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Sunday, January 15, 2012

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January 15, 2012

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Election Commission officials are anti-dalits: Mayawati
Mayawati hit out at EC over its decision to cover statutes in dalit memorial built by her government terming it as unfair.

Open for an alliance with Imran Khan's party: Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf said he is "reasonably sure" that the Pakistan Army would not resort to a coup in his country.

Tighten banking channels: EC instructs RBI
The Election Commission has asked the RBI to ensure that banking channels are not exploited during the assembly polls in the five states.

Cities

Railway station TV shows porn, 1 held in Orissa
As many as 24 television sets at the Bhubaneswar railway station showed an obscene film for about 10 minutes, for which one person was arrested.

Wife accuses husband of making sex videos
A woman lodged a complaint against her husband in Coimbatore accusing him of shooting obscene footage after drugging her.

Business

Kingfisher Airline importing ATF is bad economics: Oil companies
As the govt mulls allowing Kingfisher Airlines to import ATF directly, oil companies have opposed the move saying the proposal was "bad economics".

AI debt row: Bankers outweigh credit rating over provisioning
The consortium of lenders that has rejected the RBI-approved debt recast for Air India is more worried about their credit ratings.

Sports

MS Dhoni handed one-match ban for slow over rate
MS Dhoni has been suspended for the fourth and final Test against Australia because of slow bowling, the ICC said.

Australia thrash India by an innings and 37 runs to seal series
Australia routed India by an innings and 37 runs inside three days to seal a crushing 3-0 series victory against the hapless tourists.

Entertainment

Genelia misses Riteish in Dubai
Genelia Dsouza was stuck to her phone most of the time during the CCL matches. The person on the other end was her fiance Riteish Deshmukh.

Ranbir Kapoor's secret rendezvous!
While Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri claim to be just good friends and nothing more, recent events reveal otherwise.

Infotech

Apple to launch iPad 3 in March: Sources
Apple Inc's next iPad, expected to go on sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen and run a faster processor.

Review: Huawei MediaPad tablet
Huawei's MediaPad is an impressive 7-inch tablet. It has a dual core 1.2Ghz processor with 1GB RAM with 8GB storage expandable via microSD card.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

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January 14, 2012

Top Headlines

Imran Khan calls for new ties with India, says he's not anti-west either
Imran Khan, former cricket hero-turned-rising political star called for a "completely new relationship" between the two countries in keeping with the times.

1984 anti-Sikh riots: NRI Sikh wants testimony recorded against Jagdish Tytler
Resham Singh claims that on November 1, 1984, he saw Jagdish Tytler leading a mob outside a gurudwara in Delhi. Three Sikhs were burnt alive in the attack.

Ink thrown at Baba Ramdev after Batla House comment
A man on Saturday threw black ink on the face of yoga guru Baba Ramdev as he was holding a press conference at the Constitutional Club in New Delhi.

Cities

Lohri parties swing to DJ beats
Get ready for a festive weekend. It's the harvest season and people of all communities have begun celebrating. After the city lit Lohri bonfires on Friday, it is now preparing for Bhogali Bihu and Pongal on Sunday.

12 die in Madhya Pradesh stampede
At least 12 people, including four women, were killed in a stampede during a religious gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district early Saturday, an official said.

Business

Silver slides on continued selling, gold edge higher
Silver prices slid further at the bullion market on Saturday on continued speculative sell-off and investors profit-taking amid bearish global market.

'S&P downgrades incomprehensible'
European leaders on Saturday called "incomprehensible" Standard and Poor's credit rating downgrades of nine debt-laden EU countries, including stripping France and Austria of their top triple-A rating.

Sports

Fixing is un-Australian: Cricket Australia
Australia cannot even think that its player would be involved in match-fixing as anti-corruption is a deeply ingrained part of its cricket culture, Cricket Australia has said.

India 88/4 at stumps on Day 2, stare at innings defeat
Another dismal performance by India's creaking top order saw the tourists tottering towards a heavy defeat after the second day of the third Test against Australia in Perth on Saturday.

Entertainment

Shan Rukh, Farah Khan face-off on August 31
That Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan are no longer thick friends is known. The fact that both the Khans are aggressive when it comes to promoting their films is also not new.

'Unprofessional, Vivek out of 'Shootout At Wadala'
Tired of his 'unprofessional' behaviour, Ekta Kapoor and Sanjay Gupta have decided to replace Vivek in Shootout at Wadala

Infotech

Apple loses preliminary ruling against Motorola
Motorola Mobility Inc did not violate Apple's patented technology in making its Droid, Cliq, BackFlip and other smartphones, a judge at the US International Trade Commission said.

Telecom sector: What to expect in 2012
India's showcase telecom sector, which weathered fierce competition and a graft scandal in the last two years, is hoping the New Year will bring relief and possibly a reversal of fortunes.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

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January 13, 2012

Top Headlines

No need for vote of confidence, says Gilani
Pak PM Gilani said he does not need vote of confidence and asked Parliament to decide whether there would be democracy or dictatorship.

Subramanian Swamy can't be arrested till Jan 30: Delhi HC
Janata Party leader, accused of writing an inflammatory article, can't be arrested till Jan 30, the Delhi HC ruled while asking him to refrain from writing such pieces.

Advani, Modi likely to meet Jayalalithaa
Speculation is rife that L K Advani and Narendra Modi are likely to meet TN chief minister J Jayalalithaa when they come to Chennai on Jan 14.

Cities

'Anna kites' set to dot Jaipur's skyline on Makarsankranti
Pink City's skyline is all set to be dotted with images of Anna with kites bearing his pictures being a hit ahead of Makarsankranti.

Curb on fly-by-night NRI grooms
As per new registration norms, NRI grooms will have to flash altered marital status on their passports which is a measure to check fly-by-night weddings.

Business

Sensex closes 115 points up
A benchmark index for Indian equities markets provisionally closed 115 points higher, backed by gains in metals and capital goods stocks.

Gold loses Rs 220; silver Rs 400 on weak global cues
While gold lost Rs 220 to Rs 27,840 per 10 grams, silver lost Rs 400 to Rs 52,400 per kg on reduced offtake by jewellers.

Sports

3rd Test: Warner's unbeaten ton takes Australia to 149/0 at stumps on Day 1
Openers Ed Cowan (40*) and David Warner (104*) took Australia to 149/0 after India bundled out for 161 on Day 1 of third Test.

No action against WACA pitch partiers
Times Now had filmed 15 people, including members of the WACA ground staff, drinking on the wicket after having removed the pitch covers.

Entertainment

Ranveer's 'Kareena fantasy' fulfilled?
The first time Ranveer Singh set his eyes on Kareena Kapoor, he gushed so much that it almost embarrassed her.

Salman, Katrina's dinner date
Zoom's sources have revealed that Ek Tha Tiger has a scene which requires Katrina to show more intensity than ever before.

Infotech

IBM developing storage device of just 12 atoms
Researchers at IBM have stored and retrieved digital 1s and 0s from an array of just 12 atoms, pushing the boundaries of the magnetic storage of information.

Microsoft, LG sign Android patent deal
Microsoft has announced a patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics covering tablets, smartphones and other consumer devices.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

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January 12, 2012

Top Headlines

Andaman tribals' dance: Case registered
Police have registered a case in connection with the shooting and uploading of a video showing semi-naked Jarawa tribal women dancing in front of tourists.

Can nuke waste burial ground withstand heat? Test will tell
Scientists and radiation experts at NPCIL are studying the land under which the nuclear waste container is likely to be stored.

Asif Ali Zardari leaves for Dubai amidst crisis in Pakistan
Pakistan President Zardari departed on a one-day private visit to Dubai amidst a standoff between the civilian govt and the powerful military on the memo scandal.

Cities

Thank God it's Thursday, say some in Kollywood
The first big movie of 2012, " Nanban", might well reinforce a trend that Kollywood would only be too happy to embrace - releases on Thursdays instead of Fridays.

IIT-M grad tops CAT without coaching
Ajinkya Deshmukh, who graduated from IIT-Madras two years ago, will now go to another Indian Ivy League school for his management education.

Business

Sensex dips 138 pts, Infosys slips
The experts attributed today's fall in share prices largely to a downward revenue forecast revision by IT giant Infosys and concerns about debt troubles in Europe.

Food inflation continues in the negative
Annual food inflation continued to be in the negative for the week ending Dec 31, official data showed on Thursday on lower prices of vegetables, especially onions.

Sports

Onus on batsmen to salvage India's pride
Down 0-2 in the series, the experienced Indian batsmen will have to come up with something special on possibly the fastest pitch in the planet at the WACA.

Team India skipper MS Dhoni hints at retirement from Test cricket by 2013
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a surprise revelation that he may retire from Test cricket if he is to play in the 2015 cricket World Cup.

Entertainment

I could kill Kareena: Sonam
Actress Sonam Kapoor maybe a fashionista. She says that her look in the film Players was the closest to what she is in real life.

Neha gossips about Kangna, Salman!
Recently Kangna, Neha and Salman were all at an event held in Hyderabad. The next day Neha was overheard gossiping to the other actresseses while travelling back.

Infotech

Google India to HC: Can't remove obscene content
Google India has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court saying that it does not exercise any control over content on YouTube, Google, Orkut or Blogspot in India.

Steve Jobs becomes comic hero
Apple's visionary co-founder Steve Jobs has been immortalised again, this time in a new comic book that documents his life.

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