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    August 17, 2012

    Top Headlines

    Lured by cheaper cost, many Indians opt for Chinese medical colleges
    An MBBS course at a govt medical college in China costs about Rs 15-20 lakh. In India, just the tuition fees and donations amount to Rs 45-75 lakh.

    CAG reports slam UPA government, BJP demands PM's resignation
    Reacting to the CAG reports, minister of state in Prime Minister's office V Narayanasamy said the govt auditor was not following its mandate.

    PM assures protection to northeast people as thousands flee cities
    BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the govt should create helplines to address grievances of the people from the northeast and step up patrolling across cities.

    Cities

    Passengers stuck for three hours in Air India aircraft
    Around 250 passengers heading for Hyderabad left stranded inside their aircraft at IGI Airport for over three hours after their aircraft developed a technical snag.

    Man arrested with 12 live cartridges at IGI airport
    A man was arrested on Friday after 12 live cartridges were found in his hand baggage during security check at Terminal 1D of the IGI airport in New Delhi.

    Business

    Tea festival in Kazakhstan to boost export
    Kazakhstan is the second largest importer of tea in the CIS region after Russia and imports about 28 million kgs of tea per annum.

    Sebi allows 7 AIFs to operate in India
    As per Sebi data, six Alternative Investment Funds have got registered with the regulator during August 2012, while one was granted registration on July 23.

    Sports

    Indian cricket's future will rest on Virat Kohli: Ganguly
    It was a memorable day for a group of school children who got an opportunity to interact with their favourite 'dada' during a promotional event in Kolkata.

    Shoaib Akhtar wants to be Pakistan bowling coach
    Controversial former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar threw his hat into the ring on Friday to become Pakistan's next bowling coach.

    Entertainment

    Jodie Foster supports Kristen Stewart
    The pair became close after starring together in 2002 thriller 'Panic Room', where Foster played the onscreen mother of Stewart.

    Amitabh Bachchan nervous while recording KBC song
    The 69-year-old actor said that the mock rehearsals for KBC has began as the show is ready to go on air from September 7.

    Infotech

    Infosys pays less to Indian workers than an American in the same job: Jack Palmer
    The trial in the alleged visa fraud case against software services major Infosys in the US has been postponed by almost a month to September 17.

    Hackers steal 5 lakh credit card numbers, spend $26 million
    Australian police said they were investigating the theft of some 500,000 credit card numbers which resulted in $26.2 million worth of fraudulent transactions.

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