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Thursday, July 12, 2012

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July 12, 2012

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CAG lens on trains introduced by Mamata Banerjee
A team of auditors will travel on select trains originating and terminating at Sealdah and Howrah stations to ascertain if their introduction was at all necessary.

67 Amarnath pilgrims die in 2 weeks; shrine board worried
CM Omar Abdullah, who is facing lot questions over the issue on his Twitter account, attributed the deaths to old age, poor fitness and lack of acclimatization.

Bollywood, fans bid a tearful adieu to veteran actor Dara Singh
Family members, Bollywood fraternity and fans bid a tearful farewell to Rustam-e-Hind at his funeral in Mumbai.

Cities

Auto driver's daughter sails into IIT
The daughter of an autorickshaw driver on the city's southern fringes has cracked the joint entrance examination for post-graduation at the Indian Institute of Technology.

Woman gives birth in auto after bumpy ride
A 22-year-old woman gave birth to a girl inside the autorickshaw she had hailed to go to hospital after the vehicle drove over several potholes in Ulhasnagar on Wednesday.

Business

Peugeot cuts 8,000 jobs, shuts plant
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen announced 8,000 job cuts and the closure of its Aulnay assembly plant as it struggles with mounting losses.

Crude oil prices down in Asia
Crude fell in Asia on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve's minutes from last month's key policy meeting showed no definite action plan.

Sports

Challenge for warring players to deliver
A divided house filled with animosity like never before -- that's what the Indian tennis contingent looks like heading into the forthcoming London Olympics.

Phelps poised for London victory lap
Michael Phelps will put the finishing touches on his glittering Olympic career in London, where he says he has nothing left to prove -- but plenty to achieve.

Entertainment

Severely punish culprits of female foeticide: Aamir
Aamir Khan says aborting a child after sex determination is wrong and supports the Maharashtra government's proposal to give severe punishment to those involved in it.

Imtiaz Ali separates from wife
The director, who separated from his wife some time ago, has become very close to Pakistani model and actress Iman Ali, who starred in the riveting film Bol last year.

Infotech

Infosys Q1 results: Complete coverage
Indian IT bellwether Infosys has announced its first quarter results. While the company's profits went up by 33%, it cut its guidance for FY13.

Apple 'iPhone 5' pre-orders start in China
Apple Inc's next-generation iPhone has not been released yet, but opportunistic sellers on China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao, are already accepting pre-orders.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

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July 11, 2012

Top Headlines

Ajit Singh denies DGCA removal linked to Kingfisher, says it's routine move
Reacting to the uproar over the removal of Bharat Bhushan as director general of civil aviation, aviation minister denied the move was to protect any airline.

Unemployment may zoom up by 4.5 million in Europe: ILO
Unemployment in the Eurozone could reach almost 22 million over the next four years, unless policies change course in a concerted manner, the ILO report said.

Congress using financial package, CBI to 'buy' support: Sangma
Former Lok Sabha speaker and presidential candidate Purno Agitok Sangma on Wednesday accused the Congress of using the CBI to fulfill its political interests.

Cities

Rajkot police stations to get CCTVs
Rajkot city police commissioner H P Singh has decided to install Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) in the police stations.

Upset over techie's US trip, wife ends life
Allegedly upset over her techie-husband's upcoming assignment in the US, homemaker H Sowmya Vishwanath, 25, hanged herself at their house.

Business

Sensex drops by 129 points on profit-booking, earning concerns
Sensex today fell by 129 points on profit-selling after weak global trends amid concerns that below-average monsoon might hurt efforts to boost growth.

Jittery auto companies look to rains to drive growth
Car sales are forecasted to grow slower than previously anticipated as high petrol prices, uncertain economic climate and high financing rates have dampened demand.

Sports

India aiming to arrest Olympic hockey decline
The onset of every Olympics gives rise to bittersweet feelings among India's vast numbers of field hockey fans.

Olympics: Munich 1972, party that turned into tragedy
Argentine Luis Barrionuevo's memories of the 1972 Munich Games should be dominated by his first Olympic experience as a young high jumper.

Entertainment

Now Neil says Sonal and he are just friends
There have been three cases where he has admitted his feelings for B-Town actresses in the past.

Anushka calms hyper Ranveer
Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, who are back with each other, were spotted at Delhi's international airport the other evening.

Infotech

10 top mobile handset makers in India
As per the survey, Nokia though retained its leadership with 38.2 percent share, its revenues fell.

What to expect from TCS, Infosys results
IT bellwether Infosys Technologies will announce its first quarter earnings tomorrow and will be followed by peer Tata Consultancy Services on the same day.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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July 10, 2012

Top Headlines

Trigger happy jailed politicians of Bihar now hold PhD degrees
Former Siwan MP and RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin was the first such jailed politician who was awarded PhD degree while serving term in Siwan jail.

BSE Sensex rallies to 4-month high; banks, auto stocks lead
Investor sentiment was also boosted by data showing that FIIs remained buyers of Indian stocks this month, while gains in European stocks also helped.

Gowda camp delays change of leadership in Karnataka
With support of 55 MLAs, outgoing CM Sadananda Gowda is believed to have questioned BJP central leaders about the propriety of legislature party meeting.

Cities

Smuggler spent Rs 30L on birthday bash
After his unsuccessful attempt at making a Hindi movie, Satam realized his filmy dreams by throwing a lavish birthday party for himself in Goa on February 26.

Quantum jump in number of girl students at IIM-L
The IIM-L this year has seen a quantum jump in the number number of girls taking admission in its Post Graduate Programme (PGP).

Business

Gold dips below Rs 30k level on fall in demand, weak global cues
Gold prices today fell to a one-month low of Rs 29,900 per 10 grams by losing Rs 130 per in the bullion market here today on fall in demand.

Singapore top destination for Indian investment
Singapore has emerged as the most sought after destination for foreign direct investment by Indian companies, which invested over USD 500 million there in May.

Sports

We will not come back empty-handed: Vijender Singh
Boxer Vijender Singh has assured that "we will not come back empty-handed" from the forthcoming London Olympics.

Research on DRS to be shown to BCCI
The ICC will send a delegation to India to show the research on ball-tracking by Dr Ed Rosten, an expert in computer vision technology.

Entertainment

I am not ashamed of my life: Nigaar Khan
Nigaar Khan has grabbed the limelight lately thanks to her tryst with reality shows - The Khan Sisters and Sach Ka Saamna Season 2.

Ranbir Kapoor not in vampire movie
There were reports that Ranbir Kapoor will play a vampire in "Bloody Veer", but the film's producer Siddharth Jain denies this.

Infotech

How is US, Europe crisis hurting Indian IT companies like NIIT, Hexaware, MindTree
The top players of the $100 billion IT industry have developed an unhealthy bench strength and the bulge is expected to grow from next quarter.

Top 5 complaints in popular smartphones
The report seeks to provide clarity to consumers by highlighting the main troubleshooting trends across six of the standout devices.

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Monday, July 9, 2012

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July 09, 2012

Top Headlines

China's arming Pak makes it a 'second class enemy': Tata
"I would prefer to use China as a very strong ally, to forge a relationship with China which would be a sustaining one and I think it could be done," Ratan Tata said.

Hostel warden who forced Santiniketan girl to drink urine gets bail
Justifying her act, hostel warden Uma Poddar had told the distraught mother of the student that what she did was a 'treatment to stop a bad habit'.

Pakistan shuns its only Nobel laureate linked to discovery of 'God particle'
Work of Abdus Salam helped lead to the apparent discovery of the subatomic "God particle". But his name has been stricken from school textbooks in Pakistan.

Cities

Girl stabs cop boyfriend to death
A 23-year-old cop was stabbed to death allegedly by his minor girlfriend after they had a spat at the victim's rented house in Kondli, east Delhi, on Sunday afternoon.

Mumbai man holds friend's wife hostage, rapes her
A 37-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested on Saturday for raping his friend's wife and keeping her hostage for six days.

Business

Pay more for foreign package tours
The falling rupee is not the only villain making the foreign holiday package more expensive.

Mobile handset revenues fall by 5%
The mobile handset market registered a drop of 5% in revenues during the FY 2011-12 due to slump in sales of feature phones and lower average selling price of handsets.

Sports

Kevin Pietersen ponders one-day return
Kevin Pietersen has said there is still a chance he could play 'white ball' cricket for England again despite retiring from limited overs internationals.

Don't want to discuss Paes' row anymore: Bhupati
Mahesh Bhupathi, who recently gave Indian tennis a jolt by refusing to partner with the country's number one player Leander Paes in the Olympics.

Entertainment

Action roles terrify Manoj Bajpayee
Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who has received critical acclaim for his role as Sardar Khan in " Gangs of Wasseypur", says action roles give him cold feet.

Amrita's related to Guru Dutt!
We knew she's a Konkani who prides herself on her lineage, but we've recently learned that actress Amrita Rao is also related to Guru Dutt!

Infotech

Former Nokia employees to launch MeeGo phones
A Finnish startup, formed by former Nokia employees and using technology ditched by the handset maker, plans to launch its first smartphone later this year.

'Infosys may cut forecast further'
Uncertainty about spending by US and European clients in a weak global economy will likely weigh on the earnings of Indian outsourcers.

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