Friday, May 3, 2013

In the News, March, 2008

29.3.2008

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

28.3.2008

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

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


site of the day:-



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

27.3.2008

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

26.3.2008

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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




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

20.3.2008

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


21.3.2008

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

� Edelweiss: An inspiring success story

19.3.2008

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

site of the day:
Aktrez: The Real Life Cortana
http://girlsentertainmentnetwork.com/?p=243

18.3.2008
Worries Worsen in Asia, Triggering a Wide Selloff (wsj)
Plunge Averted, Markets Look Ahead (nytimes)

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

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

16.3.2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11.3.2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7.3.2008

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

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

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

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

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

6.3.2008

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

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

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

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

4.3.2008

Australia press says:-

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

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


3.3.2008


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

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



2.3.2008

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



1.3.2008

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

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

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


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

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