Shortlisted News : 22/1/10

National News :

1) Terror alert: Qaeda-LeT plan to hijack Indian plane

Government has put all Air India planes operating in the country's neighbourhood on high security alert and directed the airlines to deploy sky marshals following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based LeT and other terror groups were planning to hijack a flight. Read More

2) Chavan fails to sell decision on taxi permits

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has an excuse for making knowledge of Marathi must for renewing licences of taxis drivers: it was the rule. Read More

3) Crucial anti-Naxal meeting in Raipur today

Home Minister P Chidambaram will take stock of the anti-Naxal operations launched about a month ago in the Naxal-affected states. Read More

International News :

1) No guarantee against repeat of Mumbai-like attacks, Gates told

The government said on Thursday it could not guarantee against repeat of 26/11 like attacks in India and the best safeguard against such strikes was de-linking of peace process from action against terrorism and the Kashmir and water disputes. Read More

2) Clinton unveils civilian strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled a long-term, non-military strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and Pakistan that calls for sending more US civilian experts to the region.Read More

3) Two Indians attacked in Brisbane

Two Indian nationals have been attacked in separate incidents in Brisbane overnight, but the Queensland Government says there is no indication the attacks were racially motivated.

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Business :

1) Bharti Airtel Q3 net at Rs 2,209.8 cr

Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Friday reported a low net profit growth of 2.3 per cent at Rs 2,209.80 crore (Rs 22.09 billion) for the quarter ending December 31, 2009, weighed down heavily by low tariff and severe competition. Read More

2) Satyam likely to offer pay hikes, bonus from Jan

Mahindra Satyam is expected to offer pay hikes and bonus from January. The Hyderabad-based IT services provider, which is in the process of reinstating its accounts, had concluded its annual appraisals in December. Read More

Sports :

1) Jankovic tumbles out in third round

Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko ended a long drought against Jelena Jankovic with a third-round 6-2 6-3 upset of the eighth seed in warm conditions at the Australian Open today. Read More

2) Indians taunted me as 'school boy': Mushfiqur

Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim alleged that Indian bowlers sledged him by calling him a "school boy" during his century knock on the fifth day of the first cricket Test.

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3) No international cricket at Kotla for 12 months

No international cricket will be staged at New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium for one year after a one-day international was abandoned in the capital last month due to a dangerous pitch.

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20/1/2010- Shortlisted News

Business :

1) China becomes world's second largest economy

China says its economy expanded by 8.7% in 2009, likely Japan to become the world's second largest economy behind only the US.The Chinese government also said the growth in the final quarter of 2009 accelerated by 10.7% from 2008. The announcement was made by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figures have exceeded the targets set by the Chinese government. Read More

2) Wipro to invest Rs 600 cr on West Bengal campus
Wipro Ltd, India's third largest software and services exporter, is planning to invest Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion) on expansion in West Bengal. Read More

3) Wait, world economy not out of the woods: IMF

Led by emerging market economies, especially in Asia, the global economy is recovering significantly faster than previously expected, but growth is still dependent in most advanced economies on government stimulus measures, the IMF has said. Read More

Sports :

1) No grudges against Knight Riders: Ponting

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting says the process of parting ways with IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders was "amicable" and the decision will allow him focus more on regaining the Ashes and retaining the 2011 World Cup, to be held in sub-continent.Read More

2) IPL snub could affect India-Pak relations: PCB

PCB chairman Ejaz Butt on Wednesday said the treatment meted out to Pakistani cricketers during the Indian Premier League 3 auction could also have a bearing on the normal Indo-Pak cricket relations. Read More

International :

1) My father has already won: bin Laden's son:

Osama bin Laden's son Omar believes the al-Qaeda leader has achieved his aim of humbling the United States but warns his death could unleash "very, very nasty" attacks by militants. Read More

2) Indian American executive indicted in $31 mn fraud

A former Indian American executive of Koss Corp, accused of using her position to fraudulently obtain more than $31 million from the stereo headphone manufacturer, has been indicted on six counts of wire fraud. Read More

National :

1) Board to plea for Nalini's release; Cong not keen

Nalini, the life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who sought premature release, received fresh hopes as the advisory board constituted by the Tamil Nadu government met her at the Vellore central prison to consider her plea on Wednesday. Read More

2) Government denies influencing IPL against Pakistan

The government has denied that it in any way influenced the Indian Premier League auction against Pakistani players. Read More

3) Chavan tries to drive out of taxi controversy

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday did a U-turn on his statement that taxi licences in the state would not be given to drivers unless they could read and write Marathi. Read More

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