Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Time for a Breather.

For over a month this blog has brought to you the most read stories on Vamooz.

However we believe that its time to move on...

We are working on ways of doing this better and till then, we are afraid we will have to put this on hold.

We thank all our readers for their support and do hope you will continue to use Vamooz.

Friday, January 30, 2009

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Web18 posts net loss of Rs 21.22 crore for 3Q 2008-09

Web18, which holds all the internet properties of TV18 Group, has reported a net loss of Rs 21.22 crore for the third quarter ending December 2008, as compared to a net loss of Rs 9.57 crore posted a year ago. Revenues went down from Rs 17.62 crore reported for the Dec 2007 ended quarter to Rs 17.49 crore reported for the third quarter of the current fiscal year.

'Pranab has appropriately discussed Tamils issue'

DMK government defends Mukherjee mission to Sri Lanka

Police shootout outside Mangalore today, 1 killed

There was a shootout outside Mangalore at around 5 am on Friday morning in a place called Gurupura.�

Maharashtra ATS to question Ram Sena chief

The Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik who made headlines after his supporters attacked women in a Mangalore pub will be questioned by Maharashtra's Anti Terror Squad.�

Rupee depreciates against dollar

The Indian rupee depreciated by 15 paise against the US currency in early trade today.�

ATS to interrogate Sri Ram Sene chief

Purohit purportedly mentioned name of 'Muthalik'

Pakistan probe will decide next turn in ties with India

Reports about Pakistani investigators determining that the Mumbai attacks were planned elsewhere are not a good augury

Red Cross rescues 226 sick and wounded people

COLOMBO: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday succeeded in transporting 226 sick and wounded patients from the LTTE territory to the Vavuniya hospital, amid claims by the military that it recovered from Mullaithivu ...

Is there water-ice on the Moon?

BANGALORE: Do the permanently shadowed polar regions of the Moon contain water-ice? This is one of the many questions that a group of 70 scientists -- from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), National Aeronautics and ...

Season Of Change

Amrita Rao is not shy anymore

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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Surgeons find foot in baby's brain

A pediatric neurosurgeon says a tumour which he removed from the brain of a Colorado Springs infant contained a tiny foot and other partially formed body parts.

Chemicals 'may reduce fertility'

Chemicals commonly found in food packaging, upholstery and carpets may be damaging women's fertility, US scientists say.

Chickens could answer riddles of the human heart

The upper chambers of the heart, the atria, must contract before the lower chambers, the ventricles, to obtain a coordinated contraction that will propel the blood throughout the body.

Starbucks slashes jobs and stores

Starbucks says it will cut 6,700 jobs and shut 300 stores as it reports a 69\% plunge in quarterly profit.

Govt slashes petrol prices by Rs 5, diesel Rs 2

The government on Wednesday announced further reduction in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 and Re 2 a litre, respectively. The consumer price of cooking gas was also reduced by Rs 25 a cylinder.�

Dulha Hil Gaya

Is Mudassar Aziz merely a pawn in Sushmita's career pursuits?

Kinng Of Comedy

Akki is cutting down on canned laughs

Jungle Love

The Fashion Bitch is fed up of near naked girls

Well Oiled

Shyam Benegal's taste for young blood is growing

Pocket Size Paradise

The Oscars cannot wait any longer to reach Rahman

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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Used MP3 player contains U.S. secrets

A man walks into a thrift store.

India appeal for Lanka civilians

The Indian government seeks assurances that civilians trapped by the fighting in Sri Lanka will be protected.

Dhruv Shenoy joins Guruji.com as President

Internet search company Guruji.com has appointed Dhruvakanth B Shenoy as president of the company. Before joining Guruji, Shenoy was country manager, Monster Middle East. In his new role, Dhruv Shenoy will oversee Gurujis overall business functions including marketing, distribution, sales and alliances.

Leaders gather for Davos summit

Global political and business leaders gather for the annual World Economic Forum, due to start in Davos, Switzerland.

Israeli jet targets Gaza tunnels

An Israeli jet pounds targets along Gaza's border with Egypt, as part of Israel's response to an attack on an Israeli patrol.

US man 'shoots wife and children'

A US man who recently lost his job shoots dead his wife and five children before killing himself, reports say.

Yahoo makes a loss as sales slip

Yahoo says it made a loss in the final three months of 2008 as the economic downturn hit sales of online ads.

Apocalypse in 2012? Date spawns theories, film

Forget "Y2K" -- here comes "Twenty-twelve." Fueled by a crop of books, Web sites with countdown clocks and claims about ancient timekeepers, interest is growing in what some see as the dawn of a new era and others as an expiration date for Earth: December 21, 2012.

Space Spotlight: The 'great dust storm'


U.N. demands safety for Sri Lankans

Mounting violence between rebel fighters and government troops along northern Sri Lanka has prompted U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to call for the safety of civilians as humanitarian groups try to provide aid to some 250,000 people trapped in the region.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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Rediff posts net loss of $2.75 million on revenues of $5.3 million for 3Q 2008-09

Rediff.com has reported a net loss of $2.75 million for the third quarter ended December 2008, as compared to a net income of $1.00 million posted for the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. Total revenues declined by 38 per cent to $5.30 million during Dec 2008 ended quarter from $8.53 million posted for the third quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Social Media is the Backbone of a Successful Integrated Marketing Campaign Online

As a medium the web provides multiple channels of promotion and marketing. Each of the internal channels seem capable of catering to different marketing goals and also seem to require individual attention of specialists. However, structured and 'have-been-successful' online campaigns have leveraged on the power of these channels as a cohesive unit, rather than separate processes within the same campaign. And this is true from the smallest of publishers to the biggest names in online publishing.

Did the Pope Heal or Deepen a Catholic Schism?

Did the Pope heal, or deepen, the Lefebvrist schism?

The Terrorist Attack That Rocked Wall St.

Remembering the 1920 attack that rocked New York.

Microsoft refocuses on mobile services

Microsoft has made some stumbles in the mobile world, but a new strategy shift -- focusing on services that help connect the phone to the PC and Web -- will soon pay dividends, the company's top Windows Mobile executive said in an interview.

Ancient marble head unearthed in Israel

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered what they believe is the bust of a Roman boxer from the second or third century.

Apple fans mark 25 years of Mac devotion

Long before fish swam in Macquariums, hipsters got Apple logo tattoos and thousands camped out for days to get into computer store openings, there was a machine. Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the original Macintosh, the first personal computer to draw masses.

Global warming threatens forests, study says

Forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago, and scientists blame warming temperatures for the trend, according to a new study.

EU tightens Zimbabwe sanctions

The European Union tightened sanctions on Zimbabwe's leadership on Monday, condemning President Robert Mugabe's government for its "ongoing failure to address the most basic economic and social needs of its people."

US envoy starts Middle East push

President Obama's Middle East envoy George Mitchell is on his way to the region, heralding a new burst of diplomacy.

Monday, January 26, 2009

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Sunday, January 25, 2009