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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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October 03, 2012

Top Headlines

Gujarat polls on December 13, 17; Himachal votes on Nov 4
The EC today announced one-phase poll in Himachal in November and two-phase voting in Gujarat in December. The results will be out on December 20.

Govt has not paid for Sonia Gandhi's treatment: CIC
During a hearing before CIC Satyananda Mishra, the concerned ministries held no medical bills were submitted by Sonia Gandhi for reimbursement.

After Honda, Maruti also hikes prices across models by up to Rs 5,250
The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India said it has hiked prices of its all models by up to Rs 5,250 with immediate effect.

Cities

Chicken fest against Gandhi's 'ahimsa'
Dalit and OBC students of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University held a 'chicken festival' at Triveni Hostel on OU campus as a mark of their disagreement with Gandhi's 'ahimsa'.

Flight attendant dies in joy ride accident
A 22-year-old Kingfisher Airlines flight attendant was killed in a freak accident at an amusement park in Chembarambakkam.

Business

Govt must tackle subsidy issue: RBI
India's current account fell 24 percent to $16.55 billion in April-June from the previous quarter.

Crocodile war: French family feud erupts at clothing firm Lacoste
Michel Lacoste, 69, has decided to seek a court ruling against the company board's nomination of Sophie Lacoste-Dournel as non-executive president.

Sports

Dhoni to blame for exit: Chetan Sharma
Former India pacer Chetan Sharma held MS Dhoni's selection policy responsible for the team's early ouster from the ongoing ICC World Twenty20.

England and Kevin Pietersen reach agreement: ECB
The ECB and Kevin Pietersen confirm that agreement has been reached concerning a process for his re-integration into the England team.

Entertainment

Salman Khan's new business model!
The actor has come up with a new diktat - The producers of his films will now get a fixed remuneration like the rest, while Khan will get to keep the profits.

RGV turned a cute girl into scary one
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma had a task on hand when he sought to turn a cute little girl look scary on the poster of his forthcoming film Bhoot Returns.

Infotech

Nokia plans to sell its Finland headquarters
Struggling cellphone maker Nokia is seeking to sell its headquarters in Espoo, Finland as part of a drive to dispose of non-core assets.

Ultrabooks a major flop in markets: Research
Ultrabooks -- those sleek, lightweight laptop computers that were supposed to fire up PC sales -- are not catching on with consumers, a new survey shows.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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October 02, 2012

Top Headlines

Narendra Modi trained by RSS in 'Nazi tradition': Digvijaya Singh
Digvijaya Singh's attack against the Gujarat CM came a day after Modi alleged that Rs 1,880 crore was spent from state exchequer for Sonia Gandhi's foreign trips.

Arvind Kejriwal's party envisions direct rule of people
Direct rule of the people, fighting corruption and eliminating price rise will be the focus of the political party being started by Arvind Kejriwal.

Ready to pay salaries in next few days: Kingfisher
Kingfisher has been saddled with a huge loss of Rs 8,000 crore and a debt burden of another over Rs 7,000 crore which it has not serviced since January.

Cities

Woman's murder on busy highway puzzles police
The murder of a 38-year-old housewife from Mayur Vihar Phase III in east Delhi, on the busy Delhi-Faridabad-Agra national highway (NH-2).

Gang kills film producer in public view
A gang of around 20 men killed a businessman-film producer by hurling bombs and Molotov cocktails at his car and hacking him with knives near Sriperumbudur.

Business

Low festive season sales may impact car companies
Sales numbers released for September saw a majority of carmakers bleeding as demand has not picked up, despite companies offering attractive discounts.

New York sues JPMorgan over mortgage securities
New York's attorney general accused the bank and the securities unit, which at the time was the separate Bear Stearns & Co, of selling residential mortgage-backed securities.

Sports

Time for India to go for the kill vs SA
If the Men in Blue have ever gone as favourites in a game of cricket against South Africa, it is for the Super Eights game of the World T20.

Sri Lanka switch captains to avoid ban
Eyebrows were raised when Kumar Sangakkara, and not regular captain Mahela Jayawardene, walked out to toss the last match against England.

Entertainment

Aishwarya Rai to return with Ratnam's Rebecca
The one script that is likely get her nod of approval is Mani Ratnam's adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's famous 1938 novel Rebecca.

Salman Khan's driver thrashed by locals
It's something that he just can't seem to avoid, and we've seen it all, from shooting black bucks in Rajasthan to running over pavement dwellers in Mumbai.

Infotech

Google beats Microsoft in market value
Google soared past Microsoft in terms of market value to become the second-richest firm in the tech world behind Apple.

iPad Mini launching in October: Report
Apple is set to unveil a smaller version of its tablet iPad, popularly being called iPad Mini, in October.

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Monday, October 1, 2012

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October 01, 2012

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TMC may bring no-trust motion against govt: Mamata
Trinamool Congress might bring no-confidence motion against the UPA government during next session of Parliament, Mamata said at a rally today.

Microsoft proposes over Rs 5 lakh fee for new category of H-1B visa
Microsoft has suggested a whopping fee of $10,000 for a new category of H-1B visas and $15,000 for permanent residency or Green Card.

Cauvery row: JD(S) MP, 4 MLAs quit as protests continue
Protests against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu continued for the 2nd day on Monday with authorities deciding to deploy RAF to maintain peace in Mandya.

Cities

Father-in-law killed after rape attempt
A woman killed her father-in-law after he attempted to rape her, the third in a row, saying that she felt Goddess Durga had come on her to kill the Mahishasur.

Men in Delhi Metro women's coaches fined Rs 32 lakh
Fines from men travelling in women's only coaches have swelled Delhi Metro coffers by a staggering Rs 32 lakh in the two years.

Business

Maruti sales up 10% in Sept
The country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported 9.84% increase in total sales at 93,988 units for September.

Sensex up 61 points; Infosys, Tata Motors in limelight
The sensex today advanced by 61 points on the back of gains in Infosys, Tata Motors and ITC, amid a positive trend in European shares.

Sports

New Zealand bundle out Windies for 139
West Indies struggled as they lost wickets at regular intervals against New Zealand in the Super Eight match of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

You can't leave out someone like Yuvraj Singh: Dhoni
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Yuvraj Singh, who returned to cricket after beating cancer, is an indispensable part of his T20 line-up.

Entertainment

Big B surprised by Pran's call
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was in state of surprise when yesteryear actor Pran called him up and said that he just wanted to hear his voice.

Bollywood roots for OMG
Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal's divine comic thriller OMG has found fans in Bollywood. Calling OMG... a must-watch, Riteish Deshmukh said.

Infotech

iPhone 5 camera complaints flood Apple
Users of the new Apple iPhone 5 have bombard the US tech giant with complaints over a flaw in the phone camera that gives images a 'purple haze'.

'Indians crucial to the success of Windows 8'
Microsoft may have bring together the largest number of developers, but the jury is still out on whether it will embrace its Windows 8 platform for mobile devices.

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

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September 30, 2012

Top Headlines

Hyderabad turns fortress as Telangana march begins
Several parts of Hyderabad resembled battle zones with police sealing off the routes around the secretariat, the chief minister's office & other vital high-security areas.

Protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
Hundreds of Muslims took to the streets to protest against what they said was a photograph posted by a Buddhist on Facebook that insulted Islam.

Politics full of dirt: Anna Hazare
Maintaining strong opposition to entering politics, Anna Hazare today claimed that he did not get answers from Arvind Kejriwal-led group on questions raised by him.

Cities

Woman kills self in Saket court lockup
A woman undertrial allegedly committed suicide by hanging inside a Saket court lockup cell on Saturday.

Defence Colony heist cracked by police?
Delhi Police claims to have identified at least four men involved in Friday's daring raid on a bank's cash van at Defence Colony.

Business

Maruti plans housing for workers
Maruti Suzuki India is planning to offer low-cost houses to about 5,000 employees as it tries to walk the extra mile to improve relations with its workers.

Rupee likely to touch 52.25 this week: Experts
After touching a five-month high on Friday, the rupee is likely to touch a high of 52.25 to the US dollar this week.

Sports

World T20: India must win against Pakistan to stay in the hunt
It's the clash everyone waits for. It's a match-up which is marked out the moment the dates of a tournament involving these two teams are announced.

Watson scalps De Villiers, SA five down
South Africa stuttered early as they lost wickets at regular intervals in quick succession against Australia in their crucial Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup.

Entertainment

Sridevi, Big B dance to MJ's tunes
It was a visual delight when Amitabh Bachchan and Bollywood diva Sridevi took to the stage and shook a leg together on a Michael Jackson song.

Why did Nargis Fakhri cry?
Actress Nargis Fakhri paid her obeisance at the famous Andheri Ka Raja Ganapati, but the atmosphere moved her to tears.

Infotech

Review: Rovio's Bad Piggies
Rovio is back with a new game. And this one stars the pigs — yes, the green smuggy foes of the angry birds — in the primary role.

EvoTV review: Android-power in your TV
Amkette, the company best known for its floppies in the bronze age of computers, has rolled out a device that it is touting as the 'smart TV box'.

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