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Top news stories - Jan 9

Kerala special:
Gang of robbers arrested at Sabarimala; cash and mobile phones seized from their possession.

Union minister Mullapally says Yesudas should be allowed to enter Guruvayoor temple.

Tribal people demand their right to perform Makaravilakku (lighting of lamp) at Ponnambalamedu in Sabarimala.

National news:
Kerala team and central water power research scientists to visit Mullaperiyar today; the team will discuss on digging of boreholes as per Geology Survey of India's instructions ... Tamil Nadu is all set to build a memorial at Theni for the British chief engineer who supervised the building of Mullaperiyar dam.

Himachal Pradesh’s tourist spots Dalhousie and Chamba towns remained cut off from road links due to heavy snow fall on Saturday and Sunday. Around 100 tourists reportedly stranded.

Paes and Janko Tipsarevic won the Aircel Chennai Tennis open doubles title.

Market watch: Sensex falls 100 points; banks and metals go down.

International:
Iran says it captured several people spying for America to disrupt the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The Danish navy said it rescued Iranian and Pakistani hostages captured by pirates off Somalia coast.

Anti-govt protesters claimed that 10 more civilians were killed by govt forces in Syria. Arab League demand Syria to immediately stop all violence against civilians.

Special news:
Stephen Hawking, the world famous physicist with his phenomenal theories on time and relativity, turns 70 on Sunday.

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