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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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February 19, 2013

Top Headlines

Oscar Pistorius accused of girlfriend's 'premeditated' murder
Defence lawyers are expected to argue that there are "exceptional circumstances" for Pistorius to be freed pending trial.

Lankan forces photographed killing LTTE chief's son in cold blood after handing snack
Photographs have emerged claiming that the 12-year-old son of Prabhakaran was summarily executed, leaving more questions for Lanka to answer about war crimes.

PM conveys 'concern' to David Cameron over graft claims
Manmohan Singh said he conveyed his "serious concern" to British counterpart Cameron over allegations of corruption in a 2010 deal for Anglo-Italian helicopters.

Cities

Unable to serve parents youth jumps to death
A youth in Gujarat's Bhuj Taluka allegedly committed suicide by jumping in the village pond. According to police the youth was not able to serve his old parents.

Youths help cops save girl from kidnappers
Alerted by two vigilant youths, police managed to arrest three kidnappers who abducted a 19-year-old mentally-unsound girl late on Sunday night.

Business

SpiceJet, IndiGo join Jet Airway's airfare war, offer discounts
The travel fraternity had predicted that 2013 will be all about exciting offers to stimulate the market.

Times, HDFC Bank launch credit card
The features of the card include a welcome benefit comprising a bouquet of gift vouchers for shopping and dining.

Sports

Injured Jayawardene out of Bangladesh series
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was ruled out of the forthcoming home series against Bangladesh because of a finger injury, the cricket board said.

Yuvraj Singh predicts 'good' India-Australia Test series
The middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh said the upcoming four-match series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on Friday will be a "good" contest.

Entertainment

Indian guru helped Helen Hunt conceive
Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt believes an Indian guru helped her realise her dream of becoming a mother after an uplifting experience with him.

Sonal Chauhan turns singer for '3G'
The actress has sung a song in her forthcoming film "3G" and thanks music composer Mithoon for encouraging her by giving this opportunity.

Infotech

Infosys to list on NYSE Euronext on February 20
Infosys will become the first Indian company to be admitted to trade on the leading global bourse.

Secret Chinese military unit behind cyberattacks: Report
The report by Mandiant identified the People's Liberation Army's Shanghai-based Unit 61398 as the most likely driving force behind the hacking.

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Monday, February 18, 2013

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February 18, 2013

Top Headlines

Milkha Singh booked in connection with brawl in Chandigarh Golf Club
Legendary athlete Milkha Singh, a Punjab Congress MLA and a former Army officer have been booked by the police in connection with a brawl between two groups.

Supreme Court stays execution of Veerappan's aides
The Supreme Court has provided temporary relief to the four aides of ?sandalwood smuggler Veerappan staying their execution till further orders.

Govt unlikely to hand over Afzal Guru's body to his family
A home ministry official said Afzal was buried inside Tihar Jail complex in line with the prison manual and the government has no plans to hand over the body.

Cities

Mahakumbh: Lok Sabha Speaker takes holy dip at Sangam
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar took a holy dip at Sangam on Monday while attending the Mahakumbh here.

Woman gang-raped by four men, filmed
A 30-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by four persons, who also made a video clip of her, in Sikri village under Bhopa police station in UP, police said.

Business

India's external debt nearly trebles as trade deficit widens
With the trade deficit increasing, the country's external debt has nearly trebled and has the potential to fuel an already high inflation.

Veerappa Moily rules out rollback in petrol, diesel price hike
Petrol price in Delhi went by Rs 1.80 to Rs 69.06 per litre from February 16. Diesel rates went up by 51 paise to Rs 48.16 a litre.

Sports

Viswanathan Anand wins Grenke title
Viswanathan Anand notched up his first title of the year when he scored an emphatic victory over Arkadij Naiditsch to lift the Grenke Chess Classic trophy.

Beaten Pakistan slammed for lack of aggression
Pakistan's cricketers came under fire after their series defeat in South Africa, with former players blaming the team's timid approach for their loss in the second Test.

Entertainment

Oscar movies are hits, too, for a change
As a crop, this year's nine best picture nominees has been one of the most talk-provoking, op-Ed-generating bunches in recent Oscar history.

Aamir Khan ensures justice is delivered
Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate has been off air for around six months and it still has a high recall value among the audiences.

Infotech

BPOs eyeing effectiveness to drive growth
BPOs now do a repertoire of complex work, emerging as a transformational partner to customers.

Internet rates may go up
DoT has proposed to charge one-time entry of Rs 15 crore for a national level Unified Licence compared to Rs 30 lakh which companies pay for internet services at present.

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

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February 17, 2013

Top Headlines

Russian meteor exploded with force of 30 Hiroshima bombs
The meteor that streaked across Russian skies on Friday, exploded with a force 30 times greater than Hiroshima nuclear bomb, Nasa scientists say.

Markandey Katju must quit press council, Jaitley says
BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday asked Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju to quit, saying a person holding the post much be impartial.

EC bars 2171 candidates from contesting for not disclosing expenditure details
The Election Commission has disqualified as many as 2,171 candidates for failing to furnish details of expenditure incurred while contesting polls.

Cities

Delhi feels more unsafe, foreigners say
Delhi reported more than 650 rape cases in the National Capital Region last year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.

Builder's murder: Ex-cop arrested
A day after a Navi Mumbai builder was shot dead by two assailants dressed as private security guards, a retired cop was held in this connection.

Business

Economy to grow at 5.5% in current fiscal,7% in 2013-14: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Indian economy would grow at a rate of between 5 and 5.5% in current fiscal and could expand by 7% in 2013-14, said Plan panel deputy chairman.

Abu Dhabi's Etihad needs to revise Jet Airways deal: Chairman
The airline chairman, speaking on the sidelines of a defence exhibition in the UAE capital, said officials would meet with Anand Sharma to discuss the matter.

Sports

Messi hits 300th Barcelona goal in comeback win
Lionel Messi scored his 300th Barcelona goal as the Spanish league leaders came from a goal down to beat Granada 2-1 at Nuevo Los Carmenes on Saturday.

Focus on fielding drills in Indian team training
The players, young and experienced, showed zeal and energy during the fielding session.

Entertainment

Was curled up in agony for 20 years: Padma Lakshmi
Lakshmi has revealed that she use to suffer crushing fatigue and mood swings before she was diagnosed with 'endometrosis' at he age of 36.

Sara Loren a born star: Mahesh Bhatt
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says Pakistani actress Sara Loren was born to be a star.

Infotech

Apple can kill Microsoft, Sony in gaming: Xbox founder
Venting his frustration on Microsoft's Xbox strategy, Brown wrote that Microsoft has only coasted on the success of gaming console for the past 5 years.

Polaris opens sales office in New Zealand
Financial technology company Polaris has opened its new sales office in Wellington, New Zealand as part of expanding its presence overseas.

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

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February 16, 2013

Top Headlines

VVIP chopper deal: Senior MoD official to visit Italy
A senior defence ministry official will leave for Italy on Monday to probe alleged kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal that has engulfed the UPA govt.

Geetika Sharma mother's suicide case: Charges against Kanda, Chaddha
Delhi police slapped the abetment to suicide charge against Gopal Kanda and Aruna Chaddha after their names figured in Anuradha Sharma's suicide note.

Suryanelli rape: Missing convict who alleged Kurien involvement produced in court
Dharmarajan, the absconding convict in the Suryanelli gangrape case, was sent to the subjail here by the district and sessions judge before whom he was produced today.

Cities

Trader shot dead resisting robbers
Six armed men allegedly shot dead a 35-year-old trader when he tried to stop them from robbing his house, police said on Saturday.

Teen rapes 1-year-old neighbour in Delhi
A one-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by her 15-year-old neighbour in Uttam Nagar, west Delhi.

Business

G20 to banish 'economic warfare' fears
G20 finance ministers sought to convince markets they would not slide into "economic warfare" with competitive devaluations of currencies to boost activity.

Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.50/ltr
State-run fuel retailers have decided to raise petrol prices by Rs 1.50 a litre and diesel by 45 paise per litre, excluding local tax, from Friday midnight.

Sports

Tendulkar sweats it out at training camp
The Indian team on Saturday began their three-day training camp ahead of their Test series against Australia starting next week.

Team India retains third position in Twenty20 rankings
India retained the 3rd spot in the latest ICC Twenty20 Championship table released on Saturday, while Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina slipped in the Twenty20 batting charts.

Entertainment

Salman doesn't like film promotions
Salman Khan says he hates getting out of his house to promote movies before their release. The actor had a busy 2012 as he was extensively promoting his two releases.

PVR apologises to Aamir Khan
PVR Pictures has issued an apology to actor Aamir Khan for misquoting him on Hollywood filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow's new film " Zero Dark Thirty".

Infotech

Facebook says it was hacked
Facebook said on Friday it had been the target of an unidentified hacker group, but it found no evidence that user data was compromised.

Apple can kill Microsoft in gaming: Xbox founder
If Apple enters the gaming industry, it will conquer the segment and destroy current big-wigs like Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, said founders of Xbox console.

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