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Monday, June 11, 2012

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June 11, 2012

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S&P warns India of a rating downgrade to junk category
S&P has warned that India risks a sovereign downgrade that would result in the country dropping off the list of countries with an investment-grade rating.

Jaganmohan Reddy throws tantrums at CBI court, says govt humiliating him
The YSR Congress chief will remain in jail for two more weeks with a CBI court extending his judicial remand till June 25 in disproportionate assets case.

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win record seventh French Open title
Rafael Nadal overtook Bjorn Borg, who won six Roland Garros titles, and ended Djokovic's hopes of becoming the third man to win four consecutive Grand Slams.

Cities

Sanskrit institute gets IITians help
An email thread, circulated on the subject, had made its way to the mailing list of the IIT-Madras alumni batch of 1971.

Rapist dad charged with attempt to murder
An HIV positive man, who allegedly raped his minor step daughter infecting her with the life threatening disease, has been put on trial by a Delhi court.

Business

Staff face heat as economy goes cold
Indian companies are focussing on trimming staff costs to weather the impact of an economic slowdown.

Sensex touches 1-month high in early trade
Sensex advanced to a one-month high at 16,893.81 in early trade on Monday on easing of euro-zone debt worries, but eased later.

Sports

Wisden Indian award for Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar was presented the Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award for completing a century of 100 international hundreds.

Euro 2012: Croatia thrash Ireland, Italy hold Spain 1-1
Croatia beat Ireland 3-1 in their Euro 2012 opener, with Mario Mandzukic scoring two in a meeting that saw both teams battle hard from start to finish.

Entertainment

Sanjay and I are friends for life: John Abraham
Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta had a massive fall-out after which the Dutt and Gupta camps became seriously polarized.

Christian Bale blames Leonardo for thwarting his career?
Actor Christian Bale's former publicist reveals the dark side of the Batman star in his new book.

Infotech

Wintel bets big on Windows 8
Microsoft, Intel and the Taiwan-based companies that build the computers their products power and run on is taking a huge collective bet on Windows 8.

Google, Apple using 'spy planes' to create maps
The companies are racing to produce aerial maps so detailed they can show up objects just four inches wide.

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

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June 10, 2012

Top Headlines

Congress will be wiped out in 2012 polls: Narendra Modi
The poster war within the BJP continued on Sunday with more pro-Sanjay Joshi posters and others apparently targeting Modi appearing in Rajkot city.

Alert women pilots save over 48 lives aboard Air India plane
The presence of mind of two women pilots saved the lives of 48 passengers and the crew aboard Guwahati-bound AI plane that made an emergency landing today.

Al-Qaida group says Obama, Clinton worth only chickens, camels
A Somali Islamist militant group is offering rewards of chickens and camels for information on the whereabouts of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Cities

Rave party busted; 14 held, released
Ankola police on Saturday night arrested 14 persons who were the part of an alleged rave party at Honey beach resort.

Pregnant woman confronts husband's attackers
A woman led to the capture of assailants who shot her husband by clinging on to one of them till they were caught.

Business

Pranab to meet bank heads
Pranab Mukherjee will meet on Tuesday with heads of public sector banks to discuss credit flow to productive sectors and review their performance in the last fiscal.

Top 10 Sensex firms add Rs 68,517 cr in m-cap
Top ten Sensex companies added Rs 68,517 crore to their combined market capitalisation with the benchmark index logging its best weekly gains this year.

Sports

Saina Nehwal beats Inthanon to win Thailand Open
Saina Nehwal got a shot in the arm ahead of next month's Olympics as she lifted the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold title.

Dhoni tells Kohli to control aggression
Virat Kohli's on-field aggression has been the topic of discussion in the cricket fraternity but the India vice-captain is working hard on changing his attitude.

Entertainment

Vikram Bhatt denies tiff with Karisma, Babita
Director Vikram Bhatt repudiates reports that Karisma Kapoor and her mother is upset with him after "Dangerous Ishq" tanked at the box office.

Eva Mendes wants baby with boyfriend Ryan Gosling
The 38-year-old actress Eva Mendes is reportedly desperate to have a baby with boyfriend Ryan Gosling.

Infotech

7 tools to bring down your mobile bill
Inflated phone and SMS bills are a thing of the past.Here are some of the options you can explore.

Facebook camera app vs Instagram
Facebook's new camera app makes sharing photos on the social media site a breeze. It's an improvement on posting photos using its main mobile app.

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

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June 09, 2012

Top Headlines

Anti-national elements support Anna Hazare: Union minister
"Anna is a simple man, but he is surrounded by anti-national elements and people who have been supported by foreign forces," Narayanasamy said.

Most IITs back Sibal, Kanpur defies, Delhi mum: Times Now
At a meeting on Friday, the senate of IIT Kanpur had said the IIT council's recent proposal on admissions is "academically and methodically unsound".

MP Sachin says no to govt bungalow, calls it waste of taxpayers' money
Sachin Tendulkar said, "not taking govt bungalow would not affect my responsibilities as Rajya Sabha MP. I hope to attend few days of Parliament in every session."

Cities

Ex-MLA jailed for assaulting dalit cop
A former legislator and husband of a current MLA convicted by a sessions court for assaulting a dalit policeman 17 years ago has been arrested.

Father kills Sonipat teen for honour
A 17-year-old girl was strangled to death allegedly by her father for having an affair with a youth in Ramnagar colony of Sonipat on Friday.

Business

Spain's banks need 40 billion euros: IMF
Spain's weak banks need at least 40 billion euros ($50 billion) in new capital to strengthen against severe financial shocks.

Rs 1.5L crore bailout for discoms
The Centre is insisting that state governments and the utilities take over the entire burden of Rs 1.5 lakh crore.

Sports

Sharapova and Sara in mismatch final
Martina Navratilova describes Saturday's French Open final between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani as a "bad matchup".

Djokovic takes on Nadal in historic French Open final
Novak Djokovic, one victory from becoming the first man in 43 years to win four consecutive major championships will meet No. 2 Rafael Nadal.

Entertainment

Jaipur is home to horror, now
Why did Kunal choose to shoot a horror flick in Jaipur? There's a ghost in a swimming pool here & he is hunting for it.

Sheen abuses security guard
Charlie Sheen reportedly launched a furious rant at a security guard in Los Angeles, when he was barred from an ice hockey match after popping out for a cigarette.

Infotech

IT cos postpone campus hiring
IT companies have put off campus recruitments by three months to September 2012, saying the delay to engineering colleges was because of "operational reasons".

Meet 5 hottest emerging Indian IT cos
Here are five top technology companies that are on the path to firmly establish India as the product hub of the world.

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Friday, June 8, 2012

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June 08, 2012

Top Headlines

Narendra Modi's critic Sanjay Joshi resigns from BJP
After forcing Sanjay Joshi out of the BJP national executive, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today ensured that his bete noire is also out of the party.

Now, controversy over cartoon on anti-Hindi agitation in textbooks in TN
After the Ambedkar cartoon, a fresh controversy has been raked up, this one over a cartoon in NCERT textbooks depicting anti-Hindi agitation by Tamils.

Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav to get elected unopposed from Kannauj
Dimple Yadav is all set to get elected unopposed in Kannauj bypoll with two lightweight candidates withdrawing their names from the election.

Cities

Woman raped in moving car in Kolkata
Within four months of the sensational Park Street rape case, another housewife has been raped in a moving car in Kolkata on Thursday night.

National Hijra Habba organised in Delhi
A coalition of govt representatives, NGOs, and members of transgender and Hijra community gathered in the capital last Saturday for the first National Hijra Habba.

Business

Rates not too high to hurt growth: RBI
Interest rates in India are not too high to affect growth, Reserve Bank of India deputy governor KC Chakrabarty said on Friday.

Gold down Rs 700 to Rs 29,500
Recording its second biggest single-day fall this year, gold today tumbled by Rs 700 to Rs Rs 29,500 per 10 grams in the national capital.

Sports

Olympic medal next target after French Open: Sania
Sania Mirza, who on Thursday won her maiden French Open mixed doubles title with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi, said an Olympic medal is their next target.

Playing Pakistan no different from playing Australia or Bangladesh: Gambhir
"For me, Pak is no different from Bangladesh, Australia or New Zealand. The main thing is that you are playing for your country and that in itself is a big motivation."

Entertainment

Akki-Tina not bonding with SRK-Gauri!
A recent story about Akshay and Twinkle watching Rowdy Rathore at Shah Rukh Khan's residence along wih his wife Gauri are not true.

Robert Pattinson blasts 'crazy' film age restrictions
Robert Pattinson has slammed film age restrictions as "crazy" and has claimed that violence is more damaging than sex for teens.

Infotech

RIM pulls plug on cheapest PlayBook
Research In Motion will no longer produce the cheapest version of its poorly selling PlayBook tablet, but it said it remains committed to the tablet computer market.

Apple-Google patent trial pushed
A federal judge canceled a scheduled June 11 trial between Apple and Google's Motorola Mobility unit over patents related to mobile phones and tablet computers.

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