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TIME is Money
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 Cortanahttp://girlsentertainmentnetwork.com/?p=243
pic of the day
Soha Ali Khan**
"Titanic" named greatest blockbuster of all time (xinhua)Tara Tiny @ Rs 99K is the world's cheapest car! (rediff)
Women in city top list of divorcees (Times of India)
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Dancing On Ice star Suzanne Shaw sizzles as the new face of Asda's lingerie range (dailymail)
18.3.2008Worries Worsen in Asia, Triggering a Wide Selloff (wsj)Plunge Averted, Markets Look Ahead (nytimes)

Halle Berry17.3.2008Iraq, 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)
DIGGing16.3.2008
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)

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Dr. Jacques Rogge, center, President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, left, speaks during a news conference, flanked by Richard Carrion, left, CEO of Banco Popular, and Mario Vasquez Rana, right, the President of the Pan American Games,...***
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15.3.2008South 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)

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Elephants enjoy a "buffet" of fruit and vegetables during Thailand's National Elephant Day in the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, March 13, 2008. Thais honored the elephant on Wednesday with special fruit and Buddhist ceremonies across the country to pay homage to their national animal. 14.3.2008India 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)

sQuba, world's first swimming car13.3.2008Shanghai 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)
RED-HOT: Tennis superstar Serena Williams dons a Shantanu-Nikhil creation 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)
The space shuttle Endeavour thunders off the launch pad early Tuesday
morning March 11, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral
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)
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova attends the premiere of "10,000 B.C." at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California March 5, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on March 7********
Richard Branson plants a smacker on actress Neha Dhupla10.3.2008
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)
9.3.2008Taj`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 relationsAPPSC 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: Gujarat3. The first effort to start a newspaper in India was made by4. The first newspaper of the Bombay Presidency was5. The largest circulated language newspaper of India is

The Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher, on its mobile launch table, arrives for fuelling and final launch preparations at the Launch Zone (ZL-3) of Ariane Launch Complex no. 3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre March 7, 2008. Picture taken March 7, 2008
Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, Preity Zinta, Gursharan Kaur with Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Choudhury during the celebration of International Women's Day in New Delhi7.3.2008
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)
Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan pose at the premier of the Telugu dubbed version of Jodhaa Akbar in Hyderabad.
7.3.2008Hedge 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 DiggFrench 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)

Great Indians
Buffett - world's richest man6.3.2008
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)


Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday5.3.2008Officials: 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 MasterIndia 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)


Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century in Australia as India won the first final of the CB series by six wickets at the SCG 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-wicketpartnership when they passed 413 on day two in Chittagong (cricinfo)