Cricket Update Till Now

Test matches

2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele - Sep 8-12, 2011

Sri Lanka 174; Australia 264/3

SE Marsh 87* MEK Hussey 76* RAS Lakmal 14.3-2-60-1 S Prasanna 18-2-62-0

Stumps - Australia lead by 90 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

One-Day Internationals

3rd ODI: England v India at The Oval - Sep 9, 2011

India 109/5 (30 ov)

MS Dhoni 38* RA Jadeja 27* RS Bopara 1-0-8-0 GP Swann 4-0-16-0

England won the toss and elected to field

Ducati India now has a dedicated website

ducati.co.in

While Ducati, may have been the brand that everyone wanted to see up close until a few years ago, today, they're ruling the roost when it comes to luxury bikes in India. While one may wonder, where do you actually ride these quick speed machines, for those who swear by Ducati, it's never difficult to find the right road and whiz by.

Nokia to have a bigger dual SIM portfolio

 Nokia's chief executive, Steven Elop, during his visit to India, said that Nokia will focus on dual SIM handsets, reducing the price of smartphones, including Windows Phone 7 devices.

With increasing competition and dwindling sales figures, Nokia has in recent times been searching for segments in which to focus its resources in India.

A top Nokia executive recently defined the company's focus areas as the less than-Rs 6,000 handsets with S40 being the desired platform and internet connectivity an important feature.
More detailed strategy emerged when Steven Elop, the chief executive officer of Nokia, visited India recently.

German Court Upholds Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban (Again)

German consumers who were looking to get their hands on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are still out of luck. The Düsseldorf Regional Court on Friday upheld its preliminary injunction against Samsung, a ruling that stems from a patent lawsuit filed by Apple.

The ruling means that a previous ban on selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany remains. As noted by patent blogger Florian Mueller, "Samsung has exhausted its options with the Düsseldorf Regional Court on the fast track," but it does have options.

Microsoft's online services hit by outage

Several of Microsoft's online services suffered an outage on Thursday but are reportedly all back up at this point.

The company's Office 365, Hotmail, SkyDrive, and various Windows Live services were down throughout the world for a period of around three hours. Microsoft acknowledged the outage late yesterday in its Inside Windows Live blog and on its Office 365 Twitter feed and said that it was working to resolve the issue.
After a couple of hours of investigation, the company pinned the cause on a DNS (Domain Name System) issue and said that it was starting to see intermittent recovery in various regions of the world. DNS is responsible for translating domain names, such as microsoft.com, into IP addresses, such as 207.46.170.123, so that Internet traffic can be delivered to the right location.

Tata Motors Chief Executive Officer Forster Resigns Citing Personal Reason

Tata Motors Ltd. (TTMT), owner of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, said group Chief Executive Officer Carl-Peter Forster resigned with immediate effect due to “unavoidable personal circumstances.”
“The board respects Carl-Peter’s personal circumstances that led to this move,” Chairman Ratan Tata said in an e-mailed statement today. “We would like to thank him for his contributions to the successful development of our company.”

Sensex ends 300 points lower;Sterlite,RIL,SBI down

MUMBAI: Benchmarks ended three-day rally and closed in the negative territory as traders unwounded long positions near crucial resistance levels following weakness in global markets. The US president Barrack Obama's plans to create more jobs by giving $ 447 billion stimulus failed to lift sentiments.

According to analysts, the market had rallied in the past few sessions and a correction was expected. Investors will now look out for IIP data and Reserve Bank of India's policy meet next week for further direction. The market is expected to consolidate in a range for next few sessions and may witness some volatility in rate sensitive sectors.

Plot to free bin Laden's family

Pakistan is warning that the Taliban are plotting to secure the freedom of Osama bin Laden's wives and children by kidnapping a high-ranking government official and then offering to exchange him or her for the former terror chief's family.

US Navy Seals killed bin Laden in a May helicopter-borne raid on his house in north-western Pakistan.
They took the corpse with them, but left at least two of his wives and several children in the house.
They were detained by Pakistani authorities.

Obama Proposes $447 Billion Jobs Stimulus Plan

President Barack Obama channeled the national frustration with the economy that threatens his political standing and challenged the U.S. Congress to pass a $447 billion jobs plan tilted heavily toward the Republican prescription of tax cuts.

The president, speaking before a joint session of Congress, demanded six times that lawmakers act “right away” on a plan that would boost spending on infrastructure, stem teacher layoffs and cut in half the payroll taxes paid by workers and small business owners.

Third mail warns Ahmedabad, IM mail traced to WB

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sources on Friday told CNN-IBN that the e-mail supposedly sent by the Indian Mujahideen claiming responsibility for the Delhi blast has been traced to West Bengal even as a third e-mail surfaced warning of an attack in Ahmedabad. However, efforts are still underway to trace the IP address of the Indian Mujahideen e-mail.