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Saturday, August 11, 2012

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August 11, 2012

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Moody's India forecast cause of concern, admits PM
Moody's scaled down its forecast for India's economic growth this fiscal to 5.5% earlier this week. PM, however, emphasized India's fundamentals were strong.

Mumbai lawyer Pallavi planned to wed by end of 2012 or early 2013, says aunt
Pallavi's aunt Monimala Dhar cannot accept the fact that the sprightly, restless girl she would often tease for being too tall, will never again greet her with a bear hug.

Olympics Live Blog: Indian hockey team lose to South Africa, finish last
Indian hockey team's Olympic campaign ended on a humiliating note as they crashed to a 2-3 loss against South Africa to finish last in the 12-team competition.

Cities

Pinki gets back railway job
Pinki Pramanik, who was accused of gender fraud and rape by her live-in partner, has got back her railway job and will be back at Sealdah station on Friday.

Isro comes to classroom
A certificate course on space, a brainchild of eminent scientist-professor C Sivaram came as a window to a new world, and others with a keen interest in space sciences.

Business

Kingfisher posts Q1 loss of Rs 651cr
Kingfisher Airlines, which used to be India's 2nd biggest carrier but is now struggling with crushing debt, posted another quarterly loss on Saturday.

Smugglers may cash in on dip in gold imports
With duty on gold increased to eight times in this year's budget (from 0.5% to 4&), agencies believe the new policy is encouraging gold smuggling to some extent.

Sports

Bolt aims for third gold & world record
For all the excitement that Usain Bolt has generated at the Olympics, one thing is still missing.

We're not good enough to play in Olympics: Chetri
India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations.

Entertainment

Pak N.O.C. for 'Ek Tha Tiger'
Ek Tha Tiger has got a No Objection Certificate for its print to be taken to Pakistan for viewing by the Pak Censor Board.

Soha Ali Khan manhandled!
While shooting for a brutal scene in her new film, Chaarfutiya Chhokre, Soha Ali Khan didn't allow any still cameraman be on the sets.

Infotech

SAP provides software to Indian Navy
Enterprise IT solutions provider SAP today said it has deployed an online financial information system (FIS) for the Indian Navy.

'Users ready to pay $100 extra for Apple features'
An Apple expert survey says that users would be willing to pay $100 for 3 patented smartphone features that are at issue in its high stakes trial against Samsung.

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Friday, August 10, 2012

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August 10, 2012

Top Headlines

Yuvraj Singh back in Team India for World T20
Yuvraj Singh, the man of the tournament in the 2011 World Cup, had last played for India in November 2011 before being diagnosed with a rare germ cell cancer.

Infosys employee Neelima may have ended life due to marital problems: Police
In the e-mail sent to her husband Suresh Reddy just before her death, Neelima purportedly stated that they were a mismatch.

It was an act of perversion: Police on Mumbai lawyer's murder
A day after Pallavi Purkayastha was found dead with her throat slit in her flat in Mumbai's Wadala area, police said 'it was an act of perversion' by the watchman.

Cities

Man makes unusual divorce request
A man who appealed against a divorce order granted to his wife by the Bandra family court last year has sought a public apology from her.

Wanted woman held after high drama at Bangalore flat
A 35-year-old woman kept a joint police team from Mumbai and Bangalore, which came to arrest her, on tenterhooks for four hours by locking herself up in her flat.

Business

Rs 26k cr left unclaimed in bank, PF a/cs
Investors have not claimed over Rs 26,000 crore from their PF accounts, insurance companies and bank fixed deposits, data released by the finance ministry revealed.

SBI Q1 profit surges; NPAs cause of concern
SBI on Friday reported a 137% jump in net profit at Rs 3,752 cr for the Q1 ended June 30, 2012, though rising non-performing loans continue to be a cause of concern.

Sports

NZ series: Laxman stays, Pujara returns
VVS Laxman retained his place in the Indian Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand, starting August 23 in Hyderabad.

Repeating feats in Rio Games a 'hard reach': Bolt
Usain Bolt acknowleged on Friday that repeating his staggering gold medal achievements in Rio in 2016 would be a tough mission.

Entertainment

Dimple continues to use Kaka's number
A fortnight after Rajesh Khanna's death there are those in Bollywood who are wondering whether or not to delete his number from their phones.

Junoon not to perform for PM
Even as India began anticipating a feel of love for our PM from sarhad paar, confusion has arisen galore.

Infotech

HCL Infosystems bags Rs 2200 cr UID contract
After a delay of over 12 months, the Unique ID Authority on Friday finally awarded the managed service provider contract to HCL Infosystems.

'India can monitor BlackBerry emails without codes'
India has found a way to monitor BlackBerry corporate emails without asking developer Research in Motion (RIM) to hand over encryption codes a report said.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

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August 09, 2012

Top Headlines

'Hypersensitive' Geetika may have been 'jilted', Kanda's counsel tells court
Geetika was jealous of Kanda's relations with other girls and wanted a relationship with the ex-minister, for which he was not willing, claimed Kanda's counsel.

Assam is not a filmi issue: Sushilkumar Shinde to Jaya Bachchan in Rajya Sabha
Sushilkumar Shinde was today forced to eat his words and apologize after he made remarks about SP member Jaya Bachchan in Rajya Sabha triggering an uproar.

Ramdev launches 3-day fast, says fight for Lokpal still on
"We are not against any individual or party. Our intention is to make India a great nation. This is not to overthrow someone from power," Ramdev said.

Cities

Teen mom glad to be back in school
Baby (name changed), who became a mother at 13 after she was raped by a neighbour, is happy at going back to school.

'Fiza was facing threat to life'
A social activist who was close to Anuradha Bali alias Fiza has claimed that she was facing threat to her life and was about to reveal it before the Press very soon.

Business

Sensex closes 40 points down
The Sensex erased morning gains and ended 40 points lower at 17,560.87 on selling in Bharti Airtel, SBI and HDFC amid disappointing June industrial production data.

Bharti's profit falls for 10th quarter
Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom company, on Wednesday said its net profit fell 37% to Rs 762 crore during April-June as stiff competition.

Sports

Sushil shoulders India's Olympic hopes
Sushil Kumar has already carried India's flag at the London Olympics; now the wrestler carries his country's hopes of an elusive gold medal.

Sachin Tendulkar set for return against New Zealand
Sachin Tendulkar is all set to return to the Test arena after a break of two months but all eyes will be on another veteran VVS Laxman's future.

Entertainment

Aamir makes Sunny Leone cry
While most men want to woo her, take her on romantic dinners while fantasizing about her, there's one who manages to make her cry. Cry, and how!

Sonam's RK hangover!
Sonam and Ranbir might squabble from time to time, but zoOm recently found out that when it comes to romance, she thinks RK's the best.

Infotech

Nokia launches Asha 305, Asha 311 in India
Mobile giant Nokia has expanded its Asha series in the country with the launch of two new budget phones -- Asha 311 and Asha 305.

Ratan Tata: TCS facing no major visa problems
TCS faced no major visa issues but there were certain delays in visa processing, company chairman Ratan Tata has said.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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August 08, 2012

Top Headlines

Fiza's death is talking point in Punjab, Haryana police circles
The death of former Haryana deputy CM's estranged wife Fiza has become the talking point in the police circles of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.

Vilasrao still critical; Maharashtra CM, deputy CM leave for Chennai
Prithviraj Chavan and Ajit Pawar today left for Chennai, where Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is "still critical" in a private hospital

Ruckus in LS as Advani calls UPA-2 govt 'illegitimate'
"The UPA-2 is illegitimate. It has never happened in the history of India ... crores of rupees were never spent to get votes," Advani said, provoking treasury benches.

Cities

Best brains choose IIM Calcutta to return home
At 22, Maharshi Patel authored a novel that took even his two publishers by surprise by selling 5,000 copies and counting.

Five collegians suspended for ragging
Five final-year students of L S Raheja College of Art in Bandra have been suspended by the college for ragging juniors outside the campus last week.

Business

Re down 12 paise against dollar, erases initial gains
The rupee erased initial gains today and was down 12 paise at 55.19 against dollar on fresh demand for US currency from banks and importers.

World beer production hits new high
A new report says the world's appetite for beer hit a new high last year, with China leading the way.

Sports

India's Tintu Luka qualifies for semifinals
India's Tintu Luka on Thursday qualified for the semifinals of 800m race at the London Olympics with a timing of 2:01.75s.

Wrestlers aim to better medal tally
Indian wrestlers had won a bronze in the Beijing Olympics Games and will be keen to improve upon their tally when the competitions get underway.

Entertainment

Akshay Kumar decides to play safe with Joker
Akshay Kumar will redub portions of his upcoming film 'Joker' to prevent any future controversy over director's 'realistic' approach to filmmaking.

Salman says no to small town promotional tour
Salman Khan is playing safe - he has decided against travelling to smaller cities to promote his forthcoming film " Ek Tha Tiger".

Infotech

Indian IT's HR headache: 1 in 5 CVs fake
"At any given point in time, up to 10% of the existing workforce in companies would be caught for fabricating or exaggerating their qualifications."

Bharti Airtel net profit down 37% to Rs 762 crore
India's top telecoms carrier Bharti Airtel reported its 10th straight quarter of profit decline as competition squeezed margins

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