Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan ends his illustrious Test career, claiming his 800th Test wicket in his last match against India on Thursday July 22, 2010 at Galle (Sri Lanka).
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Muralitharan created a record with a staggering 800 wickets
July 23rd, 2010 
nrmodh Diesel to cost less in Delhi from July 20
July 18th, 2010 nrmodh 
Diesel is likely to get cheaper by Rs.2.37 per litre in the capital as the Delhi government Friday announced a decrease in the value added tax (VAT) on the fuel from July 20.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said while announcing the decision: “We have decided to decrease the VAT on diesel from 20 percent to 12.5 percent from July 20. This is likely to bring down the prices of the fuel in the capital.” (more…)
Pakistan serious about normalising ties with India: Qureshi
July 18th, 2010 nrmodh 
A day after his tirade against India, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday toned down his rhetoric saying Pakistan is very serious about normalising bilateral ties and stressed that the decision to continue talks is a “good augury”.
“We are very serious about normalising our relations with India. I met with my Indian counterpart in Islamabad just day before yesterday. We agreed to embark on a sustained dialogue process. The decision to continue the talks is a good augury,” said Qureshi.
Emphasising that normal relation between Pakistan and India will have far-reaching salutary effects for South Asia and beyond, he said: “Pakistan will do its utmost to make this happen”. (more…)
Dhoni outshines Sachin by Rs 200-cr deal with Rhiti Sports
July 13th, 2010 nrmodh 
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a whopping Rs200 crore endorsement deal with a talent management company, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar in the corporate contract sweepstakes.
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No Comments »Microsoft finalized Office 2010
April 17th, 2010 nrmodh 
Microsoft said Friday that it has wrapped up development work on the next version of the Office family, including Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010.
The products were “released to manufacturing,” which is the final engineering step. The products are slated to be available for businesses next month and Microsoft is holding a launch event on May 12 in New York.
“RTM is the final engineering milestone of a product release and our engineering team has poured their heart and soul into reaching this milestone,” vice president Takeshi Numoto said in a blog posting. “It is also an appropriate time to re-emphasize our sincere gratitude to the more than 5,000 organizations and partners who have worked with us on rapid deployment and testing of the products.”
Aamir Khan fall down the hills
April 17th, 2010 nrmodh 
Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan is ready to fall down from the slopes of the hills. He’s not committing suicide or trying a new stunt for his next film. Actually, the super star will soon, be skiing down the slopes in the exotic locales of France. Aamir Khan, who has taken a year off from the film industry, is bonding big time with his family these days. Aamir’s kids Junaid and Ira had already left for France 3 days back with their grand mom and aunts. Now Aamir and wife Kiran Rao will be joining the tea.
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