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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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May 15, 2012

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A Raja gets bail, Jayalalithaa says 2G case getting diluted
Former telecom minister Raja was directed by the court to not visit Tamil Nadu without prior permission and to not go to the office of the Department of Telecom.

IPL spot-fixing: Rajiv Shukla promises action against guilty players
The IPL's governing council will have a tele-conference to discuss a sting operation which claims to have blown the lid off "murky deals" in the T20 league.

Gurgaon hit-and-run: Son of BMW owner surrenders, gets bail within hours
Suraj Sehrawat, the accused in the BMW hit-and-run case in which two people, including a pregnant woman were killed, was granted bail.

Cities

Passenger jumps out of Air India flight in Chennai
"Grow up please. This is sport. Let's play it like a sport. We keep on talking about Kings and Khans... This is crap to be honest," said Shah Rukh Khan.

Woman kills self over ice cream
A 38-year-old woman burnt herself at her residence in Chennai allegedly after being chided by her husband for buying their children ice creams.

Business

India decides to cut crude oil import from Iran by over 11 pc
Succumbing to US pressure, India has decided to cut crude oil import from Iran by over 11 per cent this fiscal to 15.5 million tons.

Moody's cuts 26 Italian banks' ratings
Moody's Investors Service cut the long-time credit ratings of 26 Italian banks on Monday, underlining the banking woes in the euro zone.

Sports

Spot-fixing: Shalabh Srivastava claims innocence
Kings XI Punjab pacer Shalabh Srivastava said that the reporters, who conducted the sting, approached him posing at sports managers.

Stop comparing me with Sourav Ganguly: Shah Rukh Khan
"Grow up please. This is sport. Let's play it like a sport. We keep on talking about Kings and Khans... This is crap to be honest," said Shah Rukh Khan.

Entertainment

'Paa' child actor Taruni dies in Nepal plane crash
The 14-year-old child actress was last seen in the Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Paa'. Her mother Geetha Sachdev also died in the crash.

Censor bans Department's police song
The song about the workings of the police department goes, "Laal batti aati hai, sab ki p**t jaati hai, Mumbai police hai sab ka bhai."

Infotech

Yahoo denies severance package to CEO
Yahoo ended Scott Thompson's four-month stint as its CEO without giving him a severance package.

PC market: Lenovo beats HP, Dell in India
For the first time, Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo has cornered the largest share in the overall Indian PC market, overtaking Dell and Hewlett-Packard.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

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May 14, 2012

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11 Indians among 15 dead in Nepal plane crash
A private plane with 21 people on board today crashed in a mountain airstrip in Nepal, killing 15 people, including 11 Indians, officials said.

Karnataka crisis: BJP waits for Yeddyurappa's announcement
With talks having failed, the BJP central leadership and chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda are now waiting for former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's next move.

Sachin Tendulkar gets ready for second innings after 40
As the world speculates the retirement of cricket's greatest batsman, Sachin Tendulkar is presenting a new image of himself that's built outside the field.

Cities

29-year-old nabbed for raping teen
Mumbai police on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl after threatening her at Poisar slum in Kandivli (E).

Ignored by ex-girlfriend, boy ends life
A fourth-semester engineering student from Bihar was found dead on the Bangalore-Chikkaballapur rail track near Karnataka's Devanahalli.

Business

Yamaha India to build new $280 million two-wheeler plant
Yamaha Motor Co will spend 15 billion rupees ($280 million) over the next five years on a new two-wheeler factory in India.

Government may auction offshore wind farms
The govt has initiated the process of putting in place a policy to auction, or award, offshore wind farms in a way similar to the auction of oil, gas blocks.

Sports

Man City '100 years' behind us: Ferguson
In congratulating new EPL champions Man City, Alex Ferguson reminded them that they have a long way to go before they can be considered United's equals.

Sarita upsets world champion in China
India's L Sarita Devi stunned defending champion and world number 2 Gulsum Tatar of Turkey to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships.

Entertainment

Ekta Kapoor accused of dirty play
Censor Board Chairperson Leela Samson says The Dirty Picture lobby is putting pressure on the council; a defiant Balaji baroness digs in her heels.

Hindu-Muslim divide real: Ishaqzaade director
Sickened by the violence in his own film that ensues when a Muslim girl falls in love with a Hindu boy, Habib Faisal has decided to take a long break.

Infotech

Samsung unveils new Windows phone, Omnia M
Samsung Omnia M comes with a 4 inch Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 384 MB RAM.

Yahoo chief Scott Thompson steps down over fake college degree row
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson has stepped down after a controversy over a fake computer science college degree on his biography.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

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May 13, 2012

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Crisis in Karnataka: Upset Yeddyurappa praises Sonia Gandhi
Holding the BJP to ransom once again, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa praised Congress party and its leader Sonia Gandhi.

Would like to have Gen VK Singh in our team, Anna Hazare says
Hazare said he would welcome like-minded people like General VK Singh after his retirement as army chief to be a part of his team to fight corruption.

Pilots should start flights before talks: Ajit Sing
Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh asked the striking Air India pilots to apologise to passengers, start the flights and then come to the government for talks.

Cities

Provincial Civil Services officer posted in Lucknow commits suicide
Vinod Kumar Rai, posted as ADM (West) in Lucknow allegedly committed suicide by consuming sulphas tablets late on Friday night.

Jilted youth lynched for killing ladylove's father
A jilted youth gunned down the father of his lady love and was in turn lynched by locals at Mangalkote in West Bengal's Burdwan district.

Business

Bank of Baroda overtakes Punjab National Bank as second most profitable public sector bank
Mumbai-based BoB's net profit crossed Rs 5,000 crore during 2011-12, a rise of 18 per cent from the previous year.

5 crore youth to be employable by 2020, says Veerappa Moily
The govt has plans to make 5 crore youth through National Skill Development Scheme by 2020, M Veerappa Moily, Union minister for corporate affairs, said.

Sports

Need to carry momentum into coming games: Michael Hussey
CSK batsman Michael Hussey says getting to the IPL playoffs remains a tough task and his side would have to be consistent in the remaining matches.

Punjab eye victory against Hyderabad to stay alive for playoff
Pacer Dale Steyn would be the key man for Hyderabad to restrict Punjab to a modest total. For Punjab, Azhar Mahmood still remains their trump card.

Entertainment

Karan Johar denies taking a dig at Katrina
Karan Johar has denied reports that he took a dig at Katrina Kaif's magazine poses, saying the actress is very talented and hard working.

Sridevi makes Satyamev Jayate special

Infotech

Web should remain without regulation: Vint Cerf
As more and more people connect to the web, govts across the world are looking to regulate and control the virtual world.

Online sharing, here's where to stop
Whether it is photos, personal status or unwanted comments, most Americans think people 'overshare' personal information online.

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

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May 12, 2012

Top Headlines

Pilots should start flights before talks: Ajit Sing
Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh asked the striking Air India pilots to apologise to passengers, start the flights and then come to the government for talks.

Ambedkar toon: Ex-NCERT adviser's office ransacked
Republican Panther of India workers ransacked office of Prof Suhas Palshikar, who resigned as NCERT adviser following row over Ambedkar's cartoon in textbooks.

Have no objection to a team from Pak in CLT20: BCCI
"The Working Committee has decided to invite a team from Pakistan to play in Champions League T20 to be held in October," BCCI president N Srinivasan said.

Cities

Close shave for Duronto passengers
Passengers on 12260 New Delhi - Sealdah Duronto Express had a narrow escape after the train ran into a herd of cattle near Ranigunj.

Birla Institute of Technology student lands Rs 43 lakh job
The package was offered by Epic System, a US-based company, to computer science student Kanwar Bajneek.

Business

No policy paralysis, decision-making is slow in India: Lakshmi Mittal
"I do not think there's a policy paralysis, but decision-making is too slow in India," said Lakshmi Mittal.

Australia may have a 'millionaires' tax' soon
The rich in Australia may soon be forced to pay "millionaires' tax" with the country's powerful trade union calling the government to slap such a tax.

Sports

IPL 5: Chennai fight for survival against Team Delhi
Chennai cannot afford to put a wrong foot at this stage. They have to win two of their last three games to have any chance of qualifying.

Sebastian Vettel tops final practice for Spanish GP
The 24-year-old German snatched top spot with a fastest lap of 1min 23.168 seconds in the final minute of a closely-contested session.

Entertainment

Randeep plays Delhi gigolo
Randeep Hooda will play a DU PhD student who becomes a gigolo, in Satish Kaushik's 'Mayanagri'.

Emraan Hashmi's too busy for YRF
YRF wanted the actor to star in one of their upcoming films, but Emraan turned down the offer reportedly because he didn't have dates for the role.

Infotech

HCL Tech to hire 300 IT pros in Michigan Technology Development Center
HCL expects to hire local technology professionals and create 300 professional technology positions during phase one of the MTDC opening.

Apple to drop Google Maps in iOS 6: Report
Apple will drop Google Maps from its upcoming mobile platform iOS 6 in favour of its own mapping system.

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