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Friday, March 03, 2006

News Post for 03/03/2006

1. Oil prices rise on supply fears
2. Investigators question top Islamic militant leader
3. Watchout, Internet use can lead to depression
4. Got a job offer? Here's a checklist
5. Life in the Googleplex

6. India, Pak nukes 'legitimate' - Bolton
7. Bush defends job outsourcing to India
8. Nokia sees mass mobile TV by '08
9. Nuke deal criticised
10. Service economy expands at faster rate

11. Techs lead modest decline
12. The new Salesforce approach to outages
13. Tomorrow’s World

News Post for 03/02/2006

1. Nikkei down as steel stocks falter
2. Slashback - Enigma, Google, Java Games
3. Power crisis looms over Mumbai
4. India eyes change in corn imports
5. Bush, Manmohan create history, seal nuclear deal

6. Budget over, India's reforms to resume after polls
7. Tourism feels left out of the sun
8. Good news for DTH players
9. Puzzle over Indica price cut
10. HLL exits from all tea gardens

11. Morgan Stanley arm begins realty ride
12. Falling sales at Reebok slow Adidas
13. The Pulse of Heart-Drug Research
14. India, U.S. agree on economic cooperation
15. New York in probe of title insurers-report

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

News Post for 03/01/2006

1. Cash rewards for Taleban fighters
2. Market Chatter - Corporate finance press digest
3. Child protection plans detailed
4. Vivendi rewards investors with higher dividend
5. Grupo Mexico strike adds fuel to copper price

6. From The Doghouse To The Corner Office
7. LogicaCMG full-year profit surges
8. Follow My Money
9. Click your application worries away
10. Bush to make first Afghan visit

11. SEBI prohibits SECL promoters trading in the market
12. BASF Agrees to Buy Degussa Construction Unit for 2.2 Bln Euros
13. China to Ease Yuan Controls, Urge Investment Abroad
14. German unions in warning strikes
15. Consulates told to render all help to Indian citizens - Govt

16. Israeli Police Detain Hamas Lawmaker
17. Morgan Stanley in first Indian property deal
18. Pakistan Forces Kill or Wound 25 Militants
19. Reuters Summit - Chip makers cash in on wireless boom
20. Sensex hits new peak above 10,500 mark

21. Cameron calls for 'green growth'
22. HK blogger fills East-West, North-South gaps
23. Mumbai blast case - Salem names Sanjay Dutt
24. Report - Riots Break Out at Jordan Prison
25. Google plunges on growth concerns

26. Gas pipeline blown up in southwestern Pakistan
27. Benefit help for cancer sufferers
28. Bush's visit augurs well for AP industry
29. Freddie can spring a surprise - Botham
30. Consumer borrowing growth slows

31. European consumers may leave carmakers in the cold
32. Car bombs in Baghdad, Saddam back in court
33. Bank of China Files IPO Application
34. Good for your health - Pensions cap removed
35. Investment choice now wider

36. Budget - No spark of reform
37. 'Infectious' Open Source Software?
38. Google News Goes Mobile
39. January consumer spending surges, saving dips
40. Iraq's oil exports struggle higher in February

41. Bird flu scare hits Pilgrim's Pride
42. Five killed in blast in Nepalese town
43. Govt says yet to finalise wheat import tender
44. Tata Motors launches Cliffrider
45. Brain chip research aims for future movement

46. Wikipedia hits the million mark

News Post for 02/28/2006

1. AOL Suits Seek $18M From `phishing' Rings
2. Microsoft Gives MSN Spaces the Windows Live Treatment
3. Himalaya to foray into Saudi market
4. GDP to grow at 8 % - FM
5. Diverse groups team up to fight e-mail fee

6. AOL sues over identity thefts, uses new law
7. U.S. Economy Grew at a 1.6% Rate in Fourth Quarter, Survey Says
8. Iran forges ahead with enrichment
9. Mittal rejects higher price for Arcelor
10. India Inc propels up savings - Survey

11. Economic Survey - Nothing extraordinary!
12. No news is good news - Amitabh Singhal
13. Despite bombing test, Young still an impressive talent
14. Cell bills may go up
15. Saddam trial resumes amid sectarian violence

16. Intel - Good Morning, Vietnam
17. All about FM's new tax proposals
18. Cartoons Tap Into Deep-Seated Grievances
19. Left unhappy with Budget

Monday, February 27, 2006

News Post for 02/27/2006

1. Man held for bottom slap
2. Philippines charges 16 for 'coup'
3. Microsoft to offer 6 versions of Windows Vista
4. Mobile downloads pick up speed
5. Come clean on Kashmir, BJP tells PM

6. Be a Bond, Cam Bond
7. Sony, NEC sign agreement on optical disc drive joint venture
8. Slash subsidy in postal services
9. France within EU rules on GDF merger - Commission
10. India slips on social indicator rankings

11. Thousands to protect Bush on first India visit
12. India's economy likely to continue growth
13. Technology convergence makes a comeback in 2006
14. Fashiowear brand Marc Cain to open ten outlets in India
15. Who's who of Google hires

16. AskJeeves gives butler the boot
17. Justice Dept. Rejects Google's Privacy Concerns
18. Indian surveys can help warn Mauritius of tsunamis
19. Insider fraud is 'serious threat'

News Post for 02/24/2006

1. Boeing to sign $4.6 bln China plane order in April
2. Birlas-Tatas tussle over Idea Cellular
3. BPO clients chant value-added mantra
4. India's hottest jobs!
5. Bush's Proposed Health Accounts Offer Tax Benefit for Wealthy

6. From PayPal to Planetary Travel
7. Bush gets breathing room in ports takeover dispute
8. Teen student shot at US high school, suspect captured
9. Rang De Basanti in English?
10. National Grid Says It's in Talks to Acquire KeySpan in the U.S.

11. China iron ore talks to resume in April
12. HDTV Moves to the Next Level
13. National Grid confirms in talks to buy KeySpan
14. German cartel office launches probe into ProSieben, RTL satellite plans
15. Piracy 'in almost every street'

16. Malaysian Paper Apologizes for Cartoons
17. Baghdad curfew as Iraq seeks to stem violence
18. Philippine stocks fall on coup fears
19. Indian Railways to Boost Spending on Freight Tracks
20. WPP bullish as revenues rise

21. Living with race hate in Russia
22. Online Content Management
23. Chat Transcript - Monika Halan
24. 'Ganguly should meet the selectors'
25. India rail budget fails to address subsidy problem

26. Indian Rail Unveils Biggest Expansion Plan in Decade
27. Baxter gets bird flu vaccine order
28. Go-ahead for Europe ice mission
29. Budget disappointing - BJP, Left
30. INTERVIEW - Videocon to bid for Daewoo Elec

31. Six Bangladeshis held in Indian restaurant in Britain

Thursday, February 23, 2006

News Post for 02/23/2006

1. Google Page Editor - What you see is what you get
2. The spin on sin
3. Sensex at new peak, touches 10,300 level
4. Tata to build ferrochrome plant in South Africa
5. Economists React to CPI

6. India-EU trade graph points skywards
7. Stark warning over climate change
8. Google pressured to comply with China directives in licensing dispute
9. IOC, Sinopec SPV to source crude
10. German Confidence Probably Held Near Five-Year High

11. India in need of diversification away from fossil fuels
12. Tongue-tied?
13. Bangladesh signs deal to buy fighter jets from China
14. Hyderabad good for B'wood premieres - John Abraham
15. That twinkling little star

16. Fashionably yours
17. Google infringes on nude photo site - Court papers
18. Don't chicken out!
19. India was already prepared to tackle bird flu
20. Net video explosion triggers traffic jam worries

21. Google Page Creator - retro, or part of a future Web Office Suite?
22. Second test shows German farm bird not with H5N1
23. At least two dead, 13 injured in Mozambique quake
24. Reuters forecasts revenue rise
25. Nanotech - India has to act fast, says Kalam

26. Teen arrested over MySpace photos
27. Quantum Computer Works Better Shut Off
28. Bush seeks India's support on Iran issue
29. Average American Family Income Declines
30. Intel wins Vietnam license for chip plant

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

News Post for 02/22/2006

1. Oracle to set up innovation labs in India
2. Livestock insurance in 100 districts
3. Ark. Can't Sue Okla. Over Water Pollution
4. Funny Valentine - Last of Trilogy Offers Wild Theatrical Ride
5. BASF sees 2006 growth after Q4 profit dips

6. Hong Kong economy exceeds forecast
7. This Is Your Robot Life
8. Indian carriers active at air show
9. The Office Chart That Really Counts
10. General Growth quarterly FFO rises, misses view

11. Bull 2005 EBIT beats forecasts, sets growth plan
12. Gartner - Server sales up sharply in 2005
13. Tough ride for Google in China
14. Fans threaten to boycott 007 film
15. Indians develop light car batteries

16. 'Current account deficit in comfort zone'
17. Google Hires Web Pioneer Larry Brilliant
18. Love hurts
19. EU to challenge MIT with new institute
20. U.S. Faces Uphill Struggle vs. Finland

21. IMF - Oil costs may slow India's growth
22. Tata Coffee plans hospitality foray
23. Microsoft Faces EU Complaint From IBM, Nokia, Oracle
24. UK in hi-tech fraud firing line
25. Everyone wants NRIs' share in Cochin airport

26. Opener Sehwag fit for England Test
27. Blast destroys Shia shrine
28. Students protest against animal rights campaign

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

News Links for 21st February

1. Rang De... opens Up Hindu-Muslim debate
2. Chicken sales in India fall sharply after bird flu outbreak - reports
3. Hester to raise poultry vaccine output
4. Australia denies SIA entry to US air route
5. Pakistan will bounce back - Younis

6. IOC may not sell ONGC stake by March
7. Don't let common cold, cough chicken you out!
8. Budget - Third time lucky?
9. Indian-ness before religion
10. Google rejects reports over its China licence

11. What Do You Want in a Job Website?
12. Bush - U.S. on verge of energy breakthrough
13. Novartis, Alnylam team up on flu treatment
14. Iran to hold no more nuclear talks with EU-3, only with individual EU countries
15. Sapporo ditches bid to host 2016 Olympics

16. Wal-Mart Profit Rises 13%; Forecast Misses Estimates
17. Malaysia's MAA ties-up with Bahrain firm
18. India expands chicken slaughter
19. India's Spicejet takes 10 Boeings
20. Russia pays down $1.2 billion debt

21. Railways stop serving chicken dishes
22. Russia, Iran resume nuclear talks
23. Hong Kong aims to build gold warehouse for China
24. More bird flu detected in Germany
25. Govt to protect India's interests on nuke issue - Sonia

26. Digital Books Start A New Chapter
27. Reliance keen on entering Lankan oil industry
28. Indian auto firms drive finance units forward
29. Europe 'to grow faster in 2006'
30. Wal-Mart cautious about the coming year

31. Women May Not Be Ready for Change, Despite Initiative Studies
32. Yahoo's Challenge

Monday, February 20, 2006

News Links for 17th February

1. Pakistan will have to close down Kashmiri terrorist camps
2. KeySpan up for sale, offers top $6.5 bln, report
3. UPDATE 2-CSL encouraged by small-dose bird flu vaccine test
4. Campus Revolutionary
5. Passwords Passé at RSA

6. Nokia sees rapid growth in blended networks
7. Manmohan to make statement on Iran today
8. Symantec's New Target - Consumers
9. The future of British film-making
10. CORRECTED-Two China ships sink, 57 missing

11. China, Iran may finalise oil deal in March - report
12. Pakistan crackdown over cartoons
13. Decision to expel MPs non-justiciable - Speaker
14. Learning Music, Yawn-Free
15. India to sell equity in two PSUs

16. Pakistani police fire tear gas at cartoon protestors
17. German govt says German economic outlook remains favourable this year

News Links for 20th February

1. Crude Oil Jumps After Rebel Attacks Cripple Nigerian Exports
2. Paradise rewritten
3. Air India, Indian Airlines may merge - Praful Patel
4. Samir Nair dismisses rumours of job hop
5. Hidden motives behind cartoon riots

6. Sex offenders on billboard ads
7. EADS to seek Eurofighter contract in India
8. Pakistan Apologizes for Engineers' Deaths
9. TCS aiming big expansion in China
10. India kills more birds, says flu under control

11. How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline. Forever!
12. US prepares military blitz against Iran's nuclear sites
13. Oxygen Limited for Trapped Mexico Miners
14. Ponting to use banned bat in SA ODIs
15. Hundreds Arrested in Pakistan Protests

16. Bird flu spreads in Egypt, hitting poultry trade
17. NASA To Retire Atlantis by 2008
18. Mithun says no to TV