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Friday, January 20, 2012

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January 20, 2012

Top Headlines

TOI film critic Nikhat Kazmi passes away
Film critic Nikhat Kazmi lost a bitter battle with cancer this morning. Narayani Ganesh, her longtime colleague and Editor of The Speaking Tree pays her a tribute.

Vodafone wins Rs 11,000 crore tax case in Supreme Court
SC set aside the HC verdict, holding that tax authorities do not have jurisdiction on an overseas transaction in connection with the Vodafone-Hutchison deal.

Salman Rushdie not to attend Jaipur Literature Festival
Salman Rushdie has got intelligence reports from Mumbai and Rajasthan police that assassins might attack him during his India visit.

Cities

Lawyer held for molesting air-hostess
A lawyer, Chandan Shrivastav, has been arrested for allegedly molesting and cheating an air-hostess who had consulted him to fight a case against an airline.

Film on Anna's stir wins top honours
'Ha Bharat Mazha' won the Sant Tukaram Best Marathi Film award at the closing ceremony of the 10th Pune International Film Festival on Thursday.

Business

Gold loses Rs 100 on global cues, silver up Rs 50
Traders said sustained selling by stockists due to subdued demand in global markets led to the decline in gold prices.

Microsoft Q2 net income $6.62bn
Software major Microsoft Corp has reported a negligible decline in net income to USD 6.62 billion for the October-December quarter of 2011.

Sports

'I feel ashamed by India's performance'
"As a cricketer, I feel ashamed by the Indian team's performance. They are not playing well and have gone wrong in every aspect of the game," said Kapil Dev.

Sachin, Zaheer only Indians in top 10
Tendulkar remained static at 9th in the batting list, while Zaheer occupies the same position in the bowling charts in the latest ICC Test rankings.

Entertainment

I was almost forced to do Agneepath: Hrithik
I didn't want to do a remake. I wanted to do films that have not been done before. But KJo was insistent. I was almost forced into the film.

I'm not Pooja Bhatt's spokesperson: Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt has delicately and subtly shifted the perception of Bollywood, making it bolder in terms of the emotions portrayed on the big screen.

Infotech

Yahoo goes to Delhi HC, notice to Delhi Police
The Delhi HC sought response from city police on Yahoo India's plea challenging the summons issued by a magistrate for 'hosting objectionable content'.

Apple rolls out digital textbook service iBooks 2
Apple Inc unveiled a new digital textbook service called iBooks 2 on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the US education market.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

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January 19, 2012

Top Headlines

American military 'fully prepared' to deal with Iran: Panetta
The US military is now 'fully prepared' to deal with any Iranian effort to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital Gulf avenue for international oil shipments, Panetta said.

US special envoy swings by India after Pakistan rebuff
The Obama administration directed Marc Grossman to travel to India on Friday for talks after Islamabad rejected his proposed visit.

Coup involving top army officers foiled in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Army today said efforts by some officers to topple the government have been foiled and that the process to bring the culprits to justice has begun.

Cities

Minister's son held at RGI for 'smuggling' Scotch
Four persons, including a state minister's son and kin of two MLAs, were detained by the DRI sleuths for trying to smuggle in foreign liquor and wrist watches.

Sri Lankan student found hanging in hostel
A Sri Lankan student of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) was found hanging in his hostel room. No suicide note was recovered.

Business

Comfort level with AI complete and total: SBI
The lenders will meet in Mumbai later in the day to discuss Air India's $4 billion debt restructuring and all options are open, he told reporters.

Sensex closes 192 points up
Buttressed by positive global cues, the BSE benchmark Sensex rose by 192 points to close above the 16,500-mark today.

Sports

Hewitt through on Roddick retirement
Australian Lleyton Hewitt, who was leading 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the time of the retirement, will now play big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the third round.

We will strangle India in Adelaide: Siddle
Australian pacer Peter Siddle said he is in the form of his life and wants to be a part of the team that is on verge of inflicting a 4-0 defeat on India.

Entertainment

Ranbir, Deepika's piano connection
They dated, parted and partied together again. Ranbir and Deepika, who have done the full relationship arc, now seem to have hit a new, and more affectionate note.

Riteish-Genelia wedding dates finalised!
Riteish Deshmukh will get married to his long-time girlfriend Genelia D'Souza at a glittering ceremony on February 3 this year.

Infotech

Sony Ericsson to continue focus on Android
Sony Ericsson will continue to focus on smartphones running on Google's Android platform after becoming part of Sony Corp.

Google, Facebook case adjourned till Feb 2
The Delhi high court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on petitions filed by Google India and Facebook India till February 2.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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January 18, 2012

Top Headlines

Shatrughan Sinha keeps date with 'sister' Zain Zia
Taking time out from the visit of Indian parliamentarians to Pakistan, Sinha went tomeet General Zia's daughter, who regards him as an elder brother.

Rushdie visit: Security advisory to Delhi, Rajasthan police
Advisory issued by the Centre indicates that the author may turn up for the festival on any day during January 21st to 24th.

Think before criticising EC, CEC Quraishi warns Mayawati
CEC Quraishi said Mayawati should think before criticising the EC order to cover her statues & BSP's poll symbols in government parks.

Cities

NRI woman molested on flight, BHEL official held
A senior executive with BHEL has been arrested on charges of molesting a woman passenger on onboard a Bhopal-bound flight.

Ahatas razed, booze business falls flat in Gurgaon
Days after the HUDA demolished illegal open drinking joints in the city, the excise department has expressed its concern about possible loss of revenue due to this.

Business

Many air travellers say yes to 'fat tax'
Heavyweights may disagree with the idea of airlines charging "fat tax", but a survey says that air travellers agree that obese people should pay more to fly.

RIL to surrender SEZ land in Haryana
More than 5 years after inking an agreement with HSIIDC, RIL is all set to return 1383,68 acres of land acquired by it for SEZ in Gurgaon.

Sports

What exactly has gone wrong in Oz?
In their last 10 innings, openers Sehwag and Gambhir have batted for just 51.2 overs together and the best they've managed is a poor 27-run stand in Cape Town.

Wozniacki boosted by McIlroy major tips
World number one Caroline Wozniacki says she has picked up tips on her mental approach to tennis from her golf major-winning boyfriend Rory McIlroy.

Entertainment

It's good to be bad: Priyanka Chopra
Actress Priyanka Chopra prefers characters with grey shades over positive roles. Her role of a femme fatale in " 7 Khoon Maaf" has fetched her a prestigious award.

Politics is totally over for me: Sanjay Dutt
The actor still regrets joining politics and the Samajwadi party, but considers the experience a real eye-opener.

Infotech

SOPA protest: Wikipedia blacks out
Wikipedia will shut down access to its English-language site for 24 hours beginning at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday.

Apple files another suit against Samsung
Apple Inc filed another suit in Germany, seeking to ban sales of Samsung Electronics Co's smartphones, including the Galaxy S Plus and the S II.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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January 17, 2012

Top Headlines

Govt recommends up to 49% FDI in aviation sector
India's aviation minister said on Tuesday his ministry will prepare a Cabinet note to allow foreign airlines to take up to a 49 percent stake in Indian carriers.

Maruti, General Motors hike vehicle prices by up to Rs 17,000
The prices of various models have been hiked by up to Rs 17,000 to offset rising input costs and the impact of currency fluctuation.

Army chief's age row: Antony meets PM; BJP slams govt
Gen V K Singh has filed a writ petition in SC challenging govt's rejection of his contention that his date of birth should be May 10,1951 and not May 10,1950.

Cities

Brand Hyderabad takes a Telangana hit
It is official now. The recently concluded Partnership Summit has conclusively proved that the two-year long regional conflict has finally taken its toll on Brand Hyderabad.

'Bunty Chor' arrested in Bhopal: Police
Police today confirmed that the man, resembling notorious Davinder Singh alias 'Bunty Chor', who was held yesterday, is the same criminal, against whom, a number of cases had been registered in the national capital and other places.

Business

Sensex up 277 pts on FII inflows
The BSE Sensex shot up to over 5-week high of 16,466.05 on Tuesday, up 277 points on strong buying by foreign funds amid indications that the economy may grow faster in the coming months and firm markets overseas.

Tata Consultancy Q3 profit up 23%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), India's top software services exporter, reported a 23 percent rise in quarterly profit, meeting market estimates, as it won new outsourcing orders and a weaker rupee boosted margins.

Sports

VVS has no plans to retire: Teammates
He might be drawing flak for his flop show in the ongoing Test series against Australia but veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman has no plans of hanging up his boots just yet.

We let the entire nation down: Gambhir
Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir lashed back at critics blaming VVS Laxman for India's batting debacle, saying the entire veteran batting line-up must take the responsibility for the letting their nation down.

Entertainment

Lovely meeting beautiful Bollywooders: Winfrey
International talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, who is in India to shoot for her new show, is all praise for Bollywood celebrities after meeting them at a party hosted in her honour by socialite Parmeshwar Godrej.

Don't be so harsh on Mahi: John Abraham
India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come under attack for the team's dismal performance during their recent tour of Australia.

Infotech

Aakash II tablet coming in April: Govt
Amid complaints with regard to the quality of the low-cost 'Aakash' tablet PC, the government said it is hopeful of bringing out an upgraded version of the device, 'Aakash-II', by April this year.

11 gadgets to look forward to in 2012
Dynamics can change at a rapid pace - Nokia-Microsoft partnership is an example - and products can die a sudden death - recall HP's Touchpad.

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