Sunday, January 9, 2011

Jan 9th News

Jan 9th News
 
 
Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Quraishi. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt
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." »
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

Coimbatore talkies: Still from Malai Kallan shot at Pakshiraja Studios

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 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.

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

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

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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

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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. »

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

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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

Madras miscellany — Heritage postal buildings

A burst of textures and colours

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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…

Googly doodler

The ball's in their court

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