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Saturday, August 18, 2012

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August 18, 2012

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Northeast exodus: When Chennai's Central station turned into refugee camp
From Thursday night till late on Friday, when over 2,500 people left for the northeast in four special trains, Chennai station resembled a huge refugee camp.

Gopal Kanda had 12 days to destroy evidence: Geetika's brother
After being on the run for many days, Gopal Kanda surrendered before police and was arrested in connection with ex-staffer Geetika Sharma's suicide.

VVS Laxman announces retirement from international cricket
Veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman announced on Saturday that he would be retiring from international cricket with immediate effect.

Cities

Girl set ablaze by nine persons succumbs to burn injuries in Bangalore
An 11-year-old girl, who was set ablaze by nine persons while she was on her way to school, has succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital, police said.

Mischievous SMSs on northeast people now doing rounds in Delhi
Mischievous text messages claiming that people from the northeast will be targeted, particularly after Ramzan, have started circulating in Delhi.

Business

SBI launches online fee collection facility for IITians
A new fees collection module named as SBI I-Collect was launched by the State Bank of India, IIT-Kanpur branch on Friday.

Problems will be resolved once investment is revived: Chidambaram
Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said most of the country's economic problems will be solved once investment is revived.

Sports

Nothing less than a 'medal spring' awaits us in Rio: President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday set the ball rolling for the next Olympics in Brazil expressing hope that India will improve its ranking in the world.

Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna dropped from Indian Davis Cup squad
The AITA dropped Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the Davis Cup team, while Leander Paes and Somdev Devvarman made themselves unavailable.

Entertainment

Kristen Stewart ready to face camera post split
Actress Kristen Stewart will make her first official appearance since her cheating scandal at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada next month.

I have met Naxalites, says Prakash Jha
Filmmaker Prakash Jha, whose Chakravyuh revolves around Naxalite wars, says he has interacted with Naxalites and tried to showcase both sides of issue in the film.

Infotech

Zeekrewards.com shut down over $600 million fraud
Zeekrewards.com promised investors up to 50 percent of "daily net profits" through a system based on rewards points, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said.

Motorola sues Apple for infringing patents
Google-owned Motorola Mobility has filed a new case against Apple at the US International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming patent violation.

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Friday, August 17, 2012

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August 17, 2012

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Lured by cheaper cost, many Indians opt for Chinese medical colleges
An MBBS course at a govt medical college in China costs about Rs 15-20 lakh. In India, just the tuition fees and donations amount to Rs 45-75 lakh.

CAG reports slam UPA government, BJP demands PM's resignation
Reacting to the CAG reports, minister of state in Prime Minister's office V Narayanasamy said the govt auditor was not following its mandate.

PM assures protection to northeast people as thousands flee cities
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the govt should create helplines to address grievances of the people from the northeast and step up patrolling across cities.

Cities

Passengers stuck for three hours in Air India aircraft
Around 250 passengers heading for Hyderabad left stranded inside their aircraft at IGI Airport for over three hours after their aircraft developed a technical snag.

Man arrested with 12 live cartridges at IGI airport
A man was arrested on Friday after 12 live cartridges were found in his hand baggage during security check at Terminal 1D of the IGI airport in New Delhi.

Business

Tea festival in Kazakhstan to boost export
Kazakhstan is the second largest importer of tea in the CIS region after Russia and imports about 28 million kgs of tea per annum.

Sebi allows 7 AIFs to operate in India
As per Sebi data, six Alternative Investment Funds have got registered with the regulator during August 2012, while one was granted registration on July 23.

Sports

Indian cricket's future will rest on Virat Kohli: Ganguly
It was a memorable day for a group of school children who got an opportunity to interact with their favourite 'dada' during a promotional event in Kolkata.

Shoaib Akhtar wants to be Pakistan bowling coach
Controversial former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar threw his hat into the ring on Friday to become Pakistan's next bowling coach.

Entertainment

Jodie Foster supports Kristen Stewart
The pair became close after starring together in 2002 thriller 'Panic Room', where Foster played the onscreen mother of Stewart.

Amitabh Bachchan nervous while recording KBC song
The 69-year-old actor said that the mock rehearsals for KBC has began as the show is ready to go on air from September 7.

Infotech

Infosys pays less to Indian workers than an American in the same job: Jack Palmer
The trial in the alleged visa fraud case against software services major Infosys in the US has been postponed by almost a month to September 17.

Hackers steal 5 lakh credit card numbers, spend $26 million
Australian police said they were investigating the theft of some 500,000 credit card numbers which resulted in $26.2 million worth of fraudulent transactions.

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

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August 16, 2012

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Geetika suicide case: Fresh raids at Kanda's residence, ex-minister yet to be traced
Investigators have conducted searches and raids in around 50 places and questioned over 25 people but they were unable to trace Kanda.

Kudankulam nuclear plant: Centre making mockery of Madras high court, say judges
Noting that the portfolio came under the Prime Minister, the judges flayed Centre for not taking the case seriously.

Calcutta high court takes cognisance of contempt plea against Mamata Banerjee
The Calcutta high court admitted a contempt of court petition against West Bengal chief minister for her remarks alleging corruption in the judiciary.

Cities

Karnataka government assures protection and security to northeast people
Appealing them not to leave, Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar assured the northeast people living in the state of full protection from the government.

Farmers block Yamuna Expressway
The farmers protested under the banner of the 'Bhartiya Kisan Union' at the zero point of the expressway.

Business

Slowing IIP growth to weigh on banks' asset quality
The gross NPA for leading banks increased 14.6% quarter-on-quarter to around Rs. 79200 crore in April-June.

Interest rate decision will depend on inflation situation: RBI
The Reserve Bank today said it will assess monetary policy if the declining trend in inflation is sustainable and accordingly take decision on reducing interest rate.

Sports

Yohan Blake could join Usain Bolt in Big Bash League
Bolt played junior cricket before turning to the track and has long voiced a love for the game.

India enter quarters of Under-19 World Cup
Ravikant produced a fine seam bowling display to bundle out Papua New Guinea for meagre 97 runs in 32 overs in pursuit of a victory target of 204 set by India.

Entertainment

Justin Theroux gives Aniston 'huge' diamond ring
Jennifer Aniston was reportedly blown away by the huge eight-carat diamond engagement ring that her fiance Justin Theroux proposed her with.

Rahul Roy not keen to do special role in 'Ashiqui 2'
Actor Rahul Roy, whose superhit debut film "Aashiqui" is being remade by the Bhatt camp, is not keen for any special appearance in the movie.

Infotech

Can Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 threaten Apple iPad?
Available in the US starting Thursday, the $499 tablet comes with a pen, or more precisely, a stylus.

Twitter co-founders launch online publishing website
A preview version of Medium.com was live with collections such as "This Happened to Me" stories and "When I Was a Kid" pictures.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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August 15, 2012

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Astronaut Sunita Williams unfurls Tricolour in space
Sunita Williams displayed the Tricolour on board the International Space Station and wished Indians on the eve of their 66th Independence Day.

Mamata breaks tradition, hoists tricolour at Red Road
Breaking a tradition, West Bengal chief minister unfurled the tricolour at Red Road, instead of the Writers' Building, and witnessed a march past.

Manmohan Singh blames lack of political consensus for slow growth
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India was being affected by the "difficult phase" encountered by the global economy.

Cities

Sex workers rescue battered 6-year-old girl
The six-year-old daughter of a sex worker, who was allegedly being tortured by her mother and her partner for past few months, was rescued by other sex workers.

Delhi Police clueless about Gopal Kanda's whereabouts
Ten days after Geetika Sharma killed herself, Delhi Police is yet to trace former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda who is accused of abetting her suicide.

Business

Have to create confidence to attract investments in India: Prime Minister
India will have to create confidence among foreign investors that there are no barriers for them to invest in the country, Manmohan Singh said.

StanChart to pay $340 million to settle charges over Iran dealings
StanChart was accused by the New York regulator of hiding secret transactions with the Iranian government and exposing the US financial system to terrorists.

Sports

Kevin Pietersen apologies for 'provocative' texts
England batsman apologised for sending "provocative" text messages to South African players.

I have had sleepless nights for last four years: Yogeshwar Dutt
The grappler said he would now be able to "sleep soundly" after having "sleepless nights" since Beijing Olympics where he lost in quarterfinals in last 10 seconds.

Entertainment

Bollywood pays tribute to Ashok Mehta
After acclaimed fashion photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta's death Sunday, Mehta's demise is seen as a big loss for the filmdom.

Rashida Jones apologises to John Travolta for gay remark
Actress Rashida Jones has issued an apology for the comments she made about John Travolta during a recent interview.

Infotech

Margaret Thatcher targeted in Twitter death hoax
Thatcher found herself at the center of internet death hoax, after a Twitter account dubbed @OfficialSkyNews falsely tweeted that former British PM had died.

India to boost cooperation with Belarus in IT
Indian companies are willing to step up cooperation with Belarusian partners in the IT industry, said India's Ambassador Manoj Bharti.

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