29th Dec --- National News

1.Visiting Japanese Prime minister Yukio Hatoyama met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties in various fields including security, trade and explore the possibility of cooperation in civil nuclear energy.

2. CBI spokesman in New Delhi said Law and Home Ministries are being consulted on appealing against the trial court judgement in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case including adding charges of abetment to suicide.

3. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to defeat the al-Qaeda terrorist network and hit them anywhere in the world from where they are plotting attack against the US.

4. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat on Monday said the international cricketing body will take about a month to decide on Delhi's status as an international venue.

28 Dec -- DoorDarshan News

1. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat on Monday said the international cricketing body will take about a month to decide on Delhi's status as an international venue.

2. Congress Ministers from Telangana in Andhra Pradesh on Monday said they will not take back their resignations until the party high command sets a time frame for the formation of separate Telangana state.

3. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren with the support of 43 MLAs met the Governor K Shankarnarayanan and staked his claim to form the new government in Jharkhand.

4. The mad rush to set up Special Economic Zones that house export-oriented manufacturing units three years ago turned cold in 2009, as demand for commercial space waned due to the global meltdown.

5. India has lined up a series of meetings with the ASEAN members -over the next seven months to reach a deal on opening up services trade, after opening up of merchandise trade.

6. The government has imposed an additional 5 per cent export duty on iron ore fines and lumps, a move aimed at curbing iron ore exports, which the industry said would adversely affect the mining sector

7. Beijing will not relax its efforts to sell Chinese products overseas in 2010 and seek a bigger share in the global market, China's vice trade minister said on Sunday.

DoorDardarshan News - 27th Dec

1. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that the Indian economy has seen a phase of around 8.5 per cent growth during the UPA government's regime.

2. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren with the support of 43 MLAs met the Governor K Shankarnarayanan and staked his claim to form the new government in Jharkhand.

3. President Pratibha Patil has accepted the resignation of Governor of Andhra Pradesh N D Tiwari and asked the Chattisgarh Governor to discharge the duties till further arrangements are made.

4. Taking the terror bid on, a US plane as a reminder of the al Qaeda threat, US lawmakers have scheduled a series of Congressional hearings in January to "get to the bottom" of the Christmas day incident and investigate in any lapses occurred.

5. Air travellers worldwide faced tightened security on Sunday as authorities ramped up efforts to prevent attacks in the wake of a failed bid to blow up an airplane over the US.

Doordarshan News : 26th Dec

Happy Christmas To every One---------------

1.
13 AP ministers fax resignation letter to Sonia, violence continues
The crisis over the Telangana issue on Friday deepened further with all 13 Andhra ministers from that region faxing a common resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi even as pro-statehood protesters set ablaze vehicles and indulged in violence in several areas.

2.
JMM claims it will form govt with BJP and AJSU
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Friday claimed it would form government in Jharkhand under the leadership of its president Shibu Soren with the support of BJP and AJSU.

3.
US Senate approves Healthcare Reform Bill
With the U.S. Senate passing on Thursday (24th December, 2009) its version of legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama said supporters were "incredibly close" to enacting the reform package into law.

4.

Rupee bounces back by 22 paise to 46.65/66

The rupee on Thursday appreciated by 12 paise to 46.75 a dollar in early trade in line with other firming Asian currencies.

5.
India to review FDI rules every six months: Anand Sharma
Releasing a compendium of all FDI -related 177 press notes for comments from public, the government on Thursday said it would review its foreign direct investment rules twice a year from the next fiscal.

6.
US Treasury receives USD 45 bn from Wells Fargo, Citigroup
The US Treasury has received USD 45 billion from Citigroup and Wells Fargo as repayment of loans which the Obama Administration had given to the two American banking giants to help them recover from financial crisis.

7.

No withdrawal of stimulus before budget: Pranab
The government said the fiscal stimulus given to the industry to combat the adverse impact of the global financial meltdown will not be withdrawn before the budget to be presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in February.

8.
China to provide USD 410 million grant for Lankan projects
China has entered into three framework agreements for providing funding to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 410 million for infrastructure development which includes an international airport.

Doordarshan - 24th Dec - 2009

1. Markets remain in festive mood; Nifty at year's high
The markets continued to cheer investors on the Christmas Eve with the BSE Sensex gaining 129 points and NSE Nitfy setting a new 52-week high at 5,178 on heavy buying by funds ahead of the long weekend amid reports of easing food inflation and positive global cues

2. WB provides USD 100 mn for poverty alleviation project in AP
Encouraged by the success of the poverty alleviation project of Andhra Pradesh, the World Bank announced financing of another USD 100 million to the state for improving efficiency and effectiveness of the programme.

3. Food inflation cools down to 18.65 pc in Dec 2nd week
Food inflation softened to 18.65 per cent for the week ended on 12th December, though essential items like potato and pulses continued to remain expensive.

4. Advani reaches semis, Sethi crashes out of All-India snooker
Ace cueist Pankaj Advani rallied from a 1-4 deficit to register a 5-4 win over Sandeep Gulati to reach the semifinals but veteran Geet Sethi crashed out of the VIP Matrix All-India snooker tournament at Chennai on Thursday.

DoorDarshan News - 23rd December

1. Congress-Marandi combine emerge largest block with 25 seats

2. FC Barcelona's Messi wins World Player of the Year
Lionel Messi has won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for leading Barcelona to an unprecedented treble of Spanish and European titles.

3. Kiwi paceman Shane Bond retires from Test cricket
Injury ravaged Kiwi paceman Shane Bond on Wednesday bid adieu to the Test cricket but would continue playing one-day and Twenty20 formats.

Doordarshan News - 22nd Dec -2009

Reliance makes third gas discovery in KG block:
1.Reliance Industries on Tuesday said it has made a third successive gas discovery in the D3 deep-sea block in the Krishna-Godavari basin, off the east coast.

2.3G spectrum auction as per schedule for 4 pvt players: Raja
The government on Monday said auction for 3G mobile spectrum would commence as per schedule from January 14 next year and allotment would be made to four private players simultaneously by August

3.BSE to allow MF brokers place orders through mobile
Shortly after launching its Mutual Funds transaction platform, Bombay Stock Exchange now plans to allow its brokers place orders through mobile phones in the MF platform.

4.Deora requests PM to issue 20,870-cr oil bonds immediately
With Finance Ministry's defiance pushing fuel retailers into red, Oil Minister Murli Deora has requested PM Manmohan Singh to immediately issue over Rs 20,870 crore worth of bonds to state-run firms to make up for losses they incurred on fuel sales.

5.6-party talks should resume before March: SKorea
South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan said on Tuesday that the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea should resume before March or the nuclear disarmament talks may come to an end.