Saturday, January 8, 2011

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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. »

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. »
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. »

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