Opportunity is missed because...#quote

Like mighty winds, opportunities abound to those to decide to see them. They exist in limitless amounts and are waiting to be applied." - Lincoln Patz


It's no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. - Winston Churchill


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Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

As quoted in Thomas Alva Edison : Sixty Years of an Inventor's Life
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Hot air balloonists in the Rhone-Alps area of France
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

* As quoted in An Enemy Called Average (1990) by John L. Mason
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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

* This is presented as a statement of 1877, as quoted in From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison (2007) by Deborah Hedstrom.



I owe my success to the fact that I never had a clock in my workroom. Seventy-five of us worked twenty hours every day and slept only four hours — and thrived on it.

* Diary entry, as quoted in Defending and Parenting Children Who Learn Differently : Lessons from Edison's Mother (2007) by Scott Teel

Gemini, You can do it!

Polar Dance
"People first, then money, then things." Suze Orman


You can do it! In 2010

You mix business and pleasure in just the right measure and that’s wonderful. You will echo Max Mueller’s famous dictum, “Work is life to me.” You will also sign up for a cruise, even a honeymoon. You have a chance to be the top gun, the supreme leader and you will have to work hard at it. Come on Geminis you can do it!

Dream is the thing which does not allow you to sleep

“Dream is not that what you see in sleep, Dream is the thing which does not allow you to sleep” -Dr. Abdul Kalam

Friendship #quote

“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.”
Brandi Snyder

“What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

How Happy Is... 5 Positive Aspects Of Aging

Faith is the willingness to risk anything on God." -Dr. Jack Hyles



How Happy Is... 5 Positive Aspects Of Aging

There is a moment in all of our lives when the feeling that we are getting older hits us for the first time. It might be when you reach a significant age, when you have a child and move to a new generation or, when you catch yourself in the mirror and see those first lines appear on your face. But there are also many advantages to those feelings of getting older that often go unnoticed. So here are 5 positive aspects of aging that hopefully you can adopt.

1. Focus Your Time: Feeling older hopefully makes you prioritize what the most important projects in your life are, so that you can focus your time on those assignments and let go of the others that essentially you don't enjoy doing so much, or really don't have that much time to do. By doing this, you are essentially dovetailing your energy, rather than spreading yourself too thin. This will most likely help you to become more successful at the one or few that you decide to keep.

2. Who Energizes You: Feeling older hopefully makes you realize that your precious time is limited. So with that in mind, who would you like to spend more of it with? Would you like to see certain members of your family more, or allow a current friendship to develop to a new level? Get a sense of your energy after you have spent time with different friends. If your energy is lower after being with them, then maybe they are not so good for you to be around. If you feel energized after being with someone, then that is a nourishing friendship and you will really want to keep him or her in your life.

3. Leaving a Positive Legacy: Feeling older hopefully gives you a sense of urgency that will make you think deeply about what you are meant to be doing on the planet and how you want to leave a positive legacy behind. Not all of us have the opportunity to touch thousands of people's lives at once, like a spiritual leader, president, celebrity, rock star or anyone in the public eye for that matter. It actually can be just as powerful and even more meaningful to touch the lives of those around you i.e. your family, your friends, and your community. If you can make a difference in one person's life and give to them or teach them something, invariably they will pass it on to other people they come in to contact with and those others will hopefully, in turn, pass it on as well. So the affect of you making a difference is like a wave that reverberates out and can touch hundreds of people's lives without you knowing. Also, many of us think of waiting till we're older to be more philanthropic, but there is no time like the present to leave your mark, because you really don't know how long your life is going to last and looking back you want to minimize the amount of regrets that you think you might have.

4. Letting go of Grudges: Feeling older hopefully makes you appreciate every moment of your life more. Maybe now you have a sense that there is no longer time to waste on being at odds with anyone. If you have a disagreement, let go of your ego and patch it up as quickly as you can. Give as much as you can to your family, friends and associates, especially when they least expect it, and when you come in to contact with new people, please think about what you can do for them, how you can help them, not what they can do for you.

5. Living in the Now: Feeling older hopefully makes you realize that this is your life right now. You are in it. You can no longer plan for what might happen when your life begins i.e. when you grow up. You are grown up. For some, this can be a big shift from thinking, 'oh, I have plenty of time' and 'I'll do that some time in the future', to realizing that there is no time like the present.

source: huffington post

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

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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)
10 Things You Should Know About the Tata Nano
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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)
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Sehwag stars as Dhoni's men create history in New Zealand (msnindia)
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Pay uncertainty rises as variable part expands (FC)
4th ODI: India crush NZ; seal ODI series (rediff)
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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)
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Almost half of Indian women married as minors: Study (Times of India)
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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)
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CBI gets custody of Raju brothers and Vadlamani Srinivas in Satyam fiasco
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SP leaves only 6 seats for Congress in UP (Timesofindia)
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Obama hints at talks with Taleban (bbc)
Taliban kill 14 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers (dnaindia)
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Seven nations link found in Mumbai attack: Interpol (timesofindia)
Bombings kill 11 in Pakistan amid political feuds (hindu)
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Zimbabwe PM's wife dies in crash (bbc)

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

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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)
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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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Ajit Singh's RLD joins NDA for Lok Sabha polls (ibnlive)
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Lalit Modi loses Rajasthan CA election (rediff)
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25 Ways To Become An Effective Freelancer; freelance writing web sites

13 BestFreelance Writing Job Websites
http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/12/07/freelance-writing/
Elance is a great market place for professionals of all walks of life
Guru is designed to service freelancers of all kinds and has a very active bulletin board.
ScriptLance is probably the most known website for freelancers all around the world
oZLance is a freelance website focused to bring more connections to Australian and New Zealand professionals and connecting business owners with freelancers.
Freelance Writing is one of those sites to get lost in easily. They have a huge range of information and links leading to other related websites.
Journalism Jobs is simply put a job website for many professionals around the world. Some are in house based and others allow you to work remote.

25 Ways To Become An Effective Freelancer


“Producing the intended or expected result”

“A person who sells services to employers without a long-term commitment to any of them”

So an effective freelancer would be “A person who sells services to employers without a long-term commitment to any of them producing the intended or expected results.”

Of course, there are no long term commitments as you are not obligated to work for anybody for any amount of time unless you choose to. One reason you chose to go the ‘for hire‘ route is to become your own boss (among other reasons). But although there are no long term commitments, establishing a long term relationship should be close to the top of the list of priorities.

An effective freelancer not only produces intended or expected results but goes beyond that to provide clients with exceptional service. Here we’ll highlight some of the things that can help you become an effective freelancer:

Try to look at the service or product you offer through the client’s eyes - why hire you or order from you?
Be reliable and build credibility
Always meet, and if possible, beat deadlines
Do not over-promise or set unrealistic goals or expectations
When you have problems with a project, use it to your advantage and come up with a solution
Give undivided attention to each and every client, make them feel unique and special
Build a more personal relationship with the client (not too personal though)
Don’t leave your client in the dark - it takes a minute to send an e-mail
Ask questions to be able to better understand the project and meet expectations
Get feedback from your clients so you can better your services and products
Have an easy to navigate and simple website to offer your services so it’s easy even for the non-technically inclined to get to you
Acknowledge your clients and show recognition
Be quick replying to emails and show utmost respect
If you have a meeting with a client, be it on the phone, on IM or in person, arrive early. Early is on time, on time is late.
If possible gather as much information about your client as possible so it shows you are well prepared
Be a problem solver - No need to focus on problems, focus on finding solutions
Offer different packages and deals (example: 3 packages, bronze, silver and gold)
Let your work speak for you - Have you won a design award? Got your site featured on high profile sites? Got interviewed?
Give your customers what every human being wants : friendship, respect, recognition, concern, reliability and always keep your promises
Give your freelance business a personality so clients will see you and/or your company as being unique and friendly
It doesn’t matter how much your service or product is worth to you, make it worth for the client
Remember to send short emails to your previous clients every once in a while so as to stay in touch
When the client asks for little things that needs to be done, get them done. Keep in mind it’s the little things that matters the most
Don’t get intimidated if you get a high profile client, this person/company is offering you a job because he thinks you are worth his time and money - That’s a very good sign!
The most important thing we need to realize is that every client can become our biggest referral, without setting up an affiliate system. If we follow the tips above, chances are our clients will refer us to others. There is no better way to boost our freelancing business other than converting clients into evangelists.
Bonus Tip: One of the secrets of becoming an effective freelancer is to suggest and exchange ideas with other freelancers and like-minded people.

If you found this post helpful please take a moment to share your own tips and tricks and share your thoughts on how we can become an effective freelancer. How can we get repeat business from a client? How can we personalize our services according to the client’s needs? Anything you can think of that can help us become an effective freelancer, share with us. The comments section is yours now.



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7 star strategies for your child's future

How can you put a price on the expression of pure bliss on your four-year-old's face

as she enjoys an ice-cream? When your 17-year-old whoops on hearing the news that

he has secured admission to his dream college, would your brain tick away at the

amount of money this is going to cost you?

These are non-questions to any parent. Parental love is unconditional and largely

unaccountable. It's heartless and clinical to count your child as a cost centre, and we

are not suggesting you do that.

Understanding expenses does not imply condemning them. On the contrary, it is only a

first step towards gaining an advantage over them. In fact, if you do manage to chip

away at the warm, fuzzy feeling of pride and accomplishment and examine the costs

of raising a child, you would be able to do a far better job of being the provider.

The dichotomy of spending on your children is a conflict between the present and the

future. Should you cave in and buy the Rs 25,000 Playstation 3 that your son has

been nagging you for? Will it come from the money you have been saving for his

graduation? Will that Barbie-themed Rs 50,000 party you threw on your daughter's

birthday be the reason she will have to do her hotel management in Goa instead of

Geneva? The only way to solve these dilemmas is to plan ahead and start investing.

Now.

Two big-ticket costs that all parents have to provide for fall under the heads

education and marriage. Post-graduate education is expensive, and in this globalised

world, if you want to give your child the advantage of an international education,

multiply the cost by 10 times, often even more. A grand celebration to mark your

child's wedding is a great Indian dream and something that all parents would like to

put some money away for.

1. Second baby

Most couples can afford one child and want to do the best for him or her. As financial

decisions go, the second child is usually one that swings the balances. The thought of

having to keep away double the amount of what you need for a child can be daunting.

Often, when the kids are young, one plus one does not add up to two - you could

re-use and recycle and keep your expenses slightly lower. But, as they grow older,

two children can be a real strain on finances. Guitar lessons for one, football coaching

for the other, science tuitions for one and mathematics for the other can add up to a

tidy sum every month.

A second child had always featured in Jayant Bhadauria and Kamalika Nandi's life

plans. It's just that they did not really have the time to have one. Jayant works in a

multinational software company in Mumbai and Kamalika looks after marketing for an

outsourcing company.

Between work, their travelling schedules and looking after Kamini, their four-year-old

daughter, the second child remained something to be done sometime in the future.

Which was why, in September, when Kamalika discovered she was pregnant, for a

minute she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"Of course, money was not the first thing I thought about," says Kamalika. "Once the

news sank in, I did realise that we would have to start looking at our expenses. So

far, if I have seen something and liked it, I have ended up buying it if I felt the price

was fair. Now, I feel, there would be a little bit of a compromise there. I do want the

best for my kids, but that does not necessarily mean the most expensive."


7 star strategies for your child's future

The baby is due in May and, for now, they are figuring out the expenses related to

having him - delivery and hospitalisation are just two of the heads. A normal delivery

in a reasonably good hospital costs about Rs 35,000. If there are complications, the

fee could be substantially higher. Kamalika reckons their monthly expenditure would

increase by at least Rs 7,000 for the first year of the new baby.

A substantial portion of the large expenses they incurred for Kamini would not have to

be repeated. Expensive baby paraphernalia like the cot, stroller, rocker and high chair

can be reused for the second baby.

Jayant has a couple of insurance policies. The rest of his investments are all in equity.

He has an employee stock option in his company. Besides this, he has also opted to

buy the equity of his employer, listed in the US, with a certain percentage of his

salary every month.

The rest of his portfolio is in various Indian companies. While equity investment is the

ideal route to create wealth for his young family, Jayant should also look at

diversifying his portfolio. A major chunk of his money is invested in one stock - that of

his employer.

Jayant is also evaluating a couple of child policies from insurance companies. He

wants to use these as vehicles to save for his kids' higher education and marriages.

He is confident that as the expenses of the kids increase, so will his wife's and his

own salaries and that there will not be a situation of having to face a financial crunch.

Kamalika plans to return to work once her maternity benefits expire. When she was

expecting Kamini, she had given up her job and stayed home till her daughter turned

two. "I will try and enjoy the baby more since this is the last one I will have, but it

might be difficult because I plan to go back to work," she says.

"My career has suffered because of the break I took the last time and I don't want to

do it again. But, my company is employee-friendly and I feel that I would be able to

get leave in case I need to spend more time at home."

For now, they are not thinking about late night feeds and diaper changes. They have

chosen to focus instead on Tahitian weddings and exotic holidays for their kids.

2. Nascent dreams

When Simran Kumar thinks about her kids' future, she is not worried about which

school they will secure admission in or how big a wedding they will have. But, as a

modern, aware mother, she does get anxious about the world they will occupy, what

with environmental pollution, global warming and the rest. "I am concerned about

security issues, about violence against women, childhood respiratory diseases from

living in a polluted and crowded city," she says.

Simran and her husband, Zafar Baig, have two children under the age of two -

daughter Ananya is 22 months, and son Vivan is four months old.

Simran is an anchor for a television channel and Zafar works for an export house. With

two well paying jobs, they have not been worried about spending on the luxuries, so

far. But as their young family grows, they want to make sure they get started on

laying the foundation for a sound financial future.

"Now, we do not spend carelessly and have cut out a little bit of our frivolous

expenses. I want the best for my kids," she says.

One of the dreams Simran and Zafar have for their children is to offer them an

opportunity to follow in their footsteps and study abroad. "We are not very

money-savvy, but now want to invest in our kids' future. We do not really know

where to start," says Simran.

7 star strategies for your child's future

They have, however, opened bank accounts in both kids' names and all the money

they have received as gifts has gone into them. Zafar has bought a couple of

insurance policies and invested a bit directly in equity, as well as in some mutual

funds.

He recently invested Rs 50,000 in HDFC Standard Life's Young Star Plan. Even as they

try and cope with the 'now and here' expenses of a family of four, as well as investing

in their dreams for their kids, Simran and Zafar would also like to buy a house.

They are not alone in wanting to do several things at once. Most couples are in the

early stages of their careers when they start their families. Often, the need to put

away for a rainy day is lost in the euphoria of youth and its maxim of living for the

day.

When the kids come, several priorities tumble out of the financial closet -- a house,

some means of protecting income and insurance against unforeseeable events, buying

things for the baby, hiring someone to help look after them. Often, with this, also

comes a drastic drop in income levels if the mother chooses to stay back home and

look after the kids for a few years.

The key here is in being able to prioritise and not trying to do everything at once. The

important goals of higher education and marriage of children are quite far away and

even putting away a little sum of money starting right away would be enough.

What is key is getting into the discipline of saving, the amounts can be large or small.

As the goals are far away, most investments can be directed into equities. Systematic

investment plans (SIPs) of good funds, with a long-term view, are ideal here.

Short-term expenditure can be rationalised and reduced if there are opportunities.

Simran reckons she spends about Rs 10,000-15,000 a month now on the kids. This

includes diapers (about Rs 500 for a pack of 50), food and household help.

Simran works three days a week, and that leaves her with enough time to spend with

her children. Once they start school, she can go back to working full time. Simran is

optimistic about her future. "It's all there somewhere, I am a positive person in that

sense," she says. "For now, I want to focus on enjoying my babies," she adds.

3. Wonder years

The five years when the child has started school but is not yet in a higher class that

warrants private tuitions is the ramp up stage for the finances of parents. The goals

of higher education and marriage are some distance away, yet well within view.

Even though the primary schooler's ambitions vary widely from day to day, you could

still get a sense of the direction in which he is likely to head. This is the stage where

you could build your savings. If you have SIPs, you could increase the amount you

invest every month.

On the expense side, this is perhaps the easiest stage. You do not have the

heavy-duty everyday requirements of diapers and baby food, nor have you reached

the stage where you have to spend Rs 300 for one hour of mathematics tuition.

School fees, books, birthday parties and expenses on outings and excursions would be

areas of high spends. A birthday party can cost anywhere between Rs 3,000 and Rs

20,000.

In Kolkata, nine-year-old Arkatapa wants to be an archaeologist one day and a

teacher the next. She attends classes on ancient mathematics, Bharatnatyam, singing

and drawing. But her mother, Arpita Roy, feels when it comes to choosing a career,

Arkatapa will pick an academically-oriented one.

7 star strategies for your child's future

Arkatapa's father, Barun Kumar Roy, is an officer in the West Bengal government. His

money mantra is that investments should be made for the short term and loans should

be taken for the long term. He spends 60 per cent of his salary and saves the

remaining 40 per cent.

Barun invests with a three-to-four-year view. His first priority is insurance policies, so

that in case anything happens to him, his family does not suffer financially. He has life

insurance policies and Ulips with accident covers. He also has some investments in

Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund. These are in both equity and debt funds. Child plans do

not attract him, he has not taken any for Arkatapa.

An ideal asset allocation at this stage of your child's life is to have 75 per cent of your

investments in equity. This implies that in the intervening years between 0-4 and

5-10, you move some part of your money from pure equity to balanced or debt funds.

Arpita never wanted a career, she was always keen on staying home and looking after

her family. But her advice to her daughter would be to be self-reliant and have the

financial ability to look after herself.

Arpita finds her joy in her daughter's accomplishments. "When she scores 15 out of 15

in a test, I feel very happy. Even though it is a little silly, I do feel happy," she says.

"My daughter is not a very brilliant student, but she is still young. I am not worried

about her career now, water will flow where it will."

Her husband agrees that it is too early to predict what their daughter will grow up to

be, but he is certain that he must invest in her future. "Whenever she makes her

choice of education or career, it should not get stuck because there is no money for

it," he says emphatically.

"Every moment as a father has been a proud one." His dream for his daughter is that

she grows up to be honest, respectful and a good human being. "Everything else is

extra," he says.

4. Early teenage mayhem

As Rishab Nanda grows tall and lanky, his parents, Manisha and Manish, are beginning

to anticipate the mood swings and door slamming that will start as their

soon-to-be-12-year-old grapples with adolescence. Already, there are arguments and

high drama about pretty much everything -- from walking the dog to going on trips

with friends.

Although Rishab is yet unsure of exactly what he wants to grow up to be, the options

are getting clearer by the day. His parents do not want to get caught on the wrong

foot at the last moment and are now quickly squirrelling away as much money as

possible to fund his dreams.

Rishab's school offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme and his parents

expect that once he finishes his class 10, he would opt for this. Not only is the IB

course more expensive than a regular school, the chance that a child going for it

would ultimately pursue his graduate programmes abroad is also high. A two-year IB

course costs about Rs 4 lakh, compared to Rs 1 lakh that you would pay for a regular

CBSE or ISC school.

Manisha and Manish know that this would be an expensive proposition. They would like

to save enough to fund the full cost of his foreign degree, but are not entirely sure

they would be able to. The actual amounts they would need would depend on the

course, college and country.

When the child is between the ages of 10 and 14, regular day-to-day expenses are

also high. School fees in secondary classes are higher than those in primary, and

children also need a lot of academic and non-academic stimulation outside school.

This would mean a mixture of tuitions and lessons. Rishab takes lessons in playing the

drums, speech and drama. These add up to Rs 18,000 a year.

7 star strategies for your child's future
February 26, 2008
This is also the age of having to make large-ticket purchases. Gameboys,

Playstations, the latest skating boards and other 'toys' cost quite a packet, some

starting upwards of Rs 25,000. You can manage to spin some yarn and convince your

eight-year-old that the Barbie she has is better than the Barbie she wants, but there

is no talking reason, logic or threat to a 13-year-old.

The Nandas have made several investments in equity mutual funds. They also have

two child-specific plans -- one from LIC and the other from UTI. Ideally, the Nandas

should move their portfolio more towards debt and balanced funds. One, they would

need a large sum of money to pay the IB fees after Rishab completes his 10th

standard.

Also, since he is likely to go abroad for his undergraduate studies, their requirements

of funds would be sooner than usual. In case the stockmarket enters a lull phase after

four years, the largely equity portfolio of the couple could prove a problem.

Right now, Rishab is keen on pursuing his athletics and art. The Nandas know that

these are unconventional choices, but if Rishab does stick to either of these and

decides to pursue a career in it, they would encourage his choice.

Manisha was an advertising executive who switched careers to become a teacher.

She wants Rishab to have the guidance that enables him to discover his aptitudes so

that he doesn't waste years working in a profession he does not really want to be in.

"But," she says proudly, "at the end of the day, I think he is a survivor. Like me."

5. Terrible teens

In Delhi, Priyanka Verma is one busy 16-year-old. She is in her 12th standard and

preparing for her board exams pretty much takes up all her time now. She has opted

for the science stream and is studying physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer

science at Shriram School in Gurgaon.

Her mother, Sarika Verma, is an arts teacher and had noticed, very early, Priyanka's

creative bent of mind. "But," she says, "my husband had the foresight to advise her

that even if she wanted to subsequently pursue a career in arts, it would benefit her

to opt for the science stream at this level." Priyanka's father, Ashutosh Verma, works

in the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation.

Priyanka has now found a career that will allow an artistic expression of her science

education - she wants to be an architect. Not only that, Priyanka also decided on a

foreign language early on, and now she is learning French at an advanced level. This

means that she could opt to study architecture at a good college in France, where

the cost of education would be lower than in the US or the UK.

The Vermas are self-confessedly not very money-savvy. They decided early on that

Priyanka's education would have the first claim on their finances; everything else

would be secondary. Right now, these education expenses are high. Priyanka takes

tuitions in a couple of subjects and these cost Rs 300-400 an hour. This, added to

school fees, the bus charges of going to school and coming back home and other

expenses aggregate to a neat Rs 20,000 a month.

"There was no room to splurge or go on binges. We knew we had limited resources

and, for us, spending was not a way of living. We set our priorities and refused to

worry about anything else," Sarika says.

The Vermas have left what they managed to save in their saving bank account. They

will have to drum up the funds once Priyanka secures admission in a college of her

choice. They are looking at the option of taking an educational loan to augment their

reserves.


7 star strategies for your child's future

When the child is between 14 and 18, the first big goal draws close. The money

needed for higher education should be ready and ideally, a large chunk of it should be

moved into debt and balanced funds. A 50 per cent exposure to equity is sufficient at

this stage.

Those sending their children abroad - for undergraduate or post-graduate studies -

should be in a position to provide for at least the first couple of years. If you do not

have enough saved up, you can seek an educational loan from a bank. Usually, kids

find part-time work that helps fund a part of their education or, in the least, provides

for their living expenses once they settle down in their new country and campus.

Ideally, earmark your investments for your needs. If the monthly SIP of Rs 7,000 is

going into junior's college fund, the Rs 4,000 one could be the marriage resource. As

the event draws close, you could switch the investment from an equity to a debt

fund. This would allow it to continue earning higher returns than a bank account while

being absolutely liquid.

Sarika is certain that her daughter is a bright spark. "My only dream is that in her life

she should be able to get opportunities to use her many talents," she says.

As for her marriage, it is still far away. "Even if I am rich, I wouldn't splurge on her

wedding; I am totally against that kind of fanfare," she says.

6. Action!

It all comes to pass now, the years of swinging between anticipation and hope. Now

is when your constant refrain of "go to your room and study" goes through its test.

And the money you have put away finally finds its purpose.

Bina Sharma's older son Prabhat is doing his electronics and communications

engineering in Bangalore. As he prepares to finish this and zone in on an area of

specialisation for his post-graduate course, Bina feels a mixture of relief and anxiety.

For one, Prabhat is bright enough to have got through a better college. But, she did

not want him to stay home for a whole year and prepare for the engineering entrance

exam. So, he joined the college where he got admission. This means that if he does

not get through to an IIT for his post-graduate degree, it is best that he go abroad

for it. By the time that would be happening, the younger son would be starting his

first year of college, seeking a medical degree in all likelihood. Bina is remarkably calm

for someone who is juggling so much.

"Prabhat is in two minds and has not decided whether he wants to do a Master's in

Engineering or an MBA," she says. "My sense is that he'll stick to the technical line. If

he does, he might choose to pursue his Master's in aeronautical engineering or

continue in electronics and communications. Either way, if he does not make it to a

top rung college in India, he would go abroad."

A postgraduate degree abroad is much easier to manage compared to an

undergraduate one. All said, it would cost about Rs 40 lakh (Rs 4 million) a year to

study in the US. This means an outlay of Rs 80 lakh (Rs 8 million) for a postgraduate

course, compared to Rs 1.6 crore (Rs 16 million) for an undergraduate degree. Bina

has started planning and has put away a part of this. By the time Prabhat finishes his

degree, she should have the rest of the money on board. If her resources fall short,

the Sharmas may have to take an educational loan.

The Sharmas have been forecasting their finances towards these goals. While they

meet their monthly expenses from the money generated by the business of Bina's

husband, Vipin, her salary is saved in its entirety. They have invested in equities,

mutual funds, fixed deposits and provident funds. They also have bought some real

estate with the express purpose of liquidating it to meet the kids' college expenses.

7 star strategies for your child's future
February 26, 2008
A 25 per cent equity allocation is ideal at this stage. While the remaining money is

invested in lower-risk debt instruments, this 25 per cent would give the kicker of

higher returns.

College expenses cannot be calculated to the last rupee in advance as various factors

come into play on securing admission. Prabhat is planning to pursue a technical

degree, so the possibility of getting sponsorships and fee waivers is higher. However,

the couple needs to peg a basic minimum and work towards it.

The current expenses of the family are also high. Bina paid Rs 150,000 for the first

year of Prabhat's engineering. Over this, he incurs a monthly expense of Rs 8,000.

Bina is focused on her kids having a sound base in education. Once they graduate,

they are free to choose any career they want. She feels that Prabhat's rational

expectations would hold him in good stead through his education and career.

After the stress of steering two boys through their teens, Bina is looking forward to

the final satisfaction of seeing them settle down. "I will then put up my feet and

finally relax," she crystal gazes.

7. The last mile

Sumona Gupta did not want to make the career decisions of her daughters for them.

Snigdha, 23, works in advertising in Google for Hyderabad, and Shaila, 16, is an

aspiring fashion designer. Now that Snigdha is 'settled' professionally, Sumona is

certain that like her choice of an occupation, she would also let her daughter choose

who she wants to marry.

Sumona exudes the confidence of a successful parent -- one who has done the right

thing for her daughters and who can now take it easy and enjoy their success.

Sumona freelances in real estate, helping in renting, buying and selling of property.

Her husband, Sumit, has a shore-based job in a marine operations company in Dubai.

Together, they have set aside some money for their daughters. Most of this is in the

form of equities.

"When my daughter does get married, I would like it to be a big wedding; not overtly

so, but within our budget," Sumona says. A wedding dress for a bride would cost

between Rs 5,000 and Rs 60,000. Of course, if you have the resources you can even

spend a couple of lakh for an outfit. Food for guests sets you back by Rs 50-2,000 a

plate. Ideally, the funds for the kids should be moved out of equity at this stage.

If you have set aside enough, you could leave a small portion, about 5 per cent of the

portfolio, in equity to improve your returns. Investments in gold, ideally in bars and

coins or units of a gold exchange - traded fund, would also come into use now. There

are hardly any expenses you have to incur on behalf of the child now, they have their

own salaries to pay for most of their needs.

Sumona would rather worry about her daughters' financial stability than who they

would marry and when. "There is nothing very secure in a married life," she says. In

fact, she would like Snigdha to go for a postgraduate course, such as an MBA, than

find a man and settle down immediately.

Parenting is full of paradoxes. Even as we wait for the child to cross her next

milestone, we begin to miss the precociousness of the earlier stage. As they wean

themselves away, all we can do is gather all the special moments we have had and air

out their warmth every now and then.

When they grow into adults - people with careers, aspirations and points of view - we

can only wonder how they were ever so small that they fitted into the crook of our

arm. If we have planned ahead and made our children's journey to adulthood that

much easier, that is a job well done, a life well lived


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Headline News Jan 2009

SEBI moves Supreme Court seeking permission to interrogate Ramalinga Raju (Times of India)
Derailed goods trains damage houses in Malkajgiri (sakshi)
Defeat leaves Roger Federer a broken man (Times)
I've never had a boyfriend: Asin (NDTV)
Maytas Infra accepts resignations of 3 directors (Economic Times)
Gary Barlow voted ‘Greatest British Songwriter’ (topnews)
Mirza, Bhupathi win mixed doubles title (ap)
Nadal ousts shaken Federer in 5 sets in Australia (ap)
Nadal beats Federer in epic final (bbc)
Naxals kill 15 policemen in Maharashtra (Times now)
Tarun to launch a pub (idlebrain)
Lalu opposes self-choice marriages (msn)
KK warns Lagadapati on Telangana issue (TV5 News)
Kate Hudson loves to watch hardcore porn! (spicezee)
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14-times Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps caught with cannabis pipe (newsoftheworld)
Amitabh bags World Economic Forum award for excellence (msn)
Vijayshanti merges her party with TRS (Indiainfo)
Close shave for actor Govinda, son in Amritsar (msn)
Obama's half brother arrested on charge of marijuana possession (cnn)
31.1.2009
South Africa win Perth ODI; displace Australia as no.1 (cricketnirvana)
Tsotsobe helps SA grab No. 1 ranking (cricinfo)
CEC recommends removal of Navin Chawla (rediff)
Tata Motors posts Rs 263cr loss; Nano launch to take a year (Economic times)
Yuki Bhambri wins Australian Open junior title (Hindu)
Prison employee sentenced to prison for having sex with inmate (cnn)
KCR flip-flops, returns to Naidu (Times of India)
SHEYLA Hershey’s massive 38KKK breasts have been declared the world’s biggest boob job (daily star)
Renuka Chowdhury barges into CEC's house over poll dates (rediff)
Now, NCW blames Mangalore pub for attack (Times of India)
Man tries to reclaim breast implants from ex (sify)
Jennifer Aniston splits from John Mayer (screen)
Iraqis vote in landmark elections (bbc)
Goa blogger battles Rs.5 bn defamation suit (theweek)
South Africa beat Australia, win series 4-1 (Times of India)
South Africa beat Australia, claim No 1 spot (TOI)
S Africa top rankings after win (BBC)
Economic woes boost library use for job resources (AP)
IPL: Pietersen set to become highest paid player (ibnlive)
Shreya's 6 crore jewellery for a song!in Mallanna (one india)
Chand-Fiza marriage on rocks? Fiza says husband pressurised (Hindustan Times)
Man dies masturbating at work (greatreadin.co.uk)
Sania-Bhupathi to play Australian Open mixed doubles final (livemint)
Aus Open: Sania-Bhupathi storm into mixed double finals (samaylive)
Sania-Bhupathi cruise into Australian Open finals (newspostonline)
Bhupathi-Sania in mixed doubles final of Australian Open (thaindian)
Shiv Sena to field Vengsarkar for Mumbai Lok Sabha seat (ians)
Shooter Rana quits govt job to contest LS polls (sify)
Lily Allen vows to stop drinking (NDTV)
30.1.2009
Ailing Castro throws first punch at Obama (AP)
U.S. Economy Likely Shrank at Fastest Clip in 27 Years (fox news)
Williams sisters win 3rd Australian Open title (zeenews)
Govt set to make available computers @ about Rs 500 (Financial Express)
Masturbation May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer (livescience)
IPL bans Pak bowler Asif for 1 year (ibnlive)
29.1.2009
Roger Federer advances to the Australian Open final (Times of India)
Priyanka Gandhi is the sexiest woman in India: John Abraham (Hindustan times)
Cong rules out national level alliance for the LS polls (zeenews)
Seven suitors line up for Satyam: Tarun Das (Economic Times)
Sublime Federer eases into final (BBC)
Hrithik becomes the first patient in Ambani's hospital (oneindia)
Rahman and Sukhwindar to perform at Oscars (Hindustan Times)
Apple gets censory on iBoobs'... ass
We don't think you're ready for this jelly (theregister)
3 powerful bombs found in Bihar cinema hall (India times)

Raju created 300-strong network of cos to divert funds: Gupta (Economic Times)
Bhupathi-Knowles romp into Australian Open final (rediff)
ILO: 51 m global jobs may be lost this year, South Asia outlook grim (Financial Express)
It shameful to have liquor baron as head of TTD: Baba Ramdev (Eenadu)
India and US are natural friends and allies: Obama (DNAINDIA)
Haryana ex-Dy CM’s wife Fiza attempts suicide (zeenews)
We won't allow pub culture in Karnataka: CM (rediff)
UP tops atrocities against SC/ST: Meira (dd news)
Actor Balakrishna to launch TDP’s poll campaign (screenindia)
Lily Allen’s ex-beaus become nicer to avoid being in a song (spicezee)
Praja Rajyam is not casteist: Nagendra Babu (Eenadu)
Serena screams through to Safina final (rediff)
Nearly half of all Americans want to live elsewhere, study finds (cnn)
Sun, sea and sewage in the playground of the rich in Dubai (Times)
Aishwarya to contest polls? (India times)
Lindsay Lohan’s dad wants to free her from Samantha Ronson’s ‘bondage’ (topnews)
US keen to deepen ties with natural ally India: Obama (IANS)
Alba schools Fox’s O’Reilly in WW II history (msnbc)
28.1.2009
Satyam liabilities too large to merit amalgamation: Experts (moneycontrol)
Rajus directed diversion from jail (Times of India)
Telugu actor Pavan Kalyan marries live-in partner(thaindian)
Serena spoils Russian sweep to claw into semis (thaindian)
'Ghajini' nets Rs 104 cr in first 25 days of release: Producers (screenindia)
Andhra CM welcomes CBI probe into Satyam (NDTV)
Open to CBI probe into Satyam fraud: Reddy tells PM (pti)
AP Govt. open to CBI probe into Satyam fraud (newsonair)
Andhra CM open to CBI probe into Satyam scam (India today)
Open to CBI probe into Satyam scam: Reddy to PM (myirish)
Hyderabad court dismisses bail pleas of Rajus, Srinivas (Times of India)
Bail plea of Raju brothers, Srinivas dismissed (Hindu)
Court rejects bail plea of former Satyam chief Raju (Hindustan Times)
Satyam case: Rajus bail plea dismissed (ibnlive)
Bail plea of Raju brothers, Srinivas dismissed (newsx)
Raju bail plea rejected (businessline)
Bail plea of Raju brothers, Srinivas dismissed (NDTV)
YSR bats for himself in Satyam scam (Times now)
India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets (Times of India)
Chiru's brother ties knot with long-time live-in companion (PTI)
Man kills wife, five kids, himself after being fired (cnn)
General Elections to be held between April 8 & May 15 (Times of India)
10 employees of Satyam, other Raju firms in police custody: Counsel (Economic Times)
Employees exiting Satyam may have to give up gratuity (ET)
Gautham Menon interested in Allu Arjun! (sify)
‘Shrek’ voted ‘Best Children`s Film Ever Made’ (spicezee)
Shilpa, Jayaprada learn Odissi for India-China film (spicezee)
Sienna Miller was too toothy for Vogue cover (spice zee)
Study reveals 'shocking' kebabs (bbc)
Pawan Kalyan ties knot to Renu (Eenadu)
Ajay Devgan to play Haji Mastan (NDTV)
Court directs Pepsi to compensate for condom in bottle (Times of India)
Obama gives first interview to Arabic network (MSNBC)
Jessica Alba Calls TMZ, Bill O'Reilly the Stupid Ones (yahoo)
PETA's Veggie Sex Super Bowl Ad Rejected By NBC (huffington post)
Open to CBI probe into Satyam fraud, Reddy tells PM in a letter (Times of India)

27.1.2009
CNBC awards Aamir as Entertainer of the year (glamsham)
US hit by 60,000 job cuts (telegraph)
Indian H-1B visa techies in US may lose jobs in Microsoft (Economic Times)
Filmmakers to unveil world's first 3D sex movie (indiatimes)
Omar asks scribes not to loose sight of truth (indiainfo)
Tainted Illinois Guv compares himself to Gandhi (rediff)
IBM cutting about 2,800 jobs, documents show (reuters)
Drug waste creates highest disaster zone in Andhra (Times of India)
Bhupathi-Knowles in doubles semi-finals (TOI)
Tens of thousands lose jobs as recession bites (cnn)
RBI keeps key rates unchanged, signals at future cuts (moneycontrol)
Ramalinga Raju bail plea hearing today (Eenadu)
Satyam board meeting starts, new CEO and CFO soon (ibnlive)
More Pain Ahead: About 55,000 in Job Cuts Announced (fox news)
Girlfriend of Obama's Speechwriter Is a Maxim Model (fox news)
Unfaithful Wives opt for Prenatal Paternity Tests (australian news network)
I-T department begins probe into Satyam scam (Times of India)
South Australia offer their own 'dream job' (news.com.au)
Google's GDrive Could Replace your Hard Disk (Techtree)
Woman gives birth to octuplets in SoCal hospital (AP)
Jessica Simpson's a bigger star than ever as she shows off her new curvier figure (dailymail)
Disgraced Raju still gets star treatment (Economic Times)

26.1.2009
NCP hold talks with Praja Rajyam (NTV)
Satyam's Rs 5,000 cr cash disappeared in a quarter (Economic Times)
Sri Lanka wants to capture Prabhakaran 'dead or alive' (rediff)
Advani refuses to comment on Slumdog (NDTV)
PM watches R-Day parade on TV from his hospital bed (UNI)
Andy Murray ousted in 4th round at Australian Open (newsweek)
India grapples with high maternal death rate (reuters)

Padma Vibhushan for Kakodkar, Madhavan Nair, Nirmala (Hindu)
Tension between Raju brothers over Maytas control (Times of India)
Tollywood hero Raja joins Congress (rediff)
India has no better friend than US: Obama (Indian Express)
Michael Clarke set for 1.7 million dollar IPL windfall (ANI)
Bindra awarded Padma Bhushan, Dhoni, Harbhajan to receive Padma Shri (IANS)
World's highest drug levels entering India stream (AP)
'Slumdog' emerges as Oscar favorite after SAG win (reuters)
Kalyan Singh not responsible for Babri demolition: Mulayam (zeenews)
Husband's kiss woke 'sleeping beauty wife' in coma after heart attack (dailymail)

24.1.2009
Sarkozy promises bail-out for French press (sify)
Satyam Computer's HR dept starts employee verification (PTI)
Antony to perform PM's duties on R-day (rediff)
PM's operation successful, say sources (rediff)
India’s Singh Undergoes Second Heart Surgery as Election Looms (bloomberg)
Singh in hospital for surgery; Mukherjee to stand in (dawn)
India PM Singh to miss months of election campaign due to heart bypass (telegraph)
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undergoes heart bypass surgery (Times)
People across the country pray for Prime Minister's health (pti)
Indian PM Singh to have heart surgery (CNN)
CID searches Maytas offices (newsx)
Special prayers for PM in Assam (Hindu)
here's no need to worry: P Venugopal (NDTV)
PM may be out of action for a month (livemint)
Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations (AP)
Bourret’s Valentine's Day lingerie treat (spicezee)
We are open to strategic acquisition of Satyam' (rediff)
Advani, Modi to take part in Vijay Sankalp Yatra in AP (DNA)
American Express sacks more Indian employees(Times of India)
Broken penis episode in Grey's Anatomy sparks frantic internet search among men (telegraph)
Rusty' Serena cruises; Azarenka ousts Mauresmo (rediff)
Pranab, Cong's troubleshooter but not PM candidate (ibnlive)
24 pc Indians want war with Pak over 26/11 (ibnlive)
Docu on Mirzapur girl at Oscars too (Times of India)
Fiance of Brazilian model: 'Where there is a heartbeat, there's hope' (cnn)

23.1.2009
UN places contracts given to Satyam under review (Economic Times)
Morkel blasts South Africa to 2-1 lead (cricinfo)
Police demand most bribes: Survey (Financial Express)
Jennifer Love Hewitt's fiance dismisses split rumours (DNA)
SEBI petition to question Raju rejected on technical grounds (Economic Times)
Dita Von Teese to perform striptease at Paris revue (spicezee)
Anna Kournikova engaged to Enrique Iglesias? (topnews)
China closes 1,250 sites in online porn crackdown (ap)
Deepika Padukone is the most searched celeb (Indiatimes)
Doctors amputate Miss World model's hands, feet (cnn)
"Slumdog" gives India a shot at Oscar glory (reuters)
Satyam: close to securing funding, top management (reuters)
Wife murdered for Facebook status (bbc)
Sarkozy's Secret: Exercise Improves Sex Life (abc)
Satyam had Rs 3,319 cr bank FDs till Sept 30 (Economic Times)
Masand's Verdict: Watch Razz if you have time to waste (ibnlive)

Govt to unveil interim budget on Feb 16 (FC)
Prime Minister admitted to AIIMS for bypass surgery (ndtv)
Suspect arrested in burning death of LA vagran (AP)
Dr Ramakanta Panda will perform heart bypass surgery on Dr Manmohan Singh (rediff)
Satyam scam is the outcome of economic liberalisation: CPI(M) (newkerala)
Open to buying Satyam, but awaiting board nod: iGATE (moneycontrol)
Rajus sold land worth Rs 1000 crore (Economic Times)
'Slumdog's' Mumbai premiere a celebration (cnn)
Natalie Dylan has put her virginity up for auction; says top bid is $3.8 million (cnn)
Deliver pizzas, wife tells laid-off hubby (cnn)
Naidu has no right to criticise Praja Rajyam: Chiru (tv5)
Grand alliance in Andhra Pradesh in tatters (rediff)
Satyam may name new chief; bidders circle - reports (rediff)
Slumdog sweeps Oscar nominations (keralanext)
Satyam Board may decide on CEO, CFO today (zee)
NetApp tops list of Fortune the 100 best companies to work for (reuters)
Mallya buys Rs 750 cr Monte Carlo island (Economic Times)
Karunanidhi ultimatum to UPA on Sri Lanka Tamils issue (NTV)
England stars clear for IPL deals (BBC)
Bond Babe Olga Kurylenko goes nude for ‘Maxim’ (spicezee)
PM may undergo heart surgery at AIIMS tomorrow (Times of India)
Pranab could stand in when Manmohan Singh goes for treatment (Times of India)
The Ukranian girl discovered on Moscow's metro who grew up to become Bond's sexiest co-star yet (dailymail)
Vitamin D may help avert aging related-mental slide (ANI)
Smoking scenes in films allowed, rules Delhi High Court (Times of India)
Maytas Metro rail agreement to be cancelled after March 18:sources (Andhra Jyothi)
Eva Mendes crowned "most desirable woman" 2009 - poll (reuters)
Ramalinga Raju admits to diverting Satyam money (Economic Times)
Obama: Let's Remake America (slate)
Will Raju get bail? Court to decide today (NDTV)
Will 'Slumdog Millionaire' bag an Oscar nomination? (Timesnow)
Obama 'set to close Guantanamo' (bbc)
Paes, Bhupathi in round two, Sania's doubles campaign ends as well (rediff)
L&T says not making presentation to Satyam (livemint)
Smoking linked to most male cancer deaths (ANI)
What an opportunity to change the country, says Obama (IANS)
Katie Green: I need a man (sun)
Keira Knightley to star in film based on 'Sunset Boulevard' (newkerala)
Obama Inauguration Ratings: Highest Since Reagan (huffingtonpost)
Obama to World: 'We're Ready to Lead Again' (newsweek)
Press Review: World hails 'United States of Obama' (cnn)
Obama's Speech Links Economy, Broad Change (business week)
Barack Obama brings hope to millions of Americans and billions of people around the world. Heed his inspirational words and take action. Hope has arrived here in the UK too. Yes we can. (fool.co.uk)
Obama's Indonesian connection (aljazeera)
Obama summons a nation's spirit (thestar)
Let us hope that Obama the president can match Obama the orator (canada)
Obama speech stirs American spirit (freep)
Snubbed, Pakistan warns Obama it can review ties (ibnlive)
Rise of Obama signals energy shift (canada)
Another techie from Andhra Pradesh dies in US (ibnlive)
Gwyneth Paltrow to bare all for a raunchy phone sex sequence (spicezee)
President Obama retakes oath of office (Times of India)

Gutsy babe Kareena Kapoor quashes all sissy claims (spice zee)
Virginity auction girl confesses to having sexual experiences with men (ani)
Miss USA Kelli McCarty to star in porn movie (zimbio)
Satyam staff may turn renegades (Economic Times)
Defamation case against Rahman, Anil Kapoor (rediff)
Seat sharing poses stumbling block for ''Grand alliance'' (UNI)
No govt move to sell Satyam: PC Gupta (moneycontrol)
We don't want Satyam or Maytas: Premji (rediff)
Mulayam Singh: Ex-BJP leader Kalyan Singh's son Rajbir Singh joins SP (mid day)
Aubrey O'Day Does Playboy, Gets Mad at the Mormons (foxnews)
Sibal suggests Satyam to set up body for auditors` functioning (myirish)
JPMorgan, Goldman shortlisted for Satyam: Sources (Economic Times)
Tough to guess size of Satyam scam: SEBI (Financial Express)
Six members of Satyam top brass involved? (NDTV)
Aishwarya Rai in the `Top 50 Most Desirable Woman in the World` list (spicezee)

U.S. celebrates as President Obama vows new era (cnn)
Obama inauguration lifts troubled nation (ap)
Obama to step into history as 1st black president (washingtonpost)
Massive crowds head to National Mall to witness history (latimes)
President Obama Pledges a Remade America (nytimes)
Middle East responds to Obama with hope, skepticism (Hindu)
Chinese Web Sites Cut Out Parts of Obama Speech (Time)
Obama inauguration: Let the remaking of America begin today (guardian)
Barack Obama’s promise to America (Times)
Obama to Tackle Security Challenges, Cabinet Confirmations on First Full Day (foxnews)
The Most Revolutionary Phrase of Obama's Inaugural Address: Including "Non-Believers" (salon)
Conditional non-military aid to Pakistan: Obama (Times of India)
Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq await Obama's moves (usatoday)
Obama to Address Foreign Policy on First Full Day in Office (voanews)
Judge Obama on Performance Alone (wsj)
New President Barack Obama calls for hope amid cold reality (latimes)
Obama calls for 'new era of responsibility' (dallasnews)
Obama Starts ‘Remaking America” By Tackling Banks, Afghanistan (bloomberg)
Obama Signals Need for a Sharp Break From the Past (washingtonpost)
New President Barack Obama's message is short but right on target (dailynews)
History made, but questions of future (boston)
US President Obama cautions Pakistan (Times now)
Obama Takes Oath, and Nation in Crisis Embraces the Moment (nytimes)
Across the globe, people feel special kinship to the new U.S. president (kansascity)
Economy and war on Obama's agenda (bbc)
The world stands still for Obama (punchng)
Obama makes history, hails new era (sfgate)
Obama pledges new start with Muslims (reuters.com)
A 'Responsibility' Era (wsj)
Obama may face more trouble than acknowledged (businessmirror.com.ph)
Obama Presidency: Will It Be A Bullseye Or A Bust? (huffingtonpost)
INAUGURATION JOLTS INTERNET (msnbc)
President Barack Obama reaches out to all nations with vow to 'remake America' (telegraph)
Barack Obama and revival of American values (Jakarta Post)
President Barack Obama vows a new day (bostonherald)
Backgrounder: America's first African-American President Barack Obama (xinhuanet)
President Barack Obama Proves ‘Hope’ Is More Than Just A Slogan (mtv)
Change comes to whitehouse.gov, before Barack Obama is sworn in (smh)
Barack Obama’s High-Tech Parade (csmonitor)
Obama sworn in, seeks unity against 'raging storms' (freep)
Obama offers hope tempered by pragmatism (montrealgazette)
Obama strides into crises on first full day (iol.co.za)
Bush describes Obama as "a good man" (Hindustan Times)
Barack Obama's sober speech (economist)



20.1.2009
President Obama steps into history, and a world of peril (AFP)
HOPE & HISTORY: Riding in on a wave of goodwill (ajc)
World ready to mark inauguration of Obama as first black U.S. president (hurriyet)
Editorial: Barack Obama, to the mountaintop (dallasnews.com)
Joy and poignancy in Washington for Obama's big day (AFP)
News Analysis: Obama's presidency to start amid expectations, hopes, challenges (xinhuanet)
What you can expect from Barack Obama's speech today (mirror)
Crowds Gather For Obama's Big Day (sky)
Obama's Inaugural Address: Great Expectations (abcnews)
Obama carries expectations of the globe (theage)
Obama's use of Hussein in oath sends message (IANS)
Know Obama
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4006700.cms
Washington awakens with inauguration buzz (cnn)
Obama poised to become 44th U.S. president (reuters)
Barack Obama opts for middle ground in ceremony (bostonherald)
Crowds jam Washington (news24)
Barack Obama's speeches: February 2008 to election night
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/20/barack-obama-inauguration-speeches-3
OBAMA DAY (nationnews)
Obama steps to door of White House — and history (iht)
Muslims' hopes for Obama dampened by Gaza (usatoday)
Imagery helps build Obama's political strength (chicagotribune)
Washington Abuzz Ahead of Obama Inauguration (voanews)
Obama had greatness: as child, teen, man (ibnlive)
Bleary eyes as Aussies stay up for Obama (smh.com.au)
With hopes and doubts, world awaits Obama (AFP)
Can Obama match Abe Lincoln's gold standard? (independent)
Day the believers came to the Barack Obama inauguration party (theaustralian)
American milestone: Obama inauguration is a moment of celebration, reflection (csmonitor)
Getting back on track (economist)
On this historic day, anger gives way to hope (theglobeandmail)
Obama enters White House today (dailytimes)
Satyam may have inflated employee count: Report (ibnlive)
Sanjay Dutt gets a Rs 3-crore bus for campaign (ibnlive)
Don't expect miracles from Obama: Warren Buffet (moneycontrol)
‘Zardari describes journalists as terrorists’ (IANS)
Satyam Board member Tarun Das confirms possibility of buyout (times now)
Obama is biggest-ever assassination target in US history (rediff)
Obama's inauguration will cost Americans $170 mn (PTI)
Satyam CID probe an eyewash:sources(cnn-ibn)
Govt takes back 50 acres land allotted to Satyam in Vizag (NTV)
Sanjay Dutt's remarks against Samajwadi Party ideology: women activists (IANS)
Britney 'inks 10m pounds deal to pen autobiography' (ANI)
Ramalinga Raju's standard reply to CID is 'I don't know or I can't remember'(cnn-ibn)



The final 24 hours before his historic inauguration (bild.de)
Barack Obama inauguration: world waits for the 17 minute speech (Timesonline)
Big moment but 'small step' (courant)
Barack Obama's inauguration brings a day of hope in Washington DC (telegraph)
Barack Obama's inauguration will cost an estimated $170 mn (business standard)
It's Barack Obama's day (trinidadexpress)
In with the new, out with the old (yahoo)
Barack Obama’s inauguration - map, FAQ, trivia
http://blogs.news.com.au/starsnsnipes/index.php/news/comments/barack_obamas_inauguration_map_faq_trivia/47655

Obama readies call for service, unity (boston)
Obama to Call for a New Era of Responsibility (wsj)
Expectations run high for Obama speech as Americans seek hope (freep)
Massive crowd expected for Obama inauguration (belfasttelegraph)
Long cold hours before Obama's inaugural dawn, crowds already gather (latimes)
Inauguration '09: Obama Set For Victory Throng (npr.org)
Obama’s Inauguration Fulfills Civil-Rights Generation’s Hopes (bloomberg)
Obama poised to become 44th U.S. president (reuters)
Last preparations for the inauguration (thetimes.co.za)
Obama urges US to work together (bbc)
As many as 4 million expected to be at Obama's inauguration (cbc.ca)
Hope, Expectations Soar Ahead of Obama Inauguration (foxnews)


200 swept off train''s roof in UP (topnews)
Andhra CM YSR Reddy gave Raju 50 acres for SEZ (Times of India)
Israel 'wants rapid Gaza pullout' (bbc)
Former Satyam chief may have siphoned cash - NYT (reuters)
Anything is possible,' Obama tells crowd (msnbc)
L & T to buy Satyam? (times now)
Raju is hit over Obama in Internet search (financial express)
Citi split raises fear of domestic banks, FIs going bust (economic Times)
No sister gets along with her brother's wife: Dutt (Times of India)
Sex toy industry poised to boom in Australia (news.com.au)
Rajus bail hearing deferred till January 22 (Times of India)
Vedanta terminates Maytas contract in Orissa (IANS)
India will account for 60 percent of world's heart diseases by 2010 (IANS)
Asin takes The 19th Step (NDTV)
Asian-American political profile rising in US (AP)
Satyam board's decision awaited on Gujarat project (indiainfo)
Satyam to go ahead with SEZ plans (myiris)
Now, hit Ramalinga Raju with rotten eggs (Economic Times)
Now, hit Raju with rotten eggs, virtually! (Hindustan Times)
Benami trail may be difficult to trace in Satyam scam (Economic Times)
Satyam not to abandon SEZ plans (doordarshan)
Rivals Mulayam-Kalyan eye alliance (times now)
CID quizes Raju siblings for 2nd day (rediff)
Chandni Chowk to China is a disaster (rediff)
Shoot out in Delhi(cnn-ibn)
Alba, Lohan among stars at 'Declare Yourself' bash (ap)
The Obamas at the Lincoln Memorial for the star-studded concert celebrating Tuesday's inauguration
Warren Buffet Says U.S. In 'Economic Pearl Harbor' (fox news)
2 prisoners escape from Guntur jail(NTV)
Isla Fisher
Cyber experts to help CID in Satyam probe (ibnlive)
Sex sells, defying the slowdown (spice zee)
Cabinet recommends Prez rule in Jharkhand (NDTV)

18 Jan
Kareena to build special school (indiainfo)
I'll keep stripping: Kate Hudson (Hindustan Times)
Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer's: study (AFP)
Kangana`s ‘Raaz…’ look is worth 75 lakh! (spicezee)
Advani will be the next prime minister, says Modi (rediff)
Court sends Rajus, Srinivas to police custody (DNA)
Photographs of Madonna could sell for $10,000 each (cnn)
Naresh to star in Singeetham’s movie (india glitz)
Obama set to ride rails to historic inauguration (cnn)
17 Jan
Munnabhai bowls Lucknow over (rediff)
I will contest on SP ticket: Sanjay Dutt (Times of India)
Raju supported by followers despite fall from grace (Hindustan Times)
Satyam Probe Could Ensnare Others (wsj)
Satyam’s State-Appointed Directors Meet to Consider Financing (bloomberg)
Hero of the Hudson pilot Chesley Sullenberger is Internet star, too; Facebook fan page draws 2,500 (nydailynews)
Satyam money was siphoned off, not inflated (Hindustan Times)
Border row: Sena warns of snapping ties with BJP (rediff)
Man arrested for Obama assassination plot (Economic Times)
Beyonce To Sing Obamas' Inaugural First Dance (huffington post)
Shilpa sheds tears of joy on first visit to Taj post 26/11 (IANS)
Maytas valuation done by E&Y, says ex Satyam CFO (moneycontrol)
'Neta' Sanjay Dutt promises to practise Gandhigiri (Times of India)
Raju warned 'takeover by IBM' to push for Maytas deal (Times of India)
Mariah Carey to sing Hero for Obama (DNA)
Congress high command summons YSR (Times of India)
CPM MP Abdullakutty defends Modi's development model (ibnlive)
Jeff Monson charged with mischief; ESPN not an accomplice (yahoo sports)
Cruise or no Cruise, Penelope doesn’t stop to sizzle (spicezee)
Maytas Properties To Shut Down 4 Divisions (top news)
Satyam's expanded board to meet today (Hindu)
Music Review:`Billu Barber` album is boring (spice zee)
Satyam Computers has just 7 days to survive (DNA)

16 Jan
Ramalinga Raju's judicial custody extended till Jan 19 (Times Now)
I fear torture of my client in police custody: Raju's lawyer(Timesnow)
Hearing on Raju's sending Raju to police custody on Jan 17(Times of India)
Govinda's daughter to be launched this year (indiainfo)
Mumbai wins38th Ranji title (Times now)
Beer Sales Go Flat in Worldwide Economic Slump (foxnews)
22-Year-Old Sells Virginity Online -- and Feds Can't Do a Thing to Stop Her (fox news)
Satyam subsidiaries owe Rs 2,000 crore to govt-run banks (Economic Times)
Citi posts $8.29 bn loss, splits up company (ET)
Infosys not to poach Satyam clients or customers: Pai (ET)
Talli Telangana merges with TRS (ntv)
Azam bats for Priyanka to project PM (newkerala)
Orissa temple purified after low caste minister visit (reuters)
Gade Innaiah good bye to Talli Telangana (NTV)
Satyam Computer pays salaries to staff in US (ibnlive)
Airbus crashes in New York river (bbc)
SpiceJet CFO Partha Sarthi Basu resigns (ibnlive)
SEBI seeks approval to record Rajus' statements (ibnlive)
71 members of banned groups detained: Pakistan (rediff)
Handful of industrialists can't decide our next PM: Congress (Indian Express)
Satyam denies executives have fled India (Economic Times)
Two Pakistani boats seized off Gujarat coast (India info)
Zimbabwe unveils 100 trillion dollar note (Economic Times)
Kaka in for £243million (sun)
Most Wanted Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda expelled from CPI(Maoist) (breaking news)
Chiru summit in Gannavaram on Jan 18 to support port oustees (suryaa)
Honda cuts Japan production by 56,000 vehicles (huffington post)
15.1.2009
Andhra Pradesh govt to take over Maytas? (Times now)
Cop who probed Rajiv Gandhi killing is NIA head (Times of India)
Aus Open: Nadal, Jankovic top seeds (rediff)
Satyam Board to meet again on Saturday (Economic Times)
Satyam to disburse January salary to US associates (Economic Times)
Seize Satyam's assets to pay workers;Marxists (UNI)
Sadness is good for health: Study (rediff)
Satyam has receivables of Rs 1,700 crores: Deepak Parekh (Economic Times)
Satyam employee commits suicide fearing job loss (Economic Times)

Tarun Das of CII, Former ICAI President TN Manoharan, S Balakrishan of LIC taken on Satyam Board
Arundhati fails to hit theatres even on Jan 15 (greatandhra)
Government wasting public money in the name of publicity- Chiru (ETV2)
Film-maker Tapan Sinha passes away (screenindia)
Government rules out bailout package for Satyam (zee news)
Satyam Computer Services Scandal Roils India Tech Industry (huffington post)
Satyam employee from Andhra shot dead in the US (msnindia)
Satyam tanks 36 pc in morning trade on bourses (indiainfo)
Satyam shares sink as govt bailout talk dashed (reuters)
Sachin performs puja in Venkateswara temple at Filmnagar (eenadu)
Slumdog Millionaire gets four BAFTA nominations (ibnlive)
India razes slums, leaves poor homeless (CNN)
Paris Hilton's website gives you a virus (news.com.au)
Victoria Beckham does a David and strips for Armani underwear ads (news.com.au)
Pakistan: 124 arrested in post-Mumbai crackdown (salon)
124 arrested in Pakistan's crackdown, says minister (Times of India)
Brickbats made me richer, says Mayawati (rediff)
Victoria Beckham strips for Emporio Armani women's underwear (spice zee)
Ranbir-Katrina get cozy at a late night dinner date (spice zee)
Slumdog Millionaire bags 11 BAFTA nominations (rediff)

Top Satyam bosses fly out of country (Times of India)
Raju had 50 bank accounts in '02 (TOI)
'More than 1,000 killed in Gaza'(bbc)
No cockfights, no big feast, this village is in mourning(hindustan times)
Steve Jobs' Leave Of Absence, Tim Cook Taking Over Day-To-Day Operations (huffingtonpost)
14.1.2009
Vivek Paul to be new Satyam CEO? (rediff)
Bangladesh stun Sri Lanka to reach final(reuters)
Demand for "best job in the world" crashes website (reuters)
Blowing snow and frigid temperatures pound nation (ap)
Anil Ambani, Sunil Mittal endorse Modi as PM (Indian Express)
Satyam will be swallowed by rival: IDC (australian)

Online Verification: Who Can You Trust in the Virtual World?
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jan2009/db20090112_238713.htm?campaign_id=yhoo

We are always ready for war: Army chief(TimesofIndia)
Aamir Khan’s 'Taare Zameen Par’ fails to impress the Oscar jury(spicezee)
Priyanka agrees to lock lips with Shahid in new film (spice zee)
KPMG and Deloitte to replace Satyam's previous auditor,PWC (reuters)
Oprah Loves Kate Winslet's Breasts(huffington post)
Bin Laden urges jihad against Israel over Gaza(ap)
SC grants permission to Sanjay Dutt to travel abroad (mid-day)
‘Gayle’ storm sweeps aside Dhoni; claims No 1 spot in ODIs (zeecric)
Bombay HC admits case against Big B for violating tobacco laws (Hindustan times)
Satyam may get Rs 2K cr Govt aid(ibnlive)
Chandrababu blames YSR for Satyam scam(siasat)
Kangana strips completely for Raaz (siasat)

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GMR Infra director Prasad resigns (sakshi)
India toasts success of `Slumdog' after awards (ap)
A Big Night for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and Winslet (nytimes)
Brady and Bundchen are engaged to be married (newsday)
Chandrayaan Beams 40,000 Images of Moon Surface (techtree)
Ramalinga Raju had several benami accounts: Report (zeenews)
Power tariff 50% rebate, if voted to power: Chiru
No need to press panic button: Mukherjee on Satyam (Economic Times)
Infosys might acquire Satyam customers (rediff)
YSR had stake in Maytas, alleges TDP
RoC submits Satyam probe report to Centre (livemint)
Slumdog emerges as Bookies' favourite to win Oscars (screenindia)
Satyam scam: Govt orders Serious Fraud Investigation Office probe (mid day)
PM steps in, calls high-level meet over Satyam (NDTV)
Ramalinga Raju's followers rally behind him (DNA)
No bail in sight, Raju seeks solace in Buddha (Times of India)
Local lawyer, ‘face’ of the Rajus’ defence team (livemint)
Soren in Ranchi hospital after chest pain (aol.in)
Satyam's wake-up call for corporate India (FT)
I suspected that something is going wrong, says Satyam’s former CFO (thaindian)
Satyam: How guilty are the independent directors? (business standard)
Wipro is legally and ethically right, Premji tells staff (msn)
Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island (AFP)
From cosy comfort to claustrophobic cell, Rajus fall from grace (thaindian)
Mayawati's dream to become PM never to be realised : Paswan (newkerala)
Deepika Padukone most searched celebrity on Yahoo India! (newkerala)
Balance sheet manipulated for business: Raju (the week)




Kangana gives a glimpse of her assets in Daboo Ratnani's 2009 calendar (spice zee)

Yoga for a ‘Sex’y life
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3966967.cms


American woman, 22, auctions off virginity for £2.5m...but waiting for a better offer (dailymail)
Ronaldo wins FIFA World Player award (rediff)
‘Hayden’s timing of retirement is right’ (topnews)
Satyam former interim CEO-Ram Mynampati arrested (Times of India)
27 involved in Satyam scam, more arrests likely (ibnlive)
Satyam’s ex-CFO: Auditors did not point out any deficiencies (business line)
World Bank gives much of Satyam projects to TCS (rediff)
Sony To Post $1.1 Billion Loss, Its First Since 1995 (huffington post)
India to tour Sri Lanka in February (NDTV)
Long legged lass Danielle bares all for a hot photo romp (spice zee)

Satyam’s strange obsession with current accounts (livemint)
No bail for Raju, board bails out Satyam (ibnlive)
Satyam's Ramalinga Raju confesses to crime: Report (NDTV)
Police broaden Satyam probe (FT)

Truckers strike called off (Times of India)


Bharat Kumar, a lawyer for the former Satyam Computer chairman Ramalinga Raju, addressing the press in Hyderabad
Satyam stock surges on new leadership (cnn)
Raju bail plea put off to Jan 16 (rediff)
No special favours for Ramalinga Raju in jail (livemint)
Raju's claim of 3% Sept quarter margin finds few takers (business standard)
Satyam officials to request bail (IHT)
Raju sits in prison, his Satyam empire in turmoil (Times)
Arrests shake Satyam (the age)



Nandi Awards (2007)
Best Film - Mee Shreyobhilashi
Best Actor – Venktesh (Aadavari Matalaku Arthalu Verule)
Best Actress – Charmme (Mantra)
Best Director – Krishna Vamshee (Chandamama)
Best Music Director – Micky J Mayor
Best playback singer – Karthik (Happy Days)

Maytas awarded Rs 12,800 cr projects by Andhra govt (Economic Times)
Rajus share jail space with dowry offenders (Economic Times)
Satyam ex-CFO Vadlamani blames PwC, Raju for fraud (Times of India)
Govt may extend financial support to Satyam (Economic Times)
25 lawyers to defend Ramalinga Raju (Economic Times)


Rahman first Indian to win Golden Globe (Times of India)
India appoints new Satyam bosses (bbc)
Raju grilled, confesses to police (Times now)
Kavya's marriage on February 5 (aol)
One Man, 50 Jobs, 50 States (abcnews)
One Man, 50 Jobs, 50 States (reuters)
Manipulated Satyam accounts for 7 yrs, confesses Raju (zeenews)
Raju's bail plea hearing deferred to Jan 16 (Economic Times)
107-year-old decides it's time to wed (news.com.au)
Teacher Christine McCallum charged with rape in the US (news)
Ram Mynampati got more salary than Raju, directors! (Economic Times)


4 Globes for Slumdog: Director, music, screenplay
Mega land deals did Ramalinga Raju in (DNA)
Golden Globe: Boyle wins Best Director for Slumdog (ibnlive)
Raju got Rs 1,230 cr by pledging shares; now worth Rs 66 cr (dna)

Indian government takes control of Satyam's board (computer world)
Satyam of S'pore is possible (straitstimes)
What the world press say
http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011055621600.htm
YSR encouraged amassing of wealth the easy way: Naidu (Hindu)
Reddy, Naidu blame each other for fiasco (Times of India)
Indian scandal shakes Silicon Valley (mercurynews)
Indian Government Asserts Itself: Arrests Raju (business week)
Satyam head arrested, board scrapped (reuters)
Raju to be produced before magistrate shortly (Times of India)
Satyam fraud check switches to PwC (atimes)
Indian ministry dissolves Satyam board after fraud (AP)
Chief of fraud-hit Indian IT firm Satyam arrested (AFP)
Chief of fraud-hit Indian IT firm arrested, due in court (AFP)
INDIA: Satyam Scam Questions Corporate Governance (ipsnews)
India Promises Action to Prevent Fraud After IT Industry Shaken by Scandal (voanews)
Indian technology firm chief arrested for billion-dollar fraud (earthtimes)
Investors demand explanation for PwC missing Satyam fraud (accountancyage)
Satyam fraud likely to trigger new regulation (vnunet)
Police question Satyam founders (iht)
Rush to curb Satyam fallout (news.com.au)
Satyam's Raju to Appear Before Magistrate (wsj)
UK Co in $1-bn legal battle with Satyam (economic times)
Satyam Sued by Investors in Three U.S. Lawsuits Over Fraud (bloomberg)

India Rethinking Business Standards (washingtonpost)
AP Govt nothing to do with Satyam scandal: Minister (Hindu)
Rajus questioned throughout night: Raju’s lawyer (mid-day)
Satyam’s Ramalinga Raju surrenders before Andhra police chief (sindhtoday)

Andhra cops seek Raju's custody (rediff)
Malaysia Disturbed Over Satyam Fiasco (bernama)
Sanjay Dutt's wife Manyata may contest from Lucknow on SP ticket (UNI)
Satyam future cloudy as stock is hammered (Gulf Times)


In India, Crisis Pairs With Fraud (nytimes)
Chennai Open: Somdev On Song, Enters Semis Of Tournament (topnews)
Ramalinga Raju, brother arrested (IANS)
Satyam fraud: CID grills Ramalinga Raju, brother (Economic Times)
Two Satyam executives arrested over $1bn fraud (FT)
Satyam's $1-billion fraud shakes India (latimes)

Chandrababu Naidu owns 60 percent of Satyam, claims website(thaindian)
Chandrababu Naidu will soon be arrested, Raju squeals: Naidu owns 60% of Satyam (politicsparty)
New Delhi, Jan 9 (ANI): The political scenario can change overnight in Andhra Pradesh if claims made by a website prove that Telugu Desam party chief Chandrababu Naidu has invested in Satyam, Indias fourth largest software company.

Politicsparty.com claimed that according to a conservative estimate Naidu owns 60 percent of Satyam.

Intelligence agencies are ascertaining Naidus actual investment in Satyam.

Former Satyam chairman Ramalingam Raju is ready to tell everything about Naidus investment in exchange for freedom from being prosecuted

Bitten by greed (Times of India)
Satyam fraud has diaspora question corporate governance (sindhtoday)
The Sad Saga of Satyam Computers (zacks)
The family ties to the Satyam scandal (campdenfb)
Indian IT service multinational faked books (uniglobalunion)
Satyam Scandal is a Huge Blow to Indian Tech (businessweek)
Post Satyam ruckus, experts see mkts dipping (moneycontrol)
Chairman of 'India's Enron' Resigns After Falsifying Financial Data (foxnews)
Satyam aims to continue business, protect staff (Times of India)
India-Satyam chief reveals $1b fraud (menafn)
AP govt goes soft on Raju (Times of India)
In Raju's hometown, big panic for small investors (business standard)
B. Ramalinga Raju, the former Davos Man (FT)
Satyam: Sanskrit for 'Enron' (wsj)
Govt seizes documents from Satyam premises (Timesnow)
Satyam plunges as fraud puts its future in doubt (reuters)
CB-CID probing Satyam fiasco (Hindu)
Shares in fraud-hit Indian IT firm Satyam mauled (AFP)
Regulators Begin Probe of Indian Tech Giant (washingtonpost)
Aberdeen, Fidelity Dumped Satyam as Shares Plunged (bloomberg)
Why Wasn't India's Enron Noticed? (skynews)
Satyam fights for survival amid uncertainty over liquidity position (FT)
Edit -www.ft.com/satyam
Indian shares rattled by scandal (bbc)
Keeping Existing Clients Will Be Immediate Goal (wsj)
Satyam withholds salaries for two months; layoffs feared (Hindustantimes)
B Ramalinga Raju “Gets Off The Tiger” And Joins The Fraud Party (badidea)
India Faces an 'Enron Moment' (wsj)
The incredible vanishing Satyam boss (channelregister)
Trinamool's Firoza Bibi wins Nandigram bypoll (rediff)
Can Satyam pay salaries to staff? (Economic Times)
Satyam CFO Srinivas Vadlamani attempts suicide: (Times of India)
Pressure on Andhra govt to arrest Satyam's Raju (Times of India)
Shirdi Sai Baba temple is 2nd richest in India (rediff)
Divorcing Man Wants Kidney Back After Wife Cheats (AP)
Teasing a friend, costs teenager his life (dnaindia)
Satyam: A new storm in India's cup of woes (ibnlive)
Ghajini crosses the Rs 200 cr mark(buzz18)


Satyam traumatizes Corporate India (littleabout)
India Mints a Madoff-style Scandal (cfo)
Satyam chairman, director resign after admitting to fraud (taipeitimes)


Satyam CAs could be barred for life if found guilty: ICAI (Times of India)
India rocked by Satyam scam (thestar)
Scandal-Plagued Asian Execs (businessweek)
Indian software boss quits, admits faking US$1b in profits (aisaone)
Govt, industry horrified (thestatesman)
Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (cnnmoney)
Raju's fraud admission sends shockwaves through India Inc. (ibtimes)
ISB dean, Maytas Infra chairman quit (Economic Times)
Maytas Infra also fudged books (Economic Times)
Ramalinga Raju in Hyderabad, claims his lawyer (thaindian)
Satyam chief Raju in Hyderabad: Lawyer (Times of India)
Ramalinga Raju in H'bad, ready to face legal action' (moneycontrol)
'Indian Enron' rocks business world (aljazeera)
Indian stocks and rupee hit by $1bn fraud at IT giant Satyam (independent)
Indian shares plunge 7.25% on Satyam scandal (dailytimes)
Kasav effect: Pakistan's NSA sacked (times now)
PIO professionals can practice in India, PM tells PBD (rediff)
Satyam stripped off Golden Peacock Award 2008 (Economic Times)
Shekhawat fires fresh salvo at BJP (rediff)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren loses Tamar assembly by-election (Times of India)
ISB dean Ram Mohan Rao resigns following controversy over Maytas deal (Times of India

7.1.2009
Satyam Revelation Rocks Indian Markets(Forbes)
Ramalinga Raju resigns from Satyam board (business standard)
ICAI moots strong punishment for Satyam CAs, auditors (business standard)
Sensex sinks 7.2%, Satyam crashes 77% (NDTV)
CEO of Indian IT giant Satyam quits over fraud scandal (channelnewsasia)
Satyam cyclone hits Sensex, market tanks (merinews)
Sensex down by 749 pts, Satyam leads the fall (samaylive)
Carmen Electra uses wire coat hangers to ramp up her sex life! (spicezee)
Fraud revelations hit Indian computer company (cnn)
Supermodel Kate Moss’ ‘boob flash’ in Thailand!(spicezee)
CEO of India IT giant Satyam quits over billion-dollar fraud scandal (theage)
CEO of India IT giant Satyam quits over billion-dollar fraud scandal (the australian)
Ramalinga Raju Steps Down At Satyam Computers (Times of the internet)
Satyam heads towards disaster with Rs 8,000 cr fraud (dnaindia)
Indian software CEO resigns, admits to fake profit reports (chron)
Satyam chairman Ramalinga Raju resigns, admits financial wrong-doing (newstrackindia)
Satyam fraud to be probed by CB-CID: Reddy (zeenews)
Satyam Chairman Raju resigns (NHATKY)

'I've only done it with a couple of men'- Paris Hilton (thesun)
BSE Sensex crashes in the wake of "Satyam Fraud", Satyam shares fall by 78% (breakingnewsonline)
Twitter spoof site features Jesus, Gandhi and John Lennon (telegraph)
Satyam chairman resigns, says profits inflated (gulfnews)
Indian software giant admits scam (smh)
Satyam Chairman B Ramalinga Raju resigns (deccanherald)
Satyam chairman resigns amid accounting scandal (zdnetasia)
Satyam chief quits, fraud scandal hammers shares (cnbc)
PIL against 'Ghajini' for showing too much violence (Times of India)
Satyam fraud clouds corporate governance of India Inc (Economictimes)
World markets mixed as Indian stocks plunge (huffingtonpost)
Satyam Computer head quits, admits doctoring books (AP)
India’s Rupee Pares Gain, Stocks Slide as Satyam Chairman Quits (bloomberg)
Satyam chairman resigns amid $1bn fraud (timesonline)
India's Satyam chief quits, says profits inflated (guardian)
Satyam Shares Plunge on Scandal (nytimes)
Satyam: A cleverly crafted scam (monecontrol)
Andhra mulls action against Satyam (NDTV)
India IT boss quits over scandal (bbc)
Satyam promoters’ stake down to 3.6% (Hindustan Times)
Credit Suisse suspends coverage of India's Satyam (reuters)
Indian rupee weakens as shares fall on Satyam (reuters)
Village refuses to abandon Satyam chief(zeenews)
Satyam’s Raju admits irregularities in financial disclosures, resigns (Telecontiger)
Obama Wants Journalist Gupta for Surgeon General (washingtonpost)
His Empire in Tatters, German Billionaire Takes Life (wsj)
Satyam Chairman Resigns after admitting Scam (rttnews)
Satyam's Chairman Resigns After Inflating Profit, Revenue Figures (wsj)
Fraud to take Satyam stock to Rs 10: Shankar Sharma (moneycontrol)
Pietersen quits England captaincy: report (PTI)
Raju stake falls to 3.6% (telegraphindia)
PwC may review its 'continuance' with Satyam Computer (Economic Times)
Satyam chairman Ramalinga Raju, MD Rama Raju quit (Indiatoday)
Hyderabad: Satyam Chairman Ramalinga Raju Resigns, Admits to Enormous Fraud (daijiworld)
Don't blame Satyam's Raju, blame me(livemint)
Satyam founder quits after admitting Rs.40 bn fraud (IANS)
Satyam chief Raju resigns, admits Rs 7,000 cr fraud (NDTV)
Raju a feared man; earlier in US, now in India: Experts (Times of India)
Shocker from Satyam: Corporate India’s biggest fraud as it unveils (msn)
Rs.10-bn loss feared daily following truckers' strike: Exporters (IANS)
Satyam chief resigns over inflated assets (iht)
Australia claim consolation win (bbc)
Satyam sheds 73 pct to decade's low of Rs 48 (financial express)
Raju quits Satyam; admits to fraud (financial express)
Sensex tumbles over 750 pts as Satyam chief resigns (Times of India)
Mkts mayhem on Satyam scam; sectoral indices crash (moneycontrol)
Ramalinga Raju quits Satyam; admits to fraud (indianexpress)
Satyam Chairman Resigns, Stock Plummets Over 65% (topnews.in)
Raju quits Satyam, admits to fraud (dnaindia)
Satyam chief resigns; admits irregularities (CIOL)
Sensex plunges as Satyam goes bust (Economic Times)
Raju may face criminal proceedings and 10 year jail(Economic Times)
Sebi 'horrified' by Satyam fraud (rediff)
Government will refer Satyam case to Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) (livemint)
Satyam irregularities referred to serious fraud probe agency (PTI)
Satyam Chairman Resigns After Falsifying Accounts, Shares Fall (bloomberg)
Raju admits fraud; Satyam books inflated by Rs 5040cr (moneycontrol)
Satyam Chairman Raju resigns (timesnow)
Satyam Chairman B Ramalinga Raju resigns(Hindu)
Ramalinga Raju resigns, reveals shocking details (rediff)
Asatya vachan Raju takes Satyam down; stock falls 62% (Economic Times)
Satyam boss Raju admits accounting fraud, quits(ibnlive)
Raju family’s holding in Satyam falls to 3.64% (livemint)
Satyam chairman resigns, shares plunge (reuters)
Satyam chairman resigns, shares plunge (thaindian)
Satyam founder quits after admitting Rs.40 bn fraud (thaindian)
Market tumbles after Satyam shocker (indiainfoline)
Nifty slips below 3000 after Satyam fiasco (moneycontrol)


To Read Raju's Letter To Board Please Check below url
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_html_files/news_attachment/2009/Satyam_Computer_Services_Ltd_070109.pdf

Sania says she's fit, ready for Hong Kong tournament (ibnlive)
6.1.2009
Abhishek and Rani not on talking terms, courtesy Priyanka (zeenews)
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked (abcnews)
10m to lose jobs by March in export units (Times of India)
Gautam Goswami dies of cancer (Times of India)
Former DM of Patna and flood scam accused Goswami expires (NDTV)

Obama picks Leon Panetta to head CIA (ap)
Jesse Randhawa declares war on Britney over poaching Indian 'beau' (aol.in)
US First Cat 'India' dies (AFP)
The Bush family's 18-year-old cat, India, has died at the White House, First Lady Laura Bush's office announced Monday.
South Africa: ANC leader Jacob Zuma to wed fifth wife (nowpublic)
Akshaya Patra enters Limca Records (sify)
Akshaya Patra, a Bangalore-based non-government organisation (NGO) has entered the Limca Book Of Records (National) for running the world’s largest school meal programme providing food to almost a million children across six states every day.
Kingfisher flight runs out of fuel midair, almost (DNAINDIA)
Rihanna taking no wardrobe risks for Malaysia show (ap)
Police: Angry Ohio boy, 4, shoots baby sitter (ap)
Pak says evidence given by India insufficient: Report (rediff)
Pakistan official agencies behind Mumbai attack: PM (Times ofIndia)
Pak hackers plan attack on Indian cyber networks (Zeenews)
War on Terror: Israel's the way to go with Pak?(ibnlive)
Poonch encounter shows no sign of ending (NDTV)
Saina Nehwal resolves to make top five (reuters)
Jihad’ mandatory for every Pakistani if India attacks, says Fatwa (topnews)
Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence (cnn)
HCL, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant in fray for Satyam (moneycontrol)
Kashmir: Obama's first foreign policy mistake (rediff)
Child pornography on social networking websites (NDTV)
Daughter of Bhutto records rap on tragedy (guardian)
Priyanka makes her turbulent relationship with Hurman public through internet! (zee)
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard(ONN)



5.1.2009
SRK to select IPL cheerleaders through TV show (IANS)
Bangalore on alert after terror threat to IT firms (NDTV)
Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' impresses Omar (Times Of India)
http://www.paulocoelho.com/engl/index.html
50 lakh trucks off the roads (rediff)
Tom Cruise says Scientology helped him overcome dyslexia (afp)
Israel rains fire on Gaza with phosphorus shells(Times)
Orange drinks with 300 times more pesticide than tap water (mailonline)
Deepika turns 23, celebrating birthday with Ranbir and his family! (spicezee)
Air India sacks 10 air hostesses for being overweight (Times of India)
Lalu to feature in animation film (PTI)
Cheryl Cole says her ‘deceitful hubby’ is improving(topnews)
India inks largest-ever defence deal with US (timesnow)
114-year-old U.S. woman to be world's oldest (cnn)
India Hands Pakistan 'Proof' of Mumbai Attack Links (foxnews)
Envoys race to halt Gaza carnage (bbc)
His penis belongs to me - jealous wife (news.com.au)
Sex clinics 'to open' in EVERY school so pupils as young as 11 can be tested... without parental consent (dailymail)
Paris opens door to author fleeing Islamist threats (guardian)
Omar Abdullah takes oath as youngest J&K chief minister (NDTV)
Scores die after consuming bootleg liquor in Kolkata (gulf news)
US bid to reduce Mumbai tensions (bbc)

4.1.2009
Jennifer Aniston prefers dogs to men (IANS)
Proteas skipper Smith breaks hand in Test(cnn)
Yahoo to launch ‘made in India’ social site(hindustantimes)
Azharuddin's son hopes to make it big(rediff)
Lankan army advances towards LTTE bastion(inblive)
Curse of IPL' reason for Aus decline: Report (timesnow)
I don't like talking about Sania: Shahid(IANS)
NYT,' Most Others in U.S. Media, Silent as Israel Invades (editorandpublisher)
Israeli troops clash with Hamas(bbc)
Conn. man's last lotto ticket wins $10M for widow (ap)
India plans to hoist tricolour on moon by 2020(ians)
Bachchan's aura built on sheer talent: Aamir Khan(screenindia)
Trisha made the maximum moolah in '08 in South!(aol.in)
An End, and a Beginning, for the Media
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1869219,00.html
Reliance GSM offers Rs 900 free talk-time (rediff)
Analysis: Bush's personality shapes his legacy (ap)
Israeli forces bisect Gaza, surround biggest city(ap)
Good luck getting around D.C. on Inauguration Day(ap)
3.1.2009
Wikipedia exceeds $6m donation goal (theregister)
India shall go to any extent to root out terror: PM (rediff)
John Travolta's son dies in Bahamas (reuters)
Narayan Rane set to launch new party (rediff)
Musharraf may visit India this month (Times of India)
British Army learning kabaddi (rediff)
Two AP ministers quit over Cong defeat in local body polls (mid day)
Seattle police fatally shoot armed history buff (ap)
I like the incomplete romance in Ghajini: Asin (ibnlive)
U.S. could be facing debt 'time bomb' this year (washingtonpost)
Keep off dieting' to avoid flu (bbc)
SA edge tight first day in Sydney (bbc)
CAG report indicts Maharashtra CM Chavan, Ex-CM Deshmukh, Minister (outlookindia)
'LTTE chief Prabhakaran on the run' (timesnow.tv)

Three-fold salary hike for SC, HC judges (Timesof India)
Fox News ticker: 'Let's hope the magic negro does a good job'
Mumbai Muslims send bangles to Arab leaders (IANS)
Cuba celebrates revolution's 50th anniversary (ap)
Omar Abdullah's party set to join UPA (rediff)
Divorcee Kate Hudson gives marriage tips (DNA)
'Safest' seat remarks gets Muslim family kicked off plane (cnn)
Times Square bash left about 40 tons of trash (usatoday)
Market booms for male nurses(tcpalm)
PORT ST. LUCIE: Suspicious wife who demands to smell husband's genitals beaten (tcpalm)
2.1.2009
US readying south Afghan surge against Taliban(ap)
Anil Ambani lost $30 bn in 2008: Forbes(indianexpress)
Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa planning to change name? (zeenews)
Mumbai Congress wants SRK as Govinda fades(dna)
One Woman Rules YouTube: Beyonce(foxnews)
Smith ruled out of S Africa ODIs (BBC)

1.1.2009
Malaysian chopper saves Indian tanker from pirates(ap)
Dozens die in New Year's club fire in Bangkok (ap)
US missile strikes kill 5 in Pak(indiainfo)
Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks (ap)

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Bollywood hot masala calendar 2009
http://masalagirlsblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/bollywood-babes-hq-calendar-2009.html



Economic downturn set to widen Asia's rich-poor gap
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Economy/idUSTRE4BL0Y720081222

Praja Rajyam criticises Naidu
http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/31/stories/2008123154150500.htm

Bush has read 186 books in last two years (topnews)
Karl Rove reveals that his friend and former boss, George W. Bush, has read probably hundreds of books over the course of his presidency.

In his column for the Wall Street Journal, Rove says that Bush read 95 books in 2006 alone. In 2007, he read 51 books and as of last week, he had read 40 in 2008.


Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds (washingtonpost)
Stock markets lose over Rs 40 trillion in 2008 (Times of India)
AP acid attack victim dies in hospital (NDTV)
Los Angeles: Sharapova hopes to be fit for Oz defence (zeenews)