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As almost all major telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone continued to suffer fall in the number of subscribers, Reliance Communications managed to expand its subscriber-base further in November.

According to laset figures released by telecom regulator TRAI, Reliance gained a total of 1, 08,990 new subscribers in November, taking the total to 13.41 crore subscribers.

Weak demand in the U. S. and Europe forced India to suffer a decline in exports for the eighth consecutive month in December 2012.

Exports in the final month of last year slipped 1.92 per cent to $24.8 billion, while imports jumped 6.26 per cent to $42.5 billion in the same month.

The figures added to the government's concerns over the current account deficit as the country's trade deficit soared to $17.7 billion during the month under review.

Raipur, Jan 12 : Soumyajit Ghosh Saturday became the youngest men's National champion at 19, denying India's top player Sharath Kamal his seventh title while Shamini Kumaresan culminated her season on a high note by dethroning Poulomi Ghatak in the women's singles event at the National Table Tennis Championships here.

Top-seed Ghosh beat the 30-year-old Sharath 4-2 and took home the Maharaja Pitampura Cup and Rs. 2.30 lakh for his efforts, while Shamini won 4-1 to receive the Travancore Cup and a cheque of Rs. 1.45 lakh.

Srinagar, Jan 12 : Residents of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir and in Himachal Pradesh's Solang Valley are thrilled with the fresh spell of snowfall, as they feel it has provided them relief from the biting cold.

Basheer, a Srinagar resident, said: "It is snowing for the first in the plain areas of Kashmir. It is a matter of great happiness for us. The dryness in the air will soon vanish. Snow will provide relief to those who had fallen sick because of the cold weather. The tourists also will get to see snow in the city itself."

Tourists are also making beeline for the Solang Valley in Himachal Pradesh.

Sydney, Jan 12 : Australia's miserable injury woes with fast bowlers continued after Mitchell Johnson was withdrawn from the one-day squad for the Sri Lanka series due to mild calf soreness.

Young South Australian quick Kane Richardson was on Saturday called up as cover for Sunday''s clash against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval, with Starc pulling up lame after the 107-run series opening win at the MCG on Friday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Washington, Jan 12 : An alleged threat against American President Barack Obama by a resident of Clinton Township, Michigan has alerted the U. S. Secret Service. A Comerica Bank employee told local police that he overheard the 57-year-old man tell another customer on January 2 that he wanted the president to be assassinated, according to a local paper.