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Monthly News January 2014

Hero Hockey World League Final
Punjab Warriors thrash Mumbai Magicians ...

Punjab Warriors thrash Mumbai Magicians 5-3 to register first win in HIL

Putting behind their last night’s defeat against Delhi, Punjab Warriors made a promising start to the encounter and created trouble for the Mumbai defense from the onset. Agustin Mazzilli put Punjab Warriors ahead in the seventh minute by scoring from a rebound after young Affan... read more »

Saina Nehwal slips to ninth in world badminton rankings
Saina Nehwal ends title drought, wins Sy...

Saina Nehwal ends title drought, wins Syed Modi

Top seed Saina Nehwal prevailed over compatriot and second seed PV Sindhu 21-14, 21-17 to win the $120,000 Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold tournament in Lucknow on Sunday. The home tournament provided Saina the much-needed platform to end her title drought. The Indian had not won a... read more »

Rafael Nadal at Australian Open third round
Back problem made it impossible to win A...

Back problem made it impossible to win Australian Open: Rafael Nadal

World No1 Rafael Nadal shed tears during the Australian Open trophy ceremony following an emotional roller-coaster against Stanislas Wawrinka, and said a sudden back problem made it impossible to win the Grand Slam final. The top seed was denied a 14th Grand Slam title by Swiss star Stanislas... read more »

MNS chief Raj Thackeray always looks for...

MNS chief Raj Thackeray always looks for cheap publicity, says NCP

Mumbai – The NCP has hit out at MNS chief Raj Thackeray for telling his workers to not pay toll even if that means resorting to violence. “Raj Thackeray is always looking out for means to get cheap publicity. He must refrain from such acts,” said NCP leader Tariq Anwar. NCP leader... read more »

IT Department restrains Cairn Energy plc from selling India stake

The Income Tax Department, which is probing Cairn Energy plc’s transfer of India assets, has asked the UK-based company not to dispose of its 10.3 per cent holding in Cairn... read more »

Jet Airways (India) Ltd, Gary Kenneth Toomey, CEO quits

Jet Airways launches flash sales of 10% discount on international sector

Mumbai – Two days after Indian airlines slashed fares by 50% on domestic routes, Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the country’s largest airline by passengers carried, cut fares by 10% for... read more »

US import alert may hurt Ranbaxy Laboratories, says Macquarie

US import alert may hurt Ranbaxy Laboratories, says Macquarie

FDA has overnight put an import alert on Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd’s API facility at Toansa. According to FDA, its inspection of the Toansa facility in January identified current good... read more »

Eminent scientist Stephen Hawking debunks Albert Einstein’s black hole theory

Eminent scientist Stephen Hawking has posted a new paper online that demolishes modern black hole theory. The wheelchair-bound genius said that the idea of an event horizon, from which... read more »

Bangalore becomes first Indian city to have free wifi hotspots

Bangalore –  Bangalore has become the first city in India to have free wifi hotspots. The project, launched at the iconic MG Road in central Bangalore, allows a person to browse upto three... read more »