Weeky news for the week Jan 17-Jan 23, 2009

Mumbai: Describing the Satyam episode as a "blot" on India's corporate image, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the government is determined to get to the bottom of the fraud and punish the guilty.

Lucknow: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt makes his political debut as Samajwadi Party candidate for Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency amidst fanfare by launching a virtual poll campaign but expresses disappointment that no Congress leader stood by him after his father Sunil Dutt's death.

Sunday Hyderabad: After nine days in jail, Chairman of Satyam's tainted ex-chairman B Ramalinga Raju, his brother and ex-MD Rama Raju and former CFO V Srinivas are taken into custody by the Andhra Pradesh CID and questioned, as the Raju family-promoted Maytas got some relief.

New Delhi: Fog again plays havoc with the delay of about 50 domestic and international flights, cancellation of 15 and diversion of 23 others at the Indira Gandhi International airport.

Monday New Delhi: Jharkhand is placed under President's rule, a week after Chief Minister Shibhu Soren resigns after losing a byelection in the state.

New Delhi: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, Jharkhand party chief Pashupati Nath Singh and former Manipur chief minister W Nipamacha Singh will contest the forthcoming Parliamentary polls from Hazaribagh,Dhanbad and Inner Manipur constituencies respectively, according to the BJP's list of 18 Lok Sabha candidates declared.

Tuesday Mumbai: Maharashtra Police files a chargesheet against 14 people including a serving Army official into the Malegaon blast which had brought to the fore the possible role of Hindu extremists in terror activities.

Jaisalmer: India successfully test-fires a new version of the nuclear-capable BrahMos missile at Pokhran.

Wednesday New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undergoes 'coronary angiography' as part of a series of heart-related tests at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which claimed to have successfully test-fired the BrahMos missile on Tuesday, backtracks, saying it had missed the target after last minute glitches.

New Delhi: The international community, led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges over USD 630 million to fight polio in India over the next three years.

Thursday New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greets Barack new US President on his election and expresses hope that the bilateral relations between India and US would strengthen further.

Mumbai: Triple Oscar nominee music maestro A R Rahman says he felt on "top of the world" and discloses that he was getting offers from Hollywood producers to provide the musical score for their films.

Friday New Delhi: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls up External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to express desire to take the bilateral ties to a new level.

New Delhi: India slaps a ban on import of toys from China after cheap supplies from the neighbouring country upset the applecart of the domestic manufacturers.

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