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GELFAND AND Ponomariov have drawn game one in the four-game World Cup finals. At stake is a spot in the Candidates. Top seed Gelfand has had a much smoother passage to the finals. Seventh seeded Ponomariov had to fight harder. In the semis, Gelfand beat Sergein Karjakin, 2-0 in nomal time while Ponomariov won a hair-raising tiebreaker after losing the first game to Vladimir Malakhov.

TCS recalls 1,200 from the US
In a bid to reduce costs and increased offshoring focus, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest information technology company, has recalled close to 1,200 employees from the US and has decided not to hand out any salary increment this year.

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New Delhi auto expo in January expected to be largest in the world
The last Auto Expo in January 2008 in New Delhi drew 1.8 million visitors. The 2010 edition scheduled at Pragati Maidan here, from January 5-11, is expected to draw close to 2 million visitors, which would make it the largest auto show in the world.
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Mumbai airport operations to be hit every Tuesday

Passengers flying in and out of the Mumbai airport are likely to face a tough time on every Tuesday for the next five months as the intersection point of the two runways would remain closed for a few hours that day. - AI plane engine catches fire, narrow escape for 229 people - DGCA may submit report on near-miss at Mumbai airport - Delhi, Mumbai airport dev fee hike unwarranted: IATA">Delhi, Mumbai airport dev fee hike unwarranted: IATA - Plane collision averted at Mumbai airport - Huge robbery at Mumbai airport, 145 kg gold, silver looted at gun point - Six persons being tested for swine flu in India Over 100 flights to and from the airport would be affected as the area where the would be closed for six hours (1200 hrs to 1800 hrs) every Tuesday till March 2010, said a Mumbai airport spokesperson. One runway is being upgraded and closed since October 1, 2009. On a normal day, the airport handles 630 flights. “Because of the repair work at the intersection point, wide-body aircraft will not be able to operate on the runway which is operational. Narrow-body aircraft like Boeing 737, Airbus 320 and Airbus 319 can land and these are the aircraft domestic carriers use,” said the airport spokesperson. The spokesperson added that airlines were informed about this and had been asked to make changes in their winter schedule. Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines issued a release, saying it has either made a timing change or a change in the flight number on account of this temporary closure on Tuesdays. These changes in timings range from an average of 15 minutes to 2 hours and will be applicable only on these days. Jet Airways, the country’s biggest private carrier, said there would be cancellations or merging of flights and that would be informed through its call centres. The release added that four flights — Mumbai-Goa IT 131/Goa-Mumbai IT 132 and Mumbai-New Delhi IT 309 and New Delhi-Mumbai IT 310. On the international route, there has been a change in the timings of the flights operating on Mumbai-London Heathrow sector and the Mumbai-Singapore sector.


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