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While the landscape of the US political system appears cloudy, there is one ray of hope. Bobby Jindal was elected Governor of Louisiana and high hopes have been placed on his shoulders.

REPRESENTATIVE Bobby Jindal is the first Indian American to be elected Governor, in USA.  He lost to Blanco in 2003.  The latter did not seek re-election since she did nothing while the people of Louisiana suffered the ravaging effects of hurricanes. 

In the elections for Governor of Louisiana, Representative Bobby Jindal whose parents immigrated to the USA from India] became the first Indian American to be elected Governor.  He also became the youngest [36 years of age] and the first from outside of the traditional establishment to be elected.  Mr. Jindal obtained 53% with almost 625,000 votes in 92% of the votes counted. This confirms his victory and avoidance of a run-off.

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After close to three years of domestic operations, the low-cost airline, SpiceJet, is all set to fly abroad from November this year although for a limited period. The airline is to provide two Boeing 737-800 aircraft on wet lease to Air India for carrying Haj pilgrims.

The airline has been mandated to operate flights from Lucknow, Varanasi and Jaipur to Jeddah.

“We would operate two flights a day for about 75 days starting November 10. The first of the two aircraft to be used for Haj operations would arrive in the country around the end of the month while the second is expected by November 6.

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American mobile services giant AT&T has announced it would offer users wireless song downloads from Napster Inc. The mobile services giant made the announcement Monday, and said users could download songs from the digital music service that Napster Inc. runs.

AT&T and Napster Inc. already have an agreement in place that allows AT&T subscribers to transfer music that Napster provides by connecting their cell phone to the computer using a cable or a storage card.

The new agreement, which would be effective mid-November, would enable AT&T users to directly download songs and music from Napster into their cell phones at the price of $7.49 for a five-song package. Users would also have the option of buying music a la carte by paying $1.99.

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The smartphone comes with a new 3D user interface, making it easier to find digital content on the Internet and share it with others.

Just a week after announcing its 8-Gbyte N95 smartphone, Nokia on Monday began shipping its N81 Nseries handheld designed for music and gaming.

The N81 8Gbyte uses GSM/WCDMA wireless technology and has dedicated music and game keys for accessing multimedia. The smartphone, which Nokia markets as a “multimedia computer,” comes with a new 3D user interface, making it easier to find digital content on the Internet and share it with others.

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Sansa TakeTV lets users play video from their computers through a TV’s standard A/V socket.

SanDisk on Monday launched a PC-to-TV video player that lets users download content from a USB port, and then carry the files over to a living room television for playback through standard audio/video sockets. In addition, SanDisk also unveiled a video download site called Fanfare which would compete with Apple’s iTunes music and video store.
SanDisk is calling the device Sansa TakeTV, and claims that it’s a simpler alternative to setting up a wireless network, running wires across a living room, or burning video on a DVD. “Sansa TakeTV is the most easy-to-use, straightforward solution for watching downloaded personal video content and other shows in the comfort of the living room,” Daniel Schreiber, senior VP and general manager for SanDisk’s audio/video business unit, said in a statement.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Britney Spears has regained visitation rights with her two sons in her bitter custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, published reports said on Monday.

Celebrity web site TMZ on Monday quoted Spears’ Los Angeles attorney Anne Kiley as saying the troubled pop star was now able to see her boys, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

The web site said Spears’ visitation rights were suspended last week when a drug testing company could not reach her, and when she could prove she had a cell phone where she could be contacted, her rights were automatically reinstated.

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They say there is no such thing as bad publicity. And the recent hullabaloo over Kareena Kapoor-Shahid Kapur’s now-over relationship is ample proof of that.

And by default, their film, Jab We Met is also getting its share of publicity.

Now that the two have finally called it quits, we can’t help but wonder if the film is going to bear the brunt of their breakup. Will it or won’t it, that’s the question.

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Mumbai, (PTI): IT major Satyam Computer on Tuesday posted 27.92 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 409.09 crore for the quarter ended September 30 compared to Rs 319.81 crore for the corresponding period last year.

Total income of the firm increased at Rs 2,142.26 crore for the quarter under review against Rs 1,630.11 crore for the same period a year ago, up 31.42 per cent, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The standalone profit of the company stood increased at 417.15 crore for the reviewed quarter compared to Rs 322.34 crore for the corresponding quarter in the year-ago period.

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GUWAHATI: – They have done it before. They are doing it again. But unlike last time when they scripted the world record with the largest drum ensemble, this time though, there will be a visible threat percept on the anvil coming all the way from London when around 2000-odd guitarists would be strumming its way towards setting another world record by assembling in the largest guitar contingent ever. For, within a week’s time, guitarists under Guitar Trade Fair in London will vie to outmaneuver it again.

On October 26, when a band of more than 2,000 guitarists will perform a record-breaking strumming session at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong to outnumber the current Guinness Book of World Records’ guitar ensemble of 1,721, guitarists from across the globe, especially London, will keep a close eye on it.

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