Uploads from Me

Sunday, May 6, 2012

The Times of India Daily Newsletter

To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, Please add toi.onlineeditor@indiatimes.com to your address book today.
If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here.
May 06, 2012

Top Headlines

US to seek Indian assurance on Iran during Hillary's visit
Urging India to reduce the oil it imports from Iran tops US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's agenda as she starts two days of talks with Indian officials.

Rift in Rajasthan BJP: 30 MLAs offer to quit in support of Vasundhara Raje
30 BJP MLAs and an independent, who supports the party, submitted their resignation to Raje expressing confidence in her leadership in the state.

Aamir Khan's smallscreen venture 'Satyamev Jayate' earns kudos
Satyamev Jayate opened to full houses on Sunday morning and pretty much everyone seemed to be hooked to the show that was aired.

Cities

Two Delhi policemen jailed for extortion
Two policemen have been sentenced to three years in jail by a Delhi court for extorting money from a scrap dealer.

Marriage proposal rejected, man kills girl's uncle
Sangrur police has solved a murder mystery where a dejected youth killed a middle aged person for declining to marry off his niece with him.

Business

Fall in rupee may hike oil import costs
The record free fall in the value of the rupee to Rs 54 against the US dollar will impact import costs leading to another hike.

Govt's austerity drive does little for fiscal consolidation
The non-plan expenditure that primarily constitutes revenue expenditure has come down from 11.2% of GDP in 2009-10 to 10% in 2011-12.

Sports

Chennai lose Plessis after flying start
Murali Vijay took Chennai Super Kings past 50-mark just after the dismissal of Faf du Plessis in the IPL clash against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium.

We cannot be taken lightly, says Rahul Dravid
Rajasthan is presently lying fifth in the standings with 10 points from 11 games, but Dravid is optimistic about his team making it to the play offs.

Entertainment

I owe everything to Buddhism: Paoli
Not many know that Paoli Dam, the new success story in Bollywood, practices Nichiren Buddhism and is an extremely spiritual person.

SRK, Katrina in London Ishq
London Ishq. That's the title of the Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer being directed by Yash Chopra.

Infotech

How our PCs are becoming prettier
The beige boxes and generic laptops of a few years ago are giving way to new generations of sleek machines running Microsoft's Windows 7.

Hacking Android devices: What to worry about
It's not just malicious apps you need to be wary of infecting your smartphone. Now, navigating to poisoned websites are a threat, too.

Most Read Stories

Most Shared Stories

Most Commented Stories

Copyright  © 2011 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights:  Times Syndication Service
This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher; Firefox 2.0 or higher at a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768

Saturday, May 5, 2012

The Times of India Daily Newsletter

To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, Please add toi.onlineeditor@indiatimes.com to your address book today.
If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here.
May 05, 2012

Top Headlines

Centre behaving as viceroys of yore on NCTC: Modi
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi accused the Centre of changing the "well-defined and constitutionally mandated" boundaries of Centre-state relations.

30% more buildings face threat of collapse in Mumbai: Pre-monsoon survey
Every year, the monsoon brings along with it misery as old and rundown constructions cave in under the watery blitz in Mumbai.

Pakistan a failed state: US lawmaker to Gilani
American Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has told Pakistani PM that his country is a failed state and no amount of US aid money will ever change that.

Cities

Girl fakes kidnap to meet chat friend
A 19-year-old girl from Bhayander faked her own kidnapping, travelled 800km to Nagpur and landed up at the doorstep of her 'Facebook friend'.

Woman alleges gang rape in Ghaziabad mall
A 24-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped inside an SUV parked at the Mahagun Metro Mall in Ghaziabad on Thursday.

Business

Indian tech story adds LinkedIn chapter
Rashmi Sinha and her brother Amit Ranjan, who grew up in Allahabad, have sold the world's largest slide-sharing site SlideShare.

Tariffs to rise marginally on Trai plan
Mobile operators have slammed the telecom regulator's recommendations on auction of spectrum and have said they would be forced to shut shop.

Sports

IPL 5: Kolkata off to decent start after opting to bat
Saturday's game between Kolkata and Pune is all about Sourav Ganguly's journey back to his roots as he takes centre-stage at the Eden Gardens.

Rajasthan seek to end losing streak
Exactly a month ago, Punjab and Rajasthan had clashed in their opening match in Jaipur, which the latter had won quite convincingly.

Entertainment

Tamil for me is my cousin Esha: Abhay
Clearly there's no 7-year itch as far as Abhay Deol is concerned. In the years gone by, the actor has become one of the most highly respected actors on the marquee.

Amrita Arora is pregnant again
Amrita Arora Ladak is expecting again. The actress, who is married to builder Shakeel Ladak, has a two year old son, Azaan.

Infotech

Yahoo shareholders want CEO to be sacked
Scott Thompson's reign as Yahoo's CEO is in jeopardy after just 4 months on the job because he allowed an inaccuracy about his academic credentials.

Bangalore-based co creates a GPS rival
Since July last year, when his startup Nivaata opened, nearly ten clients, including multinational companies, have signed up.

Most Read Stories

Most Shared Stories

Most Commented Stories

Copyright  © 2011 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights:  Times Syndication Service
This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher; Firefox 2.0 or higher at a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768

Friday, May 4, 2012

The Times of India Daily Newsletter

To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, Please add toi.onlineeditor@indiatimes.com to your address book today.
If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here.
May 04, 2012

Top Headlines

Bin Laden raid: Obama instructed forces to fight if challenged by Pakistan
US President Obama had instructed commandos to fight their way during the raid, saying safety of his forces was more important than keeping Pakistanis happy.

US transportation department slaps fine of $80,000 on Air India
The US transportation department has slapped $80,000 fine on Air India for failing to post customer service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website.

Chhattisgarh govt relieves Alex Menon as Sukma collector
Hours after IAS officer Alex Paul Menon returned home from Maoist captivity, state government relieved him from his posting at Sukma.

Cities

Patient 'harassed' doctor for 3 years
According to police officials, the patient first visited the doctor's clinic three years ago complaining of a sore tooth.

Skimpy clothes a no-no in Hampi
Complaints by local worshippers have prompted a crackdown on scantily clad foreign tourists at the 15th-century Virupaksha Temple in Hampi.

Business

Kingfisher talking to tenants to avoid eviction
The airlines sources confirmed the development and said the management is negotiating with the developers to resolve the deadlock.

Cipla cuts cancer drug prices by 76%
Drug major Cipla has slashed by up to 76% the prices of certain life-saving cancer drugs used in the treatment of brain, lung and kidney cancer.

Sports

Sachin great, but I like Dravid more: Michael Hussey
Mike Hussey and Rahul Dravid are similar in many ways. Both had been integral parts of their national teams, yet the spotlight has rarely been on them.

Chennai up against resurgent Hyderabad
Kumar Sangakkara's men have shown signs of recovery, defeating Pune twice; while Chennai, after a series of home losses, find themselves in a spot.

Entertainment

Ravi Kishen takes a sabbatical
The man who is largely credited with resuscitating an otherwise dying Bhojpuri film industry is now mulling a sabbatical.

Jaya moves away from Rekha
Incidentally, it is customary for all Rajya Sabha members nominated by the president to be seated together.

Infotech

Android caused losses to Google
Google Inc's Android mobile platform resulted in a net loss for the company in every quarter of 2010.

Apple plans to use Liquidmetal technology
Apple plans to use a Liquidmetal technology, a new alloy, in its 'breakthrough product', one of its inventors has revealed.

Most Read Stories

Most Shared Stories

Most Commented Stories

Copyright  © 2011 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights:  Times Syndication Service
This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher; Firefox 2.0 or higher at a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768

Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Times of India Daily Newsletter

To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, Please add toi.onlineeditor@indiatimes.com to your address book today.
If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here.
May 03, 2012

Top Headlines

Live Blog: Maoists free Chhattisgarh collector
After 12 days of captivity, Maoists today freed Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon. He was handed over to mediators G Hargopal and BD Sharma.

Jaganmohan Reddy's Tirumala visit kicks up a row
Jaganmohan Reddy entered the shrine of Lord Balaji without signing the formal declaration about his belief in the Lord, which is mandatory for non-Hindus.

Isro's radar imaging satellite RISAT 1 has Amdavadi heart
Isro of course designs payloads for satellites, but this time a Gujarat-based company has built the very heart of RISAT-1, launched last month from Sriharikota.

Cities

School principal held for raping girl
The director of a school and his wife who is a principal in the same school were arrested by the police in Betul town, 160 km from here.

Drunk man rapes 65-yr-old mother-in-law
In an outrageous incident, a drunk man allegedly raped his 65-year-old mother-in-law. The victim, who is a TB patient, filed a complaint with the Koradi police.

Business

Ex-MD sues Adidas over fraud charge
The ex-boss of Adidas in India, has sued his ex-employer for Rs 15 cr in damages, in a dramatic escalation of hostilities between him and the German giant.

Rupee down 26 paise against dollar
The rupee declined by 26 paise in early trade today to hit fresh four-month low of Rs 53.22 against the American currency.

Sports

Struggling Mumbai face fumbling Pune
Team Pune have a natural inclination towards binding as a unit; most of their players have been rejected by national selectors or IPL franchises.

Barcelona's superstars remain best earners in sports
Barcelona's superstars remain the best-paid players in the world of sports, according to new figures collated by industry analysts Sporting Intelligence.

Entertainment

Ash and Lolo's face off!
Aishwarya Rai and Karishma Kapoor have many similarities. Both are successful actresses and mothers who belong to illustrious families of Indian Cinema.

Katrina in a triple role
Katrina recently shot for an ad film in Bangkok that features her in a triple role "playing fairy tale characters Cinderella, Red Riding Hood and Snow White".

Infotech

How Samsung beat Apple in smartphones
Samsung Electronics regained the lead in smartphones from Apple in the first quarter of this year. One of its weapons: screens of many different sizes.

Samsung: No Galaxy Nexus in India
For all those waiting for Samsung Galaxy Nexus in India, here's a bad news. The company has just announced that India will not see the launch of Galaxy Nexus.

Most Read Stories

Most Shared Stories

Most Commented Stories

Copyright  © 2011 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights:  Times Syndication Service
This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher; Firefox 2.0 or higher at a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768