The 30-share index Sensex gained 749.89 points to 9,424.24 during the week ended January 30, 2009, while the broad based NSE Nifty soared 196.25 points to 2,874.80 in the same period.
 
Indian equities, which posted sturdy gains on three of the four trading sessions, showed strong performance after three successive weeks of losses.

The market got well during the week on account of positive global signals and some reasonably good numbers from India Inc.

Preity Zinta, probably the most versatile actress in Bollywood has ever produced. From being a superb dancer to portraying the best acting skills, this cute girl has won many hearts.

Today she turned 34.

Preity Zinta was born in Shimla on January 31, 1975. She is the daughter of Durganand Zinta and Nilprabha Zinta and has two brothers. Upon graduating from the boarding school at age 18, Preity enrolled at St Bede's College in Shimla. She graduated college with an English honours degree, and then started a graduate programme in psychology.

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) second Common Review Mission said that some improvement has taken place in health sector still a better management of health-related initiatives is required.

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) appointed under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) will be given a regular remuneration along with the incentives they get as per the existing arrangement, health minister Anbumani Ramadoss announced after the second Common Review Mission of the NRHM here on Wednesday.

Recent study revealed that exposure to nicotine in teenage increases the probability of becoming depressed adults.

Florida State University Psychology Professor Carlos A Bolaños-Guzmán and colleagues used animal models to study the effects of nicotine exposure early in life.

According to rules, a foreign national needs permission from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) before purchasing immovable property; it has also been made mandatory for the registrar of stamps and stamp superintendent to make sure that a foreigner has a certificate or a no-objection certificate from the RBI before registering the property.

Pakistani composer-singer Adnan Sami purchased eight flats-two in Lokhandwala (Andheri west) and six in Sky Garden (Oshiwara)-between 2003 and 2005 without taking official permission.

Recent study has shown that women who suffer from preeclampsia (or high blood pressure) in their first and second pregnancies have higher risk of hypertension, diabetes and blood clots in later life. Statistics have shown that 10% women in UK suffer from preeclampsia in pregnancy but only 2% to 8% suffer from complications due to it.

Research team from Yale School of Medicine and University of Copenhagen studied the data collected from 11 million women who gave birth in Denmark from 1978 to
2007.