Madrid - Lionel Messi gave one of the best performances of his promising career in Madrid on Tuesday, scoring a handsome hat- trick as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 in a one-sided cup fifth round, first leg clash.
The Argentine youngster confirmed his status as one of football's brightest stars, at the same time that Barca confirmed their status as the top team in Spain.
Messi missed Barca's 3-1 defeat of Mallorca on Saturday because he returned late from vacation. On Tuesday, he made up for lost time by driving the flat Atletico defence crazy.
The crime rate in Noida is increasing at a sharp rate. People are kidnapped or killed in broad daylight and crowed places. Recently an MBA student was abducted on Monday night from outside Noida's biggest mall - The Great India Place. Thaen the girl was taken to Gali Chowkhandi village in Sector 71 where she was gang raped and assaulted physically. 
Addressing media during a function on Monday to mark the up gradation of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute at the Victoria Hospital complex, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss revealed plans regarding National Urban Health Mission. 
The Union Health and Family Welfare ministry will soon make labeling of food products mandatory. This step has been taken to make consumers aware of ingredients, calories and saturated fat they intake. Government authorities believe that labeling food items will also make people aware of the harms of consuming junk food. 
San Francisco - Ron Asheton, whose guitar playing with Iggy Pop and the Stooges helped lay the foundations for punk rock, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, police said Tuesday.
Washington - The woman president-elect Barack Obama calls "granny" will travel to his inauguration from her home in Kenya.
