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US stocks slide amid job cuts, bleak corporate outlook

US stocks slide amid job cuts, bleak corporate outlookNew York  - US stocks fell Wednesday amid concerns over massive job losses and profit warnings from Intel and Time Warner.

Computer chip giant Intel warned of a fourth-quarter sales plunge of more than 23 per cent and said it expected to record an investment loss of about 1 billion dollars.

The world's largest chipmaker originally forecast between 10.1 billion dollars and 10.9 billion dollars in revenue, but now expects revenues in the crucial holiday period to be just 8.2 billion dollars, down from 10.7 billion dollars a year earlier.

Nine-man Valencia escape from Santander with cup draw

Nine-man Valencia escape from Santander with cup draw Madrid  - Spanish cup holders Valencia were relieved to escape with a 1-1 draw away to Racing Santander on Wednesday, in a lively fifth round first leg clash.

Valencia, who beat Getafe 3-1 in last season's final, had Vicente and Miguel sent off in the dying minutes, when Santander came close to winning.

Valencia had taken the lead in the 38th minute, when Santander veteran Gonzalo Colsa headed a Manuel Fernandes corner into his own goal. From then on, the hosts were in the driving seat, with Valencia content to soak up the pressure and play on the break.

Retired Ganguly to pick girls for Kolkata Knight Riders

Retired Ganguly to pick girls for Kolkata Knight RidersFormer Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly will select new babes for Kolkata Knight Riders. According to sources, the Prince of Kolkata, will pick new cheerleaders through bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's upcoming show Knights and Angels.

Kolkata Knight Riders, is an Indian Premier League team (IPL) owned by Shah Rukh Khan

Dada will not only make his television debut in this reality show, but he will also perform a role of judge in the show.

Hospitals refuse admitting burn patient

Kolkata: Hospitals refuse to admit a 28-year-old women who was over 90% burnt in a suicide attempt on Monday. Her family members had to wait for about 18 hours for her treatment. They took her to four hospitals.

A resident of Dum Dum Cantonment home, Ms. Lopamudra Mitra, tried to commit suicide in her home around 6.30pm as she was unable to bear her husband's extra-marital affair, said her relatives. Around 7 pm, she was taken to Medical College and Hospital, followed by Kothari Medical Centre and Research Institute and RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The hospital's officials claimed that their burn wards were under-equipped.

Stardom gets inside Asin's head

Stardom gets inside Asin's headThe overwhelming success of her debut Hindi release Ghajini and a rocking response from the audience for her stupendous performance in the flick, seems to have got inside Asin's head.

According to sources, the new starlet has started behaving like a superstar from Hollywood. Recently, Asin reportedly threw a bit of starry tantrums on the sets of her upcoming Hindi flick London Dreams where she would be seen opposite Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan.

The 23 –year-old glam-doll with her chin up attitude has also made senior artist Manzoor Khan and designer Niharika Khan to quit Vipul Shah's London Dreams.

Neeraj murder case- charges against Maria and Mathew will be filed on January 13

Neeraj murder case- charges against Maria and Mathew will be filed on January 13The prosecution will file the charges against two accused of Neeraj Grover murder case, Maria Susairaj and her fiancé Emile Jerome Mathew on January 13 in the session court. 25-year-old Neeraj Grover was a creative head of TV production house Synergy Adlabs, and was killed by both accused Maria Susairaj and Mathew on May 7,
2008.

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