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Saturday, February 18, 2012

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February 18, 2012

Top Headlines

ISI employed architect for Osama bin Laden compound: Report
An architect regularly employed by the ISI worked on the compound in which Osama bin Laden sheltered for years in Abbottabad, a media report said.

UP polls: Will Rahul Gandhi's charisma fetch women's votes?
Rallies and roadshows of Rahul Gandhi are drawing large groups of girls. But, will Rahul's charisma influence these girls to vote for Congress?

School bus falls into river in Goa, seven killed
Six children were among seven persons killed when a school bus plunged into the Kalvi River at Aldona village, 30 kms from Panaji.

Cities

Kingfisher may call it quits in Kolkata
Kingfisher Airlines, owned by the flamboyant Vijay Mallya, that touched down in Kolkata in 2005, threatens to fly out of the city with a whimper.

Astrologer held for molesting housewife
Kolkata police on Friday arrested an astrologer for allegedly molesting a 32-year-old housewife on February 7.

Business

Centre seeks recall of Vodafone verdict
Vodafone refrained from commenting on the review petition and argued that the deal with Hutchison was outside the tax department's jurisdiction.

US asking India to 'wean' from Iranian crude
Washington said it was talking to India, Pakistan, Russia, and China about what they can do, particularly to wean themselves from Iranian crude.

Sports

Tri-series: Table-toppers India aim to stifle cornered Aussies
A revitalised India would look to corner the struggling and injury-hit hosts when the two sides clash in the critical second phase of the league on Sunday.

Ricky Ponting is a little bit jaded: Arthur
Livid after consecutive losses, Australia coach Mickey Arthur said the side and its "jaded" stand-in skipper Ricky Ponting would have to face the consequences.

Entertainment

Zarine Khan quits song for Salman!
Zarine opted out as she didn't want to displease her mentor Salman Khan by working in a project featuring Vivek Oberoi.

I was involved with Shoaib: Meera
After accusing Mahesh Bhatt of slapping her, Meera has now revealed that she was in a relationship with cricketer Shoaib Akhtar.

Infotech

Hitachi's IT arm to double Hyderabad headcount
The T-issue not withstanding, Hyderabad continues to be a destination of choice for global IT players.

Apple did not infringe HTC technology: ITC
Apple Inc did not infringe patented technology owned by Android phonemaker HTC Corp, the US International Trade Commission said.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

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February 17, 2012

Top Headlines

Sena-BJP combine triumph in Mumbai, Thane civic polls
The Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance came up trumps in Mumbai and Thane municipal corporation elections, results of which were announced in Mumbai today.

l'll show 'porn'' clip to my people, says ex-Karnataka minister
BJP strongman Laxman Savadi was filmed watching a pornograhic clip in the Karnataka assembly. He claims it was not a porn clip but a documentary.

Italian tanker brought to Kochi, crew quizzed after two TN fishermen shot at sea
The coastal police have registered a murder case against the crew of the vessel based on the evidence of bullet injuries found on the bodies of the dead fishermen.

Cities

Debt drives another farmer to suicide
Ridden by debt, yet another farmer committed suicide at Nouhati village under Memari police station on Wednesday.

When stars don't practise what they preach
Prominent Hindi film personalities, some of whom had even shot campaigns asking the common man to go out and vote, were not seen at the polling booths on Thursday.

Business

Crude oil rises to near $103 per barrel
Oil rose to near $103 a barrel on Friday in Asia as signs of an improving US economy fueled investor optimism and a global stock market rally.

Sensex spurts 135 points on firm global cues, FII inflows
Most of the markets worldwide were in the green zone, followed by Wall Street gains on positive US economic data related to housing, employment and inflation.

Sports

Sri Lanka thrash Australia by 8 wickets to taste first win; India lead points table
Riding high on a brilliant fifty by Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka achieved the revised target of 152 runs in just 24 overs to taste their first win of the tri-series.

R Vinay Kumar living upto MS Dhoni's expectations?
R Vinay Kumar is not on anyone's mind and he would just like it the way it is as long as his skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni keeps turning to him.

Entertainment

Deepika-Taurani refuse to bend
On Febraury 11, Mumbai Mirror reported about Ramesh Taurani filing a complaint against Deepika Padukone with CINTAA.

Bobbi Kristina to see Whitney's body Saturday
Bobbi Kristina Brown will get to see her mother Whitney Houston's body for the first time at her funeral Saturday.

Infotech

Amazon beats Samsung, becomes No. 2 in tablet market
Amazon.com Inc, the world's largest online retailer, surpassed Samsung Electronics Co as the No. 2 seller of tablet computers last quarter, shipping 3.89 million units.

Obama admin questioned over denial of H-1B, L-1 visas
Voicing concern over increasing rates of denial of H-1B and L-1 work visas, top US lawmakers and corporate bigwigs have questioned the Obama administration.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

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February 16, 2012

Top Headlines

Two die in Italian ship firing, India summons ambassador
India lodged a strong protest over killing of its two fishermen allegedly by security guards of an Italian ship off Kollam coast on suspicion of being pirates.

Mumbai world's 2nd least expensive city, Delhi 4th: Survey
Karachi has been named as the cheapest destination globally, while Zurich in Switzerland is the most expensive place across the world, as per the survey.

Now, Beni Prasad dares EC over Muslim quota
After Salman Khurshid, Union steel minister Beni Prasad Verma dared the EC to take action against him when he declared that quota for Muslims would be increased.

Cities

Bangalore to Mysore in 30 minutes flat
Zip to Mysore at a speed of 350 km per hour in just 30 minutes, if the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has its way.

Teacher suspended for molesting girl student
A 46-year-old school teacher was suspended on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a class 5 student at an elementary school in Manivizhundan colony in Attur taluk.

Business

Sensex halts rally; RIL, Coal India fall
The Sensex fell 0.3 % as investors locked in gains after a three-day rally had sent the benchmark to its highest close in more than six months.

Kingfisher Q3 loss widens to Rs 444cr
Kingfisher Airlines' net loss has widened to Rs 444.26 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, due to high fuel costs and weaker rupee.

Sports

Tumour is almost out of my system, tweets Yuvraj Singh
India's World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for germ cell cancer in US, said the second cycle of his treatment has started.

'I feel the pressure, I just don't show it'
The way MS Dhoni authors heart-stopping finishes on the cricket pitch, several Bollywood producers might be tempted to ask him to write thrillers for them too.

Entertainment

KJo to gift Jaguar to Katrina
After the success of Chikni Chameli Katrina seems to be the new addition to Karan Johar's best friends' list. Karan is finally going to gift her a car worth Rs. 1.5 crs.

Bebo takes a cue from Rekha
Kareena has attempted a mujra for the first time ever in Agent Vinod and the song has managed to impress her fans.

Infotech

Apple goes strict on developers
Apple Inc tightened its rules over software that accesses address-book information, following a controversy over social-networking applications.

Google fixes security patch in Wallet service
Google assured users of its smartphone wallets that the mobile-age technology thwarts thieves better than old-school cash or credit cards.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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February 15, 2012

Top Headlines

Bangkok bombs similar to those in Delhi blast: Israel
Obama govt has urged the world to isolate Iran after it made advances in its nuclear programme, building new uranium enrichment centrifuges.

Crush rioters and murderers with iron fist, Jayalalithaa tells police
Making her mandate clear to the state police, Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa today asked them to handle rioters, murderers and dacoits with an "iron fist".

Gujarat HC issues contempt notice to Modi govt in riots case
The Gujarat HC today issued contempt notice to it for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots.

Cities

Dharam's pind excited over Esha's wedding
They have seen Esha Deol only in reel life. But still they feel attachment with her as she is the daughter of "pind ka munda" (son of soil) Dharmendra.

'We don't accept or deny that Iran was behind attack on our employee in Delhi'
Iran today said it would neither accept nor deny Israeli allegation that Tehran was behind the attack on its mission employee here.

Business

Sensex back at 18,000 level, up 354 points
The BSE 30-share index, which gained nearly 100 points in last two trading sessions, shot up by 353.84 points -- level last seen in August.

'Footwear industry to witness healthy growth'
Growing at a compound annual growth rate of about 15%, the Indian footwear industry is likely to reach about Rs 38,700 crore by 2015, according to Assocham.

Sports

Dhoni, the finisher, draws praise from rivals
He may be under pressure as a captain but as a finisher lower down the batting order, MS Dhoni is considered one of the best in ODI cricket even by his rivals.

Cancer-hit Yuvraj Singh gets Armstrong boost
India's cancer-stricken World Cup star Yuvraj Singh said he was inspired after getting a message from US cycling legend Lance Armstrong.

Entertainment

'Caring for your loved ones is romance'
The superstar who epitomizes romance in hindi cinema, says what makes women go weak in the knees, every time he looks into the eyes of his actress.

Sonakshi Sinha in dilemma?
The upcoming actors, especially have to tread their career path very carefully so that they don't irk those who owe their career to.

Infotech

Another US agency dumps BlackBerry for iPhone
The US federal government's main procurement agency is issuing iPhones and Android-based devices to some of its 17,000 workers.

Samsung may spinoff LCD business
Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday that it was considering spinning off its loss-making LCD flat-screen business in a surprise move.

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