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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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January 11, 2012

Top Headlines

Dance for food: Centre seeks explanation from Andaman
The Indian govt on Wednesday asked the Andaman and Nicobar administration to explain how half-naked tribal women were forced to dance for tourists.

CAT 2011 results: 9 MBA aspirants secure 100 percentile
Nine MBA aspirants have secured 100 percentile in the CAT this year. Around 1.85 lakh candidates took the test across 36 cities from mid October.

Asif Ali Zardari made no offer to resign: Spokesperson
"Neither in the allies' meeting on Tuesday night nor at any other stage has the president offered to resign," Babar said in a brief statement.

Cities

Lover held for murder of Chennai beautician
The lover of a beautician was on Tuesday arrested for the murder of a 23-year-old woman in Mogappair East a day earlier.

Cyclone leaves Bangalore with soar throat
General physicians and ENT specialists are seeing at least 5-6 patients every day complaining of sore throat or strain in throat for the last 10 days.

Business

Day after rally, Sensex closes flat
Indian equities markets closed on a dull note on Wednesday with traders keeping on the sidelines after the previous session's rally.

Gold futures recover on firm global cues
The metal for delivery in April contract moved up by Rs 86, or 0.31 per cent, to Rs 27,996 per 10 grams, with a trade volume of 183 lots.

Sports

Rahul Dravid rubbishes Australian media reports, says no rift in Team India
Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid refuted Australian media reports that there is any rift in the team and said spirit is high ahead of the third Test at Perth.

India badly in need of something special
India's underperforming top order will need to produce something special when they face Australia in the third Test.

Entertainment

Bipasha Basu's party video 'leaked' online
Bipasha Basu had chalked out several plans to celebrate her 33rd birthday on January 7, 2012.

Sonakshi Sinha tries to be Salman Khan!
Sonakshi Sinha now wants history to repeat itself, and has requested the producers of Lootera to schedule the film's release for Eid.

Infotech

6 tech CEOs who got 'fired' in 2011
The year 2011 was tough on technology CEOs, with many of them losing their jobs. The global economic jitters saw the jobs of several IT CEOs come in firing line.

Meet Intel-powered smartphone Lenovo K800
Intel made its debut in the smartphone chip market with the unveiling of Lenovo K800 smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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January 10, 2012

Top Headlines

Govt to notify rules for 100% FDI in single-brand retail
The central govt is all set to announce 100% Foreign Direct Investment in single-brand retail trading. The announcement will be made later today.

Virender Sehwag dividing Team India, says Australian media
An article in Australian newspaper says, some players are in favour of Virender Sehwag as captain while a section wants MS Dhoni to continue as skipper.

Now, a Roman Holiday ride with Vespa on Indian roads
Nearly half a century after the movie Roman Holiday showed the Vespa sequence, the iconic scooter that has kindled romance the world over, is set to ride into India.

Cities

'Being Mallu' tops Indian Twitter trends
Malayalis became the hottest topic on Twitter on Monday, with the hashtags #mallus, #gelf, and #beingmallu featuring in the top ten trends in the country.

Kolkata gets record January rain in 10 years
Is it winter or monsoon? The answer is obvious, but Kolkatans can't help thinking otherwise.

Business

'IT companies to post robust Q3 profits on rupee fall'
Indian IT companies are expected to post an average earning growth of up to 23 per cent for the third quarter of the current fiscal.

Sensex gains 350 points
Sensex recorded its second biggest gain of 350 points this year to regain the psychological 16,000 level on funds buying spurred by firm global cues.

Sports

'Haddin should worry about his keeping'
Zaheer Khan came down hard on Brad Haddin for calling India a fragile team, saying the Australian wicketkeeper should work on improving his own show.

Ishant criticised for showing his middle finger to fans
Ishant Sharma was facing criticism after he was photographed showing his middle finger in a rude gesture to fans during the troubled tour of Australia.

Entertainment

I miss my abba every day: Shabana Azmi
She lost her father almost ten years back, but till date Shabana Azmi can't hide that flicker of emotion in her voice, when she speaks about Kaifi Azmi.

Eva Longoria flaunts figure in a braless gown
Eva Longoria was seen sporting a slinky and elegant floor-length gown to run errands and get her nails done at the salon.

Infotech

10 most-awaited smartphones of 2012
Thus while 2011 was hot on the smartphone front, 2012 too seems promising. Here are some of the big launches scheduled for the year as per the rumour mill.

Email hacking: US probes Indian govt spy unit
US authorities are investigating allegations that an Indian government spy unit hacked into emails of an official US commission.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

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January 09, 2012

Top Headlines

Aarushi case: Rajesh Talwar to remain on bail, rules SC
The Supreme Court ruled that Dr Talwar would remain on bail till he appears before court on Feb 4 to face trial in Aarushi murder case.

Vajpayee, Narendra Modi in BJP list of election campaigners
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will figure in the BJP's list of election campaigners.

Sukh Ram granted bail by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court granted interim bail till January 16 to former Union minister Sukh Ram in the 1993 telecom scam case.

Cities

Bhopal: 8-yr-old alleges rape by 13-yr-old cousin
The victim claimed that her mother threatened to punish her if she uttered a word about the incident to anyone.

Man arrested for 'raping' girlfriend
Sushil Chavan (26) was arrested after his girlfriend, an IT professional, filed a rape complaint against him last week.

Business

Adani Group to sport a new-look soon
Despite the recent setbacks it had to face in its ports and power verticals, Adani Group has decided to don a new corporate identity.

Gold futures down on global cues
Gold prices declined by 0.58 per cent to Rs 27,600 per 10 grams in futures trade in tandem with a weakening trend overseas.

Sports

Tendulkar should take counselling: Latif
Sachin Tendulkar should take counselling from a sports psychologist to get over the mental block, said former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif.

Go-karting instead of nets for struggling India
Team India enjoyed go-karting instead of having a net session ahead of the do-or-die third match starting at Perth on Friday.

Entertainment

Sunny Leone behaved in an acceptable manner: PCI
BCCC received several complaints that Sunny Leone was promoting her personal pornography website with the help of her Indian reality TV performance.

Deepika Padukone in a bikini
Deepika Padukone sports a bikini again after her many calendar shoots and for Housefull. She will don a scorching red number in Cocktail.

Infotech

Euro crisis: Indian IT Inc upbeat on growth
The Indian IT industry is hopeful of maintaining its growth momentum in 2012 despite global economic uncertainty.

Acer unveils 'world's thinnest' ultrabook, Aspire S5
The Taiwan-based computer titan will begin shipping Acer Aspire 5 models in the second quarter of this year.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

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January 08, 2012

Top Headlines

NRIs get right to vote in Indian polls, promises Manmohan
Fulfilling a long-standing demand of its diaspora, India Sunday said it would allow NRIs to vote and participate in the election process.

Rahul hits out at LK Advani, accuses him of double speak
Rahul Gandhi said that LK Adavni took out a rath yatra across the country against corruption but has inducted the most corrupt leader in the BSP govt in BJP.

Lull in US drone strikes aids militants in Pakistan
A nearly two-month lull in US drone strikes in Pakistan has helped embolden al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup and increase attacks.

Cities

12-hour power cuts cripple Gurgaon
Residents of Gurgaon struggled with darker indoors on Saturday with even the tonier parts of the suburbs hit by 10-hour blackouts.

TV actor Dolly Bindra gets death threats
Reality television actor Dolly Bindra complained to the Malad police on Saturday of having received threatening phone calls.

Business

Shares close down 0.12% in special trading session
Stock markets were opened for a truncated 90-minute session to allow the NSE to test higher volumes on an upgraded futures trading platform.

Adani Group to sport a new-look soon
The Adani Group is into ports, power, coal mining, and agri business apart from an SEZ and a shipping-line, called Adani Shipping, with six vessels.

Sports

India to lose 2nd spot in Test rankings
Even if India manages to win the next two Tests against Australia, it will still lose its second place in the ICC Test ranking to South Africa.

Mystery of the missing brick in Rahul 'The Wall' Dravid
Experts are at a loss to explain just what is Rahul Dravid doing wrongly to get out bowled as his impregnable defence is suddenly looking shaky.

Entertainment

Sonakshi Sinha's Lootera to release on Eid
Sonakshi Sinha considers Eid to be a lucky date for a film release.Dabangg released on Eid in 2010 and went on to become one of the biggest hits of all time.

Sharon Stone spotted with young man
Actress Sharon Stone, who looks much younger than her age, was spotted with a young man in California.

Infotech

How to set up Windows on Mac PC
Nevertheless, some former PC users still find themselves longing for certain Windows-only programmes.

PCs vs tablets vs laptops vs Ultrabooks
So which one(s) works best for you? If you are confused, read through to learn the art of finding which computer works for you.

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