At 21:53 UTC on January 12, 2010 an earthquake with a magnitude 7.0 struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The US Geological Survey (USGS) says that it was the most violent earthquake to strike the impoverished country in a century, and death tolls are reported to be rising into the hundreds of thousands. "Porte-au-Prince is probably one of the worst constructed cities in the world, and even the presidential palace collapsed," said Roger Bilham, from the University of Colorado-Boulder. "This is an earthquake many of us were expecting to occur sooner or later."

YSR is no more. He has been killed in a helicopter crash in Nallamalla forest. The news of YSR’s death has plunged not only Andhra state but the whole nation into mourning, as stunned YSR and Congress supporters throughtout the country express their grief on this accident. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was born on 8th July 1949 in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh. He was popularly known as YSR. He was one of the popular faces of Andhra Politics. He was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from the Kadapa constituency for four terms and to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for five terms from the Pulivendula constituency. In 2003, he undertook a three month long paadayaatra, or walking tour, across several districts in Andhra Pradesh. As a result of this paadayaatra, Congress Party came up with huge majority in state Assembly elections and he became the chief minister. He led his party to victory in the next general and assembly elections held in 2009, also.

Satyam Computer Services got exposed in 21 days. On December 16, Satyam broke the news of Maytas buyout. The acquisition eventually did not go through as it was severy opposed by the shareholders. A series of resigations from the Satyam board took place subesequently. The final blow came on January 7, when Satyam's promoter Ramalinga Raju wrote a letter to the board saying that Satyam's balance sheet was forged. The balance sheet showed inflated cash & bank balance of Rs 5040 crore. The accrued interest of Rs 376 crore in the books too was non-existent.

In the Q2 of FY09, reported revenues was to the Rs 2700 crore Vs actual revenue of Rs 2112 crore. The Q2FY09 operating margin reported was Rs 649 crore against Rs 61 crore. The Q2FY09 numbers had Rs 588 crore of artificial cash in books.

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.