The top floor of the world-famous Hotel Taj Intercontinental in Mumbai caught fire after a bomb explosion as terrorists struck at seven locations in the metropolis late Wednesday night.The 22-storey, five-star hotel by the Arabian Sea was one of the targets of the terrorist attack. An explosion on the top floor soon engulfed the top floor of the hotel in fire.

Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, officials said.

Earlier in the night, terrorists opened fire at police and paramilitary forces outside the Taj Hotel between 10.15 p.m. and 10.30 p.m., police officials said.

Ashok Motiani Renowned Financial Astrologer predicted that BSE Sensex will soon pass its worst phase and reach 16,000 mark by March 2009. Ashok Motiani predicted this during an exclusive interview on CNBC-TV18. Mr. Motiani believes that worst is over and now it will be boom time for BSE Sensex.

“My target for Sensex is at least 15,000 and it can go up to 16,000 and for Nifty it is more than 4,500,” said Ashok Motiani. Ashok Motiani earlier predicted that market will decline heavily during July 2007 and his predictions came true. His financial predictions are considered accurate in the industry circle.
Julakanti Srinivas Reddy alias Moddu Srinu, whose name figured in several murder cases, on Wednesday was acquitted of the charge in the murder case of pan shop owner Ramakrishna in the city, on Wednesday.

This is the second murder case in city in which Srinu was cleared of the charge. Last year, he was acquitted in the kidnap and murder case of a car driver registered by the Chikkadpally police. In the latest case, three more accused - Patolla Goverdhan Reddy of Revolutionary Patriotic Tigers and M. Anjaih - who were charged with conspiring to kill Ramakrishna and Tirupati Balanna, were also acquitted. The court struck off the conspiracy charge since the prosecution failed to present substantiating evidence. Twenty-eight 28 witnesses were produced in the case. Two eyewitnesses presented by the police told the court that the same accused, who attacked Ramakrishna with knives earlier, had gunned him down on August 16, 2004, while he was in his pan shop. As the persons arrested in the attack case were different, the court could not take their statement into consideration, the defence advocate Nayan Kumar told The Hindu. Srinu and Balanan were acquitted on benefit of doubt.

Hailing from Challagonda village in Guntur district, Sreenu was accused of involvement in many murder cases including that of Telugu Desam MLA Paritala Ravindra.

courtesy : http://www.hinduonnet.com

With Election Day over, it's a fine time for exhausted voters to kick back and pop in a movie about elections and the U.S. presidency.

And when you do, what will you find? African-American presidents. Female vice presidents. Heated campaigns, scrappy politics, negative advertising. Barack Obama's victory was one for the history books, but movies got there first. For several decades now, filmmakers have pictured such a twist on the executive branch, filling the screen with charismatic U.S. leaders of assorted shapes and colors.

This list isn't comprehensive, but it suggests a few clear themes. The first reflects a common fear that any African-American who makes it to the White House is in danger of being assassinated. The second is a tendency, pronounced among mega-budget disaster films, to feature a black president in times of global calamity. And a third is the fact that African-Americans and women more frequently assume power in the realm of science fiction, where authors often imagine what humankind has yet to achieve.

The events on the first day of the fourth Test almost followed the trend of this series. An Indian captain called the right side of the
coin and promptly said, ‘We will bat’. Virender Sehwag once again began his ride on top gear but departed after giving India a flying start. Rahul Dravid continued with his poor form and VVS Laxman didn’t fail to contribute another beautiful innings.

The only deviation, a pleasant one, was provided by Sachin Tendulkar. After failing to reach triple figure in the series, despite essaying many innings that promised more but never materialised into something big, the master obliged by scoring 109 as India finished at 311 for 5.



Hyderabad has a vigorous and a cosmopolitan nightlife. There area unit several pubs and bars in Hyderabad that area unit open until the wee hours. The nightlife offers some widespread amusement with nightclubs, theaters and live music that pulls young adults.

Banjara Hills, Begumpet and Somajiguda area unit continuously noisy excitedly.

You can sit and hear the sounds of live amusement, or dance the night away at one among the most well liked clubs. notwithstanding your pleasure, you're bound to have the time of your life.

As the sun goes down Hyderabad Nightlife heats up. Prepare yourself for an excellent nightlife in Hyderabad! There area unit lots to decide on from.


ISKCON Temple Schedule

3.30 a.m. - Devotees rise, take bath and put on fresh clothing.
4.15 a.m. - Mangal Arati. First ceremony of the day.
4.50 a.m. - 5.15 a.m. Japa-meditation period. A devotee is required to chant 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha mantra (about 2 hours) each day.
6.30 a.m. - Srimad Bhagavatam Discourses
7.45 a.m. - Shringar Darshan Arati.
8.00 a.m. - Guru Puja.
9.30 a.m. - Prasadam-simple but substantial main meal of the day consisting of rice, dhal, vegetable and chapaties.
10.00 a.m.- Devotional duties
5.00 p.m. - Devotees shower & prepare for evening temple programme-evening prasadam consisting of filing but lighter meal, milk, fruits.
6.30 p.m. - Tulasi Arati.
6.45 p.m. - Sandhya Arati.
7.30 p.m. - Class on Bhagavad-Gita.
8.45 p.m. - Study period.
9.30 p.m. - Devotees retire for the day.



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The battle for the United States presidency entered its final hours on Monday, with polls showing Democrat Senator Barack Obama holding a solid lead in his historic quest to become the first black U.S. President. His rival, John McCain of the Republican Party, was grasping for a last-minute upset.

On the last day of his 21-month campaign for the White House, Mr. Obama told supporters in Jacksonville, Florida, that the outcome of the longest, most expensive U.S. presidential contest in history was up to them.

“That’s how we’re gonna change this country — with your help,” he told the crowd, amid chants of “O-bam-a, O-bam-a.”

“And that’s why we can’t afford to slow down, sit back, or let up, one minute, or one second in the next twenty-four hours. Not one minute. Not one hour. Not one second. Not now. Not when so much is at stake.”

Moms-to-be, you can safely drink a small glass of wine every week for a new study has suggested that taking alcohol during pregnancy does no harm to children and may actually improve their behavior and vocabulary.
Earlier studies suggested that drinking alcohol during pregnancy could harm unborn kids. Now a team at the University College London has claimed that it's safe for to-be-mothers to drink small quantities of wine every week.

Increasingly higher doses of milk may ease and possibly help children allergic to milk overcome the condition, a new study has found.

The findings are based on a study of 19 patients, conducted by Johns Hopkins Children's Centre and Duke University.

Illuminating and encouraging, investigators say, because this is the first-ever double-blinded and placebo-controlled study of milk immunotherapy.

Kids are safe, secure and protected from injuries when grandparents are around, a boon for working parents, according to a new study.

Compared to organised daycare or care by the mother or other relatives, having a grandmother watch a child was associated with a decreased risk of injury for the child.

According to researchers, the odds of injury were significantly greater among children whose parents never married, compared with children whose mothers stayed married.

Similarly, odds of injury were greater for children living in homes in which the father did not co-reside. These associations were independent of family income, according to a Bloomberg press release. The results were published in the November issue of Paediatrics.

ICICI Bank, the country’s largest private bank and the second largest after government-owned State Bank of India, has told the Reserve Bank of India that it will significantly temper down its credit or growth in advances. This may result in a shrinking of its balance sheet if the economic environment in India remains sluggish over the next two or three years.
Government sources said ICICI Bank, which has total assets of Rs 3,85,000 crore or $81.5 billion as on September 2008, wrote to the central bank last month that it will not grow its assets in the retail segment as aggressively as it did in the last three years. In a falling interest rate regime, ICICI Bank expanded vigorously in the retail segment with 35-40% growth in advances. “We borrowed wholesale funds and expanded rapidly. This was the right strategy in a falling interest rate scenario,” Chanda Kochhar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, ICICI Bank, told The Indian Express.

But Kochhar said the bank has now tightened its term loans, credit card loans and two-wheeler loans in its bid to moderate its retail advances. “We also reduced dependence on wholesale deposits in a rising interest rate scenario and our growth is centred more around CASA (current account, savings account) deposits now,” she said.

The bank’s net profits during April-Sept 2008 dropped 2% year-on-year and its group net profits declined 22.7%. Global credit rating agency Moody’s today lowered its baseline credit assessment. It said the bank’s asset quality has been on an adverse trend, with bad loans up to 4.2% of gross loans in September compared with 2.8% a year ago. The absolute volume of such loans increased year-on-year to 60.2%, it noted.

courtesy:http://news.indiamart.com
Moms-to-be, beware! Ensure that you don't down more than two small cups of coffee a day, for a study has claimed that taking too much caffeine in pregnancy could lead to underweight babies.
Researchers in Britain have carried out the study and found that women with a caffeine intake of more than 200 mg a day are more likely to give birth to smaller babies who are prone to die early or suffer developmental problems.

They have based their findings on a survey of 2,500 pregnant women who were given questionnaires asking them about their daily caffeine intake, leading newspaper the 'Daily Mail' reported.

Finally, Telugu has got the crown it deserves-the status of a classical language. Telugu is one of the four Indian languages to be accorded the rare status. The other three are Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada.

Of them, Kannada too got the recognition along with Telugu on Friday. The Centre conferred the status on these two South Indian languages on the eve of the formation day of both these states. After the Centre declared Tamil as a classical language a few years ago, a movement had been launched in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to get classical status for both these languages.