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Thursday, May 31, 2012

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May 31, 2012

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Five killed as Doon Express derails near Jaunpur
Five people were killed & over 50 injured after many bogies of Doon Exp derailed in Jaunpur. Helpline Nos: Faizabad: 05278-220284, Lucknow: 0522-2234533.

Live Blog: Mixed response to Bharat bandh on petrol price hike
The response to the 12-hour nationwide bandh called by the BJP was mixed as most cities remained largely peaceful barring a few stray incidents of violence.

Roaming charges to go, one-nation-one-number cleared
India's cabinet on Thursday approved a new telecom policy, replacing more than a decade-old rules.

Cities

Killing scares Bangalore residents
The residents of BTM Layout will agree that their area was a safe zone till May 28. But the brutal killing of 20-year-old Divya S in public view has created fear among them.

Brothers, 8 & 10, suffocate to death in car
In what is suspected to be a case of suffocation, two boys were found dead in a car parked in a ground at Mhada Colony in Badlapur on Wednesday.

Business

Sensex tumbles 193 pts on heavy selling
The Sensex tumbled by 193 points to 16,119.55 at 1100 hrs due to persistent selling pressure mainly from auto, refinery, banking, consumer durables and IT sectors.

Rupee rallies on RBI oil talk; officials deny
The Indian rupee spiked, breaching 56 to the dollar, on market chatter that the central bank has asked state oil companies to restrict purchases of dollars.

Sports

'KP retires from limited overs cricket'
England star Kevin Pietersen retired from all forms of international limited overs cricket on Thursday, a decision which took the England and ECB by surprise.

Viswanathan Anand shows the heart of a champion
They trash-talked him, ridiculed him, and wrote him off. They said he had slowed down, lost his flair and chutzpah, and become conformist and traditional in his play.

Entertainment

'Umrao Jaan' sequel in the offing?
Makers of the Rekha-starrer 1981 film Umrao Jaan, are contemplating to make a sequel to the original film.

Ranbir gets a Bengali wedding
As if playing a deaf and mute person was not enough, Ranbir surprised many by his rather unusual wardrobe in Anurag Basu's Barfi.

Infotech

IBM is our biggest rival: Oracle CEO
Oracle boss Larry Ellison said Wednesday that he is out to dethrone IBM in the realm of business network hardware, including high-end computer servers.

Ex-Microsoft staff creates algorithm for perfect bra
US entrepreneurs, including one of Indian-origin, announced the launch of online bra shop True and Co, where finding your best fit is based on a carefully crafted algorithm.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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May 30, 2012

Top Headlines

Jagan Reddy's bail hearing on May 31, EC won't intervene
The YSR Congress Party leader, in his fresh petition, has sought bail on the ground that he wants to campaign for the party in the byelections to be held on June 12.

Chaos outside Kolkata's Eden Gardens after KKR felicitation programme
The chaos took place after the felicitation function of IPL champions KKR when a large crowd engaged in scuffles with the police in a bid to enter the grounds.

Engineering common admission test will hit rural students: Super 30 founder
Super 30 founder Anand Kumar today said the move to hold a common admission examination for IITs, NITs would make it more difficult for rural students.

Cities

Girl burnt alive for refusing to marry in Bihar's Nawada district
A girl was burnt alive by unidentified persons after she refused to marry a man who demanded dowry at Bhadauni village in Bihar's Nawada district, police said.

Lover prime accused in girl's gang rape
Four persons were arrested on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a Plus II student during Sital Sasthi celebrations near Burla.

Business

Sensex drops 126 points, Tata Motors plunges nearly 12%
Sensex dropped by over 126 points on funds selling auto, banking and realty stocks amid rupee again breaching the 56-mark against the dollar and a weak trend in global markets.

Aircel's ex-COO to head RCom's wireless biz
Reliance Communications said on Wednesday that it has appointed ex-Aircel COO Gurdeep Singh as the president & CEO of its wireless business.

Sports

India lose to Argentina, crash out of Azlan Shah title race
Five-time champions India's title hopes came a cropper after they suffered a 2-3 defeat against Argentina in a crucial match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday.

Gayle doesn't rule out playing in third England Test
Gayle, who has not played a Test in 18 months because of his protracted squabble with the WICB, said since the IPL began he had been keeping himself fit.

Entertainment

Ekta Kapoor is now the sex 'pert'
Ekta Kapoor has managed 21.6 cr for her sex comedy Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum

YRF films returns to Kashmir
The YRF head is considering the valley for a romantic backdrop to his next directorial starring Shah Rukh Khan.

Infotech

Infosys 2011-12: 8 little-known facts
Infosys has also warned of challenging times ahead. Here are 8 little-known facts about the company based on its recent annual report filed with the US market regulator SEC.

Apple secretly begins test production of 'iTV'
Apple has reportedly secretly begun testing its much-awaited 'iTV' in China, and is expected to unveil it before Christmas this year.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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May 29, 2012

Top Headlines

Jagan Reddy's bail hearing on May 31, EC won't intervene
The YSR Congress Party leader, in his fresh petition, has sought bail on the ground that he wants to campaign for the party in the byelections to be held on June 12.

Chaos outside Kolkata's Eden Gardens after KKR felicitation programme
The chaos took place after the felicitation function of IPL champions KKR when a large crowd engaged in scuffles with the police in a bid to enter the grounds.

Engineering common admission test will hit rural students: Super 30 founder
Super 30 founder Anand Kumar today said the move to hold a common admission examination for IITs, NITs would make it more difficult for rural students.

Cities

Bangalore woman hacked in public view
A young woman was hacked to death on Monday evening by two bike-borne assailants in full public view on 7th Cross, BTM Layout.

SRK no show on roadshow disappoints Kolkatans
Khan surfaced outside the state secretariat where chief minister Mamata Banerjee came to felicitate the team.

Business

Sensex ends 22 points higher
Sensex rose for the second straight day today but surrendered most of its initial gains on fresh weakness in the rupee to finally close the session just 22 points higher.

Fortis Healthcare Q4 net up 41%
Fortis Healthcare today reported 41.34 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 41.54 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Sports

Only Kolkata will rule: Shah Rukh Khan
The City of Joy accorded a grand welcome to KKR for their IPL triumph, with Mamata felicitating the players and co-owners SRK and Juhi in front of the Writers' Buildings.

Maria Sharapova races into French Open 2nd round
Maria Sharapova took just 48 minutes to race into the French Open 2nd round on Tuesday with a 6-0, 6-0 humiliation of hapless Romanian Alexandra Cadantu.

Entertainment

Katrina Kaif to dress up as a man
Get ready to watch Katrina Kaif dress up as a man. Sources reveal that a scene in Dhoom 3 will have Kat cross-dress and put up an act of being a man.

Sonam's Cannes style quotient
She came, she saw and she conquered! Fashionista Sonam Kapoor sported a Marni Spring dress for her interviews.

Infotech

Mid-tier IT cos go specialists
At a time when the big guns of Indian IT are tempering their business outlook, 4 companies from the mid-tier set are demonstrating performance.

Facebook could pay over $1n for Opera: Analysts
Opera Software shares soared over 20 percent on Tuesday on talk Facebook Inc. was in discussion to buy the firm.

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Monday, May 28, 2012

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May 28, 2012

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Assets case: Jagan Reddy sent to judicial custody till June 11
"Jagan Reddy never cooperated in the investigation during the three-day questioning period in true sense," the CBI alleged while asking for longer custody.

No immediate plan to hike diesel, LPG, kerosene prices, says oil minister
Still battling the fallout of steep Rs 7.54 a litre hike in petrol price, the govt said it is not considering raising rates of diesel, LPG and kerosene for the moment.

Mamata to felicitate IPL champions KKR , road show in Kolkata tomorrow
Elated at KKR's first IPL title, the West Bengal government will felicitate the team in a ceremony at the Eden Gardens, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Cities

Girl raped in police custody in UP
A girl was allegedly raped inside a police outpost in Badaun city late on Sunday night. The victim is a native of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

Jet flight makes emergency landing
About 158 passengers on board Jet Airways Riyadh-Mumbai flight on Monday escaped unhurt after a fire broke out in the left engine of the aircraft.

Business

RCom shares up 4.7% post Q4 profit
Shares of Reliance Communications today sored up to 4.7% after the company reported consolidated net profit of Rs 332cr for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Air India board to meet today
Air India board will meet here on Monday to discuss the nearly three-week-old strike by pilots and a host of financial issues.

Sports

KKR was destined to win, says Ganguly
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Monday hailed the maiden victory of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.

It's team that wins games and not individuals: Gauti
After leading KKR to its maiden IPL title win, skipper Gautam Gambhir said the victory sends out a message that cricket is a team game.

Entertainment

'No photoshop done on my strip pic'
Poonam Pandey has finally gone ahead and posted a nude photo of hers after Shah Rukh Khan's team won the IPL finals last night.

Farhan's the peacemaker
Karan Johar's 40th birthday bash on Friday had Priyanka Chopra in attendance post their bitter public spat.

Infotech

Internet may shutdown on July 9, Google warns
Search giant Google has issued a warring to its millions of users that they could lose the ability to connect to the internet in July due to a computer virus.

'Facebook hoping to release its own smartphone'
This past week, Google completed its acquisition of the Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, which could lead to the search giant's making its own smartphone.

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