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Sunday, April 4, 2010

In the News May 2009


Deccan Chargers

Deccan steal IPL show amid the glitz (AFP)

Sharapova spices up Centre Court program (reuters)
Pak has 60 nukes, is building more: US report (rediff)
Taliban blamed for Lahore attack (bbc)
GM moves step closer to bankruptcy (cnn)
US recession to end soon, modest recovery seen: Poll (Economic Times)
Russian Spacecraft to Blast Off at 6:34 a.m. EDT: (foxnews)
Blast rocks busy Lahore road: Many injured (rediff)
Obama calls for 'immediate' release of Suu Kyi (zeenews)
Sania rues lack of match practice after French Open exit (msnindia)
Sania makes first round exit at French Open (rediff)
Divorce cannot be granted without hearing both parties: SC (dnaindia0
South Africa enters recession (news)
Mamata announces special Rs 20 monthly rail passes for poor (Times of India)
North Korea 'fires more missiles' (bbc)
Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh, India (reuters)
Gilchrist’s captaincy did the trick for Deccan Chargers: Afridi (thaindian)
Vienna clash: Curfew relaxed in parts of Punjab (Times of India)
Free boob jobs offered to nurses at Prague clinic (news)
Thousands flee life made 'worse than hell' by violence in Pakistan (cnn)
The Old Men Triumph in Game Built for Youth (nytimes)
YouTube Yanks Thousands of Porn Videos (pc world)
Cyclone Aila leaves 9 dead, 1 lakh affected in Bengal (Times of India)
Civil rights activist Binayak Sen gets bail (Times of India)
Bharti-MTN deal biggest M&A activity in India's history (Economic Times)
India unveils T20 Champions League (cricbuzz)
IPL averted disaster at overcrowded Wanderers (cricbuzz)
Gilchrist would have Symonds in his Ashes team (cricbuzz)
Outrage over N Korea nuclear test (bbc)

An international passenger plane approaches Sydney airport April 28, 2009.

Google hints at partnership with Twitter: Report (newsx)
Guantanamo detainee move blocked (bbc)
Iran tests new surface-to-surface missile (cnn)
Scientists piece together human ancestry (cnn)
Survey Finds Link Between Obesity and Flu Severity (washingtonpost)
MPs' expenses: Michael Martin becomes first Commons Speaker to quit in 300 years (telegraph)
Many die in Indonesian air crash (bbc)
Sex Addict Leads Secret Life Online (abcnews)
Obama launches first US greenhouse gas standards (ians)
UK Speaker Michael Martin resigns over expenses scandal (cnn)
Prabhakaran is alive and safe: Claims pro-LTTE website (Economic Times)
Investors reap Rs 10,000 cr every second in today's trade (Economic Times)
Israel, U.S. discuss Mideast peace and Iran (cnn)
Google challenged by new rival with all the answers - WolframAlpha (Times)
Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says (nytimes)
Three senior Tamil Tigers 'dead' (bbc)
Woman elected in Kuwait says gender in politics is 'history' (cnn)
Tamil Tigers offer to 'silence our guns' in Sri Lanka conflict (cnn)
Fiat's New Prospects Dazzle Italy (washingtonpost)
Sleep apnoea snorers impairing brain function (news.com.au)
The Top 10 Maxim 2009 sexiest woman
#1 - Olivia Wilde
#2 - Megan Fox
#3 - Bar Refaeli
#4 - Malin Akerman
#5 - Mila Kunis
#6 - Eliza Dushku
#7 - Adriana Lima
#8 - Rihanna
#9 - Jordana Brewster
#10 - Jennifer Love Hewitt

Madhav Nepal all set to become Nepal's new prime minister (Hindustan Times)
Acid attack injures 30 in Hong Kong (cnn)
Astronauts embark on fourth spacewalk to repair Hubble (cnn)
Sri Lanka army 'defeats rebels' (bbc)
Jubilant Congress says it will stake claim to form government (ndtv)
Satyam may lay off over 12,000 employees (rediff)
'Slumdog Millionaire' child star's 'illegal' home demolished (cnn)
Google revises AdWords trademark policy (cnet)
Freed reporter Saberi leaves Iran (bbc)
Revoke NSA against Varun, SC tells Maya (rediff)
Scientists chasing killer tornadoes across Midwest (cnn)
Senators link Pakistan aid to focus on extremists (ap)
IAMAI appoints Google India's Shailesh Rao as Chairman (Economic times)
Burma's Suu Kyi taken to prison (bbc)
'Exodus' from Sri Lanka war zone (bbc)
Desperate Congress, BJP woo allies ahead of vote count (Hindustan Times)
Army Major held for 'clicking obscene pictures' of Mumbai girl (yahoo)
Mumbai court orders Sub-inspector life term for ordering fire on Dalits (persecution)
Indian documents in black money case forged: Swiss govt (msnindia)
Donald Trump to get last word on Miss California USA (cnn)
Women have better immune systems than men (topnews)
Blogging is the most independent way to talk to people: Amitabh (spicezee)
Jaya Prada says she contemplated suicide (ibnlive)
Thailand confirms first H1N1 flu case - PM (reuters)
Ideology takes back seat as alliance game hots up (ndtv)
Paris Hilton floods Twitter with pictures while on holiday (dna)
TDP says no to NDA, vows by Third Front (Times of India)
Kandhamal riots: SC notice to Orissa on Khands plea (zeenews)
'India's religious places are affected by sex tourism' (zeenews)
Congress, Left inching closer? (Hindustan Times)
Ten new swine flu cases confirmed (bbc)
Israelis Close Palestinian Media Center (nytimes)
TRS denies joining NDA (ians)
LTTE's Irasiah Ilanthriyan believed to have been killed (Times of India)
US replaces Afghanistan general (bbc)
Convicted soldier: 'You probably think I'm a monster' (cnn)
U.N.: Hundreds killed in Sri Lanka weekend fighting (cnn)
TRS ditches GA to join NDA (Times of India)
Saudi judge: It's OK to slap spendthrift wives (cnn)
Obama wins business support for health care reform (cnn)
Pakistan: 200 Taliban die in 24 hours (cnn)
TB patients, HIV+ at greater risk of swine flu: WHO (Times of India)
US to review Afghan air strikes (bbc)
Rajnikanth in 100 styles for an 'Endhiran' song! (msnindia)
Burma's Suu Kyi 'in poor health' (bbc)
Sex-starved Kenyan sues over boycott (cnn)
Facebook launched in Indian languages to get more eyeballs (Khabrein)
Jacob Zuma sworn in as SA leader (bbc)
Wipro bags outsourcing contract from Unitech Wireless (samaylive)
Moily removed as AICC media head (Hindu)
Hindu loses fight for UK open-air funeral pyre (reuters)
Drew Peterson Appears in Court to Face Murder Charges in Death of Third Wife (foxnews)
Revocation of NSA a historic moment: Varun Gandhi (Times of India)
Congress downplays revoking of NSA against Varun Gandhi (Hindustan Times)
Court recommends revocation of NSA against Varun Gandhi (Hindu)
Murdoch may charge for online news (brisbanetimes)
Best job in the world wins ad award (news)
Pakistani planes bomb Taleban in Swat Valley (Times)
Civilians Flee as Pakistan Continues Push in Swat (nytimes)
Tata, SBI among world's most reputable firms (rediff)
Petronet signs deal with Exon Mobil to import 1.5 mn LNG for Kochi terminal (Economic Times)
New Vikings signee retains his loyalty to Target (yahoo)
Basking Sharks' Hiding Places Found (discovery)
Ten US banks fail 'stress tests' (bbc)
Controversial doctor unveils corpse sex exhibition (cnn)
Prime minister: Pakistan fights for 'honor and dignity' (cnn)
One millionth English word could be 'defriend' or 'noob' (telegraph)
Rohit Sharma inspires Deccan Chargers (Telegraph)
Wildfire burns homes in coastal Calif. enclave (ap)
Congress battles left as India votes in 4th round (reuters)
Amazon launches larger-screen Kindle for $489 (reuters)
First US face transplant revealed (bbc)
Top Gear magazine in Hindi? (guardian)
Hat-trick hero Sharma helps Deccan outfox Mumbai (zeenews)
After Nano, Tatas offer flats for Rs 3.91 lakh (Indian Express)
Cigarette packets to carry pictorial warnings from June 1 (samaylive)
World's best job on Hamilton Island won by Ben Southall (news)
Swat exodus as ceasefire crumbles (bbc)
Kasab charged with waging war on India (Times of India)
Imprisoned U.S. journalist ends hunger strike (cnn)
Rahul has good word for Naidu (deccan)
Scientists unveil chocolate-fuelled race car (news)
"Best job" contenders treated to Aussie spas (afp)
Pakistan expects up to 500,000 refugees from Swat (ap)
Please all Rahul reaches out to Left, JD-U and TDP (IANS)
Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo: Obama (Times of India)
Swat peace agreement 'dissolved' says Taliban (rediff)
Tata Nano gets 2.03 lakh bookings (rediff)
Chrysler bankruptcy may hit Indian IT cos (Economic Times)
Desperation led PM to criticise BJP's black money issue: Sinha (samaylive)
Get ready for 'Friends'- the porn movie (dnaindia)
Police rule out corporate rivalry in Ambani chopper case (IANS)
SC seeks more info on black money in Swiss Banks (msnindia)
Ojha, Jadeja new faces in India's T20 World Cup squad (indian express)
RP Singh returns, Munaf dropped from T20 World Cup squad (Times of India)
Indian team for T20 WC named, Sreesanth out (rediff)
Nepal head tells general to stay (bbc)
Nepalese president in dispute over army head (cnn)
At least 22 dead in Kashmir bus accident (cnn
Ajit Jain among candidates to replace Buffett as CEO of Berkshire: Report (Economic Times)
UNESCO honours murdered Sri Lankan journalist (IANS)
Italy PM's wife to seek divorce (ians)
TCS' Natarajan among 'CEOs of tomorrow': BusinessWeek (msnindia)
Nepal Army chief sacked, CPN(UML) withdraws support (zeenews)
Nepal communists quit in protest (bbc)
Pakistan kills 80 in assault on Taliban (cnn)

Rs 70 trillion stashed away in Swiss Banks, Govt tells SC (msnindia)
Black money case: Govt has confidential information (rediff)
India has got black money details from Germany: government (samaylive)
Buffett Sees ‘Unending Losses’ for Many Newspapers (wsj)
Man with suspected swine flu admitted to Hyderabad hospital (zeenews)
ABK approaches SC over Telugu’s classical status (Times of India)
Somali pirates seize Greek ship (bbc)



Kim Kardashian
Move over J.Lo! Kim Kardashian shows off her curvaceous bottom (dailymail)
Kasab is not a minor: Special Court (rediff)
India's spy satellite RISAT begins sending images: ISRO(msnindia)
Swine flu detected in India: Reports (rediff)
White House leaps onto Facebook, MySpace, Twitter (yahoo)
3 suspected cases of swine flu in India (Times of India)
Saffron surge sees Congress, BJP headed for photo-finish (dnaindia)
Dalai Lama 'part of solution' for China: Obama aide (zeenews)
Hong Kong reports 1st swine flu in Asia (zeenews)
PM slams Left, Sonia attacks Right (ians)
Move over, Rajapaksa tells civilians held hostage by LTTE (Hindu)
After 341 Years, a Woman Is British Poet Laureate(nytimes)
Couple arrested for sex on lawn at Windsor Castle (ap)
Shah Rukh dismisses KKR-for-sale reports (ndtv)
Corruption Mars Image of Change in India Elections (wsj)
UN images show Sri Lanka damage (bbc)
Mexican flu outbreak may be mild: CDC (reuters)
Aamir Khan is the highest-paid brand ambassador today (msnindia)
Kamran reported for suspect action (ECB)
Mexico shuts down to control flu (bbc)
Driver dies after attempted attack on Dutch royal family (CNN)
Riots case not to be shifted out of Gujarat: SC (timesnow)
IMF under pressure to delay Sri Lanka's $1.9bn aid loan (guardian)
Mexico prepares for flu shutdown (bbc)
WHO changes swine flu name to 'H1N1 influenza', 257 confirmed casesWHO changes swine flu name to 'H1N1 influenza', 257 confirmed cases (Hindustan Times)
Tyra Banks' stalker convicted; Christina Applegate scared of wardrobe malfunctions; Heidi Klum blames Seal for blabbing about baby (sfgate)
Under construction KC Canal bridge caves in (Times of India)
ACB court directive to freeze assets of ‘Big Fish’ (TOI)


Can a $120 bikini make you look like Bar Refaeli? The model shows off her perfect curves in an advertising campaign for swimwear brand Hurley

Woman can't gang-rape, rules SC (dnaindia)
Chrysler Headed For Bankruptcy (forbes)
Disney joins Hulu website, taking ownership stake (reuters)


SCARLETT JOHANSSON'S boobs are officially the bust in the business(sun)

The Lost In Translation beauty has topped a poll of Hollywood's best breasts - beating the likes likes of HALLE BERRY and JESSICA SIMPSON to the prize.




Akshay's unbutton act: twinkle arrested, now released

RIL -KG D6 gas taps o, oil import bill to see $ 9 billion cut (Economi Times)
India-ASEAN summit put off (hindu)
Satyam is sold(FC)

Sonia, Tata in Time’s most influential people list (hindu)
New York: Pipping the likes of U.S. President Barack Obama and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, founder of 4chan.Org, an online community, Christopher Poole, better known as Moot, has emerged as Time magazine’s most influential person in the world. Surprisingly, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is the fourth most influential person in the list of world’s 100 most influential people.
Three Indians — Congress president Sonia Gandhi, movie mogul Ronnie Screwvala, the brain behind world’s cheapest car Nano Ratan Tata — also feature in the list.