Sports

Sports

National League Game Capsules
Sports Network - USA
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Cristian Guzman drove in six runs, including a three-run double in the sixth inning, as the Washington Nationals clipped ...
  

A strong warning to everyone who promotes sports
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Sports have always won high acclaim as the stage on which we see the fragrance of youth and the aged on display. It is the greatest medium which not only ...
  

Sports bars in Shanghai
China Daily - China
Here's a run-down of the main sports bars in town, and their essential stats: These guys are deadly serious about their sport. ...
  

The sports junkie's iPhone Web app
ZDNet - USA
So you've got an iPhone but you can't remember all the sports scores Web sites when you're trying to catch the Sixers or Flyers score (sorry, ...
  

Sports was his way to avoid crime
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Johnson, who married his high school sweetheart (they will celebrate their second anniversary this month), credits his siblings and love of sports with ...
  

Sports of The Times An Overdue Honor for a Pioneer Sportswriter
New York Times - United States
In 2005, Mary Garber became the first woman to win the Red Smith Award, the Associated Press Sports Editors' highest honor. Ever since I first heard of Mary ...
  

Your Say (Sports mailbag)
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
In a recent Foster's Focus column (Thursday, April 24) in The Gleaner, the author tries to argue that, the backbone of West Indies cricket, ...
  

Sports of The Times Race Illustrates Brutal Side of Sport
New York Times - United States
By WILLIAM C. RHODEN Ed Reinke/AP Michael Matz, the trainer for Visionaire, who placed 12th among 20 horses at the Derby. More Photos » Why do we keep ...
  

Sports talk with ... Jerry Rice
SportingNews.com - USA
NFL's all-time leader in touchdowns, receptions and receiving yards; former Dancing With the Stars runner-up; national spokesman for joint health drink ...
  

Sports Museum of America set to open in New York
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
By RACHEL COHEN | AP Sports Writer NEW YORK - The elevator ride to the first exhibit at the new Sports Museum of America sets the tone. ...
 

Google Blogs Alert for: Sports

Sports are dead to me
By jhuffman
I sit around and write about sports all day, and when I finally get off of work, the only thing worth watching is playoff basketball. I wake up, check my fantasy baseball box scores, watch ESPN, maybe work out to clear my mind, ...
Huff's World - http://jhuffman.encblogs.com

It's The End Of Sports News As We Know It
By Ryan Parker(Ryan Parker)
The end, it starts with sports bloggers, Innocent in intent from their mother's basement, Fans with keyboards, always sowing discord, Writing anything they darn well please, Rumors, gossip, truth is a toss up, ...
Ryan Parker Songs - http://www.ryanparkersongs.com/

Auction watch: Sometimes surprises pop up on the auction block
By Chris Olds
I personally could spend hours going through the catalog -- and this auction is heavy on vintage and high-grade sports cards -- but here are a few notable items in auctions from the Tustin, Calif.-based company that end on May 17. ...
Sports Stuff - http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_sportsstuff/

Reasonable Doubt: The camaraderie of sports
By By JIM GAINES, The Daily News, jgaines@bgdailyn...
Among many things I don't get, sports top the list. For starters, I'm unclear on exactly what constitutes a sport. The word itself is only about 600 years old from a French word meaning amusement or pastime, though obviously there were ...
Features from www.bgdailynews.com - http://www.bgdailynews.com/

Huskers comeback twice to take twinbill
By sklarbodds
Lincoln, NE - The Huskers (36-8-1, 15-5-1) took two games from Louisiana-Lafayette winning 4-3 in both games. The wins mark the 4th consecutive victory for the Huskers and is the 250th victory for Head Coach Mike Anderson. ...
Nebraska Sports Blog | Nebraska... - http://www.nebsports.com

 

 

Sports

Sports

Rugby: Townley picks up 19 points as the Sports win in Cwmgwrach
ic Wales - United Kingdom
NATHAN TOWNLEY played out of position at scrum-half but still picked up 19 points as the Sports won at Cwmgwrach in Division Five South Central. ...
 

City group promotes sports for the disabled
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Called the Toronto Accessible Sports Council, the group could help boost disabled sports programs across the city, Watters said. ...
 

Steinbrenner Goes Batty With Sports Impatience: Scott Soshnick
Bloomberg - USA
Speaking of which, sports team owners who talk technology love the promise of giving the customers what they want, how they want it and when they want it, ...
 

Free sports event set in Spring Valley
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
SPRING VALLEY: "Sports in Spring Valley Day" will be held from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday at the Spring Valley Community Center, 8735 Jamacha Blvd. The event, ...
 

NBA Preview from The Sports Network
Sports Network - USA
(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia 76ers attempt to stave off elimination, as they host the Detroit Pistons tonight at the Wachovia Center for Game 5 of ...
 

We're a city full of good sports!
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
A decade ago, just 2million visits were made to city sports centres in the course of a year. By last year, that number soared to 4.2m. ...
 

National League Game Capsules
Sports Network - USA
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - Xavier Nady and Nate McLouth each stroked three hits and drove in three runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-1 rout ...
 

AREA SPORTS IN BRIEF Club Wolverine's fund-raiser set for Friday
Detroit Free Press - United States
PREP SPORTS: Friday's informational meeting for the proposed Amateur Athletic Association of Michigan has been postponed until a later date. ...
 

Judge clears obstacle to city sports complex
Baltimore Sun - United States
By John Fritze | Sun reporter Baltimore may proceed with a proposed sports complex development south of the city's baseball and football stadiums after a ...
 

LRS Real Estate plans sports, entertainment complex
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News A former industrial tract on Stemmons Freeway is being planned for a sprawling sports, entertainment and mixed-use ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: Sports

Michigan high school sports a cut above
By Don Richter(Don Richter)
Is there a better state for sports than Michigan? We all know about the pro sports in our state, save for the Lions (who I have hope for), and the top-notch collegiate athletics throughout Michigan, but I'm amazed at the caliber of ...
Chelsea & Dexter Sports
With... - http://chelseadextersports.blogspot.com/

Sports Blogs V. The Mainstream Media, Raving Lunatics
By HG
For those that don't know what's going on, Bob Costas put together a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the landscape of sports and rise of bloggers and sports talk radio. As you can see Buzz Bissinger had a lot to spew on the topic and ...
YOU BEEN BLINDED - http://youbeenblinded.com

SPORTS BRIEFS
DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson yesterday, the first of what's likely to be many offseason moves after the team with the league's highest payroll again flopped in the first round of the playoffs. ...
inRich Sports Main - http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports.html

Booze, gambling dominate Derby
By Mike Ackerstein(tmason@badgerherald.com)
While the event is often referred to as "the most exciting two minutes in sports," because of the intensity and duration of the actual race, The Kentucky Derby, thanks to the amount of alcohol consumed and money wagered, could be just ...
- http://badgerherald.com/sports/

HBO's Costas Now: Sports Media Thoughts (CONTINUED)
By Rob S(Stu)
Sports on television have changed greatly over the years, starting with the presence of Wide World of Sports on ABC to SportsCenter on ESPN. We have seen the adoption of color television, high-definition, and the movement from sports ...
Maize & Blog - http://maizeandblog.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Fun News, Odd News

Fun News, Odd News

TV Review: Secret Diary of a Call Girl
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
I liked her Hero in the BBC's modern day interpretation of Much Ado About Nothing and I like her as Rose in the odd bit of the odd episode I've seen of Dr ...
 

Dogs have their day at RSPCA fun show
Hutton Cranswick Today - Driffield,England,UK
Classes in which dogs competed on Sunday included best puppy, most odd couple, best biscuit catcher, the dog with the longest tail, the dog with the ...
 

Rebounding New Orleans invites you to come have fun
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
Sleazy trinket shops do brisk business with odd characters who wander in and out. Carriage horses clop. Street performers flip. Antique shops line Royal ...
 

System of a Downey: Review of "Iron Man"
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Quick-witted Robert Downey Jr. may have seemed like an odd choice to play an action man, but his intelligence and humor are the film's biggest assets. ...
 

The Odd Couple taking up residence at the Segal
The Chronicle West End Edition - Montreal,QC,Canada
"Join us for a Sunday-@-the-Segal that guarantees to be different, surprising, fun...and massively over-hyped," says Nulman, tongue in cheek. ...
 

Fun and Games In the ccTLD World
CircleID - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
It's an odd move on the French government's part, as AFNIC has always had state representation. Could we see .fr being run by a non-French company? ...
 

Looking back, deadline deals were duds
FOXSports.com - USA
A trade between the Hornets and Rockets appeared to help both teams (Bonzi Wells went to New Orleans and Bobby Jackson to Houston), which was odd, ...
 

F*#@ Yeah!
New England Blade - Boston,MA,USA
A quintessential odd couple, butch Stephen becomes uncomfortable around anyone who doesn't conform, while Luke can accidentally turn on a room full of ...
 

'I've never been through a casting couch'
Times of India - India
Tell her this and she laughs heartily, "It's true that all the films I have signed have very odd titles. I believe that people remember titles that are ...
 

Notes from a Norfolk Broad
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
If you see the odd little light tinkling along the shore, you can safely assume that a "jelly-baby" man is sat alongside, staring out to sea. ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: Fun News, Odd News

Obama's Playful Ex-Pastor
By admin
Been going to church for over 20 years, now Obama disowns him?
Please Dont Read This - Funny/crazy/O... - http://pleasedontreadthis.com

Lacrosse players disciplined for bare-bottomed prom invite
By admin
"Inappropriate is inappropriate," school athletic director Dottie Davis told The Ann Arbor News on Monday. "It disrespects women, and that's the clear message we need to have the students understand — what may be fun to them isn't ...
Odd News Review - http://oddnews.reviewnews.org

Woman back in jail after 32 years on run (AFP)
By Alexa(Alexa)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/uscrimeoffbeat. -- To unsubscribe from [3]this feed, click [4]here To manage other subscriptions, click [5]here ~ Powered by [6]RssFwd, a service of [7]Blue Sky Factory, Inc ...
Odd News - http://canada-odd-news.blogspot.com/

NewsOnFeeds.com Odd News
By brendan(brendan)
You are subscribed to email updates from NewsOnFeeds.com Odd News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner. Inbox too full? (feed) Subscribe to the feed version of NewsOnFeeds.com Odd ...
Surfnshare: Wacky - http://surfnsharewacky.blogspot.com/

Is your keyboard dirtier than a toilet?
By newslite
Many computer users risk becoming ill because their keyboards are up-to FIVE TIMES dirtier than a toilet seat. Consumer group Which? took swabs from keyboards across London offices and tested them for bugs such as e.coli, ...
Odd News Stories | newslite.tv - http://newslite.tv/

 

India Information Technology

India Information Technology

European Innovation 2008: Global Information Technology Report ...
FinFacts Ireland - Ireland
By Finfacts Team European Innovation 2008: The Global Information Technology Report 2007-2008 puts Estonia ahead of Ireland for second year and US magazine ...
 

Riding high on technology
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
Started as a joint venture in 1984, between the Hero group of India and Honda of Japan, today the organization caters to a customer base that's over 20 ...
 

Tricom Document Management, Inc. Exhibits Support for the Library ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of ALA, supporting leading edge technology and applications for librarians and information ...
 

Communication and IT alone can bring transparency: Scindia
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
30 Apr, 2008, 1846 hrs IST, PTI MUMBAI: The minister of State for Communications and Information Technology today said that it is only IT that can make ...
 

China and India's Economic Rise
The Diplomatic Courier - Washington,DC,USA
... they suggest the emergence of China into an age of communication and information technology and can be used as a barometer of things to come. ...
 

Kelly studies plan to move 3000 Westpac jobs overseas
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Back-office duties such as information technology services, transaction work and unsecured lending are said to be at the forefront of the tasks which ...
 

Asia's first 'Discovery Park' to come up in Amethi
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
30 Apr, 2008, 1459 hrs IST, PTI ALLAHABAD: Having established its position as a giant in the field of science and technology, India is all set to have a ...
 

India's IT industry revenues: more than double by 2012
AFP -
BANGALORE, India (AFP) — India's information technology and IT-enabled services industry will more than double in size by 2012, led by a fast-expanding ...
 

VeriSign India Supports Government of India and Confederation of ...
India PRwire (Press Release) - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Consumer Information Security Awareness Week is hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) along with Department of Information & Technology and ...
 

Mkts: FMCG stocks rule firm
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
FMCG, auto, information technology and PSU stocks have posted impressive gains even as the market continues to remain highly listless this afternoon. ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: India Information Technology

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT ...
By Indian Info(Indian Info)
Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT Allahabad ) M.Tech. Admissions 2008 - 2009 Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad Devghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad - 211012, Uttar Pradesh, India. Phone : 91-532-2922025 ...
Informations In India - http://informationsinindia.blogspot.com/

MEASI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
By Lal(Lal)
"CO-EDUCATION" Approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, Affiliated to the University of Madras. MEASI Institute of Information Technology is an co-education institute with 100% result oriented. ...
College And School Admissions... - http://educationnewsupdates.blogspot.com/

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Opening for Engineer Officers
By govjobs
Electrical, Civil, Instrumentation, Metallurgy, Computer Science / Information Technology) and Fire Engineering) and 60% in respect of HR discipline (Master of Business Administration or its equivalent 2-year Post-Graduate Diploma with ...
GovJobs - Government Jobs in India - http://govjobs.wordpress.com

Information Session on proposed European Business and Technology ...
Event Announcement: Event date: 8 May 2008 --- The European Commission is holding an information session in Brussels on the 8 May 2008 concerning the establishment of a European Business and Technology Centre in New Delhi, India. ...
Enterprise & Industry News - http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/menu.cfm

An Indian Grad Student's Perspective on the IST Undergraduate Program
By Daehee Park
Math and science are heavily emphasized in the Indian curriculum (Information Technology falls under Engineering, so you can imagine), whereas, in IST, basic calculus is as high as it goes. Despite that fact, Varun said that the quality ...
IST Building - http://www.istbuilding.com

 Web Alert for: India Information Technology

Information Technology Report India « Business Market Research ...
Feb 25, 2008 ... The India Information Technology Report has just been researched at source, and features latest-available data covering production, sales, ...

 

 

 

Festivals

Festivals

City's festival season gets underway
Metro Canada - Ottawa - Ottawa,Canada
From festivals feting spring flowers to fleet-footed runners and from Greekfest to Bluesfest to Westfest, Ottawa's festival season has something to offer ...
 

Spring festivals for the whole family
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
Outdoor festival season in Mississippi continues this weekend with free community festivals around the state. Laurel's 36th annual Day in the Park will ...
 

Ottawa Festivals marketing shifts away from brochures
Ottawa Business Journal - Ontario, Canada
By Peter Kovessy, Ottawa Business Journal Staff The association representing Ottawa's festivals and fairs is redirecting some of its marketing resources ...
 

Gay.com > Pride > Hot summer Pride festivals: Pride calendar
Gay.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Here's our calendar of some of the best upcoming Prides. We will continue to update this list throughout the summer, so keep checking back! ...
 

Festivals, Elephants and Fire-works
Central Chronicle - Bhopal,India
When I was about to write on this subject, post the Trissur Pooram fall back of infuriated elephants goading innocent lives, Leela Ramaswamy had done it ...
 

May Italian Festivals
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
There are many local food festivals spring festivals, and festivals with historic origins. The Umbria region has several spectacular historic festivals ...
 

Summer Music Festivals Galore
UConn Daily Campus (subscription) - Storrs,CT,USA
And over the past decade or so, a different kind of concert has begun to re-emerge - festivals in the vein of Woodstock and Monterey Pop from the late 1960s ...
 

Commentary: With festivals galore, who's talking crisis?
Philippine Information Agency - Philippines
These festivals, aside from town fiestas and Mayflower festivals, only confirm the fact that Filipinos have time for merriment in spite of their busy lives ...
 

THE 2ND WORLD TATTOO ARTS FESTIVALS & EXHIBITION THAILAND
Pattaya Daily News - Chonburi,Thailand
The organizing committee of the World Tattoo Arts Festivals & Exhibition Thailand is holding the event this year for second consecutive year after enjoying ...
 

CK festivals and events promoted during junket
Chatham Daily News - Chatham,Ontario,Canada
The majority of the festivals and events scheduled this year in Chatham-Kent will be represented at Saturday's second annual press junket in Chatham. ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: Festivals

Southern Festivals
By Tracy
Last weekend Stacey and had a booth at the Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes. We have been doing this market for the last seven or eight years. It'sa lot of fun and we always see old friends who we don't see much otherwise. ...
- http://sososouthern.com/

Europe's Festivals
By adam
Roskilde Festival 2008 Denmark | 03-06 July 2008. Worldwide Festival Sete (South Of France) | Thursday 3th July 2008. Doctor Loft 05:00 Spain | Sunday 6th July 2008. Positivus Ab Festival Latvia | 18th-19th July. Summercase ...
Adam Slinger Music Photography - http://www.adamslingerphotography.com/

Festivals
A place to discuss and learn about traditionally based paths. Particular emphasis is placed on the the traditions of Ireland, the British Isles, and Northern Europe. However, discussions concerning the aboriginal spiritual traditions of ...
Traditional Witchcraft Forums - http://www.traditionalwitchcraft.net

Choir Festivals
By Mary Kremer
Wednesday, April 23rd, Taylorsville Graces and Concert Choir participated in a district wide regional festival at Brighton High. The event began at four-thirty with the performance of the Graces, singing Aula Nobilis, You Stole My Love, ...
Warrior Ledger Online - http://www.warriorledger.org/

One of the Biggest Dance Festivals in the World Starts This Week!
By DestinationSomewhere.com
If you are a fan of international dance festivals, then this week is your lucky week, because one of the biggest started on Monday, so read on to find out all about this incredible international dance festival!
- http://www.destinationsomewhere.com/journal/

 

 

 

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me outsourced: History of Leap Year
http://india-investor.blogspot.com/2008/03/mutual-funds-kota [Digg] · Mutual Fund - Can Balanced II -Growth Fund : Analysis [Digg] · Mutual Fund - Franklin ...

 

Metropolitan Cities

Metropolitan Cities

LA 'loses' to Pittsburgh in one air-pollution measure
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
After nearly a decade at the top, the Los Angeles region has been "bested" by the Pittsburgh metropolitan area for the No. 1 spot on the "Top 10 US Cities ...
 

Salt Lake City Among The Nation's Most 'Recession-Proof' Cities
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... City would be one of the few large cities in the US not to suffer a decline in gross metropolitan product from the mortgage crisis, the magazine noted. ...
 

Dwayne Jenkins receives Community Service Award
Out & About - Nashville,TN,USA
... BU Network helps to provide HIV prevention education, affirmation, empowerment and referral services in each of the metropolitan cities in the state. ...
 

Earnings are up but jobs are down in Windsor
Windsor Star - Ontario, Canada
Earnings in the Windsor metropolitan area increased by 2.2 per cent, outpacing the provincial average, but the number of full time employed workers declined ...
 

Bemidji liquor stores top region in gross sales
Bemidji Pioneer - Bemidji,MN,USA
Forty-four cities reported net losses for 2006, compared to 52 cities in 2005. Among the 44 cities with losses, four were metropolitan area cities and 40 ...
 

Augusta among most polluted
Augusta Chronicle (subscription) - Augusta,GA,USA
The eight metropolitan areas considered to be the nation's most polluted by every measure were Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia-Porterfield and ...
 

Boise's a government center, university town, health care hub ...
IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
Analysts have dubbed some cities and metropolitan areas "recession- proof" - places that seem to be insulated from the national economic doldrums. ...
 

Cities' infrastructure could hit a dead end
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
By TOM HELD Milwaukee and 22 other metropolitan areas are "coasting on prosperity" while largely heading for a massive pothole because of a lack of planning ...
 

PROGRESS OF PROJECTS AND REFORMS UNDER JNNURM REVIEWED
Press Information Bureau (press release) - New Delhi,India
Under the 74th constitution amendment conversion of all, Schedule 12 function with ULB and constitution of District Planning Committees and Metropolitan ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: Metropolitan Cities

We're #1! Take that LA!
By dlfg13(dlfg13)
According to the association's annual national report card on air pollution that's being released today, the five-county Pittsburgh metropolitan area has the worst 24-hour soot levels and the second-worst annual soot level, ...
Daily Dissidence - http://dailydissidence.blogspot.com/

News Lead: Ghost Towns In Sprawl Land - Presidential Candidates ...
The report provides the number of people moving into and out of each state and the 25 largest metropolitan areas. Cities everywhere are in steep decline, while suburbs are "growing" - which means that population is being redistributed. ...
The Cleveland Free Times - All Stories - http://www.freetimes.com

Pittsburgh Surpasses Los Angeles As Nation's Sootiest City
By The Huffington Post News Team(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
The eight metropolitan areas considered to be the nation's most polluted by every measure were Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia-Porterfield and Hanford-Corcoran, all in California; Washington-Baltimore; St. ...
Living on HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/feeds/verticals/living/index.xml

American lung association
By beginninginthetwins
... findings accompany that the cleanest cities were fargo, nd, and salinas, california. there are eight metropolitan areas that are considered to be the nation's most polluted by every measure and they are, los angeles, bakersfield, ...
Beginning in the Twins - http://beginninginthetwins.abeshablog.com/

Cheap Hotels in New York City are in Plenty
By Ez(Ez)
One of the most famous metropolitan cities in the world, New York is also the most sought after tourist destination. The city of New York is famously known as the Big Apple. A major hub of food, fashion, movies, music, commerce and art, ...
CHEAP HOTELS - http://www.teragiga.com/cheap-hotels/

 

 

 

 

India : Banking & Finance

India : Banking & Finance

Banking transaction tax to go: Chidambaram
Hindustan Times - India
PTI With the government devising alternative ways to trail black money, the Banking Transaction Tax will be withdrawn by the end of this year, Finance ...
 

Westpac likely to outsource 3000 jobs
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
WESTPAC is expected to shift the work of up to 3000 back-room staff to overseas locations such as India over the next three years in an accelerated plan to ...
 

ICICI's Kamath Expects Stable India Interest Rates (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said he expects growth this year at 8 percent to 9 percent. Standard & Poor's yesterday affirmed India's BBB- ...
 

UPDATE 1-India HDFC's Q4 net up 40 pct, confident of growth
Reuters - USA
MUMBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - India's top mortgage lender, Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC.BO: Quote, Profile, Research), on Wednesday reported a 40 ...
 

UAE accounts for 40% of BoB's global balance sheet
Emirates Business 24/7 - Dubai,Dubai,United Arab Emirates
E-banking services will be introduced in six months. Next in line will be fund transfer facility in which a customer can transfer money anywhere in India ...
 

PSU banks won't raise rates, says Chidambaram
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Public sector banks, which account for around 70 per cent of India's banking business, were expected to wait for cues from the government. ...
 

Chidambaram Doesn't Expect Indian Rates to Rise Soon (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
By Kartik Goyal and Bibhudatta Pradhan May 1 (Bloomberg) -- India's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said he doesn't expect interest rates to rise ...
 

Westpac denies offshoring jobs to India
MSN India - Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Sydney: One of Australia's leading banks, Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd., Thursday denied media reports that it is planning to move 3000 back-office jobs ...
 

Mobile banking set to grow
domain-B - Khandala,Maharashtra,India
Mobile banking has emerged the most promising front end technology for broadening the access of finance in the country. By Probir Roy Two important yet ...
 

Saviance brings Disney training programmes to India
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Mahajan said that companies in the IT, banking and finance, travel and tourism and even the FMCG sectors have attended the ongoing Disney workshops. ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: India : Banking & Finance

How Anti-Inflation Works
By shravya
We know that India is producing below its capacity and there exists a lot of unemployment. Therefore, an increase in aggregate demand increases employment more than increase in prices. Our Finance Minister is concerned with encouraging ...
- http://theviewspaper.net

Indian Economy : RBI hikes CRR by 25 bps, repo rates unchanged
IN a concerted drive to tame inflation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sought to suck out over Rs 9000 crore from the banking system by increasing statutory deposits that banks need to keep with it, a move that could put upward ...
Doond Forums - http://www.doond.com/forum

L & T Infotech - 5th to 9th May 2008 - Chennai - COBOL / JCL ...
By itsearchbox
Domain Expertise (if any required):Banking,Finance Experience /Skills Mandatory Skills: COBOL,JCL,VSAM,CICS,DB2 Preferred Skills: Domain expertise on Banking domain Soft skills: Excellent Communication and client interface skills ...
Itsearchbox's Weblog - http://itsearchbox.wordpress.com

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 30 April 2008
By Finbar Taggit
Fionnuala Earley, chief economist at Nationwide, poured cold water on hopes voiced by the Chancellor last week that the Bank of England's £50 billion injection of capital into the banking sector would loosen the mortgage market. ...
Technophobiac Finance Blog - http://finance.technophobiac.net

THE WORLD today!
By 1read
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which sets global standards for regulation, has underlined determination for closer risk controls on banks. Other priority issues to deal with are the high energy prices and shortages and high ...
- http://1read.wordpress.com

 Web Alert for: India : Banking & Finance

Opportunities in India - Banking & Financial Services
Opportunities in India's Banking & Financial Services Sector ... Retail Finance is expected to grow at an annual rate of 18%, from US$27.6 billion in ...

 

 

 

 

Reforms, State, Policy

Reforms, State, Policy

New Job Loss Figures for Michigan Confirm the Need for Policy Reforms
The Heartland Institute - Chicago,IL,USA
Economists including LaFaive say what's lacking in Michigan is a serious discussion of labor and tax reforms that would truly improve the state's stagnant ...
 

State targets 'pay to play'
Chicago Tribune - United States
Rod Blagojevich as providing the public pressure needed to push lawmakers to act after reforms have stalled for years. "For many years, Illinois has been ...
 

Sarkozy's France The presidency as theatre
Economist - UK
He has adopted a more sober presidential style, admitted to mistakes and promised a fresh round of reforms. Yet the man who was elected to shake up France ...
 

Paid parental leave, energy policy top Buswell agenda
WA Business News (subscription) - Northbridge,Western Australia,Australia
Embattled state opposition leader Troy Buswell used a pre-planned address to a business lunch today to outline his policy agenda, which includes proposals ...
 

Address by Australian PM to Members Government Senior Executive ...
eGov monitor - London,UK
I understand the vast difference made by good policy design, implementation and service delivery having worked myself at both the Commonwealth and State ...
 

Tax Amnesty Urged
Hartford Courant - United States
By CHRISTOPHER KEATING And MARK PAZNIOKAS | Courant Staff Writers With a new estimate showing that the state has suddenly fallen into a projected $19 ...
 

Focus on Mental Health Care Reforms in Europe: Mental Health ...
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - USA
Financing is crucial, but equally important are sustained leadership by policy makers and the psychiatric profession, workforce reform, involvement of the ...
 

Let's make all jobs greener with 'climate quality standards'
Grist Magazine - Seattle,WA,USA
Let's use the winning frames honed by progressives as they have won other economic development reforms. These reforms include job quality standards ...
 

Zimbabwe: Country Faces Biggest Threat Since Independence
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
In a referendum to give a electoral mandate to the constitutional reforms designed to escalate the land redistribution programme, the formation of an ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: Reforms, State, Policy

State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the US
By A Voice(A Voice)
As this report reveals, however, while most states are generally in compliance with the limited letter of the federal statute, few state policies adequately further the legislative intent in these gravest cases. ...
Sex Offender Research by A Voice... - http://sexoffenderresearch.blogspot.com/

Industrialisation Hai?
By dr anonymous
state capitalism/minimal social democracy (however you want to describe the planning period–the more important point is that it was moderate or minimal reform of the social structure, and geared towards a vision of industrialization) ...
pass the roti on the left hand side - http://www.passtheroti.com

Abused Children Dying Under Shroud of State Secrecy
By Louise Uccio(Louise Uccio)
abused and neglected children through education, public policy, legislative reform, and litigation. www.firststar.org About The Children's Advocacy Institute The Children's Advocacy Institute, of the University of San Diego ...
Disgusted with the system - http://disgustedwiththesystem.blogspot.com/

Michigan State Senate Health Policy Committee to discuss health ...
By Nutrition Guy
Michigan State Senate Health Policy Committee to discuss health … MLive.com, MI - 1 hour ago by Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo Gazette By Alex Nixon LANSING — A state Senate committee was to take up the issue of health-insurance reform this ...
GlycoBlog - http://www.glycoblog.com

Number of California's potential immigrant voters to
By Patricia Lopez(Dr. Angela Valenzuela)
maximize the state's pro-immigrant vote. It also undergirds efforts to intensify political and civic action to help immigrants better integrate into society and win comprehensive legislative reforms, long stalled in Congress. ...
Educational Equity, Politics... - http://texasedequity.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

Hollywood, Actors, Actress, Celebrity

Hollywood, Actors, Actress, Celebrity

Activists tap celebrity power for Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Reuters - USA
By Paul Eckert, Asia Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood actors including Will Ferrell and Sylvester Stallone have joined a monthlong video ...
 

Scarlett seduces Rushdie in video!
Metro - London,UK
by ANN LEE - Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Actress-turned-singer Scarlett Johansson is spotted canoodling with writer Salman Rushdie in the video for her new ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: Hollywood, Actors, Actress, Celebrity

Actor Jason Biggs has secretly got married
The 'American Pie' star tied the knot with actress fiancee Jenny Mollen in a secret Los Angeles ceremony last Wednesday (23.04.08). The pair wed away from family and friends because they didn't want a big ceremony with lots of guests. ...
Hollywood Rag - Celebrity Gossip Board - http://www.hollywoodrag.com/index.php?/forums/

On Emergence of New Celebrity Culture and Economics
By quboguo
It became in a sense irrelevant how great an actor of actress is on screen, but rather how good they are at generating interesting stories in their real lives. Though true movie stars are fading but interested in the lives of the famous ...
Film 101-Now and Then - http://qubo.edublogs.org

Former ?Sopranos? star Edie Falco has adopted a baby girl from Florida
By Hollywood Rag - Celebrity Gossip Board
The 44-year-old actress - who also has a three-year-old adopted son Anderson - adopted Macy in February, her manager Richie Jackson has confirmed. Jackson added: ?Everybody is thrilled and doing great.? Falco - who has previously dated ...
The Celebrity Rag - http://www.thecelebrityrag.com/

Hollywood, Here They Come!
While it's been a challenge for many Asian American actors and actresses to break into Hollywood, it'sa much easier road for their Asian counterparts to make a debut there.
Digg / upcoming - http://digg.com/

2008 Daytime Emmy Nominations
By alex martin
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Trent Dawson (Henry Coleman, ATWT) Daniel Cosgrove (Bill Lewis, GL) Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks, OLTL) Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher, Y&R) Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, Y&R) Supporting Actress in a ...
Celebrity Profile,Biography,News,Cele... - http://celebrityunplugged.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

Economy & Policy

 

 

Economy & Policy

India orders banks to reserve more cash
Times Online - UK
... would have placed too heavy a burden to India's slowing economy. Sonal Varma, the Lehman Brothers economist, said: "This was a prudent policy response, ...
 

India immune to global crisis
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Policy makers across the world maybe wondering if the optimistic theories about decoupling between Wall Street and Dalal Street were a case of wishful ...
 

India Is Still the Tortoise, China Is the Hare
Bloomberg - USA
It's no reason to delay efforts to replicate India's success with software and back-office operations elsewhere in the economy. Here, China's enviable place ...
 

Can the World Survive a US Downturn?
TIME - USA
In the past, any downturn in the US economy would send Asian policy makers, businessmen and workers into cold sweats. The reason is that Asia has been so ...
 

India's growth story intact: New CII president
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
New Delhi: India's growth story is intact and the economy will expand by 8.5-9 per cent in the current fiscal, driven by a strong corporate performance, ...
 

India raises a toast to Iran
Asia Times Online - Kowloon,Hong Kong
Clearly, dealing with both Iran and the US will be one of the big foreign-policy challenges India will face in the near future. Siddharth Srivastava is a ...
 

India must stand up to China
Times of India - India
India's China policy must be based on strengthening our position internally and waiting patiently on the external front for our time to arrive. ...
 

Trade Between Canada and India Set to Burgeon
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
... a bigger share of India's booming economy and human capital. And in the process, Canada may be defining its strategic foreign policy interests in Asia. ...
 

India's March Exports Grow 26.6%, Miss Annual Target (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
... Sudan, Ghana and Colombia, Nath said on April 11, while announcing the nation's latest trade policy. Nath has set a target of more than tripling India's ...
 

Jamal Mecklai: Nehru`s Heirs, Nero`s Legacy
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
The importance of inflation management in India was brought home to me many years ago in a very strange and wonderful way. It was 1986 or 87, I had recently ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: India : Economy & Policy

Target 25% Manufacturing share of GDP by 2020 says new CII President
By admin
Besides being the greatest bottleneck to India's growth, the sector also has the greatest capacity to absorb huge investments and thereby keep the economy moving at a fast clip, said Mr Kamath. Drawing attention to the episodic problem ...
Frontier India Current Affairs - http://frontierindia.com

May 01, 2008
By Bahadir(Bahadir)
So many infrastructure and construction projects are now under way that the pool of workers with even the most basic skills is running dangerously dry, which may slow India's economic growth. Push comes to shove in Afghanistan In his ...
TurcoPundit - http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/

Good Pipelines Make Good Neighbors
By Kevin Sullivan
Thirdly, there is a growing view that New Delhi has to learn how to deal and balance various nations' interests to sustain a high-growing Indian economy, in need for new markets for both export and import. India's gross domestic product ...
Independent Liberal - http://kevinsullivan.poligazette.com

 Web Alert for: India : Economy & Policy

The Indian Economy Blog » On Corporate Political Resposibility
In India's political economy they are an 'interested party' on various issues. Furthermore, their ability to shape government policy has been limited to the ...

 

 

 

 

India- Movies, Cinema

India- Movies, Cinema

Bollywood awards due in June
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The awards, the Indian cinema's most lavish ceremony, will be broadcast live around the world by the Star India satellite channel to a potential audience of ...
 

Human rights film festival opens
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
Festival films are being screened at Seef Cinema, Dana Cinema, Bahrain Training Institute and other cultural theatres and universities. ...
 

VIEW: Ramadoss should re-examine his priorities
Times of India - India
After asking actors to quit smoking on screen and to stop endorsing junk food, Ramadoss has turned his attention to alcohol consumption in cinema. ...
 

No licenses for cinemas not screening Marathi films
Little About - Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
34 cinemas in Mumbai faced the ire of Maharashtra politics for breaching a condition that binds the cinema owners to screen Marathi films at least 4 weeks ...
 

Suniel Shetty prefers comedy to action movies
Hindustan Times - India
Sabi Hussain, Press Trust Of India He might have added a new dimension to action cinema with his spine-chilling fight sequences in films like Mohra, ...
 

THE PERFECT MIX
Screen Weekly - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
films old, he recently won the MAMI-Kodak award for his contribution to cinema His landing into films wasn't really planned. The son of parents who were ...
 

SPE bags global rights for PNC-DQE's 'Meerabai Not Out'
Indiantelevision.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
PNC and DQE have recently joined hands to co-develop and co-produce six movies in the next 3 to 4 years time, within a budget of $45 million (around Rs 1.8 ...
 

 Blogs Alert for: India- Movies, Cinema

Indian TV Guide for all major channels : ZipAZap Indian TV Guide
By ZipAZap.com(ZipAZap.com)
Movies channels - Star Movies, HBO, Zee Studio, Pix, Hallmark, Zee Cinema, Filmy, SetMax, Zee Classic, Zee Premiere, Star Gold, B4U Movies, Zee Action, Channel Citi, Jhankar Movies, Zee Classic, Bindaas Movies, Space Black, Movie Magic, ...
- http://zipazap.blogspot.com/

SUBWAY CINEMA NEWS: May 1 - 7, 2008 NOW PLAYING Angelica Film ...
By daniel(paul)
SUBWAY CINEMA NEWS: May 1 - 7, 2008 NOW PLAYING Angelica Film Center MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (2008, Hong Kong/USA) Daily Wong Kar-wai's latest movie stars Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and a bunch of other folks and, frankly, ...
Subway Cinema News - http://subwaycinema.blogspot.com/

[Reader-list] For the Lower Castes Bollywood No Longer A Dream Too Far
By reader
"For the first time in Indian history, our generation has a lot more hope to break down things like caste," he said, sitting beneath Indian movie posters. "We have to keep trying. And if anything can unite India, it will be our cinema." ...
[Reader-List] relay - http://readerlist.freeflux.net/blog/

Bollywood awards due in June
By Gaurav(Newz)
Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Phornsiri Manoharn said Indian movies had their own unique distribution channel, which helped Thai tourism reach Indians living not only in India, but also overseas. ...
Bollywood News & Video - http://bollywood-newz.blogspot.com/

Pune Culture
By mlongfarfield
This week we've been attending the 6th European Film Festival, just down the road from our flat, at the National Film Archive of India. It is a busy scene at the Archives. No movies here, just films please, with local cinema buffs, ...
From The Far Field - http://fromthefarfield.wordpress.com