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How to Make Full-time Money as a Part-time Writer

by DR

how to make money as a freelance writerRecently I've received a number of e-mail and comments from people really struggling financially. In some cases it's due to divorce, in other cases it's a job loss. Whatever the situation, a lot of people could use some extra cash. In the past, I've written about ways to earn extra money. Today, we are going to look in detail about how to make money as a writer. If you've got some writing skills and a computer, it is easy to make money as a freelance writer.
Are You a Writer?

The very first step is to honestly assess your writing skills. The good news is you don't have to be the next Hemingway to make money as a writer. In fact, having plowed through my share of Hemingway as an English major, it's better if you aren't the next Hemingway. But to be an effective writer, several things are required:

Grammar: Sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling should be near perfect. Mistakes are inevitable. Karen over at MSN's Smart Money blog finds errors in my writing all the time. Of course, she is a first-class editor and finding errors in my copy is probably not all that challenging. The key is to have a solid grasp of the language.

If you need a refresher course, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation actually makes learning punctuation fun. You can also view the articles you write in Microsoft Word, which will highlight most of the errors.

Research: The ability to get answers to questions is key. You should be comfortable using the Internet. None of us knows all the answers; we just need to know where to find them.

Critical Thinking: Being able to think through an issue and write about it in a clear, concise manner is a must. This comes with practice. The starting point is to read articles from writers who have mastered this skill and practice, practice, practice.
How to Get Your First Client

If you believe writing is for you, the next step is to decide what topics you want to write about. If you are looking for work, you're probably willing to write about anything. But it's really important to define your area of expertise. Not only does it help focus your research and writing, but it also helps focus your marketing.

Assuming you have no published articles, the next step should be to get your work showcased on top blogs and websites in your niche. Once you have some published articles on top sites, you can use your published work as a reference. Publishing articles on top sites will also give you instant credibility. So how do you get your content published on the top sites? Write for free.

Contact websites and blogs in your chosen niche and offer to submit a few articles for their consideration at no charge. I'd keep the e-mail short and sweet:

DR:

I noticed that from time to time you publish articles submitted by other writers. Would you consider publishing one of my articles? As a freelance writer, I normally charge for my written product, but I'm contacting a few of the top personal finance sites and offering to write a free article to gain more exposure to my work. I could send you two articles to consider by the end of the week.

Thanks, __________

You'll find that some bloggers never, ever publish content written by others. But most bloggers will publish guest posts, and some even hire writers to produce content on a regular basis. If your writing is solid, you'll find plenty of bloggers who would love to publish your content--it gives them a day off!

Once you have a few articles published, you can begin contacting blogs and websites for paid work. And this is where relationships really matter. Go back to the blogs that published your free content, and let them know what you are doing. They may not want to hire you, but bloggers talk to one another. If they don't need the help, they likely know other bloggers who do.
How to Write an Article for a Blogger

Bloggers are a busy lot. I'm writing this article at 5 AM before I go to work. Last night I worked until 11 on my blog. The point is that if we hire another writer to help us out, we want that person to make our lives easier, not harder. Receiving a poorly written article that needs heavy editing just makes life more difficult. So triple check your work before sending it to your client.

With that said, here are a few things to consider as you begin writing your first few articles:

First Impressions: First impressions are the most important. Do not send a poorly written article to a blogger. Have a friend review the article if need be, but whatever you do, make sure the writing is solid.

Get to Know the Blog: Spend a few minutes reading through the archives of the blog you are writing for. Think about the topics they like to write about, and consider their writing style. While your writing style will of course be unique, you want to produce an article that is consistent with the overall theme and style of the blog.

Link Back to the Blog: In your article, link to articles on the blog you are writing for that are relevant to the topic at hand. This is not only helpful to the reader by giving them easy access to related content, it's helpful for SEO purposes. (See below if you don't know what SEO is). If you don't know how to link to another page on the Internet, then you need to learn a little html (see below).

Link to other Authoritative Cites: Where appropriate, add links in your article to other authoritative sites. While the blog owner may or may not keep the links in the article, it's much easier for a blogger to remove a link than to spend time researching and adding links. Remember, you want to make life easier for the blogger, not harder.

One good resource that can help you write compelling copy is Copyblogger. The site is run by Brian Clark, who is highly regarded when it comes to creating online content.
How Much Can You Make

Now let's talk money. In my experience, freelance writers charge anywhere from about $5 an article on the low end to $50 an article on the high end. The price depends on the topic, their experience, the length of the article, and the quality of their writing. I'd say $10 to $20 is common. To get an idea of how much writers can make and how much they charge, spend some time on Elance.

Elance is a marketplace for freelancers and those looking to hire freelance help. There is an entire section for freelance writers, and it shows their lifetime earnings for work obtained through the Elance marketplace. Some of the numbers are impressive! As you scroll through the ads for writers, you'll see that many charge in the $15 to $20 per hour range. I think most bloggers prefer to pay by the article, but either approach is fine.

When you are starting out, you want work. Prove that you are a solid, dependable writer, and the money will follow. To that end, I'd start out in the $5 to $10 per article range, with a plan to increase your prices as the work permits.
Taking Your Freelance Writing to the Next Level

You'll quickly learn that writing online content is about a lot more than just the printed word. If you really want to become invaluable to blog and website owners, there are a few skills you need to acquire. While you don't need to have a handle on these right from the start, if you are serious about freelance writing, you'll want to start learning these skills now. Here they are--

WordPress: Most blogs and many websites today run on software called WordPress. While it is very easy to use, like most things, there is a learning curve. If you start writing regularly for a blog, it will be much easier on the blog owner if you can input your articles directly into WordPress. The absolute best way to learn WordPress is to start your own blog. Even if nobody reads it at first, it gives you an opportunity to learn how to use WordPress. You can check out my step-by-step tutorial on starting a blog if you're considering this approach.

Some great online resources for WordPress include the official WordPress site and the WordPress Codex, which includes helpful how-to articles. While these are great resources, it's sometimes difficult to get a complete picture of WordPress without reading a book. Two books to consider areA Step by Step Wordpress Tutorial For Beginners and WordPress for Dummies. I've read WordPress for Dummies and found it very helpful.

SEO: Search Engine Optimization, or SEO for short, is the science of improving the quantity and quality of traffic a site receives from search engines like Google and Bing. The amount of information (and misinformation) available on the Internet about SEO is mind-numbing. For purposes of freelance writing, however, here are a few key points:

* Article Titles: An article's title is perhaps the single most important means to communicate to search engines the topic of an article. When you write for a blog, ask yourself who would find the article helpful and how they would search for the content through Google. This article's title is "How to Make Full-time Money as Part-time Writer." While the title could have been re-written a hundred different ways, the title does cover the topic of this post and includes language that people would likely search for if they are looking for ways to make some extra cash as a writer.
* Link’s: Links are the life-blood of SEO. Links help search engines figure out which pages on the Internet are more important than others, and what those pages are about. Links to a site are critical, as our internal links from one page of a site to another page on the same site. When you write articles for a blog, consider appropriate links to other pages of the site that relate to the topic at hand. As you may have noted above, I linked to a page on this site listing ways to earn extra income and to a page detailing how to start a blog.
* Anchor Text: When linking to an internal page on a site or to an external page, consider the text you put in the link. The text helps search engines figure out what the page you are linking to is all about.

There is of course a lot more to SEO than just the three points listed above. But for freelance writing, get these things right and you are off to a good start. There are tons of SEO blogs and websites you can visit for more information. I wouldn’t make this a priority when you are first starting out, but at some point it is worth checking out SEOMoz and SEOBook.

HTML: HTML is the code that defines how text and images appear (and to some extent behave) on a website. We use html to boldface text or add a link. Adding html to your article so that your client doesn't have to is a big help. It's not complicated, and there are plenty of good html resources and tutorials on the web. You'll find two good ones here and here.

Turning Writing into a Business

Depending on your goals and ambition, you may want to turn a part-time writing gig into a full-fledged business. There are plenty of freelance writers that market their services online and hire contract writers to do much of the work. You'll find many of them advertising on Elance with links to the websites they've developed to market their services. You may or may not want to move in this direction, but it's always nice to know what the possibilities are.

If you've already embarked down the path of freelance writing, do you have any tips to offer those considering this line of work?

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In the News, March, 2008

29.3.2008

Mira Nair is India Abroad Person of the Year 2008 (rediff)
My best innings: Virender Sehwag (Hindustan Times)
Sehwag: Mature and more dangerous(Times of India)
China vows to compensate victims (reuters)
Bush Seeks Financial Regulation Overhaul (AP)

28.3.2008

Scintillating Sehwag goes berserk in Chennai (Hindustan Times)
Sehwag guides India to 468/1 at close (Times of India)

"Closure" wins oddest book award (reuters)
US jets drop bombs in Basra (AP)
Dubai's $21 Million Horse Race Spurs Dress Sales, Lures Bankers (bloomberg)
Inflation soars to yearly high of 6.68% (business standard)


site of the day:-



The 5 Best Protein Sources for Building Muscle
http://www.fatmanunleashed.com/the-5-best-protein-sources-for-building-muscle/

27.3.2008

Report Shows Google Ad Viewership Flattening (business world)
Philippines to get own Playboy, but no nudes (AFP)
More men, baby-boomers opting for face, chest surgery (reuters)
Americans drove less in 2007 for first time (reuters)

26.3.2008

Ford has agreed to sell Jaguar, Lan Rover to Tata (aol.in)

Tata gets new pair of wheels: Jaguar, Land Rover (ibnlive)

Ford Motor Sells Land Rover, Jaguar to India's Tata (bloomberg)
Tata Motors acquires Jaguar, Land Rover for $2.30 billion (Economic Times)
PVC Posh: Victoria Beckham squeezes into her tightest trousers ever (dailymail)

25.3.2008
Indian entertainment industry to top $27 b by 2011 (sify)

Somalia is the most corrupt nation in the world and ranks 179. It scored 1.4 points as against 2 points in the previous survey. The country ranked the same in the previous survey too. (rediff)

Push-up bra hailed "greatest fashion invention ever (xinhua)
Google's New Ad Tool: What Exactly Does It Mean For Industry? (cnbc)
Tata, Ford all set to ink JLR deal MoU (moneycontrol)


sites of the day
8 steps to a more professional Blogspot blog

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/03/24/8-steps-to-a-more-professional-blogspot-blog/

site of the day
Inflammation: The Secret Killer
http://body.aol.com/condition-center/heart-disease/inflammation

site of the day
Effective Ways To Protect Your Blog’s Search Engine Rankings

http://www.seoco.co.uk/blog/2008/03/21/effective-ways-to-protect-your-blogs-search-engine-rankings/
23.3.2008

In US, sex is your gateway to a Green Card (ibnlive)
Bhutto loyalist Yousuf Gilani to be the new Pak PM (dna)

India successfully test-fires Agni-1 missile (Times of India)
Netizens slam CNN's distortion of riot picture (xinhua)
Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony unveil twins' name (xinhua)
Asian Trade Supports Economies, Central Bankers Say (bloomberg)
Pope celebrates Mass in thunderstorm, calls for peace Cheney meets Palestinian leaders (cnn)


22.3.2008
site of the day:
30 Error Messages You Never Want to See

http://www.cracked.com/article_16053_30-error-messages-you-never-want-see.html



Blair endorses Rahul Gandhi, calls him PM material (ibnlive)
Sophie Monk named 2008's Most Beautiful Person (xinhua)
Time Warner's HBO Is Caught Up in Midlife Crisis (wsj)
Pakistan to Talk With Militants, New Leaders Say (nytimes)

20.3.2008

Dalai Lama would meet Chinese president (AP)
Happily married have lower blood pressure than singles (Reuters)
A thirsty planet looks for solutions to water shortage (AFP)
Oscar-winning actor Paul Scofield dies (AP)
Telugu actor Shobhan Babu is dead (IANS)
Study finds vitamin B helps men father healthy children (Indian Express)


21.3.2008

rediff news:
Sachin recommended Dhoni as captain: Pawar
� Congress opens call centre in Karnataka
� I have tortured and 'killed' my wife: Naipaul
� Tibet is a challenge to the world: Top US official
� Ailing Vajpayee to celebrate Holi with partymen
� Ferraris fastest in Malaysian GP 1st practice

� Edelweiss: An inspiring success story

19.3.2008

Govt admits 20 lakh jobs lost in export sector(Economic Times)
Google sees surge in Web use on hot mobile phones (Economic Times)

site of the day:
Aktrez: The Real Life Cortana
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18.3.2008
Worries Worsen in Asia, Triggering a Wide Selloff (wsj)
Plunge Averted, Markets Look Ahead (nytimes)

17.3.2008
Iraq, 5 Years On,A Nation of Refugees (wsj)
Fed Acts to Rescue Financial Markets (nytimes)
Vladimir Putin assassination attempt foiled (telegraph)
Actress Halle Berry delivers baby girl: report (reuters)

Chinese race past Americans to top of world internet league (guardian)

16.3.2008

McDowell trumps Jeev in Ballantine's thriller (Times of India)
Hamilton wins amid chaos Down Under (Times of India)
Missiles hit tribal area near Afghan border, killing at least 20 (Hindu)
Tibetan riots spread (reuters)
Hu Jintao reelected Chinese president (xinhua)
Dalai Lama: China causing 'cultural genocide' (CNN)
Rural Indian Sector May Offer Shield From U.S. Economic Woes

Investors looking to get away from problems in the U.S. might want to escape to the Indian countryside. Stocks driven by infrastructure spending in rural India could be shielded from the wide impact of growing debt and economic problems in the U.S.

The Indian government is expected to spend billions of dollars to build up infrastructure and incomes in the country's villages. The nation's budding retailers are also looking to invest in rural areas. Thanks to this spending, companies that thrive in India's countryside won't be dependent on U.S. or global growth.
Nepal stands highest in maternal death rate in South Asia (xinhua)

5.3.2008
South Africa reclaim ODI top spot from Australia (rediff)
Possible tornado rips through Atlanta (AP)
Fed comes to Bear Stearns' rescue; shares dive (rediff)
Fed Races to Rescue Bear Stearns In Bid to Steady Financial System Storied Firm Sees (wsj)
Run on Big Wall St. Bank Spurs Rescue Backed by U.S (nytimes)
State Governments Resist 'Sunshine Laws' (AP)

14.3.2008
India to continue one-China policy (xinhua)
Indian-origin author gets Commonwealth award (Times of India)
US Regulators Unveil Plan to Revamp Mortgage Rules (reuters)
India to hold Tibetans two weeks (bbc)
Dollar plunge sets off global alarm bells (telegraph)
Warning over world food shortages (aljazeera)
13.3.2008
Shanghai Expo has record entries (xinhua)
Dollar Falls to 12-Year Low of 100 Yen on Carlyle Fund Failure

(bloomberg)
Woman and Cat Shared 'Super Bug' (yahoo)
U.S. to Revamp Credit Rules,Drawing From Crisis Lessons (wsj)
Spitzer Resigns in Sex Scandal and Turns His Attention to Healing His

Family (nytimes)
Scarlett Keeling murder case solved, says Goa police (Hindustan Times)
DRDO turns to NRIs to reverse brain drain (Times of India)
12.3.2008

Obama beats Clinton in Mississippi (reuters)
One in four teenage American girls infected with STDs (xinhua)
Google wins EU approval to buy DoubleClick (xinhua)
Study: short-term stress can affect learning, memory (xinhua)
Australian Consumer Confidence Plunges to 15-Year Low (bloomberg)

11.3.2008

Fed again takes steps to boost market liquidity (reuters)
NY governor involved with prostitution ring (xinhua)
Studies: Iraq costs US $12B per month (AP)
Spitzer Said to Be Weighing Resignation (nytimes)
Fed Expands Securities Lending (wsj)
10.3.2008

Gasoline prices hit new high (reuters)
"10,000 B.C." rules weekend box office in N America (xinhua)
Asia Stocks Fall on U.S. Payrolls; Malaysia Drops on Election (bloomberg)
'10,000 B.C.' roars to top of box office (cnn)
Girl in Clinton Ad Supports Obama (Ap)
Sultry in sequins: Holly looks just like Toon sex symbol Jessica Rabbit
(dailymail)

9.3.2008
Taj`s beauty to last for years to come (zee news)
International copper price hits record high (xinhua)

Obama wins Democratic contest in Wyoming (reuters)
Heavy Snow Buries Parts of Ohio, Indiana (ap)
March roars in with deadly storms (cnn)
Opposition to Calif. tailpipe limits comes from surprising corner (latimes)
PPP, PML-N clinch power-sharing deal (ibnlive)
Pakistani parties to share power (bbc)
India, Japan trade to touch $15 bn by 2010 (ndtv Profit)

Journalism / Public relations
APPSC Examination question paper random questions from the examination held on 9.3.2008

1. Initially, the economic model of Walt Rostow had:
Five stages

2. Kheda commuication project was conducted in: Gujarat
3. The first effort to start a newspaper in India was made by
4. The first newspaper of the Bombay Presidency was
5. The largest circulated language newspaper of India is

7.3.2008

Chinese hackers: No site is safe (cnn)
Bush Vetoes Bill That Would Limit Interrogations (nytimes)

Bhupathi-Knowles in Dubai finals (rediff)
Study: media creates online sex predator myths (xinhua)
Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher arrives for final launch preparations (xinhua)
Sexual predators prompt MySpace to take safety measures (xinhua)
NY targets online sex predators (xinhua)

Flesh-Eating Strep Bacteria May Be Defanged by Man-Made Protein (bloomberg)
7.3.2008
Hedge Funds Squeezed As Lenders Get Tougher (wsj)
Democrats Try to End Impasse Over Delegates (nytimes)

Gunman kills 8 in Jerusalem Jewish college (reuters)
Highest number of Military Crosses awarded since second world war (guardian)
Chicago's Snowiest Winter Since 1979 Depletes Budget (bloomberg)
India world's biggest polio worry (Times of India)
March 8 is celebrated as International Women's Day.
Google, Microsoft Said To Be Preparing Bids For Digg
French women 'are sexual predators' (ibnlive)
Red march in Tripura, hung House in Meghalaya (NDTV)

Israel buries victims of shooting (bbc)
Kashmir Singh admits he was spy (DNA)
Reality byte: Only 13% of Indian women work (Economi Times)
Iraqi President Visits Turkey to Ease Tensions (voanews)
'India running short of product managers' (Financial Express)
More U.S. jobs losses underscore recession fears (latimes)
Sensex ends below 16K for first time in nearly 6 months(livemint)

6.3.2008

Four Indians in Forbes list of 10 richest in world (Hindustan Times)

Buffett world's richest man, Slim second - Forbes (reuters)

Clinton, Obama Go on Attack As Superdelegates Hold Key (wsj)
Gang Memoir, Turning Page, Is Pure Fiction (nytimes)
Drugs firms face new laws on test results (guardian)
After 13 years of Gates, enter the new richest man in the world: The Sage (guardian)
Warren Buffett overtakes Gates as world's richest: Forbes (businessline)

Dhoni's boys return to rousing welcome (timesofindia)
Nation accords gala welcome to Heroes of Oz (ibnlive)
Kenya MPs urged to back agreement (bbc)
Nuke deal will have to happen: Congress (sify)
Anil Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal among top 10 billionaires (Times of India)
Sagar Nidhi to facilitate India's oceanic exploration (News Track)
Edelweiss will be title sponsor for ICL (DNA)
Colombia stocks sink on Chavez's takeover threat (Reuters)
U.S. Mortgage Foreclosures Rise as Owners `Give Up' (bloomberg)
5.3.2008
Officials: OPEC not to raise oil output (xinhua)
Clinton takes Ohio and McCain wins nomination (reuters)
Asian Stocks Fall for Fifth Day; Nippon Steel, Cnooc Decline (bloomberg)
Tendulkar overtakes Ponting to top ICC rankings (Hindustan Times)
Cricket-crazed 'shy boy' does Meerut proud (ibnlive)
Skin and veins: Celebrity gym-addicts whose love of exercise is spoiling their looks (dailymail)
Clinton Notches Win in Ohio;McCain Gets GOP Nomination (wsj)
Clinton Defeats Obama in Ohio Primary; McCain Clinches Race as Foe Concedes (nytimes)

4.3.2008

Australia press says:-

India beat Australia in thriller to claim cricket tri-series
Another big innings from the Little Master
India triumphs as Aussie run-chase falls short

Dollar Close to Record Low Versus Euro on Slumping U.S. Economy (bloomberg)
Clinton in Ohio, Texas: End of the road? (reuters)
Obama Denies Assuring Canada on NAFTA (ap)
Clinton Aims to Push Beyond Ohio and Texas (wsj)
Democratic Rivals Clash Before Pivotal Primaries (nytimes)
Princess Eugenie gets glam in Tatler photoshoot to mark her 18th birthday (dailymail)
Rape cases: police admit failing victims (guardian)
Children lose out in first schools lottery (telegraph)


3.3.2008


India Targets New Budget To Help Indebted Farmers (wsj)
States and Cities Start Rebelling on Bond Ratings (nytimes)
Official figures: Medvedev wins presidential election (xinhua)
Asian Stocks Drop on Growth, Credit Loss Concerns; Toyota Falls (bloomberg)
Men & boys show who’s the boss (Hindustan Times)

Superb Murray overcomes Federer (bbc)
US Missiles Strike Southern Somali Town (voanews)
Drew Barrymore hits the beach in a teeny bikini with her new beau in tow (dailymail)



2.3.2008

Superb Sachin gives India a 1-0 advantage (Hindustan Times)
At Least 80 Palestinians Killed, Israel to Continue Offensive in Gaza (voanews)
Russians choose Putin's successor (cnn)
YouTube Restores Video Appearing to Show Prisoner Abuse in Russia (wsj)
Obama Spends Heavily to Seek Knockout Blow (nytimes)
Pakistan blast kills 40, nation on high alert (ndtv)



1.3.2008

Northrop Grumman gets $40B deal to replace Air Force tankers (cnn)

A Soldier Prince and the Secret Kept by Fleet Street (nytimes)

U.S.-Russia Relations Chilly Amid Transition (Washington Post)
U.S. Stocks Decline on Economic Concern; AIG, Sprint Retreat (bloomberg)
Cashback budget (deccan)
Union budget for 2008-09 — Populist but largely sane (business line)


Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie broke the world record for the first-wicket
partnership when they passed 413 on day two in Chittagong (cricinfo)

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Headline News - March 2009

SC dismisses Sanjay Dutt's plea to contest polls (rediff)
Indian in US kills six relatives, self (indian express)
Manmohan Singh is the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Congress and not UPA, says NCP leader D P Tripathi (hindu)
Colombian father accused of decades-long incest, rape (cnn)
Lahore police academy recaptured (bbc)
27 killed in eight-hour siege of Lahore police academy (ians)
Cyber-spies used social sites to trick Dalai Lama's office: US expert (ians)
Varun Gandhi gets bail in 2 cases (rediff)
Salman, Katrina headed for separation (bollywood mantra)
Drinking hot tea raises risk of cancer (ndtv)
26/11 trial: Anjali Waghmare to defend Kasab (hindu)
Hyderabad airport among the world's top 10 (rediff)
Want to Save Money? Carry Around $100 Bills
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1887485,00.html

Sources: GM, Chrysler to get more money; GM CEO to resign (cnn)
Obama: U.S. prepared to pursue targets in Pakistan (cnn)

Would You Like to Make $5,000 a Month Posting a Link on Google?
http://scottsmoneyblog.com/index.html
Police camp attacked in Lahore; 20 dead, hostages taken (zeenews)
Pakistan police academy attacked (bbc)
8 dead as gunmen storm Pak cop training centre (Times of India)
Supersonic BrahMos missile successfully tested in Pokhran (dnaindia)
Critics call WTC tower name change unpatriotic (ap)
Free cash withdrawals from all ATMs from April 1 (samaylive)
Varun charged with attempt to murder, rioting (samaylive)
Rabri, children richer than Lalu; have assets worth Rs 1.2cr (Times of India)
Advani attacks UPA over Indian money in Swiss banks (zeenews)
Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers (ap)
Shilpa to marry Raj Kundra in October? (ians)
Left will not support Congress-led alliance (reuters)

Lawyer stabbed 38 times; husband held (cnn)
Lights go out across planet for Earth Hour (cnn)
No NSA against Varun Gandhi yet: Pilibhit district magistrate (Times of India)
Chinese hack into Indian embassies, steal Dalai Lama's documents (deccan herald)
Varun goes to jail riding a saffron wave (rediff)
Vijayashanti to contest from Medak Lok Sabha constituency (eendu)
Australia kicks off Earth Hour climate campaign (Times of India)
First sign on Rs 100 provisions file: Chiru (eenadu)
SC orders common symbol to Praja Rajyam, DMDK and Lok Satta (PTI)
Obama passing new law to allow searching of PC's, Laptops, and media devices (youtube)
Man jailed for sex with car wash vacuum (yahoo)
NJ girl, 14, arrested after posting nude pics (ap)
Bomber kills at least 50 in Pakistani mosque (reuters)
Japan Readies Missile Interceptors (nytimes)
Seychelles: Paradise goes bankrupt (yahoo)
NTR (Junior) seriously injured in road accident (zeenews)
Varun Gandhi's lawyers withdraw his bail plea from Delhi High Court (Times of India)
No alliance with DMK, Congress: DMDK (rediff)
China fury at US military report (bbc)
Deadly Pakistan restaurant blast (bbc)
Manmohan should contest LS poll: Advani (rediff)
India to grow at around 6% in 2009: UN Survey (zeenews)
Russian Rocket Carries Space Tourist (nytimes)
Maoist action team commander Yadaiah arrested. The arrested Maoist had planned to kill Congress MLA Uppunutala Purushotham Reddy (TV9)
It's official: Praja Rajyam Party clinch deal with Mana Party (ntv)
'I'm having a very good crisis,' says Soros as hedge fund managers make billions off recession (dailymail)
PMK seals deal with Jayalalithaa's AIADMK (Times of India)
F-22 crashes in California desert; pilot killed (ap)
INFLATION DIPS TO RECORD LOW OF 0.27 PER CENT (indiatoday)
SC panel raps UGC, MCI for poor anti-ragging measures (PTI)
Want healthy kids? Get married to a stranger! (msnindia)
80 paise for Congress, 60 paise for BSP! (sify)
Bofors scam Rs 64 cr; Israel Rs 600 cr (dnaindia)
US announces USD 10 million bounty on Baitullah (samaylive)
TRS general secretary Venugopal Reddy resigns from party and floats a new party, promises to give tickets to all those who were denied TRS tickets (NTV)
N. Korea positions rocket on launch pad (CNN)
Obama turns to Web to bypass news media (iht)
Captain Gopinath of Deccan Aviation to contest Lok Sabha elections (NDTV)
At least six people killed, 20 injured in an explosion at Jandola Bazaar in Tank District in Pakistan (Hindu)
Man wrongly jailed for 27 years walks free ... and is hit by a taxi (dailymail)
Satyam board shortlists 8 cos for next stage of bidding (Economic Times)
PMK may breakaway from UPA, tie-up with AIADMK (zeenews)
Naked & ‘creamy’ Cindy Crawford poses for Allure (ANI)
Tudi Devender Reddy resigns from Congress Party (ntv)
Questions pour in for Obama's online town hall meeting (cnn)
Country poised for a record wheat production estimated to surpass 78 million tonnes (newsonair)
Afghan Strikes by Taliban Get Pakistan Help, U.S. Aides Say (nytimes)
96-year-old sells 55-year-old Fiat to buy Nano (indian express)
SHILPA Shetty has revealed that she gave Jade Goody a jade green Buddha as a parting gift before she died at the weekend – and that the tragic star’s disease convinced her to get a smear test.(sun)

India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand suffer early setbacks (redif)
BJP leader arrested for raping daughter for eight years (msnindia)
Woman gives birth on airliner, leaves baby in trash (cnn)
Army Chief alleges Pak Army involved in Kupwara encounter (zeenews)
‘Dissident sister’ hits CM’s poll inaugural (deccan)
Jyoti Basu, 94, is a star in cyberspace (rediff)
IPL was prime target of terror attack: US think tank (ndtv)
Gandhi fought SA’s racism in cricket(Times of India)
Azhar to contest on Cong ticket from Moradabad in UP (zeenews)
South Africa to award Fidel Castro high state honour (reuters)
'Oldest woman in the world' about to turn 130 (telegraph)
Officials in Kazakhstan claim to have have a found the world's oldest person - a woman who will this week celebrate her 130th birthday.
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Congress manifesto silent on national security: Modi (rediff)
Latest Glimmer of Economic Hope: Rise in Factory Orders (nytimes)
Pakistani troops fire at Indian posts in Uri (zeenews)
IPL signs 9-year broadcast deal with Sony for Rs 8,200 cr (Economic times)
Michigan looks to jump-start stalled careers (msnbc)
Men just take 8.2 seconds to fall in love (webindia123)
Cong govt may need left again - Pawar (reuters)
India set sights on NZ series win (bbc)
Obama's Press Conference Stirs the Buzz (yahoo)
Yahoo Widgets Lend Brains to Boob Tube (wsj)
Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more (ap)
Hindu fights for funeral pyre 'dignity' (cnn)
Knight Riders drop Ganguly from captaincy (rediff)
Jade Goody's life to be turned into film (Hindustan Times)
Advani's rally in Azamgarh not allowed (times of India)
Kim Kardashian Airbrushed Thinner, Smoother, Lighter (complex)
EPA review of mining permits signals policy shift (ap)
U.S. to increase security at Mexican border (cnn)
Obama vows to 'attack this crisis on all fronts' (cnn)
'Hillary: The Movie' gets U.S. court review (cnn)
SL Army captures LTTE intelligence chief`s hideout (zeenews)
Exports from Japan falls almost 50 percent (zeenews)
Doutzen Kroes sizzles in a hot beach shoot (spice zee)
Russell Brand: Sex addiction is like having an eating disorder (spice zee)

After HC blow, Varun to move Supreme Court (NDTV)
Britney ‘indulges in 9-min bathroom romp with dancer’ (spicezee)
25 dead in 5 days of battles in Kashmir (cnn)
Kalam exhorts people to elect righteous candidate (zeenews)
India tops remittances in 2008, fall predicted in 2009: World Bank (IANS)
Congress' vague Telangana stand leaves it isolated (ians)
Spice says may withdraw from Satyam bid process (ibnlive)
BSP's Mukhtar Ansari denied permission to file nomination from Varanasi (Times of India)
Minister Gollapalli resigns from Congress (ntv)
Teen auctions virginity for £50k (sun)
Hate speech: HC rejects Varun Gandhi's plea (rediff)
Varun Gandhi thanks Bal Thackeray for support (PTI)
Chris Brown and Rihanna are taking a break (msnbc)
Last-ditch efforts to retain PMK in UPA (Financial Express)
PR case in SC adjourned to March 27 (telugupeople)
Blow for Cong as PMK set to join AIADMK camp (Times of India)
Suryaa daily Chairman, MD and editor N Surya Prakash Rao resigns from Congress (suryaa)
Newspaper editor shot dead in Assam (Hindu)
TRS settles for 45 assembly, 9 LS seats (eenadu)
The TRS LS seats:Secunderabad, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Warangal, Nizamabad, Medak, Zaherabad, Malkajgiri and Nagarkurnool. (suryaa)
"Unafraid" of Internet, China appears to block YouTube (reuters)
Now, Varun Gandhi's anti-Sikh remarks spark row in Punjab (IANS)
IPL matches to be held in South Africa from April 18 (ntv)
Spending money gives brain the same buzz as doing drugs (topnews)
Politics Buoys Asia's Ad Industry (wsj)
Shah Rukh and Preity Zinta to campaign for the Congress party (telugupeople)
Obama tries to temper furor over AIG bonuses (ap)
Congress manifesto pushes for rural help, jobs (reuters)
Congress projects Manmohan Singh as PM (Times of India)
Dalai Lama denied visa for South Africa peace conference (cnn)
Mahesh Babu calls up Junior NTR (inews)
Soumya Vishwanathan murder case cracked, four held (rediff)
Pawan Kalyan cancels his Mahabubnagar tour (suryaa)
South Africa new IPL frontrunners (bbc)
Obama nominates deputy at the Treasury Department (ap)
Congress sure of just 120 AP seats (deccan)
Tata Nano Launched in Mumbai (nytimes)
Tata Nano, world's cheapest car, launched in India (telegraph)
Nano wait is over (businessline)
With a 'nano' advertising budget, Tatas go creative (business standard)
Tata Nano, World’s Cheapest Car, Won’t Help Pay Debt (bloomberg)
Nano needs some redesigning for US: Ratan Tata (Times of India)
Tata Motors website crashes (business standard)
Tata Nano: Neither good nor bad, just ominous (guardian)
Little Nano makes big splash in US media (IANS)
Rave reviews for world's cheapest car (AFP)
Delivering On A Promise: Tata Rolls Out The Nano (forbes)
Forget Slumdog - India Has A New Star (sky)
At Last, Tata Motors' $2,000 Nano (business week)
India's Nano, Driving Like a (National) Dream (washington post)
A Nano promise delivered (livemint)
Nano booking will be done through lottery ! (samay live)
Road Test: Nano second to none! (business standard)
Tata Nano: World's cheapest car is India's answer for cash-strapped drivers (guardian)
Nano no ego trip for India's soft-spoken Tata (reuters)
Tata says no to Nano as taxi (dnaindia)
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Tata hopes that Nano technology will boost sales (irishtimes)
Team Work Speaks for Tata Nano (cartradeindia)
FACTBOX - Specifications of Tata's Nano
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Nano makes everyone happy (Hindustan Times)
Deadly plane crash at Tokyo airport (cnn)
Up to 17 killed in Montana plane crash, officials say (cnn)
Nano to ride on innovative marketing (economictimes)
Plane crashes in Montana killing 17: Reports (economic times)
UPA could get 257 Lok Sabha seats: Survey (Times of India)
More women going from jobless to topless (msnbc)
IPL will be staged outside India (bbc)
Jade dies on Mother's Day (sun)
Harrison Ford proposes to girlfriend - People (reuters)
Furl Changes Hands (wsj)
N-powered drinking water at Kalpakkam (ndtv)
More Babies Born in 2007 Than Any Other Year in U.S. History (foxnews)
Iftikhar Chaudhry takes charge as Pak chief justice (indiatoday)
Obama fends off Geithner doubters (bbc)
PRP poll campaign begins with a bang (Times of India)
Won't support Cong after polls: CPI (rediff)
Analysis: Obama rhetoric, reality clash (ap)
In Angola, pope urges more for poor (cnn)
Sudarshan announces retirement, Mohan Bhagwat new RSS chief (Times of India)
History in Hamilton as India win after 33 years (zeenews)
Fareed Zakaria is India Abroad Person of the Year 2008 (rediff)
Film director Raj Aditya commits suicide (eendu)
Film director Raj Aditya had committed suicide by hanging to a fan in Bassera hotel at Secunderabad. He had worked as assistant director for 15 years. His first film as director was 'Istam'. His second film 'malli malli' slated for release today. The 38 year old director is a native of Chennai.
Port Jefferson dachshund is world's oldest dog (newsday)
Varun is our candidate from Pilibhit, affirms BJP (hindu)
India gets spy satellite from Israel to secure its borders (khabrein)
NTR's family members cross swords (ians)
Another jolt for IPL, Mah Police calls for postponement (dnaindia)
‘Deep vein thrombosis kills more people than other diseases’ (expressbuzz)
iGate not to participate further in Satyam bid (economic times)
Newborn 'left behind' on NZ plane (bbc)
Pakistan rocket attack 'kills 10' (bbc)
Not so deadly? Chance Tulsa spider misidentified (ap)
Obama Tells Iran to Seek New Links With U.S., World (bllomberg)
Son's tearful dash to see dying Jade (sun)
Hyderabad court extends custody of Raju, others by 14 days (zeenews)
Review: ‘Straight’ discovers alternative sexuality in a lighter vein (spicezee)
Rihanna sex tape rumours (sun)
Desperate Japanese head to 'suicide forest' (cnn)
Delhi HC grants anticipatory bail to Varun Gandhi (hindu)
Congress corrupt to the core, says Chiru (hindu)
100 families join PR in Proddatur (hindu)
CM's relative, TV stars join Praja Rajyam Party (expressbuzz)
Report: Energy contributing to birds' decline (ap)
'Gulaal' stirs politics ahead of general polls (reuters)
Obama's 'Tonight Show' appearance could become a 'special' event (latimes)
Obama announces new housing money for California (cnn)
Undersea volcano erupts near Tonga island (msnbc)
Microsoft launches latest browser (bbc)
Mumbai businessman held for raping daughters (ibnlive)
House to Consider Tax on AIG Bonuses (washingtonpost)
Chennai lawyers end agitation, to resume work from Monday (Times of India)

Internet could become environmental watchdog (reuters)
BJP patch-up likely after Jaitley meets Rajnath Singh (zeenews)
New nationwide strike hits France (bbc)
Karat reaches out to Congress party (reuters)
Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall (cnn)


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"America's Next Top Model": Get on the bus! (latimes)
Saravana Bhavan founder gets life term for murder (times of india)
Court to hear CBI petition for custody of Satyam's Raju, four others (ani)
Sony e-book reader gets 500,000 books from Google (ap)
‘Murder Naidu, NTR said’ (deccan)
Inflation at 20-year low of 0.44% (rediff)
Axe falls on DGP for praising YSR (hindu)
Inflation at all time low of 0.44 per cent (economic times)
Natasha Richardson dies at 45 after ski accident (msn)
AIG's LIDDY TO FACE FUROR ON CAPITOL HILL... WATCH HEARING LIVE... (huffingtonpost)
Sun Microsystems Surges on Report of Takeover Talks With IBM (bloomberg)
Australian Government adds Wikileaks to banned website list (techradar)
Credit crunch hits sex toys (metro)
No Smooth Ride on TV Networks’ Road to Diversity (nytimes)
Josef Fritzl admits all charges (bbc)
AIG's Liddy: 'I share that anger' (cnn)

Malakpet Congress MLA to join PRP (deccanapost)
AIG chairman inherits retention bonus mess (ap)
Innocent man jailed for 27yrs (thesun)
Tit for tat: Congress seals deal with JMM in Jharkhand (Times of India)

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Analysts: Next bailout will be a tougher sell (cnn)
Jade Goody awaits the inevitable (ndtv)
US Treasury to reclaim AIG cash(bbc)
Cracks in UPA: RJD-LJP seat sharing pact irks Cong (zeenews)
Supporters of Deposed Madagascar President to Hold Rally Wednesday (voanews)
The iPhone Is Gaining Some Editing Skills (nytimes)
India leaders blog, text to plug in to young voters (reuters)
Reuters poll sees Congress coalition leading in election (reuters)
Uma Bharti supports Advani's prime ministerial candidature (Times of India)
Obama pushes Congress to pass $3.6 trillion budget (ap)
Thrift fashions on the money during recession (cnn)
KCR to contest from Mahabub Nagar? (sakshi)
Pakistan rape victim gets married (bbc)
BJP war within: Jaitley, Yeddyurappa skip meets (ndtv)
Moser Baer India launches MP3 players (reuters)
Beach Volleyball Ads Could "Spike" Attendance (cnbc)
Barclays gags Guardian over tax (guardian)

R-Com launches free unlimited call offer in Delhi (msnindia)
IPL drops Jaipur, Delhi and Vizag from revised schedule (ndtv)
Anger Over Firm Depletes Obama's Political Capital (washington post)
Housing starts unexpectedly surge (cnn)
Advani's vision: Every girl a 'lakhpati' in India (HIndustan Times)
Mum seeks sex partner for son (straits times)


Zac Efron gets dirty with nude model in muddy mag shoot (spicezee)
Abhishek-Aishwarya’s love-making session dropped from ‘Raavan’ (spicezee)
Passwords of 8,000 Comcast Customers Exposed (nytimes)
Reports: Natasha Richardson in critical condition (ap)
EC files criminal case against Varun Gandhi for his alleged communal remarks / case filed under non-bailable law (Times of India)
US OKs record $2.1bn arms sale to India (Times of India)
Jennifer Aniston to play next Bond girl? (dnaindia)
Anil Kapoor donates 'Slumdog' pay cheque to Indian charity (zeenews)
Airlines 'lose one million bags' (bbc)
Obama Orders Treasury Chief to Try to Block A.I.G. Bonuses (nytimes)
Renters rocked by corporate meltdown (msnbc)
India or Pakistan will win T20 world title in England: Lara (Hindustan times)
HIV-AIDS Rate in D.C. 'Higher Than West Africa' (foxnews)
Ram Sene's Pramod Muthalik banned from Mangalore for one year (TOI)
Nayar is unhappy with Hurley's 'bossy' behaviour (dnaindia)
I see one team with a legitimate reason to complain: Saint Mary's (yahoo)
Pakistan Leader Backs Down and Reinstates Top Judge (nytimes)
Marking anniversary of deadly NYC crane collapse (ap)
HCL bags $350mn outsourcing deal from Reader's Digest (pti)
French physicist d'Espagnat wins prestigous Templeton Prize (reuters)
Pakistan reinstates sacked judge (bbc)
Austrian incest father pleads not guilty to murder (ap)
India names Sharat Sabharwal as new envoy to Pakistan (ians)
Home Ministry declines to spare forces for IPL (zeenews)
Poll: Unemployment is Americans' top economic concern (cnn)
India headed toward deflation: Goldman Sachs (ians)

Twenty20 match: Windies beat England by 6 wkts (Geo)
Mothers work 40 percent harder than fathers: Study (rediff)
Mayawati can be Deputy PM if BJP wins: SP (Times of India)
Pakistan ex-PM ignores 'arrest' (bbc)
Swiss to end secret bank accounts (upi)
Male officers cannot frisk women: SC (NDTV)
Kylie has broken Bollywood cost record (NDTV)
Obama to unveil proposals to help small businesses (ap)
CANCER victim Jade Goody was last night just hours from death(sun)
BSP to go it alone in the polls (rediff)
Nawaz defies house arrest, vows to reach Islamabad (zeenews)
Al Jazeera TV says to air new tape by Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (reuters)
A BRIT soldier killed in Afghanistan today brought the total number of Our Boys killed in the country to 150 since 2001 (the sun)
Doctors save speared Indian boy (bbc)
Sonia was 'worst performer' in Lok Sabha (dna)
Jon Stewart puts spotlight on CNBC and meltdown (ap)
Lesbians subjected to "corrective rape" in South Africa (telegraph)
Washington Post Folds Business Section Into Front (huffingtonpost)

Third front is like a 'parking lot': Venkaiah Naidu (Indian Express)
Political parties in AP raise fund from common man (dnaindia)
Brain Scans Can Read Memories (livescience)
Web founder warns against website snooping (reuters)
Baby sitters accused of taping sex with children (msnbc)
Police: Woman drugs boss's coffee so he'll 'chill' (ap)
Bangalore police decline security for IPL matches till May 3.
Obama announces FDA picks, food safety measures (ap)
S&P Estimates India GDP Growth at 6% (wsj)
Chand Mohammed says 'talaq' to Fiza from London (IANS)
Home next to Playboy mansion selling for 28M dlrs (AFP)
Mukesh Ambani meets Advani, fuels speculation (msnindia)
India lose in Auckland but win series 3-1 (zeenews)
G20 ministers meet amid divisions (bbc)
Pakistan TV station blocked in parts of country (cnn)


SLUMDOG Millionaire beauty FREIDA PINTO could become the new Bond girl — after being invited to a screen test for the next spy adventure (Sun)
16 still missing after chopper ditches in Atlantic (cnn)
Suspected US missile strike kills 15 in Pakistan (Hindustan times)
Final decision on IPL to be taken on Friday by Home Ministry (msnindia)

Madoff pleads guilty to fraud, sent to jail (Times of India)
Madoff To Plead Guilty... Expected To Face Duped Investors… Strong Chance He Could Go Straight To Jail (huffingtonpost)
Joaquin Phoenix leaps into crowd at hip-hop show (ap)
One-Third Use a Single Password for Everything (pcworld)
AILING Jade Goody was granted her last wish yesterday when she was allowed home to be with her cherished little sons (thesun)
Tech Mahindra registers interest in Satyam bidding process (msnindia)
15 guns found at German school killer's home (cnn)
Satyam sale process underway; bidders face deadline (reuters)
No IPL in AP during elections: AP Police (zeenews)
Tears and laughter as Jade Goody shares her wedding album (dailymail)
Third front formally launched at a public rally at Dobbespet near Bangalore (hindu)
Octuplets mom says she's paying for new LA house (ap)
Pakistan protesters start march(bbc)
Bharti Airtel shares fall as CEO sells entire holding (reuters)
3 execs, 81 cars missing from Nebraska dealership(ap)
‘Rampage’ injured; Machida gets shot at Evans (Yahoo)
Satyam U.S. lawsuits may cost $440-$840 m - report (FC)
Mulayam's party gives voters Holi gift: money (IBNLIVE)

Alaska Gov. Palin's daughter's, boyfriend break up (ap)
India's richest men lose billions (bbc)
Artificial life 'could be created within five years' (telegraph)
US extends $8 million aid to Pakistan (rediff)
Report: Bristol Palin and fiancé split (msnbc)
Gates still world's richest; recession shrinks billionaires: Forbes
Man survives plunge over Niagara Falls(cnn)
German rampage victims died in classrooms (cnn)
Sehwag stars as Dhoni's men create history in New Zealand (msnindia)
Alabama man's 10 victims include family, strangers (cnn)
Pay uncertainty rises as variable part expands (FC)
4th ODI: India crush NZ; seal ODI series (rediff)
Madoff Will Plead Guilty; Faces Life for Vast SwindleMadoff Will Plead Guilty; Faces Life for Vast Swindle (nytimes)
24 Indians make it to Forbes 'World's Richest' list (Times of India)
NetApp announces Guarantee Program (CIOL)
Obama to sign spending bill, push for new rules (ap)
Ten die in Alabama shooting spree (bbc)
Ala. man kills at least 9, including 4 relatives (ap)
Almost half of Indian women married as minors: Study (Times of India)
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Sakshi newspaper editor dies
KNY Patanjali, popular writer and journalist passed away due to ill-health (hmtv). Mr. Patanjali is a reputed journalist in Teluguand known for his works Kakhivanam, Gopathrudu, Veerabobbili and Oka Deyyam Atmakatha.
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World economy to shrink below zero: IMF chief (FC)
Obama, taking on unions, backs teacher merit pay (ap)
Tatas most trustworthy in financial reporting: Poll (financial express)

The Dalai Lama spoke to the media Tuesday morning in Dharamsala, India, as he marked his 50th year of exile.

Dalai Lama Harshly Condemns China Over Tibet (nytimes)
Marvel eyes global growth, bets on India and China (reuters)

For many groups of people Facebook, Twitter and blogging websites have become more convenient ways of keeping in touch than email
Facebook, Twitter and blogs more popular than email, report says (telegraph)
'Dozens dead' in Baghdad bombing (bbc)
China says U.S. ship violated international law (cnn)
Dalai Lama warns Tibetans are 'near extinction' at 50th anniversary of exile (telegraph)

Several injured at Praja Rajayam party meeting suryaa)
Abhishek has a crush on Zeenat Aman (ndtv)
Halle Berry voted ‘Sexiest Black Woman Alive’ (spicezee)
Obama unlikely to mediate on Kashmir: Congressional report (rediff)
IPL chief plays down safety fears (bbc)
UN to terminate contract with Satyam (rediff)
TCS may cut 1,300 jobs (rediff)
Study: Eating fish makes kids more intelligent (xinhua)
Five of the ten cheapest locations hail from India: The Economist magazine (ani)
Obama to unveil first piece of education plan (ap)
Tibetans' lives 'hell on Earth'(bbc)

SL: 10 killed, minister injured in suicide attack (rediff)
Pfizer To Launch 600 Smoking Cessation Clinics In India By 2010 (topnews)
Explosives and anger on eve of 50th anniversary of Dalai Lama's exile (guardian)
Police officer shot dead in Ulster attack (Times)

Vatican paper: Washing machine liberated women most (reuters)
Even in a recession, some companies are hiring (ap)
Dalai Lama blasts 'brutal crackdown' in Tibet (ap)
Obama’s Budget Faces Test Among Party Barons (nytimes)
Finnair to suspend Mumbai route for summer. Decision made due to unfavourable economic conditions affecting both passenger and cargo sales in India and Europe (reuters)
BREAKING NEWS: Pentagon says Chinese ships harassed unarmed U.S. Navy ship, issues protest(msnbc)

Gigolo admits blackmailing BMW heiress (cnn)
World economy to 'shrink' in 2009 (bbc)
Merck buying Schering-Plough in a $41.1B deal (ap)

CBI gets custody of Raju brothers and Vadlamani Srinivas in Satyam fiasco
'Watchmen' earns $24.9 mil in first day (hollywoodreporter)
New Zealand to Jail Parents That Let Children Play Violent Video Game? (stuff)
SP leaves only 6 seats for Congress in UP (Timesofindia)
21st century will be India's: Mukesh Ambani (Hindustantimes)
Obama hints at talks with Taleban (bbc)
Taliban kill 14 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers (dnaindia)
LoC like Berlin Wall, tear it down: Musharraf (indiatoday)
Seven nations link found in Mumbai attack: Interpol (timesofindia)
Bombings kill 11 in Pakistan amid political feuds (hindu)
Six Pakistani policemen killed in blast in northwest - police (reuters)
IBM unlikely to bid for Satyam stake - sources (reuters)
Internet growing weapon in Asian radicalisation (reuters)
Koobface, Other Worms Target Facebook Friends (NewsFactor)
US unemployment jumps to 8.1 percent; 651,000 jobs lost (aol)
Govt didn’t ask me to buy Gandhi articles: Mallya (zeenews)
Unemployed place their bets on casino jobs (cnn)
Top UK restaurant closed as 400 diners taken ill (reuters)
Report: More young girls face rape in Afghanistan (cnn)
Job Losses Hint at Vast Remaking of U.S. Economy (nytimes)
Zimbabwe PM's wife dies in crash (bbc)

NEWS FLASH: Blast kills 6 in Peshawar, Pakistan: Reports (ndtv)
Bollywood, Hollywood Tightening Film Ties (washingtonpost)
Bus driver invited to holiday in Sri Lanka (hindu)
Tendulkar kidnap plot: HuJI man came to secure comrade's release (rediff)
Obama's safety net: the TelePrompter (politico)
Countdown to NASA search for Earth-like planets (cnn)
breaking news: Plane crashes near Bengaluru: 3 dead (rediff)
Alliance with Congress has 'broken', declares SP (hindu)
IPL will go ahead, declares Modi (bbc)
Indian Premier League Season 2 is on: Lalit Modi (zeenews)
Pakistan cricket tour to Bangladesh ditched (cnn)
Ranbir and Deepika voted the ‘Most Boring Couple’(spicezee)
Kylie's making Bolly lolly (sun)
India successfully tests interceptor missile (times of india)
Slumdog crosses $200 mn mark worldwide (msnindia)
Student gives birth in exam hall (deccan)
Mallya gets Bapu items for $1.8m (deccan)
Girl, 19, becomes youngest pilot (deccan)

newsh flash: Govt appoints corporate lawyer O P Vaish and former ICAI President Ved Jain as Directors on Maytas Infra Board (hindu)

Match-fixing won't affect political career: Azhar (rediff)
Megan Fox lines up comic-book movies (Reuters)
Four Indians in Forbes philanthropy heroes' list (sify)
Jai Ho is America's new fitness anthem (rediff)

SanDisk May Cancel Satyam Contract (wsj)
Senate panel to question Swiss banker, secrecy (reuters)
Coach: Team stayed calm as bullets flew (cnn)
Congress buys rights to Slumdog tune 'Jai Ho' (economictimes)
No iPhones, iPods at Bill Gates's house (yahoo)
Congress to use Jai Ho in poll campaign (rediff)
India successfully testfires supersonic BrahMos missile (samaylive)
Pakistan: Gunmen in rickshaws attack cricket team (ap)
Obama flays Lahore attack, reviewing Pak policy (msnindia)




Sri Devi to enter marital bliss (indiaglitz)
Two Indians among 50 short-listed for world's best job (dna)
Govt probing source of Rs2000cr used to 'fund' terror (Times of India)
No World Cup matches in Pak under current scenario: ICC (zeenews)
3/3/09: Math fans to celebrate Square Root Day (ap)


Ayesha Takia ties the knot with Farhan Azmi (indiafm)
Study: 7.3 million in U.S. prison system in '07 (cnn)
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team (cnn)
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* NEW: Police believe at least 12 gunmen involved in attack in Lahore
* NEW: Sri Lanka cricket team bus attacked as it neared stadium for match
* NEW: Injured believed to include six players, and two coaches or trainers
* NEW: Incident occurred at stadium where Pakistan, Sri Lanka were to play

Gunmen attack S Lanka cricketers (bbc)
Gunmen Fire on Sri Lanka Cricket Team in Pakistan (wsj)

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India's Elections to Open April 16 (wsj)
India sets dates for April-May general election (reuters)
A.I.G. Reports $61.7 Billion Loss as U.S. Gives More Aid (nytimes)
News Corp shakeup could see James Murdoch and Rebekah Wade promoted (guardian)
General Elections scheduled between April 16-May 13(business standard)
Election Commission to announce Lok Sabha poll dates at 3.30 pm today (Monday)
BJP announces tie-up with Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal for Lok Sabha polls (hindu)
Bangladesh manhunt for mutineers (bbc)
Ajit Singh's RLD joins NDA for Lok Sabha polls (ibnlive)
Sourabhee Debbarma becomes first female 'Indian Idol' (hindustantimes)
Asia markets plunge on Wall Street fears (cnn)

Lalit Modi loses Rajasthan CA election (rediff)
EC Navin Chawla to stay, Govt rejects CEC's recommendation (dnaindia)
Stripper Putting Herself Through Life (theonion)
Kelly Brook makes a rare fashion faux-pas as she steps out in a pair of leggings (dailymail)
Pawar mounts pressure on Cong; seeks more seats (hindustantimes)
King: Green jobs grow slowly in Philadelphia (cnn)
Lok Sabha poll dates likely next week? (timesnow)




Kelly Brook makes a rare fashion faux-pas as she steps out in a pair of leggings (dailymail)
Lok Sabha polls to cost more than US presidential poll (Timesofindia)
EU ready for crunch economy talks (bbc)

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Carla Bruni:
French First Lady's nude picture will be auctioned at Christie's of New York on April 10.

One view of the French first lady the Queen won't be seeing during Sarkozy's state visit: a naked Carla Bruni

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Kate Moss
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Brazilian model Giselle Bundchen
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Paris Hilton takes a moment to admire her own ample cleavage (dailymail)
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Sarah Jessica Parker takes a tumble during Vogue photoshoot (dailymail)


101-year-old man to compete in London Marathon (xinhua)
Brazil's bank robber convicted to 49 years in prison (xinhua)



Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie broke the world record for the first-wicket partnership when they passed 413 on day two in Chittagong
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Lionel Bringuier

Lionel Bringuier and the concept for the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall were born in the same year. Bringuier was born in Nice, France, but a precocious passion for music would inexorably link him to the Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. At 21, he is the youngest conductor to lead an orchestra on the stage, one of the main venues of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Bringuier beat 150 applicants from around the world to become Assistant Conductor of the LAPhil. He applied when he was the assistant conductor of the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and a winner of the prestigious Besançon Young Conductors Competition. Bringuier honed much of his career in the “City of Lights” – starting when he was 5 years old, playing cello for the Countess of Paris.

Before snagging the position, Bringuier had never traveled to the United States, much less the “City of Angels.” Now it is his home as he serves his two-year appointment, complete with an office featuring orange leather sofas, Esa-Pekka Salonen as a colleague, and his old friends Mozart and Strauss. Bringuier sums it up best when he says, “Age isn’t important, music is.”

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Alexander Heffner
This year, 44 million Americans ages 18 to 29 will be eligible to vote. The youth vote will account for about a quarter of the entire electorate, which means the candidates are focused on getting young people to the polls. So is the founder of Scoop08, Alexander Heffner – but in a different way.

Heffner, an 18-year-old high school senior, organized 300 student volunteers from high schools and colleges from diverse regions and ideological backgrounds to work on what he calls “a new kind of newspaper.” Each student is dispatched on issue-based rather than horse race-focused beats, like “Libertarian Party,” “Rhetoric” and “Social Networking.” The idea behind Scoop08: young people covering the issues in a smart way, but also in a way that they would tell their friends.

Scoop08 is all about young people, but Heffner realized that help from the pros only makes the youth push better. The newspaper’s advisory board is stellar: Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, National Review founder William F. Buckley and Judy Woodruff of PBS, to name a few. At Scoop08, they know and respect the rules and norms of political coverage, and know how to break them.

Stephanie Mockler

In real life, her first car was a Volkswagen bug when she was 16. In her racing life, Stephanie Mockler was driving quarter midget cars, tiny racecars that children can drive, at the age of 6. Now at 20, she is a record-setting driver.

Mockler became the first female to win a USAC Ford Focus Midget Series when she finished at the Indianapolis Speedrome. She is also the eighth woman in the United States Auto Club’s history to win a feature race. And she is the youngest female to ever win a USAC main event.

She gets the whole “Danica Patrick” thing a lot. Patrick is a 25-year-old Indy Racing League driver. Mockler is quick to point out that not all racing is the same and that she hopes to take the NASCAR track. But one thing between them is the same, “When you put on the helmet, you’re just another racer.”

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Jason Rae

Not too many kids tell their parents who to vote for when they are 5 years old or ask their fourth-grade teacher to watch the presidential inauguration. But what would you expect from a 21-year-old superdelegate?

Jason Rae went from being a U.S. Senate page to the youngest elected representative of the Democratic National Committee while he was in high school. He actually couldn’t vote when he was first elected because he was six months shy of 18. But he wanted to represent what he calls “America’s next generation.” So, he and his friends hand-painted posters with the slogan “A ray of hope for the future.” It worked.

What about his future? Rae says, “I remember back in kindergarten saying I wanted to run for president, but I’ll settle for an elected office.” These days he is relishing the fact he’s being wooed by both sides for his coveted vote in the close Democratic race for the 2008 presidential nomination — dining with Sen. Hillary Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, meeting with Sen. Barack Obama and chatting with the highest-profile politicians from across the country.

How will he vote? He hasn’t said, but we’ll try to get it out of him.


Blake Taylor

Yes, he set fire to the dinner table with contact lens solution. Yes, he stayed in on the weekends because he had no friends. Yes, he had to clean the urinals as punishment for acting out in class. But Blake Taylor is done being punished and finally ready to proudly say to the world, “Yes, I have ADHD.”

According to the CDC, 4.7 million Americans 18 or under have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Now 18, Taylor is the youngest person to write a memoir about living with it. He says his book, “ADHD & Me,” is the guidebook he never had growing up – a way to deal with the daily struggles from someone who has actually been there and not just studied the disorder.

Taylor is now a freshman molecular biology major at the University of California, Berkeley, where his book is used in the curriculum. Professors tout it because it’s the first time academia and the general public can see the once-taboo disorder being tackled with candor, since diagnosis only really started to spike in the 1990s. Through anecdotes about taking tests and dealing with tics, Taylor aims to tackle the often-stigmatized side effects of the disorder, which if left untreated, he says, only worsen when someone gets older. “You wouldn’t want to set fire to a table ever, but especially not when you’re 30, right?”


Russia's Maria Sharapova sits on a motorcycle after defeating compatriot Vera Zvonareva in the final of the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 24,2008.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched Saturday afternoon a rocket carrying a high-speed Internet communications satellite, which will cover the general Asia-Pacific region


100-year old wine in gold and sivler bottle

A bottle of 100 numbered handcrafted Crystal Liquor Bottles named "Henri Gold & Silver", dipped in Yellow Gold and Sterling Silver, is seen during a presentation in Mexico City Feb. 22, 2008. Each Bottle with an approximate weight of 6 kg (13.23 lbs.) , it is filled with 100 cl. of Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne, aged in barrels for more than 100 years to produce an alcohol content of 41%. Each piece is valued at 9,000 Pounds Sterling ($17,503), Altamirano, the chief executive of the company said.




Indian folk dancers perform during the festival of gardens in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh February 22, 2008. The festival runs in the month of February every year for three days and includes flower shows and music and dance performances.


Mother of seven at age 16

BUENOS AIRES: A 16-year-old girl has given birth to triplets in Argentina — for the second time. The girl, named only as Pamela, had her first set of triplets aged 15, having already had a son at just 14.

Both sets of triplets are all girls and were born prematurely, reports the BBC. Doctors say the three newborns and their mother are well.

Pamela’s family already receives help from the provincial authorities, which donated land and built them a house when the first set of triplets was born.

Pamela’s mother, who cleans houses to support her daughter and grandchildren, says they will now seek more assistance from the government. Some Argentines are arguing that perhaps what Pamela needs is more advice on contraception.

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1872 - Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.

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One-Man Industry

One-Man Industry (May 1-15, 1980)

At any given time of day, over one lakh people are watching a tall, lanky, slightly gawky figure sing, dance and especially fight on the screen. Every year, approximately four crore people crowd the cinemas to watch this man battle the forces of evil, and it has been estimated that one in every six Indians has seen one of his films. Each time he leaves his elegant house in Bombay's Juhu-Ville Parle scheme, investments worth Rs 50 crore ride on him. So much in demand is the dark, taciturn star that the hordes of eager producers who queue up outside his dressing rooms are told that they cannot expect shooting dates before early 1983. And yet, the offers keep on coming. As French producers Alain Chamas who tried unsuccessfully to sign him for Crossings opposite Jon Voight and Richard Dreyfus finally remarked in sheer exasperation: "This man is not just a star. Amitabh Bachchan is an industry."

--by Vir Sanghvi with Zothanpari Hrahsel and Surender Bhatia

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