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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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May 22, 2012

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Gory sight to see people aflame, say train passengers
Overcome by the shock, the passengers who arrived at the Bangalore railway station, said the cries of burning passengers still rang in their ears.

Rajiv Gandhi's assassin scores 91% in class 12 board exam
Perarivalan, one of the 3 convicts on death row, was 19 years when he was picked up by CBI in 1991. He was charged with assisting in assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.

Villagers clash violently as youth elopes with aunt in Morena district
Two families clashed violently in a village in Morena district in MP after a 35-year-old married woman reportedly eloped with a 19-year-old youth on Saturday.

Cities

'Mother pushing me into prostitution'
Police here on Monday rescued a girl, who alleged that her mother had been forcing her into prostitution.

DDA sells 87 CWG flats for Rs 400cr
Nearly Rs 400 crore worth of residential apartments by the Yamuna in Delhi's Commonwealth Games Village were lapped up in an auction on Monday.

Business

Re hits fresh all-time low against dollar
The rupee hit an all-time low against the dollar for the fifth successive trading day on Tuesday amid concern about slowing domestic growth.

McDowell's joins Amul in $2bn sales club
Guess which are the top two consumer brands in India? Here's a hint: Both are liquids, but poles apart as far as their consumption pattern is concerned.

Sports

It's Viru vs Gauti as Delhi face Kolkata
Friends turned IPL foes Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir will lock horns once more when Delhi take on Kolkata in the IPL Qualifier 1.

Olympics will be easier than Worlds: Mary Kom
"There are too many boxers at the World Championships and all are desperate to qualify," said Mary Kom.

Entertainment

Anjana Sukhani's upset with RGV
Hottie Anjana Sukhani has been making more news for her ire against Ram Gopal Verma than for her films.

Krrish 3 not in 3-D
Rakesh Roshan seems to have changed his mind about shooting his action-adventure film Krrish 3 in 3D.

Infotech

Apple brochure reveals details on spaceship campus
Apple's CFO is asking the residents of Cupertino, California, to support the company's new 2.8 million square foot spaceship-like campus.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's fortune plunges
Mark Zuckerberg's fortune dropped $2.1 billion as shares of Facebook Inc, fell below the company's $38 offer price in its 2nd day of trading.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

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May 21, 2012

Top Headlines

Luke Pomersbach admits to molesting US woman: Reports
Aussie cricketer Luke Pomersbach, who was with RCB in IPL 5, has reportedly confessed to being drunk and unintentionally touching the victim Zohal Hamid.

White paper for setting of Lokpal to deal with black money
The white paper, tabled by Pranab Mukherjee in Lok Sabha, also suggested tax incentives for encouraging use of debit and credit cards as these leave audit trails.

Mamata won't endorse Pranab Mukherjee for President
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has refused to endorse finance minister Pranab Mukherjee for the President's post, giving a twist to the race.

Cities

Rave partygoers let off after medical test
IPL players Wayne Parnell and Rahul Sharma, who were detained along with 94 others during a raid on a rave party, were let off after a medical test.

ICAR: Rise of temperature not a cause of worry for agriculture
Though no immediate adverse impact of global warming has been seen on output of grain, experts feel the country should draw sharp strategy to deal with it.

Business

Rupee hits all-time low, touches 55 versus US dollar
India Inc wants the RBI to intervene, but the central bank is hesitant to do so since the decline of rupee is due to global factors.

Australian airline Qantas to cut 500 jobs
Australia's largest airline Qantas Airways announced that it would cut 500 jobs following a review of its heavy aircraft maintenance and engineering operations.

Sports

Will quit cricket if found guilty: Rahul
Rahul Sharma of Pune Warriors, who was detained along with Wayne Parnell apart from 94 others from a rave party in a Mumbai hotel, has pleaded complete innocence.

Grappling with gender bias, London beckons Geeta
Such attention and encouragement is routine for a top athlete, but it is unusual for women from Geeta's village in Haryana.

Entertainment

Big B confirms granddaughter's name is Aaradhya
Abhishek and Aishwarya welcomed their first child, a daughter, Nov 16 last year and since then fans have been curious to know her name.

How Aamir's show scores over Oprah's
Three weeks into his show Satyamev Jayate, Aamir Khan surely seems to have a cult following.

Infotech

Microsoft launches So.cl network
Software giant Microsoft has launched So.cl (pronounced "social"), a social 'network' that ran in beta and was tested by university students in 2011.

Facebook may allow children to join
Facebook may relax a ban on children under the age of 13 after finding that some kids with their parents' permission and help, were already using it.

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

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May 20, 2012

Top Headlines

Karnataka whistleblower's murder: Probe intensifies as police get clues
Karnataka CM Sadananda Gowda said the probe into the murder of the state's audit officer has been intensified and the accused would be nabbed soon.

Kirti Azad begins hunger strike against IPL
Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the Indian Premier League, which has been a hit by a series a controversies, be scrapped.

Falling rupee a concern; govt not sitting idle: Pranab
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the steep fall in rupee was a matter of great concern and the Centre was trying to resolve the situation.

Cities

Minor girl forced to drink liquor, raped
City Kotwali police have booked a man for forcing a minor girl to drink liquor and then raping her.

Patna's own 'Marine Drive' project set to take off
Eight construction companies have shown keenness to construct the 40-km driveway along the banks of the Ganga in Patna modelled on Mumbai's Marine Drive.

Business

Air India piles up Rs 454cr service tax dues
Five months after its accounts were frozen for non-payment of taxes and duties, Air India has piled up about Rs 454 crore of dues.

India-Japan trade to touch $ 25bn by 2014: Study
The trade between India and Japan is likely to touch USD 25 billion by 2014 on the back of a trade deal that the two countries signed in 2011, a study has said.

Sports

Team Kolkata beat Team Pune to seal second spot
After the league match on Sunday night, there was a festive atmosphere at the home stadium during their clash with Kolkata.

Chelsea beat Bayern to win UEFA Champions League
Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea shattered Bayern Munich's Champions League dream here on Saturday.

Entertainment

Veena Malik's Kannada film in trouble
Veena is facing a CBI enquiry with regard to her visa, as all Pakistani nationals need to procure permits for every state they visit in India.

Charlize Theron hates pretentious actors
Actress Charlize Theron doesn't like the company of pretentious actors.She believes in simple living.

Infotech

Why Facebook CEO returned to writing code
Like many young entrepreneurs, Zuckerberg had given up coding to focus on running the business.

'Biggest attack on Apple PCs didn't pay off'
Symbolically, last month's news of a hacking attack sent a loud message: Now, Apple products are also vulnerable to mass infections.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

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May 19, 2012

Top Headlines

Luke granted bail, Sidhartha Mallya gets notice for tweets
A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to RCB player Luke Pomersbach who was arrested for allegedly molesting a US woman and beating up her fiance.

Italy says envoy recall signals 'strong displeasure' with India
The envoy's recall yesterday escalated the diplomatic spat between Italy and India over the arrest of two Italian naval guards accused of killing two Indian fishermen.

BS Yeddyurappa not to attend BJP national executive meet
Former CM and BJP Karnataka strongman BS Yeddyurappa today said he would not attend the party national executive to be held in Mumbai from May 24.

Cities

Senior Gujarat cop in dock for dirty talk
Here is a case of sexual harassment at workplace which is being written in khaki. The victim and the harasser are senior cops.

Chennai low on comfort due to humidity levels
Life in Chennai this summer has been more uncomfortable compared to other southern cities because of the high humidity.

Business

RBI: Curbing Rupee volatility priority
RBI has made it clear on Friday that its prime objective is to curb the currency volatility and it will do the needful to rein in the rupee fall.

Odisha alumina refinery by Jan: Hindalco
Hindalco Industries plans to start its 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) alumina refinery in Odisha by January 2013, a senior company executive said on Saturday.

Sports

Punjab stutter early against Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab struggled as they lost their four wickets inside six overs against Delhi Daredevils in their IPL 5 match at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.

Let BCCI consider our decision on SRK: Deshmukh
Vilasrao Deshmukh on Saturday said that the decision to ban SRK from entering Wankhede Stadium for 5 years had been conveyed to BCCI, and "let it consider it".

Entertainment

Freida to walk for Anurag?
Freida Pinto has walked the Cannes red carpet many times for her films and the cosmetic brand she endorses.

Naseer-Mads turn con artists
After Gaja Gamini, the actors will come together again in Abhishek Choubey's Dedh Ishqiya where they keep outwitting each other.

Infotech

What is Facebook's biggest challenge
With internet users increasingly going mobile, a major challenge for Facebook will be trying to make money from its massive global presence.

'Steve Jobs movie won't be a biography'
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin hasn't yet figured out how to put the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on the silver screen.

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