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Friday, January 31, 2014

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January 31, 2014

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Kejriwal lists 'corrupt leaders', names Rahul, Chidambaram
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today read out his list of 'India's most corrupt' and it included high-profile politicians from Congress, BJP and their allies.

CM Kiran Reddy to stage dharna in support of united Andhra
“The CM is likely to sit on a dharna in Delhi. We will also join him in the protest,” Vijayawada Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal told TOI.

Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna quits
Ending months of speculation about a change of guard, Vijay Bahuguna on Friday resigned as Uttarakhand chief minister.

Cities

Student from Arunachal 'beaten to death' in south Delhi
According to reports, Nido Taniam, a student from Arunachal Pradesh, along with his friends, had gone to Lajpat Nagar market on Wednesday night.

Nation’s first monorail to zip through skies in Mumbai on Sunday
Sunday will change the way Mumbaikars commute. The country's first monorail will roll out of Wadala for an 8.8-km run till Chembur.

Business

SpiceJet extends special fare offer
SpiceJet offers a "second chance" sale for its customers who book at least 30 days in advance for travel till April 15, the airline said in a release.

India's popular small cars fail crash tests: Report
A global car safety watchdog has said that several of India's most popular small cars have failed independent crash tests.

Sports

5th ODI: New Zealand crush India by 87 runs
A listless Indian cricket team slumped to its worst ODI series defeat in New Zealand, going down 0-4, after the Black Caps hammered them by 87 runs.

Dhoni 4th fastest to complete 8,000 ODI runs
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the fourth fastest batsman to complete 8,000 runs in one-day cricket during the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand.

Entertainment

Yuvraj Singh’s googly for Sunil Grover
Newly-minted Padma Shri winner, Yuvraj Singh was supposed to be the first guest on Sunil Grover's soon to debut TV show Mad In India.

Hrithik, Priyanka perform at a wedding
Hrithik Roshan took a break from the Shimla schedule of Bang Bang and airdashed to Udaipur on Wednesday morning to attend the wedding of an NRI couple.

Infotech

Apple trying to intimidate US retailers, telcos: Samsung
Samsung argued that Apple's request was an attempt to instill fear among telecom carriers and retailers that carry Samsung's products.

Satya Nadella: 8 things you should know
Microsoft is likely to name Indian-American top executive Satya Nadella to replace longtime chief Steve Ballmer as the new chief executive officer.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

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January 30, 2014

Top Headlines

Rahul effect: Cap on subsidized LPG cylinders raised to 12
With Rahul Gandhi pitching for a higher LPG cap, the Union Cabinet today decided to increase the cap on subsidized LPG cylinders to 12 from the existing nine.

Embarrassment for Congress: AP assembly rejects Telangana Bill
The rejection of the bill has come as an embarrassment to the Centre which has decided to table the Telangana Bill in the coming session of Parliament.

Congress MLA disrupts Kejriwal's press meet, demands SIT probe into Batla House encounter
Congress legislator Asif Muhammad Khan disrupted Kejriwal's press conference and demanded a probe into the Batla House encounter case.

Cities

Plot thickens: Delhi heist linked to IPL betting payoffs?
Police sources told TOI that the heist may be linked to the IPL spot-fixing scandal and that the looted cash could amount to Rs 15-20 crore.

Fog affects trains, flights in Delhi
Dense fog returned to the national capital on Thursday affecting flight and train operations.

Business

Let’s merge, Flipkart tells Myntra
Fashion, along with consumer electronics, reports the biggest online sales in India’s e-commerce market.

Banks finely poised, capital is key: India Ratings
India Ratings pointed out that the regulatory measures are forcing banks improve loan loss reserves on restructured loans.

Sports

India look for consolatory victory in final ODI against New Zealand
Dhoni and his men need to view this fifth ODI in singularity and not as part of the already lost contest.

Saina rises to No. 7, Sindhu back in top-10
Saina Nehwal overtook German Juliane Schenk and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying to rise up the ladder.

Entertainment

'Kamasutra 3D' director to use Sherlyn's nude footage in the porn market?
The rift between Sherlyn Chopra and director Rupesh Paul of 'Kamasutra 3D' appears to have widened after the Bollywood actress lodged a police complaint against him.

Will Sunny and Bobby attend Ahana's wedding?
The wedding and the reception, slated to be grand affairs, will be held at a five-star hotel near the Mumbai international airport on February 2.

Infotech

How Google's Motorola misstep could be Lenovo's gain
An expensive mistake by Google could turn into a golden opportunity for China's Lenovo Group as it expands beyond its success in the personal computer industry.

Tata Consultancy Services set to replace Genpact as top BPO
The BPO unit of Tata Consultancy Servicesis set to take the No. 1 slot in the business category in India.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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January 29, 2014

Top Headlines

AAP leaders not providing info on party funding: Centre to HC
Centre told Delhi HC that AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, have not provided the information sought by them on the funding received by the party.

PM Manmohan Singh faces protest at waqf event
A man tried to disrupt a high-profile government event attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.

Obama: Must shift from 'permanent war footing'
Barack Obama said that 2014 should be the year to finally close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay as the US down its military role in Afghanistan.

Cities

Woman says IAS officer raped her over 7 months
The 22-year-old girl who accused senior IAS officer BB Mohanty of raping and sexually exploiting her recorded her statement before a magistrate on Tuesday.

Throat infections lay Mumbaikars low
The sudden spike in humidity levels and temperature over the week has seen a corresponding and drastic rise in throat and respiratory tract infection.

Business

ICICI Bank posts slowest quarterly growth in four years
ICICI Bank Ltd posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in four years as the ability of corporate borrowers to repay loans declined.

Bharti Airtel profit rises first time in 4 years
Analysts had expected a net profit of 10.44 billion rupees for the New Delhi-based company that operates mobile phone services in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.

Sports

Ross Taylor reveals New Zealand's strategy to flummox Indian bowlers
Ross Taylor said the Kiwis have focussed on denying wickets to the visiting side's spinners to wear out the rest of their attack.

Won't let poor form affect me, focussed on future: Saina Nehwal
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal said the setbacks of an injury-marred last year are now firmly behind her.

Entertainment

I am not over-weight any more, says Parineeti
Actress Parineeti Chopra says she may have weighed a few extra pounds in her debut movie but she has become thinner with her rigorous work-out regime.

Is Shahid Kapoor nervous about going bald?
Shahid Kapoor who is shooting for the final schedule of his film 'Haider' in Kashmir expressed his nervousness on the micro blogging website Twitter.

Infotech

Lego toys come to Google Chrome
Google has begun letting Lego lovers build digital objects using virtual colour blocks in its Chrome web browser.

Once the preserve of youth, India's IT staffing enters middle age
The three-million-strong workforce is getting older, making it harder to extract some of the cost advantages of the young, cheap labor for which it is known.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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January 28, 2014

Top Headlines

Note found in Tata Motors MD Karl Slym's room mentions 'domestic problems': Thai police
Thai police said that the 3-page note found in his hotel room from where he plunged to his death, was written by his wife Sally.

Alagiri said Stalin would die in three months: Karunanidhi
4 days after M K Alagiri was suspended from the DMK, Karunanidhi said he could no longer tolerate his son's anti-party activities.

SC refuses to review its verdict criminalizing gay sex
The Supreme Court refused to relook into its verdict criminalizing gay sex in the country.

Cities

Restaurant told to pay Rs 12,000 for charging Rs 71 extra
Though the extra amount was paltry, she dragged the restaurant to the district consumer forum for violating the rules.

Hyderabad Tanishq thief seeks ‘social change’
A wannabe pilot, eager to send a message on growing social inequality in India, carried out one of the biggest jewellery heists.

Business

Sensex tumbles 138 points as RBI hikes repo rate by 0.25%
The Sensex on Tuesday tumbled over 138 points on funds selling in blue-chip stocks led by the banking sector.

Rate cut wouldn't have helped banks: RBI governor
Raghuram Rajan surprised markets with a rate hike, defended the move saying a rate cut would not have impacted either banks or borrowers.

Sports

Livid Dhoni blames pacers for ODI series loss
Mahendra Singh Dhoni held the poor performance of his pacers responsible for the visitors' humiliating 0-3 ODI series loss against New Zealand.

Kohli can break Tendulkar's record: Chauhan
Former India Test cricketer Chetan Chauhan feels Virat Kohli has the ability to break Sachin Tendulkar's record in both Tests and ODIs.

Entertainment

Has Britney Spears married again?
Pop star Britney Spears has sparked rumours of her marriage to legal researcher David Lucado after she was spotted wearing a gold band.

When Sharmila dropped the bikini bomb
The first step was a makeover for Shakti Samanta's protege Sharmila Tagore--string cholis, chic chignons and maybe a swimsuit.

Infotech

Apple reports record revenue in Q1, but forecast weak
Apple's holiday season proved to be a letdown, even though the company sold a record number of iPhones and iPads during its latest quarter.

Global smartphone shipments top 1bn: IDC
Global smartphone shipments topped 1 billion units for first time in 2013 from the previous year to 1.004 billion units, research firm IDC said.

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