Monday, January 10, 2011

Jan 10th News

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on the plea seeking cancellation of 2G spectrum licenses allocated during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A. Raja. File photo: Shanker Chakravarty

The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on the plea seeking cancellation of 2G spectrum licenses allocated during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A. Raja. File photo: Shanker Chakravarty

SC issues notice to Govt on cancellation of 2G licenses

The Supreme court also issued notices to 11 companies which allegedly did not fulfil the roll out obligations as per the terms and conditions of allocation of the spectrum »

Related: Beyond the spectrum

Related: “Kapil Sibal has insulted CAG”

Four children injured in Delhi factory explosion

The incident was reported from a factory in Okhla Phase-II at around 9 a.m. and two fire tenders were rushed to the spot, fire brigade officials said. »

Rescue workers attend the scene after an IranAir Boeing 727 passenger plane crashed as it was making an emergency landing, outside the city of Orumiyeh, 700 km northwest of Tehran on Sunday.

71 killed in Iran plane crash

An IranAir passenger jet carrying 106 people crashed as it was making an emergency landing on Sunday in a snowstorm in the country’s northwest and broke into several pieces, killing 71 of those on board. The others survived with light injuries. »

Photo Gallery: Red alert on the skies
Editorial: Lessons from the tragedy

IPL franchisees may start signing uncapped players

The BCCI has said that IPL Franchisees may start the process of signing up the uncapped players for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League from Monday. »

BREAKING NEWS

iGate acquires majority stake in Patni Computer 15 min. ago
Gilani accepts 10 demands made by PML-N 17 min. ago
‘KKR to find a role for Ganguly’ 43 min. ago
Delays on Noida Metro line, Gurgaon corridor slows down 55 min. ago
SC says it cannot take cognisance of Sibal’s version of 2G loss 1 hr. 8 min. ago
Killings and political clashes totally unacceptable: Pranab 1 hr. 21 min. ago
Youth’s murder triggers tension in Kasaragod 2 hr. 11 min. ago
SC issues notice to Govt on cancellation of 2G licenses 2 hr. 31 min. ago
Cold wave intensify in J&K, Leh records minus 20.2 deg C 2 hr. 38 min. ago
IPL franchisees may start signing uncapped players

Energy & Environment

Volunteers clean the banks of the river Yamuna, polluted by industry effluents, the white froth seen on the surface of the water, in New Delhi. People living in 73 villages in U.P.'s Mathura district have joined the campaign to clean up the polluted Yamuna. File photo

Villagers join 'Save Yamuna' campaign

Hundreds of villagers from Rajpura, near Vrindavan in Mathura district, on Sunday pledged support to the campaign to save the Yamuna river from pollution and make its water potable »

Cricket

In this March 10, 2010 file photo, Kolkata Knight riders franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan is seen with with captain Saurav Ganguly in Mumbai. Photo: Vivek Bendre

‘KKR to find a role for Ganguly’

Kolkata Knight Riders’ owner and Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan on Monday said he would try and find a role for Sourav Ganguly in his IPL team after the former India skipper remained unsold »

Opinion

'The deepening of poverty and inequality — prosperity for a few countries and people, marginalisation and exclusion for the many — has implications for social and political stability among and within states.' A scene at a traffic signal in Chennai. Photo: M. Vedhan

The dark side of globalisation

The rapid growth of global markets has not seen the parallel development of social and economic institutions to ensure balanced, inclusive and sustainable growth. »

Opinion: Of luxury cars and lowly tractors
Columns: The Other Half: Questions we did not ask

The complex way forward

The Srikrishna Committee has accomplished its task with competence and professionalism. However, for the ruling Congress the road ahead is riddled with political landmines. »

Editorial

Get science priorities right

Editorial

Upbeat but with caveats

Sport

14 preliminary-stage matches for IPL teams

All the 10 IPL teams will play a total of 14 games in the preliminary stage of the fourth edition, twice against five outfits but only once against the four other Franchisees.The Twenty20 e... »

Stanislas Wawrinka crowned champion

Paes-Bhupathi duo clinches title

India survives van Wyk blitz to win

‘KKR to find a role for Ganguly’

More Sport »

Business

iGate acquires majority stake in Patni Computer

U.S.-based iGate on Monday said it has acquired nearly 63 per cent stake in country’s sixth largest IT firm Patni Computer Systems for USD 1. 22 billion.iGate will buy 45.6 per cent o... »

Sensex down 221 points on interest rate hike fears

Oil jumps above $89 after Alaska pipeline leak

Rupee inches up by 1 paise against U.S. dollar

Asian stock markets lower after U.S. jobs report

More Business »

Health

According to medical experts, paying attention to one’s diet, and having smaller and lighter meals just before bedtime, are some of the easiest way to get a healthy and relaxing night of sleep. File photo

End your day peacefully for a good night’s sleep

Avoiding strenuous activities, stress, frustration or excitement just before bedtime, will lead you to a peaceful night sleep according to »

Time to shape-up

Nothing but wind

Scientists pinpoint deadly brain tumour's origin

Mind and body – Kitchen confidential!

More Health »

Sci-Tech

Laptops are shown at a pavilion in New York. File Photo

Buying a cheap laptop without Windows: Is it worth it?

The decision to forego Windows is the reason for the noticeably low prices of these offers. Manufacturers can save themselves the license fees that they otherwise must pay to Microsoft for each installation of Windows. »

Villagers join battle against Yamuna pollution

Browsing tips for better productivity

Samsung puts 'smart TV' at centre of wireless hub of gadgets

Methane from BP oil spill eaten by microbes

More Sci-Tech »

Arts

Ryan Germick, artist at a workshop in Alliance Francaise in Bangalore. Photo: K. Gopinathan

Googly doodler

People The mind behind some of Google's most memorable homepage logo doodles, Ryan Germick, tells his Madurai visit left him impressed with India's design aesthetics »

Old Fort, new script

Cinema and the city

Pay attention to hidden risks

Connect with the front line employees

More Arts »

Life & Style

The General Post Office building, Madras with its ‘Kerala caps’, seen before a cyclone damaged them and they had to be removed

Madras miscellany — Heritage postal buildings

Shortly to be released is a book I welcome, for it is yet another of those books that I see as ‘Biography as History', this time the biography being the story of an institution, the po... »

Sublime moments

Baby's hungry…

A folk art in dire need of more takers

Vehicles whir past along ECR, leaving a trail of memories

More Life & Style »

Jan 10th News

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Jan 9th News

Jan 9th News

The Hindu Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Quraishi. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

Election Commission for ban on opinion poll

Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Quraishi on Sunday favoured banning of opinion polls with the enforcement of the model code of conduct and said the constitutional body should also be empowered with the right to deregister fake political parties. »

IPL auction live updates - Post lunch

All 353 players have gone under the hammer, once. The last leg of the auction, when the unsold players will be auctioned again, is under way. Pune have bought Murali Kartik for $400,000, Jesse Ryder for $150,000 »

Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas function in New Delhi on Sunday.

India not after NRI’s money, Montek tells diaspora

"I think we can get rid of the notion that we are connecting with the NRIs because we want investment...we are not reaching out to NRIs because we need money," Mr. Ahluwalia said at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas organised by the government in collaboration with the CII. »

Senior BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley (L), Rajnath Singh (R) and JD(U) President Sharad Yadav with other leaders during an NDA rally against corruption, at Khanapara in Guwhati on Sunday.

Bofors kickbacks lead to Sonia’s doorsteps: BJP

"We think the way the kickbacks were given being very clearly established by the appellate authority identifying Ottavio Quattrocchi, who all of us know had enviable access to the then Prime Minister (Rajiv Gandhi), takes this whole issue clearly to the doorstep of Shrimati Soniaji." »

BREAKING NEWS

Congress leaders demand withdrawal of Central forces from OU 21 min. ago
BJP trying to divert focus from RSS-terror link: Congress 1 hr. 2 min. ago
Election Commission for ban on opinion poll 1 hr. 6 min. ago
Bofors kickbacks lead to Sonia’s doorsteps: BJP 1 hr. 11 min. ago
Discrepancies found in BSF’s aircraft deal 1 hr. 31 min. ago
India not after NRI’s money, Montek tells diaspora 1 hr. 33 min. ago
Afghan peace process cannot be Pak-driven: Krishna 2 hr. 52 min. ago
Chief Ministers seek investment from diaspora
IPL auction live updates - Post lunch
Indian envoy in U.K. probed for wife assault

Metroplus

TENNIS, UP AND CLOSE: P. Narasimhan with the ball boys at the Chennai Open <cutline_credit>PHOTO: R. RAGU</cutline_credit>

The ball's in their court

The ball boys at the Chennai Open, who enjoy watching the players both on and off court »

Coimbatore

Cinema and the city

A recent get together of film enthusiasts refreshed memories of Coimbatore as it once was, a hub of buzzing cinema activity »

Opinion

The complex way forward

The Srikrishna Committee has accomplished its task with competence and professionalism. However, for the ruling Congress the road ahead is riddled with political landmines. »

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds up the gavel during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday.

Between a rock and a hard place

Republicans need every bit of political ammunition they can find if they are to have any hope at all of recapturing the White House. »

Editorial

Wake up Pakistan

Editorial

Test cricket at its compelling best

Sport

Pakistani players during a practice session. Pakistan won the first Test against New Zealand by 10 wickets. File Photo

Pakistan beats New Zealand by 10 wickets

Pakistan bowled out New Zealand for just 110 runs and claimed a 10-wicket win in the first Test on Sunday, beating the home side inside three days. Pakistan led by 92 runs on first in... »

IPL auction 2011 - till lunch

Soderling wins Brisbane title

Bradman and Tendulkar are in different league: Brett Lee

Barcelona turns on the style yet again

More Sport »

Business

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with World Bank President Robert Zoellick during the latter's visit to New Delhi. File Photo

India’s growth helps global economic recovery: World Bank

As per a World Bank release, Mr. Zoellick will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia during the trip »

Appreciating rupee to plague IT companies Q3 numbers: experts

Exports jump 36 % in December

Pranab allays NRI apprehensions over tax liability under DTC

RBI claims ACU ban will ease oil imports

More Business »

Sci-Tech

Buying a cheap laptop without Windows: Is it worth it?

Browsing tips for better productivity

Samsung puts 'smart TV' at centre of wireless hub of gadgets

Methane from BP oil spill eaten by microbes

German astronomers spot long-lost chunk of battered proto-planet

More Sci-Tech »

Arts

Googly doodler

People The mind behind some of Google's most memorable homepage logo doodles, Ryan Germick, tells his Madurai visit left him impressed with India's design aesthetics »

Old Fort, new script

Cinema and the city

Madras miscellany — Heritage postal buildings

A burst of textures and colours

More Arts »

Health

stretch and bend The first line of defence against obesity is exercise Photo: K.R. Deepak

Time to shape-up

How does one tackle the growing incidence of obesity in our society? »

Nothing but wind

Scientists pinpoint deadly brain tumour's origin

Mind and body – Kitchen confidential!

U.S. says too much fluoride causing splotchy teeth

More Health »

Life & Style

Madras miscellany — Heritage postal buildings

Shortly to be released is a book I welcome, for it is yet another of those books that I see as ‘Biography as History', this time the biography being the story of an institution, the po... »

Sublime moments

Baby's hungry…

Googly doodler

The ball's in their court

More Life & Style »

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Jan 8th news

Jan 8th News

Gautam Gambhir was the first player to be sold in the players’ auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) season four, fetching a record $2.4 million by Kolkata Knight Riders. File Photo

PTI Gautam Gambhir was the first player to be sold in the players’ auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) season four, fetching a record $2.4 million by Kolkata Knight Riders. File Photo

Gambhir sold to Knight Riders for record $2.4 mn

Gambhir, who was part of the Delhi Daredevils for the last three years, had a base price of $200,000. The bidding for him saw intense contest between four teams -- Kochi, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. »

Related: All set for the IPL auction

Related: Kumble opts out of IPL 2011

Live Updates - IPL auction 2011

Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan begin the auction with record bids. Saurav Ganguly goes unsold. »

Addressing the 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said consensus would be needed to bring about far-reaching changes that may be required in governance and asserted that the government would “sincerely” work towards this end. File Photo

Manmohan says efforts on to make systemic changes for transparency

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Indian "democracy and our systems are sturdy, vibrant and have their own in-built mechanisms for redressal and course correction." »

Planes standing at the IGI airport as fog disrupted movement of flights in New Delhi. File Photo

Fog disrupts flight operations at IGI airport

Fog started to descend on the airport on Friday night and thickened around 11 PM, forcing airport authorities to implement low visibility procedures at around 11.20 PM. »

BREAKING NEWS

Death toll in North-East ethnic clashes rises to eight 4 min. ago
Development for all: BJP’s focus for Assam polls, says Varun 30 min. ago
Manmohan says efforts on to make systemic changes for transparency 1 hr. 4 min. ago
No home for jazz in ‘New’ Orleans 1 hr. 5 min. ago
Gambhir sold to Knight Riders for record $2.4 mn 1 hr. 24 min. ago
Pakistan 235 for 4 on Day 2 2 hr. 8 min. ago
Fog disrupts train services in north, 100 trains delayed 2 hr. 12 min. ago
Live Updates - IPL auction 2011 2 hr. 16 min. ago
Cold wave continues to sweep national capital
Govt mulls ban on hazardous pesticides in phases

Op-Ed

CENTRE OF LEARNING: 'Science has to fight parochialism, and Nalanda was firmly committed to just that.'

Nalanda and the pursuit of science

‘Nalanda stood for the passion of propagating knowledge, understanding.' Amartya Sen's keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai on January 4. »

Gadgets

The Samsung 'smart tv' has the ability to share content from multiple devices and also connect to the Internet.

Samsung puts 'smart TV' at centre of wireless hub of gadgets

Samsung Electronics is making its new range of high-definition 'smart televisions' the hub of compatible gadgets that can link via wi-fi and allow content to be viewed across different screens. »

Opinion

The complex way forward

The Srikrishna Committee has accomplished its task with competence and professionalism. However, for the ruling Congress the road ahead is riddled with political landmines. »

Between a rock and a hard place

Republicans need every bit of political ammunition they can find if they are to have any hope at all of recapturing the White House. »

Editorial

Wake up Pakistan

Editorial

Test cricket at its compelling best