Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
‘Show the aggro’, that is the simple message from former pacer Glenn McGrath to the current bunch of Australian fast bowlers who are struggling to take 20 South African wickets in the ongoing series.
“To be a fast bowler you have to have that aggression. It’s a naturally aggressive part of the game and if you [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is putting the finishing touches on an economic recovery plan that could run from USD 675 billion to USD 775 billion.
Briefings for top congressional Democratic officials are likely this weekend or on Monday, a senior transition official said yesterday (January 2).
Obama is slated to meet Monday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
U.S. stocks started 2009 by extending their recent rally to a two-week high on Friday (Jan 2, 2009) on hopes that the worst of the market rout was over, and General Motors Corp. jumped 10 percent after a rescue loan from the government.
After stock markets suffered their worst year since the 1930s on fears of a [...]
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Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
The world’s top software firm, Microsoft, is planning a massive reduction in its workforce where up to 15,000 jobs may be axed this month, says. “Microsoft is preparing to announce the first wide scale layoffs in its 32-year history, with up to 15,000 jobs at risk, according to some predictions,”.
Speculation about job cuts was triggered [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
Three Indian cricketing legends, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi figured among the 55 former players named on Friday (January 2) in the ICC’s inaugural Hall of Fame list as part of its centenary celebrations.
Launching the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame here, Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said the initiative, in association with Federation [...]
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Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
Pakistan on Friday (January 2) decided not to send its hockey and squash teams to India citing security concerns for players. The Pakistan hockey team was supposed to take part in the four-nation Punjab Gold Cup, scheduled to start in Chandigarh from January 31, while the squash team was to defend its Asian Junior title [...]
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Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
All those who did not get the free colour television sets would get them soon and there was no need to have any apprehension about the same, Local Administration Minister M K Stalin said on Friday (January 2).
Launching his campaign for the by-poll to Tirumangalam constituency in the district, at Perungudi, he said the free [...]
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 3, 2009
The encounter at Mendhar in Poonch is still on, 36 hours after it began on Thursday (January 1).
The encounter started on Thursday evening after Army troops and a special operation group of the state police jointly launched a search operation in the forest area following inputs of militants presence in a hideout there.
Security forces have [...]
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