Sunnyvale, California -- Hold onto grasp some exciting personnel news from the purple mother-ship: In a most conspicuous move since announcing the expansion of its political coverage, Yahoo News has appointed a veteran of the New York Times columnist Virginia Heffernan as its National Correspondent.

London -- Apparently aiming to capitalize on the increasing number of mobile apps on the market, internet pioneer Yahoo on Wednesday officially unfurled an App Search engine for iPhone and Android apps, essentially a discovery engine that helps UK users navigate the 500,000-plus apps in both the App Store and Android Market and access reviews.

Sunnyvale, California -- Earlier this month internet pioneer Yahoo appointed Scott Thompson as new CEO, who now seems to radically change its business structure. And one of the first changes the company appears to be counterintuitively, decommissioning 10 of its mobile applications, most optimized for Apple's iOS and Google's Android and BlackBerry platforms to make way for new things.

Yahoo India Pvt Ltd challenged the summons issued to it by a magistrate for allegedly hosting objectionable content. The challenge convinced the Delhi High Court, who in return demanded a response from Delhi Police. Justice Suresh Kait said, "Notice be issued for February 10," while admitting the petition of Yahoo India for hearing. In addition, the court even allowed for Yahoo India's plea that its case be heard separately.