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Yukio Hatoyama resigns as prime minister of Japan, becoming the fourth person to leave the office since 2006.

Counting money by an ATM works on which math guru's theory?
Srinivasa Ramanujan

Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar, who played a key role in finalising the India-U.S. civil nuclear cooperation agreement; Indian Space Research Organisation chief G. Madhavan Nair, involved in the first Chandrayaan mission; Sister Nirmala, Superior General of Mother Teresa’s Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charities; and noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna are among the 10 distinguished personalities honoured with Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award, on the 60th Republic Day.
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A.R. Rahman on Thursday became the first Indian to get three Oscar nominations, even as the British-Indian movie Slumdog Millionaire which brought him these was nominated for seven other categories including best picture and best director

'ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE' (huffington post)
Slumdog is India's success: Vikas Swarup
Diplomat-author Vikas Swarup is more than a millionaire now. But all the global adulation and limelight that has stalked Slumdog Millionaire, the movie version of his acclaimed novel Q and A, hasn't touched him.

"It's a success for India and the story of India," says the unassuming diplomat. "What it shows is that stories from India are finding increasing resonance in the world. There is a huge hunger to know about India," Swarup, who is currently India's Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa, said.

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Raju Narisetti named Washington Post managing editor(mid-day)
Raju Narisetti, who recently quit the Hindustan Times group's business newspaper Mint, has now been named one of the two managing editors of the Washington Post.

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Satyam to remain listed as of now: NYSE (FC)
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Best director Nandi award for 2007 - Krishna Vamshi for Chandamama film.
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Music maestro A R Rahman, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian to get the Golden Globe honour for 'Slumdog Millionaire'
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SERIAL BLASTS ROCK ASSAM, 10 INJURED (zeenews)
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The images 2008
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Dhoni gets second threat letter, security increased(ibnlive)