ARUN SARIN BEING CONSIDERED FOR YAHOO TOP JOB

The former chief executive of Vodafone Group Plc, Arun Sarin, is among those being considered by board members at Yahoo Inc to take the top job at the internet firm.

The Economic Times

Yahoo! to double India headcount in 2008

The long drawn takeover battle and exodus of top executive ranks notwithstanding, internet major Yahoo! expects to more than double its employee strength in India to close to 2,700 by the end of 2008.

The Financial Express
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/
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Google winner as Microsoft, Yahoo face off

Neither Microsoft Corp nor Yahoo Inc wants to blink first in the software giant's proposed $41.7 billion takeover of the Web pioneer but as the gamesmanship drags on, archrival Google Inc, the merger's raison d'etre, is the biggest beneficiary.

The Financial Express
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/
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Indian internet firms say ready for Microsoft-Yahoo behemoth

With IT giant Microsoft bidding $44.6 billion to acquire internet major Yahoo to take on growing competition from Google in the fast-growing online advertisement market, domestic players in this arena today said they are ready for the new challenge.

MINT
http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/03152309/
Indian-internet-firms-say-read.html

Microsoft offers $45 bn for Yahoo!

Microsoft Corp, the world's biggest software maker, made an unsolicited $44.6-billion offer for Yahoo! Inc to challenge Google Inc's dominance in Internet search services and advertising.

The Financial Express
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/
Microsoft-offers-45-bn-for-Yahoo/268080/