing (samaylive)
Specter says party switch driven partly by desire to keep seat (cnn)
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets
Delhi records hottest April day in 50 years (IANS)
The mercury touched 43.5 degrees Celsius in Delhi Wednesday, making it the hottest April day in the capital in the last 50 years, the Met office said.

Bharti Airtel adds 32.4 mn mobile subscribers in FY09 (moneycontrol)
Brussels to host EU-India business summit in October (ians)
Prakash Raj to play LTTE chief Prabhakaran in new film (ians)
First U.S. Death From Swine Flu Is Reported (nytimes)
Illegally driven train kills 4 in India (cnn)
Modi should be prime minister, says Rajasthan (Economic times)
Sleeping boyfriend's penis cut off (metro)
52 Ways to Control and Conquer Stress (menshealth)
Obama completes 100 days (timesnow)
KKR, BRC square off in battle of survival in IPL (Hindustan times)
Economic downturn fuels 42% rise in UPSC applicants (Times of India)
Capture Prabhakaran alive, India urges Sri Lanka (samaylive)
Pakistan launches Taleban strikes (bbc)
Swine flu fear sparks withdrawals from Canadian Golf Tour stop (Reuters)
Desam used Amar to block RIL gas to AP (deccan)
Witness in Ambani’s copter case found dead (zeenews)
New York confirms 44 swine flu cases, expects more (topnews)
Five things you must know about Swine Flu (msnindia)
India set to host majority of 2011 World Cup (reuters)
Deadly Swine Flu Spreads to Mideast, Asia (foxnews)
Swine flu unstoppable, WHO warns (guardian)
More countries confirm swine flu (bbc)
CBI letting off Quattrocchi challenged in SC (Times of India)
Kasab not a minor, reveal tests (rediff)
World battles swine flu as death toll rises (cnn)
For CBI,Quattrocchi is no longer most wanted (rediff)
'Too late' to contain swine flu (bbc)
Terrorists moving from Afghan border to Africa (ap)
HC panel to decide on slapping of NSA on Varun (rediff)
Court to SIT: probe plea against Modi (hindu)
Washington Hotels Hold Their Own as Industry Lags (washingtonpost)
Veteran actor-filmmaker Feroz Khan passes away (spicezee)
David Attenborough wins Bafta - five decades after first win (telegraph)
Mexico City locks itself in amid swine flu fears (ap)
Obama off to solid start, Post poll finds (msnbc)
World 'well prepared' for virus (bbc)
Slumdog star Rubina Ali’s father cleared of charges (spicezee)
U.S. prepares for possible swine flu epidemic as global cases rise (cnn)
India ranks 5th in illicit financial outflows: report (msnindia)
SP rules out alliance with Third front or Left (rediff)
Sri Lanka rebels call ceasefire (bbc)
Sachin's wax statue launched at Madame Tussauds (indiainfo)
Clinton reassures Lebanon on overtures to Syria (ap)
Delhi Daredevils beat Bangalore Royal Challengers
Jaitley criticises Kasab's trial as 'clumsy' (hindu)
Ajmal Kasab can read books, but not newspapers: Court (msnindia)
UK's richest man Mittal lost 1.9 million pounds per hour last year (ani)
Sri Lankan government rejects cease-fire proposed by Tamil Tigers, urges rebels to surrender as army offensive continues (cnn)
Shoe hurled at PM Manmohan Singh (samaylive)
Even a child can depose as a witness: SC (samaylive)
UN's Holmes in Sri Lanka for crisis talks (afp)
Jailed U.S. journalist on hunger strike, father says (cnn)
Highlights
Reporter jailed in Iran won't eat till she's freed, father tells CNN
Roxana Saberi, 31, was convicted of espionage in one-day, closed trial
Lawyer not permitted to visit client in jail, journalist's father says
Saberi has freelanced for NPR; Iran revoked her press credentials in 2006

ANC scores landslide win in South Africa (cnn)
African National Congress wins 65.9 percent share of vote in South African elections
Opposition Democratic Alliance wins Western Cape province
Controversial ANC leader Jacob Zuma set to become South African president
Forces missed Prabhakaran by whisker: Lanka army (indiatoday)
Indian police arrest Tamil protesters (xinhua)
ANC scores landslide win in South Africa (cnn)
BJP tells LTTE to stop using civilians as human shield (hindu)
Now, Arun Jaitley joins Modi-as-future-PM chorus (Hindustan Times)
Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians
Gibbs and Ojha star in Deccan's win (cricinfo)
IPL: Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai (Times of India)
Deccan Chargers won by 12 runs (iplt20)
25 held in Tamil Nadu for attempting to burn Tricolour (Times of India)
South Africa's ANC fails to get 2/3 majority (ap)
India's politicos dangle US$1 trillion hope (atimes)
Mexico City on alert over swine flu outbreak (cnn)
Journalist, PR person in scam to destabilise markets (ibnlive)
Taliban re-enter Buner, Pak Army prepares for showdown (zeenews)
Man raped daughter to stop her from seeing neighbourhood boy (dnaindia)
Australia will not travel to India for Davis Cup tie (reuters)
Business rivals attempting to murder Anil Ambani, alleges his group (TOI)
Nine lakh new jobs likely by 2025: MSME Secretary (Economic Times)
German parents 'ran out of money' (bbc)
Local Ambitions Erode India's Election-Season Alliances (wsj)
Ford Has Loss of $1.4 Billion in Quarter, but Beats Forecast (nytimes)
South Africa's ruling ANC party looks at huge win (ap)
U.S.journalists face criminal trial in North Korea (reuters)
'No pause' in Sri Lanka fighting (bbc)
Why women are leaving men for other women (cnn)
`Cong has no problem if Afzal Guru is hanged` (zeenews)
Gates, Buffett, Jobs best US CEOs; Lehman's Fuld, Citi's Pandit among 20 worst (Times of India)
Lankan war almost over, Prabhakaran traced? (zeenews)
Delhi bt Chennai by 9 runs (rediff)
Faith Hill returns to Redbook cover (msnbc)
Wife offered her husband sex every night for a year and wrote a book about it (guardian)
Son kills father for not casting vote for Chiranjeevi's party (sify)
Chiranjeevi | The ‘megastar’ hopes to score a smash hit on debut (livemint)
Iraq: Suicide bombs kill scores (bbc)
Over 55 pc turnout reported in 2nd phase of polls (indian express)
More than 55 per cent of the nearly 200 million voters exercised (reuters)
At Least 75 People Are Killed in Two Attacks in Iraq (nytimes)
Telgi convicted in yet another fake stamp paper case (ians)
Nepal Maoists main obstacle for new Constitution: US (samaylive)
India, China drivers of global economic growth: World Bank (hindu)
Clinton concern for Pakistan fate (bbc)
Katrina Kaif new Indian Barbie doll (samaylive)
Cheryl is voted sexiest woman in the world (sun)
Satyam owes Rs 1,231 crore to NBFCs: CBI (hindu)
Sri Lankan war in endgame, 100,000 escape rebel zone (reuters)
Poor Latinos are victims of abuse nationwide, activists say (cnn)
Gilchrist fires Deccan Chargers to the top (rediff)
A Q Khan world's greatest proliferator, says US (rediff)
Gilly takes charge as Deccan beat Challengers (zeenews)

Earth Day: April 22
Deep blue lakes become Afghanistan's first park (ap)
LTTE chief in shrunken war zone as 95,000 civilians flee (ians)
Shekhar Kapur slams British tabloid for 'Slumdog...' sting (ians)
Jharkhand: Naxals hijack train with 700 passengers (rediff)
Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's 300 billion dollar project (ani)
Fatties cause global warming (sun)
Lindsay to go topless for Peepshow (hindustan times)
Obama defends secret memo release to CIA employees (ap)
Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill (ap)
Belgium clears air over award for Sonia (rediff)
'In 5 years, Indians stashed Rs 688,000 cr illegally' (rediff)
Google, AT&T and Twitter executives visit Iraq (reuters)
Obama reaffirms support for CIA (bbc)
Navin Chawla takes over as CEC (zeenews)
College student charged in slaying possibly linked to Craigslist (cnn)
Kriston Dalton is Miss USA 2009 (samaylive)
India launches spy, education satellites (Economi Times)
Obama 'gravely concerned' about U.S. journalist in Iranian prison (cnn)
India's 'Wind man' Tulsi Tanti honoured in Canada (ET)
World lags on poverty goals, food security key - G8 (reuters)
Hang Afzal Guru to prove your 'strength', Modi to Manmohan (samaylive)


Deccan Chargers’ R.P. Singh (left) celebrates the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders captain Brendon McCullum with Scott Styris (centre) and captain Adam Gilchrist at the IPL Twenty20 match in Cape Town in South Africa on Sunday
Deccan Chargers trounced Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, putting on display their inherent potential. Chargers were never in trouble against the Riders, bowling tightly and scoring runs without a fuss.
Chavez effect creates bestseller (bbc)

A book which the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez presented to US President Barack Obama at the Americas summit has become a bestseller in just two days.

The book, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, was ranked 54,295 on the sales charts of bookseller Amazon.com.

Dutch foreign minister boycotts racism conference (ap)
'US strike' on Pakistan militants (bbc)
U.S. warm to Venezuelan overture to return ambassadors (cnn)
Indian American Rajiv Shah to head Obama's agro-research (ians)
Sanjay booked for sexiest remarks on Maya (zeenews)

Shriya
Congress responsible for Babri demolition: Lalu (times of india)
YSR Reddy does a T-turn, whips up anti-Telangana passions (times of india)
Pakistan stripped of 2011 World Cup hosting rights (rediff)
Radical Pakistan cleric backs bloodshed (cnn)
Court jails Pirate Bay founders (bbc)
BSP man worth Rs 622 cr is richest LS candidate (rediff)
Man bites python (reuters)
Court refuses to declare Kasab as 'juvenile' (indian Express)
Afghan earthquakes kill 21, destroy homes (ap)
Bush-era interrogation memo: No torture without 'severe pain' intent (cnn)
11-yr-old Delhi girl dies after punishment in school (msnindia)
Obama bin Laden...oops Osama: Advani's gaffe (Economic Times)
Padma awards issue: Case filed against Dhoni, Harbhajan (msnindia)
Costlier food keeps inflation a tad above zero (Economic Times)
Obama backs Mexico's war on drugs (bbc)
Advani refuses to comment on slipper hurling at him (dna)
Russia 'ends Chechnya operation' (bbc)
Nurse gets called out of surgery to get pink slip (msnbc)
Kasab be tried for 166 murders, seeks prosecution (Times of India)
India starts marathon vote marred by Maoist attacks (reuters)
SC releases Varun Gandhi on parole (rediff)
Naxal strikes kill 17 on Lok Sabha polling day (times of India)
Naxal violence rocks 1st phase of LS polls, 10 killed (zeenews)
Indians help Africa's leather trade whip recession (reuters)
Obama suggests recession easing (bbc)
Nearly 12 million illegal immigrants in the US (ians)
Pirates attack U.S. cargo ship but fail to get aboard (cnn)
Migrants good for growth, says World Bank study (Hindustan Times)
DD fined Rs 10 lakh for plagiarism (dnaindia)
The cobbler who bought a Nano (dnaindia)
Parakala Is Ramoji Rao's Plant (greatandhra)
Katrina has the hottest butt!(Hindustan Times)
‘Naked’ Padma Lakshmi reveals her naked truth in 'Allure' (spicezee)
After Swat, TNSM vows to implement sharia law in other parts of Pakistan (topnews)
Sachin Tendulkar's wax model unveiled (msnindia)
Woman's cash bra stops bullet (sun)
Recession: 5.1 million US jobs lost (rediff)
US Cong approves spy plane deal with India (zeenews)
Angry N Korea quits nuclear talks (bbc)
Grieving Jack jailed for attack (sun)
7 million Britons 'living in fear' (ians)
Mel Gibson's marriage ends after 28 years and beach embrace pictures (telegraph)
Bangkok protesters retreat but threaten to return (guardian)
North Korea threatens to restore nuclear faciliites (times)
Girl born a record 22 years after father's sperm is frozen (times)
Insurgents Make Inroads in Key Pakistan Province (nytimes)
White House: UN sent 'united' message to NKorea (AFP)
UN condemns NKorean rocket (radioaustralia)
India and the Internet: To Inform and Engage (wsj)
Boyle's Got Talent (yahoo)
Passenger lands turboprop plane after pilot dies (cnn)
Porn star Marilyn Chambers dies at 56 (cnn)
Resident non immigrants in US: Indians number two (msnindia)
Pakistan passes Swat Sharia deal (bbc)
Obama vows to fight piracy after captain's rescue (ap)
Thai army moves to quell protests (bbc)
Schoolgirl told to choose: Country or parents (cnn)
China releases first human rights action plan (ap)
Police: 14 die in rebel siege in India (cnn)
Congress in a fix to replace Sajjan, Tytler (zeenews)
No one can stop PRP:Chiru (sakshi)
Yes, our intelligence is weak, accepts PM (samaylive)
Varun Gandhi to be in jail at least till Thursday (ians)
PM says FY 09 GDP growth probably less than 7 pct (reuters)
Tech Mahindra wins bid for Satyam (rediff)
Troops die in India Maoist attack (bbc)
TECH MAHINDRA WINS SATYAM BID AT RS 58/SHARE (moneycontrol)
Tech Mahindra walks away with Satyam (Economic Times)
Tech Mahindra to pay Rs 1757 cr for 31 % stake in Satyam Computer (ET)
Supreme Court quashes Nimesh Kampani's petition on Nagarjuna Finance, paves way for his arrest (Economic Times)
India win Azlan Shah hockey tournament (samaylive)
Gujarat, land of millionaire LS candidates (Times of India)
5 Indian firms among world's 25 'unsung' innovative cos (Economic Times)
Federer marries pregnant girlfriend Mirka (msnindia)
Samajwadi Party in damage control mode over manifesto (hindu)
Saudi judge upholds man's marriage to 8-year-old (cnn)
Asin's bedroom full of Salman's posters (oneindia)
Google CEO sees newspaper future in advertising (meehive)
Beijing drops as tourist destination (xinhua)
Yahoo, Microsoft reportedly talking partnership (sfgate)
Left has always been on the wrong side: Manmohan (sify)
Samajwadi Party vows action against English language, computers (Hindu)
Management's student ragged, beaten, blinded (ibnlive)
Hostage dies as rescuers attempt to free family from pirates (Times)
Student ragged to near blindness in Coimbatore (ndtv)
AT&T to Offer $50 Netbooks (yahoo)
Showdown Seen Between Banks and Regulators (nytimes)
Lalu backtracks on Varun under roller remark (samaylive)
GOP Texas Rep Upsets Some in the Asian American Community (nowpublic)
Boeing delivers its 777th 777 aircraft to Air France (msnindia)
Katrina is top female star in advertisement world (indiatoday)
Chiranjeevi is one of the most searched politician in India as per google (andhra Jyothi)
PM ADDRESSES FIRST POLL RALLY IN KERALA (indiatoday)
Japan to scrap plan for N Korea resolution: Kyodo (zeenews)
India, Asia's 4th most corrupt nation (rediff)
Mehsud has links with ISI: Report (rediff)
Thai protest hits regional talks (bbc)
Pathologist in Ian Tomlinson G20 death case was reprimanded over conduct (guardian)
Row as Number 10 emails 'smear Tories' (telegraph)
Man charged with murder, drunk driving in pitcher's death (cnn)
Twinkle Khanna arrested, released on bail (indian express)
Is Ajmal Kasab's mother in Mumbai? (indian express)
Pakistan claims Indian hand in Lahore attack; India, Sri Lanka rebut (msnindia)
10 CRPF men killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh (zeenews)
Salman Khan campaigns for BJP candidate Vinod Khanna (Hindustan Times)
Five former CMs in race in Karnataka (samaylive)
Captain tried to escape pirates, U.S. official says (cnn)
Rs 22.17 crore seized in AP: CEO (eendau)
V S Sampath is the next Election Commissioner (rediff)
Cape Town sails out in front as top sport destination (cnn)
At Rs514 crore, the richest candidate is an independent (dnaindia)
Won't back Pawar as PM: Sena (msnindia)
Cong turns tech savvy, gears up to challenge BJP in cyberspace (dnaindia)
Now, shoe hurled towards Congress MP Navin Jindal (hindustan times)
A Dispute in Bollywood Over Revenue (nytimes)
558 candidates line up for 26 Gujarat seats (Hindu)
Pirates recapture U.S. hostage after escape bid (msnbc)
'Third Front' a fallacy, 'Fourth Front' a fantasy, says Advani (sify)
Advani vows to bring back money from Swiss banks (ani)
Jack Welch gives Obama an 'A' (rediff)
Pawar hints he is in prime ministerial race (msnindia)
Mugabe Aides Are Said to Use Violence to Gain Amnesty (nytimes)
India Defies Slump, Powered by Growth in Poor Rural States (wsj)
Laid-off US workers finding new jobs, less pay (reuters)
90% Indian employees have no security (rediff)
Satyam annual revenue seen at $1.5-$1.7 bln - sources (reuters)
Congress drops Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar (hindu)
SC refuses the plea for conducting census on caste lines (zeenews)
I am victimised, high command will decide: Tytler (rediff)
Brit tennis star Andy Murray is an alcohol-free athlete (dnaindia)
Suns 105, Hornets 100 (nytimes)
Sex advice website for primary kids angers Aussie parents (ANI)
Metairie man says stranger chewed, swallowed after taking bite out of his arm (nola)
Wait over, bookings begin for Tata Nano (ibnlive)
Pollution link with birth weight (bbc)
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates (cnn)
Ex-Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani sent to judicial custody (Times of India)
Tytler to react after court verdict (sify)
India launches its biggest oil, gas block auction (reuters)
Court defers hearing on Jagdish Tytler`s case to April 28 (zeenews)

New York Manhattan
Tata Nano bookings start today (indiatoday)
Obama wins praise from many Muslims (msnbc)
Jarnail Singh draws support, censure in cyberspace (msnindia)
US warship reaches Somali coast (bbc)
BJP gives free Nano to voters (dnaindia)
World's first flying micro-robot is born (ians)
Has power grid been hacked? U.S. won't say (reuters)
US wants soft India in Kabul (calcutta telegraph)
Obama to Push Immigration Bill Despite the Risks (nytimes)
26/11 attackers got 'significant support' from India: Zardari (hindu)
Two Malaysian policemen to hang for killing Mongolian woman (Times of India)
Solar-powered cooker wins $75,000 climate prize (reuters)
Out-of-wedlock births hit record high (cnn)
GM readies for bankruptcy; Germany boosts car aid (reuters)
LTTE backs Jayalalithaa, snubs Karunanidhi (indiatoday)
Moldova uprising organized on Twitter (cnn)
Somali pirates hijack Danish ship (bbc)
Holbrooke denies push for India-Pak dialogue (Times of India)
US wants India to play bigger role in ‘sorting out Af-Pak’ (zee news)
Satyam: CBI files chargesheet; Raju may get lifer (msnindia)
Survivor rescued 42 hours after Italian quake (cnn)
Afghanistan 'rape' law puts women's rights front and center (cnn)

Amar lures Chiru to fourth front (Times of India)
Sikh journalist throws shoe at Chidambaram (reuters)
Journalist hurls shoe at Chidambaram (hindu)
Wellington Test drawn, India pocket series 1-0 (rediff)
When the going gets tough, only MEGA RAIL gets going (prajarajyam)
Obama embraces Muslim world (politico)
Over 70 dead, 1,500 injured in central Italy quake (ap)
Quake Leaves Dozens Dead, Injured, Homeless (cbsatlanta)
'Satyam scam started with adjustment of Rs 10 cr 5-6 years ago'(Economic Times)
Dozens dead in Italian earthquake (cnn)
On Twitter, you're nobody unless you're fake (msnbc)

Brit couples have 156 arguments a year (ANI)
Assam blasts a big blow to security (ndtv)
Gov. Palin blasts Levi Johnston for 'Tyra' sex talk (msnbc)
Judge orders parrot to appear in court (upi)
Denied sex, homosexual teen stones cousin to death (dnaindia)
Powerful Italian quake kills many (bbc)
Many feared dead in Italian earthquake (cnn)
Twin blasts in Assam, 6 killed, 36 injured (Times of India)
We'll stand by Varun politically and legally: Rajnath (indian express)
YSR's evangelist son-in-law surrenders to police in poll case (ians)

Praja Rajyam manifeso released:
First sign on Rs 100 provisions
Cooking gas for Rs 100
Gram swaraj
Land reforms
Free power to farmers @ 10 hours


President Obama said that North Korea had broken global rules in launching a rocket over the Pacific in a speech in Prague on Sunday

NKorea rocket fizzles, US says; Obama urges action (ap)
Recession erodes conveniences shoppers got used to (ap)
Obama Seizes on Missile Launch in Seeking Nuclear Cuts (nytimes)
Pooja Chopra wins Femina Miss India '09 (Times of India)
No accord at UN talks on N Korea (bbc)
Dravid sets world record; India on path to historic victory (zeenews)
Binghamton victims died seeking better lives, relatives say (cnn)
No action against North Korea by UN Security Council (ians)
Taliban threaten two attacks every week in Pakistan (Hindustan Times)


Satta Market: Punters vote for Manmohan as PM (Economic Times)

Eva Longoria topped the list of Fedele De Santis's 'Top 10 Hollywood Beach Bodies'.

North Korea rocket launch provokes global outcry (reuters)
U.S.: North Korean 'satellite' did not make orbit (cnn)
North Korea space launch 'fails'(bbc)
UPA can come back with Left support: Pranab (expressbuzz)
Thousands gather at funeral for reality TV star Jade Goody (cnn)
Now, Maneka calls Mayawati 'merchant of death' (Times of India)
Analysis: Obama's trip: Big cheers, some results (ap)

India pitching for more say in IMF post G-20 deal (pti)
Indians most likely to go online to make friends after Chinese (hindu)
Murdoch Wants A Google Rebellion (forbes)
New York divorce laws cost us $100,000 (nydailynews)
Rahul is worth Rs 2.25 crore and doesn’t own a car! (msnindia)


Nato states 'offer extra troops' (bbc)
Pakistani Taliban chief Mehsud claims U.S. shooting (reuters)
CBI to seek details of Raju's bank accounts in US (zeenews)
Gunman blocks NY center's door, kills 13, self (ap)
N Korea 'ready for rocket launch' (bbc)
Flogging video shakes Pakistan peace accord (ap)

Sanjay Jha: America's top paid CEO (rediff)
Jobless rate bolts to 8.5 percent, 663K jobs lost (ap)
CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula (yahoo)
Security high for key Nato summit (bbc)
Obama and Sarkozy discuss Afghanistan in Strasbourg (deutsche welle)
U.S. economy lost 663,000 jobs in March, and unemployment rose to 8.5 percent, government says (cnn)
Lalu, Mulayam change tune, say Manmohan their PM (indiatoday)
Will stay in Gujarat if NDA voted to power: Modi (rediff)
Poll Manifesto: BJP promises Ram, rice and tax relief (msnindia)
Study: Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected (ap)
Voters to be photographed in 2,000 problematic Andhra booths (times of India)
'Bailout' hits Domino's for 11,000 free pizzas (ap)
Sources: Google In Late Stage Talks To Acquire Twitter (techcrunch)
India, US to counter terror together: Manmohan Singh (ians)
BJP promises Income Tax exemption up to Rs 3 lakh (hindu)
Defence Minister A.K. Antony says the Congress will not support any government other than the one led by the party after the polls (hindu)
G20 leaders close to global deal (bbc)
Don't Touch: Michelle Obama Abandons Protocol With the Queen (foxnews)
Unlikely candidate in the Jay Cutler sweepstakes: The Redskins (yahoo)
Hidden Planet Discovered in Old Hubble Data (space)
G-20 leaders eye more IMF funds, tighter rules (ap)
CBI gives clean chit to Jagdish Tytler (samaylive)
India's annual wholesale price inflation for week ended March 21 0.31 pct - govt (reuters)
Facebook, Youtube at work make better employees - study (reuters)
Obama goes to London with 'sense of urgency' (cnn)
G20 leaders get down to business (bbc)
Natural gas flows from RIL's KG basin (business standard)
Rs15,000 cr stakes: UPA favourite among bookies (msnindia)

Obama, Brown: G-20 must agree tough new rules for banks (cnn)
Earth population 'exceeds limits' (bbc)
Analysis: Dems punt hard choices on Obama budget (ap)
Varun Gandhi moves SC against 'illegal' detention (Times of India)

Britney Spears
Britney Spears calls in the airbrush experts to banish her wobbly belly (dailymail)
Warner Bros. Acquires The Pirate Bay (torrentfreak)
Desperation, smuggling the backdrop to migrant tragedy (cnn)

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E-mail threat to blow up Taj Hotel in Mumbai (msnindia)
Chhota Shakeel planned to kill Varun Gandhi (Times of India)
Pakistan epicentre of world terrorism: PM (zeenews)


Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, who played a crucial role in clinching the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal; Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar; eminent Tamil writer D. Jayakanthan and noted Kerala academician A. Sreedhara Menon were among the 62 personalities who were presented the Padma awards 2009 by President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday

Leggy Jen goes bust (sun)

BRAZILIAN beauty GISELE poses for a set of sizzling nude photos in the latest Vanity Fair (sun)

Paris narrowly avoids boob

Top 5 sexiest Hollywood women
1. Jennifer Aniston
2. Megan Fox
3. Gisele Bundchen
4. Frieda Pinto
5. Kim Kardashian


Motoring experts in India on Tuesday gave a rousing reception to the Tata Nano, hailing the world's cheapest car as "one of the greatest bargains of all time" and "a triumph of Indian ingenuity."

An Indian child worker, Ashish, 12, carries a bunch of red roses to a florist's shop in Allahabad, India, Sunday, March 15, 2009.

Why bottled Bling H2O is an eco low (guardian)

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