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Sunday, October 28, 2012

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October 28, 2012

Top Headlines

Khurshid is foreign minister, Moily gets petroleum
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi did not join the government - leaving the field open for him to play a larger role in the party.

F1: Sebastian Vettel retains Indian Grand Prix title, claims fourth successive win
Sebastian Vettel rattled off his 4th successive win of the season in the Indian Grand Prix to tighten his grip on the title showdown with 3 races remaining.

Times launches Bollywood star-rating index: Kareena, Salman on top
With the destinies of Bollywood's movers and shakers changing every Friday, to assess star ratings is no easy feat.

Cities

Delhi Metro: Airport line to start by Diwali
More than 3 months after it was shut down due to safety concerns, the Airport Metro Express line is expected to resume operations before Diwali.

Maoists deny forced vasectomy of cadres
Maoists in Jharkhand have rubbished the Union home ministry's report that their lower-rung cadres are subjected to forced sterilization in the outfit.

Business

Reliance Life to hire 1k new employees
Leading private sector insurer Reliance Life Insurance Company (RLIC) plans to hire about 1,000 employees for its new distribution channel Life Plaza by March, 2013.

Sahara case: Sebi to hire investigating agencies
Sebi plans to hire professional investigating agencies to help it probe matters relating to Sahara group for implementation of a SC order.

Sports

India aim for revenge against England
England jet into Mumbai on Monday under new captain Alastair Cook, striving to win their first Test series in India in 27 years.

Chance for India, Windies to finish on top of T20 table
Sri Lanka and New Zealand will launch what will be an interesting couple of months of T20 internationals (T20Is) when the two sides go head to head in a one-off match.

Entertainment

Sonakshi gets a taste of Ajay's pranks
That Ajay Devgn is a prankster is a well-known fact in Bollywood. And now, Sonakshi Sinha got a first-hand experience of his antics while shooting for Son Of Sardaar.

New man in Yana's life?
Model-item girl Yana was recently spotted with a tall, dark and lanky man with salt-pepper stubble at a restaurant in Versova.

Infotech

Windows 8: An OS made for touchscreens
Windows 8 is a good OS but with dual personality and on a laptop, without a touchscreen, this affects the user experience in a rather negative way.

Nokia out of top 5 globally, tops in India
Nokia, which is facing a major crisis in global sales, still tops the list of mobile handset market in India.

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Friday, October 26, 2012

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October 26, 2012

Top Headlines

S M Krishna resigns ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle
External affairs minister S M Krishna has resigned ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. He may join party work in Karnataka.

Ferrari's support for Italian naval guards kicks up diplomatic row
While Indian officials said that the gesture was not in the right spirit, Italian foreign minister Giulio Terzi has complimented Ferrari for the move.

Vijay Mallya thanks 'Almighty' for losing billionaire tag
Mallya thanked 'the Almighty' for losing the billionaire status, and hoped that it would lead to "less jealousy, less frenzy and wrongful attacks" on him.

Cities

Norms eased: Fewer papers needed for driving licence
Transport department officials said the changes in the licence application process was necessitated after complaints of harassment by touts.

To learn Hindi, Chinese turn to Ramayana
Students at universities in China are getting lessons on human values from the great Hindu epic - Ramayana.

Business

Hindustan Unilever Q2 profit up 17%
Hindustan Unilever ( HUL) has posted a 17% rise in net profit at Rs 807 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Kingfisher stock gains after staff ends strike
The stock opened the day 4.59% higher and hit the day's upper circuit of Rs 11.40 on the BSE, defying a weak stock market.

Sports

Ashwin replaces Bhajji in BCCI top bracket contracts
The elite Grade A features nine players this year, three down from the last season, according to a press release issued by the BCCI.

Vettel sets fastest time in F1 Indian GP practice
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in Friday's opening practice for the Indian Grand Prix.

Entertainment

Talaash was a difficult film: Reema Kagti
When asked about reports Shahrukh doing Talaash, Kagti said: "I don't want to discuss something that didn't work out. Some things work out, some don't."

The hardest part is to seduce on screen: Neha Dhupia
Actress Neha Dhupia, who will next be seen in'Rush' opposite Emraan Hashmi as a scheming media tycoon, says playing a seductress onscreen is not easy.

Infotech

Microsoft Surface is compromised, confusing: Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple chief Tim Cook branded the new Microsoft tablet "compromised" as his company's coffers swelled due to soaring sales of iPads and iPhones.

Apple nets record $8.2 billion profit on iPhone sales
Apple revealed record revenue and profit figures for the fourth quarter ended September 2012, riding on 58 per cent higher iPhone sales.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

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October 25, 2012

Top Headlines

Kingfisher Airlines strike ends, staff agree to resume work
Kingfisher management agreeing to pay four months salary dues by December end to the striking employees who decided to resume work with immediate effect.

Looking into investments made in Nitin Gadkari's company: Govt
Amid allegations of dubious funding into companies of Nitin Gadkari, the corporate affairs ministry said it is looking into investments made in his company.

Jaspal Bhatti dies in road accident
Noted comedian and filmmaker Jaspal Bhatti, 57, died in a road accident near Shahkot in the early hours on Thursday.

Cities

Mercury dips to 16.4°C, nip in the air here to stay
The Met office said the rest of the month would remain cool, with temperatures ranging between 13 and 30 degrees.

20-year-old alleges rape by doctor
A 20-year-old woman who had passed Class XII and was keen to study medicine was allegedly drugged and raped by a doctor in Paharganj.

Business

More professionals in million- dollar pay club
The membership of the million dollar salary club in India went up only marginally this year even as more professional CEOs marked their presence on the elite group.

Kingfisher also king of staff attrition
Even as the grounded Kingfisher continues to dither over paying salary arrears to its staff, the number of its employees dwindled nearly 40% between March and September.

Sports

Sun TV wins bid to replace Deccan Chargers in Indian Premier League
Kalanithi Maran-led SUN TV successfully won the bid to own and run the Hyderabad IPL franchise team, replacing the debt-ridden Deccan Chargers.

Vaughan blasts India's 'pathetic' tactics
Vaughan, in his outburst, said India was redefining the "home advantage" and warned that they were setting up a wrong precedent for other countries.

Entertainment

Dabangg 2: Salman seeks Prabhu's feedback
When they last joined hands, Salman Khan and choreographer-turned-filmmaker Prabhu Dheva gave the audience a blockbuster in Wanted(2009).

Jaspal Bhatti's son, actress Surilie in a critical condition
Popular comedian and film director Jaspal Bhatti was killed when his car rammed into a roadside tree in the wee hours on Thursday.

Infotech

Android to overtake Windows in 2016: Gartner
Google's Android operating system will be used on more computing devices than Microsoft's Windows within four years.

'Beautiful' Microsoft Surface gets mixed reviews
Tech bloggers and other reviewers praised Microsoft's new Surface RT tablet for beautiful design.

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