The sixth additional chief metropolitan magistrate, hearing fraud case of beleaguered Satyam Computers, has extended judicial custody of Ramalinga Raju and three other, the main accused involved in the largest ever corporate audit scam in the country.

They have been booked under cheating, criminal conspiracy, falsification of records and forgery in Rs 70 billion Satyam fraud case.

The country's largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI) introduced a special offer for home loan segment in which the bank would provide loan at interest rate of 8 per cent, applicable up to April 30, 2009. It would be the lowest interest rate offered by any bank in India, applicable to all new as well as existing borrowers for one year.

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.