According to a commission statement, “The European Commission on Thursday pledged an additional 40.5 million euros (US $58.7 million) to the Burmese people inside the country and along its borders.”
As per the statement, nearly 22 million euros will go to the people affected by the Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy delta and about 18.5 million euros will go to help the highly vulnerable people in the remote regions along the Sino-Burmese border and in the Burmese refugee camps on the Thailand-Burma border, via the operational partners such as nongovernmental organizations, UN agencies and the Red Cross.
The cyclone which hit on 2-3 May, took the lives of more than 14,000 people and many were missing following the cyclone.
Since six films, in a range from Simbu-starrer 'Silambattam' to 'Dindigul Sarathy', which has comedian Karunas in the lead, are to be released this Friday in Kollywod, it seems that it’s going to be a hectic weekend for the film lovers. 
On Friday, the CPM demanded that the PM immediately take steps to repair what it alleged was a Rs 100,000 crore damage to the exchequer due to the telecom licence scam. CPM polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury said at a press conference, “The deafening silence on the part of the PM on this issue is very disturbing.”
The role of technology in supporting the counter terrorism and internal security efforts was highlighted today by the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. 
It might be heart wrenching for all the Rajesh Khanna fans but its true. His performance is so bad in ‘Wafaa’ that it cannot be described. It is hard to believe that this is the same superstar whom many of us grew up watching and admiring. 
On Friday, Rupee fell by 31 paise against the dollar to close at 47.26/27 in the midst of cuts in interest rates as inflation has declined to a nine-month low.
