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Hospital on fire, no emergency exits for patients

http://www.ndtv.com

At 9.30 on Tuesday morning, the Park Hospital in Hyderabad, a five-floor building, found itself on fire. The relatively new hospital (it was opened six months ago) could have turned into a death trap-  it did not have adequate fire safety measures including fire exits. Many passengers jumped out of their rooms to escape the flames that engulfed the post-operative wards and the Intensive Care Unit.

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Obama grants $3 bn aid for Pak to defeat Al Qaeda

http://www.expressbuzz.com

US President Barack Obama has sought $3.1 billion in non-military aid for Pakistan and $4.0 billion for Afghanistan "to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaeda" by better "governance, reconstruction, and other development activities to counter extremists".The non-military assistance is in addition to almost $30 billion more proposed for the wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq with $548.9 billion outlay for defence in Obama's

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Microsoft sets revenue record with Windows 7 sales

http://www.hindustantimes.com

The successful launch of new operating system Windows 7 propelled Microsoft to record revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009, the software giant reported on Thursday.Microsoft reported net income of $6.7 billion, a 60 per cent increase on the year prior, while revenue rose 18 per cent to $19 billion."This is a record quarter for Windows units," Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, said in a news release. "We are thrilled by the consumer reception to Windows 7 and by business enthusiasm to adopt Windows 7."

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Obama takes measures to hold US in the First Place then India, China

http://www.deccanchronicle.com

Citing India and China as countries that are going ahead with an economic revamp, the US President, Mr Barack Obama, on Thursday said the US cannot accept “second place” and should get serious about fixing its problems since the worst of the financial crisis is over.

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BPCL net profit down by Rs 379 cr in Q3

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has announced its third quarter results of FY10. Its net profit declined to Rs 379 crore from Rs 799.8 crore.Net sales increased to Rs 32,161 crore from Rs 31,884.5 crore.The company said gross refining margin (GRM) for Mumbai stoodat USD 1.44 a barrel for 9-month, andthird quarter
under recoveries at Rs 3,990 crore
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/results/bpcl-q3-net-profit-down-at-rs-3...

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Tennis star Sania Mirza calls off engagement

http://news.bbc.co.uk

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her fiance have called off their engagement, according to a statement issued by the player's family.

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$102 million loan is approved to Haiti by IMF

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

The International Monetary Fund's executive board has approved a $102 million loan to help Haiti rebuild after this month's devastating earthquake. Combined with payouts from an existing loan programme, the IMF said on Wednesday it would transfer a total of $114 million to Haiti's government by the end of this week, marking the largest handover of funds since the magnitude-7 earthquake struck January 12.

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ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PE-MU17-BK Notebook Specifications Review

http://www.7bigshop.com

The 1005PE-M packs the latest ATOM CPU from Intel, the N450, which consumes less power than its predecessors, allowing the 1005PE-M to get up to a whopping 11 hours of battery life. With built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, users can stay connected wherever they go. The 92%-scaled ergonomic keyboard and Multi-Touch touchpad make it a breeze to type and navigate through content.

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Will YouTube change from Free to Paid content?

http://www.webanalyticsworld.net

Today the Hitwise blog took a deeper look into the trends/data around the news that YouTube is launching movie rentals. Summary of the post below:Last week, YouTube ranked 6th among all websites in the US and visitors spent an average of 25 minutes and 25 seconds with the website.

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Share Location information to Facebook from Nokia

http://mashable.com

As predicted, 2010 is shaping up to be the year of location. An unlikely entrant has just thrown its hat into the location-based social networking ring. Nokia, by way of Ovi Maps, has just introduced location-sharing to their smartphone users.

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NBC's new Logo Combines Fail Whale and Peacock [PIC]

http://mashable.com

Twitter user Mitch Canter (@studionashvegas) posted a TwitPic of his vision for a redesigned NBC logo that combines the Twitter Fail Whale and the NBC peacock to reflect the Internet’s disgust with NBC’s late night fiasco as well as its support of Conan O’Brien.
NBC logo

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Will feature Apple Gadgets Be Solar-Powered?

http://mashable.com

While we all anxiously await Apple’s announcement on Wednesday — presumably unveiling the Apple Tablet to the world — speculations have taken a decidedly greener turn. The website Patently Apple has uncovered some patents filed by the tech giant related to the area of solar cells and solar power.

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