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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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July 03, 2012

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'Poor' UP MLAs can use Rs 20 lakh from development fund to buy cars: Akhilesh
Akhilesh Yadav has placed a proposal in UP assembly which allows MLAs to use up to Rs 20 lakh allotted under local area development fund for buying cars.

Vajpayee wanted to induct Kalam as minister in NDA govt: Book
Kalam said his decision to decline the Cabinet position enabled him to contribute to two major programmes that gave "spectacular" results to the nation.

AI pilots, management to initiate talks to end strike
The striking pilots and AI management will set aside their egos and finally begin talks to end the stalemate that has caused huge loss to the Maharaja.

Cities

Missed call sparks off affair, ends in murder
It isn't the first case where a missed call has sparked off a friendship or an affair. But this time it ended in the murder of a young woman.

Bank officials molest girl at Kolkata apartment
Two officials of a nationalized bank have been arrested for molesting and passing lewd comments at a 10-year-old girl and her mother.

Business

Indian mobile handset market crosses 50 million units: Study
Mobile phone sales crossed the 50 million mark in the January-March quarter of this year, up 9.1% from last year at the same.

Health care fraud: GlaxoSmithKline to plead guilty, pay $3 billion
GlaxoSmithKline LLC will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to promoting two popular drugs for unapproved uses.

Sports

Sehwag, Zaheer set to return for Sri Lanka tour
The duo, along with Zaheer's pace understudy Umesh Yadav, sat out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March on fitness grounds.

CLT20 to be held from October 9 to 28
Johannesburg and Cape Town were among the four venues finalised for the fourth edition of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.

Entertainment

No tiff between Salman and Katrina
A magazine recently reported that Salman Khan went back to his bratty ways during a patchwork shoot of YRF's Ek Tha Tiger in Film City.

Bollywood fumes over increased service tax
With 12.36 percent service tax coming into force from Monday, Bollywood stars and filmmakers are obviously mighty upset.

Infotech

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban remains as appeal rejected
Apple and Samsung, the world's largest consumer electronics corporations, are waging legal war in several countries, accusing each other of patent violations.

How acquisition wiped out $6.2bn from Microsoft's profit
Microsoft admitted its largest acquisition in the internet sector was effectively worthless and wiped out any profit for the last quarter.

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Monday, July 2, 2012

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July 02, 2012

Top Headlines

JD(U) has an alliance with BJP, not RSS: Nitish Kumar
Firmly sticking to his stand of a secular NDA's PM candidate, Nitish swept aside criticism by the RSS saying his party has alliance with BJP & not the Sangh.

Maoist encounter: Activists call it cold-blooded murder, CRPF denies allegations
In a crackdown by CRPF, at least 20 Naxalites were killed in a fierce gunfight in the intervening night of June 28-29 in the dense jungles in Chhattisgarh.

Islamist militants destroy entrance to ancient Timbuktu mosque
Islamist militants in Mali destroyed the 'sacred' door of one of Timbuktu's three ancient mosques after smashing seven tombs of Muslim saints over the weekend.

Cities

Women storm liquor shop, loot bottles
A group of women demanding closure of a newly-opened wine shop destroyed and looted Rs 15 lakh worth bottles on Sunday evening.

Three elderly men rape nine-year-old
A case of a nine-year-old girl being allegedly raped by three men has come to light in Kadi in north Gujarat.

Business

Barclays chairman quits over rate rigging scandal
Marcus Agius quit on Monday and said an interest rate rigging scandal had dealt "a devastating blow" to the bank's reputation and "the buck stops with me".

May exports down 4.16%: Govt
India's exports fell 4.16 percent year-on-year to $25.68 billion in May, while imports fell 7.36 percent year-on-year to $41.9 billion, government data showed on Monday.

Sports

Iniesta wins Euro 2012 player award
Spanish left wing Andres Iniesta was named player of Euro 2012 on Monday by European football governing body UEFA.

Euro 2012: Redemption but no glory for Team Italy
Italy in the hopelessly one-sided Euro 2012 final against Spain but before a ball was kicked in that game they had at least achieved some sort of redemption.

Entertainment

Aamir or Vidya may flag off 43rd IFFI
Aamir Khan or actor Vidya Balan are likely to flag off the 43rd edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, from November 20 to November 30, 2012.

Kristen to get 'stripper' like figure for 'Cali'
'Actress Kristen Stewart is to hit the gym to get into shape for her next role in gritty action movie "Cali".She will also get a tan and dye her hair blonde.

Infotech

India to drive Capgemini's hiring plans
A year after it moved two of its top executives in India to global positions, Capgemini, is working on a strategy that will substantially increase its offshore delivery.

'Google answers better than iPhone's Siri'
Google search engine has performed far better than Apple iPhone's much-hyped voice recognition app Siri in a rigorous test conducted by an analyst.

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

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July 01, 2012

Top Headlines

Yeddyurappa camp sets July 5 deadline for leadership change
BJP Lok Sabha members from the state, MLAs and MLCs supporting Yeddyurappa met at the residence of Jagadish Shettar today in a show of strength.

Al-Qaida plotting to bomb US airliner during Olympics: Report
Al-Qaida is plotting to blow up an American airliner in the run-up to London Olympics and has trained a Norwegian Muslim convert, a media report said today.

Abu Jundal received first lessons in terrorism by LeT in Nepal
Abu Jundal picked up his first lessons in terrorism when LeT terrorist Mohammed Aslam alias Aslam Kashmiri arranged for his arms training in Nepal in 2004.

Cities

Girl poisons father, brother to death
Finding her family members to be a hurdle in her love affair with a youth, Vijay Kumar, a young girl poisoned her father and brother to death.

Like pizza, blood will ride in on a bike
Public health minister Suresh Shetty said the DF government will soon announce the launch of a project that will try to break the stranglehold of private blood banks.

Business

Oil companies cut jet fuel prices by 2%
In the second major relief to cash-strapped airlines this month, jet fuel (ATF) prices were today cut by about 2%.

Gems, jewellery exports decline 12% in May
Gems and jewellery exports declined by 12 per cent year-on-year to $3.2 billion in May on account of weak demand in major markets like Europe.

Sports

Booze, parties part of IPL culture: Ryder
Jesse Ryder, who has admitted to have hit rock bottom in his international sporting career, has revealed that the 4 year old IPL is one big party.

I-T gives department clean chit to banned IPL players
The Income Tax department has given a clean chit to the five banned domestic cricketers, who were involved in the IPL spot-fixing fiasco.

Entertainment

Priyadarshan to work with Aamir?
Director Priyadarshan is a busy man, contemplating to work with Aamir Khan, in a movie on HIV/AIDS.

The worst is over: Giaa Manek
From being the TRP-topping Gopi vahu in Saath Nibhana Saathiya, to a participant in a dance show, Giaa ensured that the spotlight has been trained on her.

Infotech

Meet 3 hot projector phones
How about using your mobile phone to beam an image or a presentation? There are phones that can be used as mini projectors.

Smartphone review: HTC One V
For the One V, HTC chose to go with unibody metal construction, which not only makes the phone sturdier but also makes it look much better.

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

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June 30, 2012

Top Headlines

After Jundal sings, cops hunt another Beed man in the Gulf
Cops have got leads on another terror suspect from Beed, wanted in Pune bakery blast and Aurangabad arms haul cases, who is currently in Saudi Arabia.

Bodies of newborn babies, adult organs create flutter in Andhra Pradesh
The badly decomposed bodies of six newborn babies and chopped body parts of three adults were found close to a garbage dump on the side of a lake on Friday.

Fake priests on Lord Jagannath's chariot ride block view of deities
A section of influential priests minted money by inviting affluent devotees on to the chariots, hindering hundreds of pilgrims from getting a clear darshan of the deities.

Cities

Teen raped by 5 youths for 20 days
16-year-old girl from Jaipur survived a 20-day long nightmare where in she was repeatedly raped by 5 youths in the forest area near Jatoli village in Ajmer.

Honour killing: Man kills daughter, lover in UP
In a suspected case of honour killing, a man allegedly killed his daughter and her lover in Rajpura town here, a senior police officer said today.

Business

Street unleashes animal spirit
The sensex soared 439 points to 17,430, the biggest single-session points rise this year, on the back of government's positive moves and developments in the Euro area.

Chocolate consumption trebles since 2005
Chocolate consumption in India has nearly trebled since 2005, which is the reason why leading chocolate companies are investing in bringing premium brands.

Sports

Paes has shown the right attitude: Dada
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday welcomed the decision by Leander Paes to participate in London Olympics.

Blake beats Usain Bolt at Jamaican Olympic trials
Yohan Blake served notice he will be ready to challenge for the Olympic 100m title by upstaging world record holder Usain Bolt to win in 9.75 seconds.

Entertainment

Kangana to match steps with Madhuri
Actor Kangana Ranaut will soon be seen matching steps with the dancing queen Madhuri Dixit in her forthcoming film Dedh Ishqiya.

Big B, Jaya to act together?
Amitabh Bachchan and wife Jaya might be seen in Shoojit Sircar's film tentatively titled "Garden House".

Infotech

Samsung's Galaxy Beam up for pre-orders in India
Samsung Mobile has started taking pre-orders for its Galaxy Beam projector smartphone in India.

Google's Prizes.org to shut down in 6 months
Prizes.com, a product that Google acquired when it took over Slide, is set to be terminated over the next six months.

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