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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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September 19, 2012

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Don't distort facts, Mamata Banerjee tells Congress
I request Congress leaders not to distort facts. They must communicate reality, Mamata said launching a scathing attack on UPA and Congress.

Congress-ruled states to increase LPG subsidy cap from 6 to 9 cylinders
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has directed party chief ministers to increase the number of subsidised LPG cylinders from 6 to 9.

Lord Ganesha overrides potholes and prices in Mumbai
Maharashtra's biggest festival of Ganeshotsav will spread cheer among lakhs of Mumbaikars who dearly love the elephant-headed god.

Cities

Ailing couple die in flat unnoticed by son
An elderly couple was found dead in their Kandivli apartment in a decomposed state. Their son, police said was 'mentally unstable'.

Told to remove sun-control film, MLA blocks road
A MLA of DMDK staged a road roko when the Chennai traffic police tried to book him for a driving a car that had sun control film on its windows.

Business

SBI reduces base rate by 25 bps
A day after RBI reduced CRR by a quarter of a percentage point (25 basis points) State Bank of India cut its base rate by an equal amount.

Anil Agarwal is ET's Business Leader of Year
A true rags-to-riches success story, Agarwal started out as a trader of scrap metals, and today runs a global natural resources conglomerate.

Sports

Pietersen's absence has weakened England: Stewart
The former wicketkeeper-batsman said once the off-field issues are resolved, it won't be tough for Pietersen to adjust back in the dressing room.

T20 World Cup: Jayawardene hails Zimbabwe tormentor Mendis
Mendis capped his return to international cricket after an eight month injury lay-off with figures of six wickets for eight runs to shoot Zimbabwe out for 100.

Entertainment

Bhansali loses his cool on the sets of 'Ram Leela'
Bhansali lost his cool seeing a clean-shaven Ranveer on the sets of Ram Leela, who plays a character with ample facial fuzz.

Vikram Bhatt, Bipasha team up again for next film
Post-Raaz 3 director Vikram Bhatt is frantically scripting a film for Bipasha,a sure sign that she is currently perceived as the female Salman Khan at the box-office.

Infotech

Registration mandatory for sale of laptops, tablets, notebooks, LCDs, videogames: Government
To ensure safety standards, the government has made registration mandatory for 15 electronic products, including videogames, laptops and microwave ovens.

iPhone 5 fans call Samsung Galaxy S III 'cheap plastic'
In a round of ads that began this week, Samsung takes direct aim at Apple, claiming its Galaxy phone is a better choice than the new iPhone 5.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

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September 18, 2012

Top Headlines

Al-Qaida calls for attacks on US diplomats
Al-Qaida's branch in North Africa today called for attacks on US diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video that was produced in the US.

Tough test for Mamata as her 72-hour deadline ends today
The Trinamool supremo isn't quite in the mood to dump UPA, but wants to demarcate herself from Congress, believing this will help her checkmate the Left.

Mumbai terror attack convict Ajmal Kasab petitions President for mercy
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab has moved a mercy petition before the President Pranab Mukherjee, almost a fortnight after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence in 26/11 case.

Cities

Missing Delhi techie died on rail tracks
A day after the family of missing software engineer Sumit Parihar protested against police inaction, police have claimed he died the day he went missing ie September 9.

Infosys commits to 100 internships in the UK
The Duke of York, KG on Monday visited Infosys and met five apprentices at the company's European headquarters in Canary Wharf, London.

Business

Infosys may replace TCS in MCA-21 project
Infosys is positioning itself as a big player in India's e-governance arena by beating Tata Consultancy Services to win the next phase of a project by corporate affairs ministry.

Rupee down 27 paise against dollar
The rupee declined by 27 paise to Rs 54.28 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday.

Sports

We might play five bowlers later: Dhoni
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni indicated that he could opt for five specialist bowlers in future if the part-timers don't perform as per expectations.

'Being termed a traitor is unacceptable'
Lashing out at the AITA, Mahesh Bhupathi blamed the tennis body for playing 'dirty politics' adding that he being termed as a traitor is unacceptable to him.

Entertainment

I don't recommend anyone for 'Bigg Boss': Salman
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, host Color's show " Bigg Boss" for the third time now, says that he doesn't have any hand in selecting the contestants for the show.

Is 'Bengali' the new lucky charm for B-Town?
If Kahaani brought alive the tiny streets and grand Durga pujo of Kolkata through 'Bidya's' story, Vicky Donor put across the Bengalis vs Punjabis debate.

Infotech

Tech Mahindra buys 51% stake in Comviva for Rs 260 cr
Tech Mahindra today said it has acquired 51 per cent stake in Gurgaon-based mobile application firm Comviva from Bharti Group and other shareholders for Rs 260 crore.

Apple shares touch $700 mark over iPhone 5 pre-orders
Apple announced that online orders for the phone exceeded two million on Friday, the first day consumers could makes purchases over the web.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

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September 17, 2012

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Aarushi murder case: SC grants bail to Nupur Talwar
SC has ordered trial court to release Nupur Talwar on September 25 directing the CBI to complete examination of all witnesses by then.

More steps in offing to boost growth, Chidambaram says
"I am not disappointed with the RBI policy. Mid quarter review by RBI is encouraging and supportive. RBI is slated to take more decisions," Chidambaram said.

Wish I was also offered a piece of Narendra Modi's birthday cake, Nitish says
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's 62nd birthday was celebrated by the BJP in Bihar on Monday, with a state minister cutting a cake at the saffron party office.

Cities

Punjab men forge death papers for visa
Youths from Punjab have devised a novel way to fly to foreign shores — forge death certificates of fake relatives in UK to obtain visas on humanitarian grounds.

Schools fake FB IDs, spy on kids online
Alarmed at the audacious behaviour of students on the internet, some institutions in the city have started snooping on children's activities on social networking sites.

Business

Rupee at 4-month high on reforms
Rupee rose to a 4-month high on Monday with hopes of foreign inflows after the government announced opening up of the aviation and multi-brand retail sectors.

Tata Motors group August sales up 13%
Automobile major Tata Motors Group on Monday reported an increase of 13 per cent in its global sales in August which stood at 97,225 units.

Sports

Bhullar wins Yeangder Championship
Gaganjeet Bhullar claimed a third Asian Tour title, closing with three-under-par 69 to win the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship by four strokes.

Akmal, Malik lead Pakistan fightback
Chasing 186-run target, Pakistan struggled as they lost wickets at regular intervals n the World Twenty20 warm-up tie against India at R Premadasa Stadium.

Entertainment

'Kahaani' team back with a Kerala thriller
Now, Sujoy Ghosh and Parambrata Chatterjee are coming together again for a thriller after Kahaani — only, this time it is set in Kerala.

I have faced humiliation in the industry: Madhur Bhandarkar
I used to tag along with people to parties to network. While talking to a producer actors would turn their face away from me so that I would not interfere.

Infotech

Teens, first-time offenders on net may get off lightly
The graded response would involve a warning and parental guidance for first-time offenders, many of whom do not realize the gravity of their act.

Internet cos yet to cooperate over hate messages
The DIT had written to Twitter, Google and Facebook seeking details of accounts that had uploaded inflammatory messages, images and videos last month.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

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September 16, 2012

Top Headlines

Shiv Sena to Mamata: Stop just threatening, withdraw support
Shiv Sena today took to the streets to protest fuel price hike and FDI in retail and asked the Trinamool and NCP to withdraw support to the UPA govt

President Pranab Mukherjee rues no Indian university in world's top 200
"Why are we, a 'rising economic superpower', not able to promote our standards to be rated, indisputably, among the top 10 or top 50 or 100?" Pranab questioned.

Saudi Arabia halts deportation of Abu Jundal's aide Fasih Mohammed
India will have to wait for Fasih Mohammed, accused in the bomb blasts in Bangalore and Delhi, as Saudi Arabia has red- flagged his deportation from there.

Cities

'Moral cop' Vasant Dhoble transferred
ACP Vasant Dhoble, who had hit the headlines for his crackdown against pubs and restaurants has been transferred out of the social service branch of Mumbai Police.

Ghaziabad unrest: 2 officials suspended
Two intelligence officials of UP Police have been suspended over failure to provide intelligence inputs in Friday night's violence in Ghaziabad's Masuri area.

Business

Will RBI tango with govt on Monday?
The RBI will announce the mid-quarter monetary policy review on Monday, everybody would expect governor D Subbarao slash the lending rate.

Buyers still in favour of diesel cars
Rs 5 hike in diesel price won't reduce the charm of diesel cars for buyers, because running cost of a diesel car vis-a-vis a petrol one is still much lower.

Sports

India take on Pak in 2nd warm-up game
India would like to keep the winning momentum going when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their second warm-up game on Monday ahead of the World T20.

Yuki, Sanam complete 5-0 rout of Kiwis
Sanam Singh was splendid in his victory after Yuki Bhambri huffed and puffed to a patchy win as India completed a 5-0 rout of New Zealand in the Davis Cup.

Entertainment

Voluptous is beautiful, ask men: Vidya Balan
Despite speculations of her marriage, Vidya Balan says she is not in a hurry to tie the knot. "I am not going any where.

Sanjay and Salman are original hunks of B'wood: John
John Abrham believes that despite his fans bestowing the handsome hunk title on him, Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt are the ultimate hunks in Bollywood.

Infotech

Review: Samsung Galaxy Beam
It boils down to this — as a phone, you're not getting the best spec there is — but it is the best projector phone out there.

Facebook breeds 'virtual vanity'
More than half of youngsters' biggest concerns in life is friends seeing unflattering pictures of theirs on Facebook, a survey has revealed

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