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Rajnikanth maintains his ambiguous stand on entry into politics

Rajnikanth maintains his ambiguous stand on entry into politicsAt a meeting in Chennai on Monday, Rajnikanth's fans were waiting eagerly to hear his decision that he, their 'Thalaivar', had decided to take the plunge into politics - expectation and excitement among them is very high about whether or not he will enter politics.

The actor, who had faced some heat from his fans for his ambiguous stand on politics, sent out mixed signals still another time, saying that he was "yet to acquire the skill to guide others," but he also quickly added that "if God tells me tomorrow, I will."

‘Quantum of Solace’ smashes UK box office records

‘Quantum of Solace’ smashes UK box office recordsThe latest James Bond flick, 'Quantum Of Solace', has smashed box office records on its opening weekend in the UK - taking £15.5m in three days. According to industry journal Screen Daily, Hollywood actor Daniel Craig's latest outing as James Bond took a further £14.2m in France and Sweden.

Ex-Microsoft executive hired by Yahoo to run media operations

Ex-Microsoft executive hired by Yahoo to run media operationsFormer executive of Microsoft Corp., Jeff Dossett, has been hired by Yahoo Inc. to run the Internet giant's media operations. Dossett, an accomplished mountain climber, was most recently the general manager of Microsoft's MSN. com.

Dossett joins in place of another former Microsoft alumnus, Scott Moore, whose resignation is the latest in a series of high-level departures at the company this year. He will report to report to Hilary Schneider, executive vice president of Yahoo US.

Yahoo, Google scale back scope of their ad deal

Google & YahooIn a last-ditch effort to win US antitrust approval, Yahoo Inc and Google Inc have drastically scaled back the scope of their search advertising deal, calls for Google to place ads next to some Web search results on Yahoo, lifting Yahoo's revenue.

The companies had said in June that the search ad deal was expected to boost Yahoo's cash flow by up to $450 million in the first year.

Refugees in Zambia risk hunger as WFP cuts back on aid: UNHCR

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)Lusaka, Zambia  - The decision by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to phase out food aid to refugees in two camps in Zambia will leave about 3,000 people vulnerable to hunger, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday.

UNHCR Representative to Zambia James Lynch said the WFP had informed his office that it would stop providing food to all but the most vulnerable refugees at Zambia's Meheba and Mayukwayukwa camps in 2009.

PM constitutes apex group

PM India Dr. Manmohan SinghNew Delhi, Nov 4 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has constituted an Apex group under his chairmanship to coordinate the Government’s response to points raised by Industry from time to time.

The members of the Apex Group are the Finance Minister, Industry and Commerce Minister, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission and the Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

The Group will meet regularly to coordinate, decide the Government’s response to the points raised by industry from time to time with regard to the current global financial crisis and its impact on India.

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