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Monday, July 30, 2012

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	July 30, 2012

Top Headlines

Gagan Narang wins bronze medal in 10m air rifle at London Olympics
Gagan Narang ended India's medal drought at the London Olympics after clinching bronze medal in the 10 metre air rifle event with an over all score of 701.1.

32 killed in fire on Tamil Nadu Express, railway minister hints at sabotage
"Some of passengers admitted to hospitals and a gateman at one of the crossings heard a loud sound when the fire occurred in the coach", Mukul Roy said.

Team Anna sees conspiracy in northern power grid collapse
Kumar Vishwas, a member of Team Anna's core committee, said government can do anything but people will come out and join the Hazare movement.

Cities

John Abraham's van vandalized by mob, MNS denies role
Around 20 people, said to be members of the MNS, vandalised several vehicles at a film set after an argument over use of a private road.

Student arrested for stabbing lover's father in Hyderabad
Hyderabad police arrested a 19-year-old B Com student who stabbed his lover's father on Sunday.

Business

Spicejet net up Rs 56 crore in Q1
The Chennai-based Kalanithi Maran-promoted carrier also posted a 51 per cent growth in sales at Rs 1,406.74 crore in the April-June quarter.

High inflation may prevent RBI from cutting rates
In view of high inflation and deficient monsoon rainfall, the Reserve Bank may find it difficult to cut the key lending rate to boost the economy.

Sports

London Olympics: Abhinav Bindra fails to qualify
Beijing Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra crashed out of the London Games by failing to qualify for men's 10-metre air rifle.

4th ODI: India on look out for a series win over Sri Lanka
India would look to carry forward the winning momentum and seal the series when they take on gritty Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate ODI on Tuesday.

Entertainment

Kareena takes a dig at Katrina in Heroine
Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film has a sequence where Kareena Kapoor takes potshots at Katrina Kaif.

Rohan Sippy's film set vandalised
Miscreants connected to Raj Thackeray's MNS disrupted the shoot and damaged property worth over Rs 15 lakh.

Infotech

iGate plans to hire 3,500 in 2012
IT firm iGate has said it is targetting $900 million revenues over the next five years from iTOPS.

H-1B visas: Filing application may get tougher
The US government has proposed some changes in the Form ETA-9035 Labor Condition Application (LCA) form.

Most Commented Stories

Indian contingent fumes at presence of mystery woman in red

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

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	July 29, 2012

Top Headlines

Anna Hazare begins fast, says countrymen will not let me die
My team had told me not to fast citing health reasons. When over 400 people are on fast, I cannot ignore them and not be on fast, Hazare said.

London Olympics: Mystery woman identified; Indian contingent still clueless
A day after photos of the 'mystery woman' went viral on social sites, a newspaper claimed to have identified her as Madhura Honey, a post-graduate from Bangalore.

Supersonic missile BrahMos test-fired from Odisha
The missile, which has a flight range of up to 290 km, is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg.

Cities

18 babies in 15 years, just one survived
Thirty five-year-old Babli, an Anganwadi worker in Kathumbar in Alwar district, delivered 18 babies in the past 15 years but only one could survive.

Woman raped by 3 men, sold thrice
The case has once again brought to fore kidnapping and trafficking of girls from Nagpur to other states for sexual exploitation.

Business

Tired of delays, Tata Power turns to overseas for expansion
The country's largest private sector power utility has a 26,000 mw generation target by 2020.

India's shopping malls lose bustle as economy cools
Asia's third-largest economy is growing at its slowest pace in 9 yrs and sluggish consumer spending is forcing mall developers to scale back plans.

Sports

India left with work to do despite win: Gautam Gambhir
Opener Gautam Gambhir feels the team has to get its act together as far as bowling at the death is concerned.

Vijender Singh beats Danabek Suzhanov in men's middleweight boxing
Vijender will now take on Terrell Gausha of USA in the pre-quarters on August 2.

Entertainment

Actors don't do movies to break records: Salman Khan
I guess all three of us (Aamir, Shah Rukh and I) have been lucky, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan said.

Dostana director out of Dharma Productions?
If insiders are to be believed, Tarun Mansukhani has been shown the door by the man who he considered his mentor - Karan Johar.

Infotech

H-1B, H-1B1 visas: Filing application may get tougher
The US has proposed some changes in the Form ETA-9035 which is used by companies that want to place non-immigrant employees in the country for work.

Review: Apple's new Mountain Lion operating system
Apple is making the new Mac system even more like the iOS software that powers its iPhones and iPads.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

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	July 28, 2012

Top Headlines

Fast-unto-death from tomorrow, threatens Anna
"I will fast until we get Jan Lokpal," Anna Hazare, whose four-day ultimatum to govt on a decision on his demands ends today, told a crowd of around 1,000.

This is a time for healing, Manmohan tells Assam violence victims
Assuring that causes of the ethnic violence in Assam will be addressed, Manmohan Singh today announced a Rs 300 crore relief package for the affected districts.

SP disowns Shahid Siddiqui after Modi interview
The SP, on Saturday, disowned party leader Shahid Siddiqui two days after he interviewed Gujarat CM Narendra Modi for an Urdu weekly triggering a political storm.

Cities

Teacher makes minor girl pregnant
A minor girl has lodged a complaint with the police stating that a para-teacher of a primary school in Balasore district had made her pregnant, the police said.

Delhi Metro mock drills hit commuters
All Metro trains came to a grinding halt at 11am on Saturday and commuters were given different reasons for it -- bomb blast, earthquake and terrorist strike.

Business

HDFC Q1 net profit up 25%
Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd today recorded 25 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,275.86 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Maruti Suzuki Q1 net profit dips 23%
Hit by rupee depreciation and higher overall expenses, the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday reported 22.84 per cent decline in its net profit.

Sports

Olympics: Shuttler Kashyap shines in easy opener
Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap started his Olympic campaign in style, getting the better of Belgium's Yuhan Tan in straight games in a Group D match on Saturday.

Sachin urges India squad to embrace pressure
Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics -- embrace pressure, don't fight it.

Entertainment

I don't like the word Bollywood: Amitabh Bachchan
"One is normally used to seeing this on television. But to be a part of it was a huge surprise," says Amitabh Bachchan about carrying the torch at the London Olympics.

Gaga makes acting debut with 'Machete Kills'
Pop star Lady Gaga will make her acting debut in Robert Rodriguez's action movie "Machete Kills".

Infotech

Samsung beats Apple in smartphone market: IDC
According to IDC, Samsung Electronics shipped 50.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter and had a market share of 33 per cent.

Indian IT companies step up hiring in US
The pace at which Indian IT will expand its direct presence in the US with local hires looks certain to accelerate rapidly.

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A person can fall ill in the absence of medicine, but what if a person has nectar at home and wanders in search of medicine. Today we are seeing a similar scene, it can be changed if we wish to. Yes! We have nectar at home but why are we attracted towards the toxic tinned drinks?

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