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Saturday, March 31, 2012

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March 31, 2012

Top Headlines

Army chief names retd Lt Gen in his bribery complaint to CBI
Gen VK Singh has named retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh in his complaint to the CBI on the alleged Rs 14 crore bribe offered to him to clear 600 Tatra trucks.

Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran sales
US president Barack Obama says there is enough oil in the world market including emergency stockpiles to allow countries to cut Iranian imports.

Bollywood set to take on IPL with 24 releases during tournament
Bollywood has decided to release 24 films with nearly Rs 300 crore riding on them in April and May during IPL tournament, something that haven't happened before.

Cities

Get sterilized to get gas connection
Pali district administration is distributing free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections, but with a rider.

Rs 33 lakh looted from bank van in Meerut
4 car-borne robbers on Saturday looted Rs 33 lakh from a cash van of Axis Bank when its employee was about to load money into an ATM in UP's Meerut city, police said.

Business

Yahoo layoffs to begin next week
Yahoo Inc will begin layoffs of thousands of employees next week and will announce a plan to restructure the company the week after that, according to a media report.

Lanka hikes tax to curtail auto imports
In a move that will impact Indian auto exporters to the island nation, Sri Lanka today raised tariffs on vehicle imports to curb high import expenditure and the fuel bill.

Sports

Big gulf between Sachin and others: Gilly
Former Australian wicketkeeper and explosive opener Adam Gilchrist feels there is a big gulf between Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of the top batsmen.

T20 match against India was evenly poised: Botha
Triumphant South Africa skipper Johan Botha conceded that the one-off Twenty20 match against India was evenly poised before rain stopped play.

Entertainment

Sanjay, SRK to come together
Sanjay Dutt and Shah Rukh Khan have come together on screen just once. In the title song of the SRK starrer Om Shanti Om in 2007.

Katrina on a bottle!
A limited range of collectible bottles inspired by Katrina Kaif has been launched and fans can get a chance to own them by winning a contest.

Infotech

Facebook planning new search engine
Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly planning to create a new search engine which would help people to navigate on the website better.

Foxconn cuts working hours, workers worried
When Chinese worker Wu Jun heard that her employer, Foxconn, had given employees landmark concessions her reaction was worry, not elation.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

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March 30, 2012

Top Headlines

CBI files case in Tatra-BEML truck supply deal with Army
The deal came under scanner after the Army chief alleged that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe to clear a file related to purchase of trucks.

Can't respect Parliament of present days, it has criminal MPs: Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal replied to the privilege notices served on him for "insulting" Parliament, saying how can he respect the institution which has "criminal" MPs.

Green tribunal suspends enviromental clearance to Posco
Posco was granted environmental clearance for its two projects, steel-cum-captive power plant project and captive minor port, in Orissa in 2007.

Cities

33 test positive for H1N1 in Pune
Thirty one people tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus in the city on Thursday, besides two in Pimpri-Chinchwad.

Worker dies after inhaling toxic gas near Nashik
A worker died and six others fell seriously ill after inhaling poisonous gas that leaked from an industrial unit near here in North Maharashtra today, police said.

Business

Re posts biggest monthly fall in 4 months
The rupee edged up on Friday as exporters cashed in dollars on the last trading session of the fiscal year.

Sensex gains 157 points
The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered by over 157 points in early trade on Friday on fresh buying by funds and retailers at attractive lower levels.

Sports

India-SA one-off T20: Celebrating history!
MS Dhoni's Team India has flown all the way to South Africa to play just one T20 game in Johannesburg on Friday.

All's well between me and Sachin, says Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid on Thursday rubbished speculations that things were not well between him and Sachin Tendulkar.

Entertainment

Ranbir,Deepika enjoy in Manali
Ex-lovers Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone are sure having a blast while shooting for Ayan Mukerji's "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" in Manali.

Will Sachin bat for Vidhu?
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film, Ferrari Ki Sawaari about a young boy and his wish to meet the master blaster sparked off rumours about Sachin making his Bollywood debut.

Infotech

Apple's assembly line gets salary raise
Chinese workers who often spend more than 60 hours per week assembling iPhones and iPads will have their overtime hours curbed and their pay increased.

Google planning low-cost tablet PC: Reports
Google is teaming with Asia-based hardware makers on a low-priced, 7-inch tablet computer to challenge offerings by Amazon.com and Apple, reports said on Thursday.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

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March 29, 2012

Top Headlines

Middlemen tried to bribe my father: Kumaraswamy
Deve Gowda's son HD Kumaraswamy said that middlemen approached his father through him for defence deals when he was the Prime Minister.

Letter leak: Army chief calls it an act of high treason as tension with govt escalates
According to defence sources, IB has been asked to probe the leak of the official communication between the Army chief and the Prime Minister.

FB offers Rs 1.34 cr package to Allahabad student
The B.Tech student of MNNIT received a letter on March 27 from Facebook confirming his appointment and annual pay package of around Rs 1.34 crore.

Cities

65-year-old man held for molesting daughter-in-law
The 23-year-old victim, who allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison on Tuesday, is being treated in a hospital in Mumbai.

1st class season ticket-holders to pay 6-15 % more
Around seven lakh first class season ticket-holders will have to shell out 6-15 % more on monthly and quarterly passes from April 1.

Business

Vijay Mallya may sell liquor business stake as Kingfisher Airlines struggles
The world's largest drinks company Diageo Plc and Dutch brewer Heineken are tracking developments at troubled billionaire Vijay Mallya's UB Group.

Russia, India to trade in local currencies in 3 years
Moscow and New Delhi will switch to trading in domestic currencies in three years, the chairman of Russia's largest state development bank said.

Sports

IPL 2012: RP Singh eyeing India comeback through Mumbai Indians
The left-arm pacer is hoping that season five of the T20 tournament will bring him back in the national reckoning.

Indian recruits will hold the key to Chennai Super Kings' success in IPL 5
There are various reasons behind CSK's success at home, the prime one being the nature of their attack that suits the home track.

Entertainment

My grandfather was biased towards Karisma: Kareena
My grandfather Raj Kapoor was biased towards Karisma because both of them had blue eyes, Kareena said during a function.

Neha Dhupia refuses to get intimate on screen
In 2004, she gave a stunning, no-holds-barred performance in Julie that was replete with some hot love making scenes.

Infotech

Twitter hit by bug
Micro-blogging site Twitter is affected by a bug which has caused tweeters to 'unfollow' fellow users without their permission.

400 ITS officers refuse to rejoin BSNL
The govt is likely to declare 400 officers in the telecom department as surplus following their refusal to consider re-employment in BSNL.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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March 28, 2012

Top Headlines

Army chief writes to PM, warns of security risk to India
In a fresh blow to the govt, Army chief General VK Singh has written a letter to PM Manmohan Singh warning that the country's security is at risk.

Indian Mujahideen suspect held in Delhi, 1 kg RDX recovered
A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist was arrested from north-east Delhi with one kg explosives and a detonator, police said on Wednesday.

H-1B visa forms to be accepted from April 2: US
Applications for the most sought after H-1B work visa - used extensively by Indian IT professionals - for the fiscal beginning October 1, would be accepted beginning April 2.

Cities

Mumbai University goofs again, gives wrong paper
The University of Mumbai sent the wrong question paper to 612 final year commerce students from the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL).

Signal-free travel from NH-24
Traffic movement from Noida to NH-24 via sector 62 is soon going to be streamlined as the Noida Authority has planned to develop signal-free intersections.

Business

Hinduja group forms power sector JV with Germany's STEAG
Hinduja group's power sector holding company Hinduja Energy India Ltd will set up the JV with STEAG Energy Services (India) Pvt Ltd, subsidiary of the German major.

India sees $600m investment in exploration round
Indian state-run companies have won operating rights for almost half of the 16 blocks awarded under the country's ninth exploration licensing round.

Sports

Tendulkar will be available for IPL: Mumbai Indians
Sachin Tendulkar will be available to play the entire duration of the upcoming IPL after returning from London where he has gone for a medical consultation for a toe injury.

Bhupathi-Bopanna in Miami semifinals
The Indian combo, who had recently won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, saved as many as four breakpoints out of six that the French-Serbian pair got.

Entertainment

Nudity is part of my job: Paoli Dam
Paoli Dam, who will be seen Vikram Bhatt's 'Hate Story', created quite a stir in Bengali film Chatrak as she had done a baring act in it.

Nupur to sue the British daily for Rs 10 crore
Nupur Mehta has said she is suing the British daily 'The Sunday Times' that carried her picture for Rs 10 crore.

Infotech

Apple offers refund to iPad customers in Australia
Apple Inc will email all Australian buyers of its new iPad to offer them a refund, a lawyer for the company said.

HP launches ultrabook @ Rs 99,999
Priced at Rs 99,999, the ultrabook PC uses lightweight, scratch-resistant glass on the lid, display and palmrest.

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