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)
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Tata hopes that Nano technology will boost sales (irishtimes)
Team Work Speaks for Tata Nano (cartradeindia)
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Nano makes everyone happy (Hindustan Times)
Deadly plane crash at Tokyo airport (cnn)
Up to 17 killed in Montana plane crash, officials say (cnn)
Nano to ride on innovative marketing (economictimes)
Plane crashes in Montana killing 17: Reports (economic times)
UPA could get 257 Lok Sabha seats: Survey (Times of India)
More women going from jobless to topless (msnbc)
IPL will be staged outside India (bbc)
Jade dies on Mother's Day (sun)
Harrison Ford proposes to girlfriend - People (reuters)
Furl Changes Hands (wsj)
N-powered drinking water at Kalpakkam (ndtv)
More Babies Born in 2007 Than Any Other Year in U.S. History (foxnews)
Iftikhar Chaudhry takes charge as Pak chief justice (indiatoday)
Obama fends off Geithner doubters (bbc)
PRP poll campaign begins with a bang (Times of India)
Won't support Cong after polls: CPI (rediff)
Analysis: Obama rhetoric, reality clash (ap)
In Angola, pope urges more for poor (cnn)
Sudarshan announces retirement, Mohan Bhagwat new RSS chief (Times of India)
History in Hamilton as India win after 33 years (zeenews)
Fareed Zakaria is India Abroad Person of the Year 2008 (rediff)
Film director Raj Aditya commits suicide (eendu)
Film director Raj Aditya had committed suicide by hanging to a fan in Bassera hotel at Secunderabad. He had worked as assistant director for 15 years. His first film as director was 'Istam'. His second film 'malli malli' slated for release today. The 38 year old director is a native of Chennai.
Port Jefferson dachshund is world's oldest dog (newsday)
Varun is our candidate from Pilibhit, affirms BJP (hindu)
India gets spy satellite from Israel to secure its borders (khabrein)
NTR's family members cross swords (ians)
Another jolt for IPL, Mah Police calls for postponement (dnaindia)
‘Deep vein thrombosis kills more people than other diseases’ (expressbuzz)
iGate not to participate further in Satyam bid (economic times)
Newborn 'left behind' on NZ plane (bbc)
Pakistan rocket attack 'kills 10' (bbc)
Not so deadly? Chance Tulsa spider misidentified (ap)
Obama Tells Iran to Seek New Links With U.S., World (bllomberg)
Son's tearful dash to see dying Jade (sun)
Hyderabad court extends custody of Raju, others by 14 days (zeenews)
Review: ‘Straight’ discovers alternative sexuality in a lighter vein (spicezee)
Rihanna sex tape rumours (sun)
Desperate Japanese head to 'suicide forest' (cnn)
Delhi HC grants anticipatory bail to Varun Gandhi (hindu)
Congress corrupt to the core, says Chiru (hindu)
100 families join PR in Proddatur (hindu)
CM's relative, TV stars join Praja Rajyam Party (expressbuzz)
Report: Energy contributing to birds' decline (ap)
'Gulaal' stirs politics ahead of general polls (reuters)
Obama's 'Tonight Show' appearance could become a 'special' event (latimes)
Obama announces new housing money for California (cnn)
Undersea volcano erupts near Tonga island (msnbc)
Microsoft launches latest browser (bbc)
Mumbai businessman held for raping daughters (ibnlive)
House to Consider Tax on AIG Bonuses (washingtonpost)
Chennai lawyers end agitation, to resume work from Monday (Times of India)

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


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

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

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

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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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




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


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

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

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

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




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