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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

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April 17, 2013

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Shiv Sena calls for NDA meet over PM candidate issue
Shiv Sena asked the BJP leadership to clear its stand on the issue of prime ministerial candidate and demanded that a meeting of NDA be convened soon.

Supreme Court gives Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender
Granting interim relief to Dutt, the apex court said the actor will not be entitled to any further extension of time and will have to surrender after 4 weeks.

Bomb blast near BJP office in Bangalore, Centre orders probe
Investigators probing the blast say that a bomb was fitted on a motorcycle parked near the BJP office.

Cities

Woman beaten with iron rods in Ludhiana as people look on
The victim filed a complaint, leading police in Ludhiana to register a case and launch a hunt to arrest the accused.

Bangalore roads get blacktops before elections
The BJP government could not repair the targeted number of roads in its five-year regime, despite money being available for approved works.

Business

India and China will drive global growth: Chidambaram
India and China will drive global growth in the years to come with the growth rate in India projected to be upto 6.7% between 2013 and 2014, Chidambaram said.

Gold hovers near 19-month low, bargain buying on
The actively traded gold contract for June delivery on the multi-commodity exchange was 181 rupees lower at 25,585 rupees per 10 grams.

Sports

Jayawardene focuses on home games to bounce back
Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a nail-biting victory over Delhi Daredevils via the Super Over in a thrilling match on Tuesday.

PCB plans new expert to guard players from fixers
The Pakistan Cricket Board is working on a plan to send a "vigilance expert" with team to England for The Champions Trophy to help ward off match fixers.

Entertainment

Kristen Stewart to star in 'Snow White' sequel
Stewart said she is excited about the sequel and predicted it would be amazing.

John sees another superstar in Shakti Kapoor's son
John Abraham, who plays gangster Manya Surve in 'Shootout at Wadala', marvels at newcomer's performance in the film and says he could be the next star.

Infotech

Google, HP, Microsoft seek stricter visa rules for TCS, Infosys
The immigration overhaul is straining Indo-US relations, with veiled warnings of consequences if the US puts in place curbs against Indian IT firms.

Over 50% mobile apps to be hybrid by 2016: Gartner
Hybrid apps will be used in more than 50 per cent of mobile apps by 2016, according to research firm Gartner.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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April 16, 2013

Top Headlines

Massive quake hits Iran-Pak border, tremors felt in India
A strong 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Iran, near the border with Pakistan, at 10:44 GMT today at a depth of 73 miles, the US Geological survey said.

Pervez Musharraf out of Pakistan election race
Musharraf's nomination papers were rejected from NA-32 Chitral, after being earlier disqualified from three other constituencies.

Aarushi, Hemraj killed by the Talwars, CBI officer tells court
Aarushi's sensational murder five years back was carried out by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar and no outsider was present at the time of the crime, CBI said.

Cities

Modi moves to swanky Rs 150cr office
A swanky ministers' block named Swarnim Sankul -1 in the new secretariat complex was inaugurated by chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Man thrown off car from flyover, killed
A motorist hit the barricade of a flyover at Alwarpet and flew off the vehicle through a front door that opened, and landed on the road some 50ft below and died instantly.

Business

Rupee up 19 paise vs dollar
The rupee on Tuesday gained 19 paise to 54.43 against the dollar in early trade today on increased selling of the US currency by exporters.

'Investment pacts can't be subject to foreign tribunals'
P Chidambaram has made it clear that any bilateral investment protection agreement has to be subject to jurisdiction of domestic legal institutions.

Sports

Kallis gets Mandeep, KXIP lose top order
After the early dismissal of Punjab's Adam Gilchrist, Lakshmipathy Balaji struck for Knight Riders to dismiss Manan Vohra in their IPL 6 match at PCA Stadium in Mohali.

Kevin Pietersen is most missed foreign player in IPL
Prolific England batsman Kevin Pietersen is the most missed overseas cricketer in the IPL, according to a poll conducted by sportswear giant Nike.

Entertainment

Nayanthara refuses item number in Shah Rukh film
Heard that the South hottie Nayanthara — yeah, the one who was dating Prabhudheva and almost married him — is not keen on Bollywood at all?

Uday Chopra finds Nargis Fakhri hot!
That Uday Chopra and Nargis Fakhri are reportedly seeing each other is old news. Two have been very smart in keeping their relationship under wraps.

Infotech

Govt's dream: Homegrown industry for PC hardware
India, home to many leading software outsourcing companies, wants to replicate that success by creating a homegrown industry for computer hardware.

What makes Infosys a potential acquisition target
Is Infosys, once the bellwether of the Indian information technology sector and a widely respected firm now a potential acquisition target?

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Monday, April 15, 2013

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April 15, 2013

Top Headlines

German Bakery blast: Main accused found guilty by court
A Pune court today found Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig guilty in the 2010 German bakery bomb blast case in which 17 people were killed and 64 others injured.

Actor Sanjay Dutt asks Supreme Court for more time to surrender
Sanjay Dutt has asked SC to give him a few more weeks before he is sent to jail. His case will be heard tomorrow. Dutt has to surrender on or before April 18.

Gold hits 15-month low at Rs 27,100 per 10 grams
Gold futures prices today fell by 2.95% to trade at over one-year low of Rs 27,100 per ten grams as speculators engaged in offloading their positions.

Cities

13-yr-old boy slits taxi driver's throat
A 13-year-old boy allegedly slashed the throat of a taxi-driver in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, police said.

65-year-old 'molested' by bank manager
Can a 65-year-old woman be molested by a manager of a multinational bank, half her age? The Bansdroni police weren't keen to dabble into such questions.

Business

March inflation eases to 3-yr low
Inflation in India declined to a three-year low in March, a drop that could allow the central bank to keep cutting interest rates to help revive a sputtering economy.

Oil India bets big on wind, solar power
Betting big on govt sops and lucrative carbon credits, oil and power companies are setting up wind power stations for either captive use or supplying to grid.

Sports

Upbeat CSK take on wounded Warriors
After a heart-stopping 'last-ball' victory on Saturday against Royal Challengers, Chennai Super Kings next face a visit from early strugglers Pune Warriors.

Australia's Adam Scott wins the Masters
Adam Scott sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to win the 77th Masters, becoming the first Australian to capture the green jacket.

Entertainment

Poster-boy SRK too distracting for Aamir Khan
The source added, "Aamir told someone to take off the poster of Dil To Pagal Hai as it was distracting him during a shoot in Yash Raj Studio."

Salman Khan stalled by 'Mental' fighters
Salman Khan's shoot of Mental in Lavasa came to a screeching halt over simmering tension between action artistes from Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Infotech

iPhone sales boost Apple India profit over 400%
Apple India's revenues rose threefold to over Rs 2,000 crore for the year ended March 2012, and analysts expect surging iPhone sales.

Nokia Lumia 720: Pre-orders start at Rs 18,999
Nokia Lumia 720, the hotly anticipated Windows Phone 8 smartphone, is set to be launched this week, and pre-orders have already started.

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

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April 14, 2013

Top Headlines

Nitish warns BJP, says follow Vajpayee's 'Rajdharma'
Bihar chief minister today set clear terms for future political alliance giving enough hints that Modi will not be acceptable to JD (U) without naming him in his speech.

Will thrash SP goons black and blue after assuming power, Mayawati says
"BSP had distributed land to dalits which was forcibly taken over by the SP goons. If BSP is voted back to power, we will thrash them black and blue," Mayawati said.

Dhoni does it again, cracks more jokes on 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja
Captain Dhoni seems to be in a very playful mood these days as he once again tickled his fans' funny bones by cracking a few good-humoured jokes on CSK teammate.

Cities

Bengal woman raped by three in Thane
A 26-year-old married woman belonging to West Bengal was allegedly raped by three persons, including a lodge manager, police said on Sunday.

MCD schoolgirl's journey to Cambridge
Daughter of an electrician with the erstwhile MCD, Darshana is now pursuing PhD in physics at Cambridge University, supported by multiple scholarships.

Business

India Inc raises $7.5bn in foreign debt
11 companies have raised a record USD 7.5 billion in foreign debt this year via bonds, which is 75 per cent of what India Inc had mopped up in the entire 2012.

Stir at currency press may spread to other units: Union
A 'stop work' agitation at the India Security Press and Currency Note Press which began from Friday evening after altercations between a CISF Commander and workers.

Sports

KKR off to good start against Hyderabad
Manvinder Bisla and Gautam Gambhir gave Kolkata Knight Riders good start against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 17th match of the IPL 6 at Eden Gardens.

F1: Alonso wins Chinese GP for Ferrari
Fernando Alonso emerged unscathed to take victory in a drama-packed Chinese GP, with the Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton holding on for second and third.

Entertainment

Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali team up once again?
World continues to speculate about the actor who will play Bajirao in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani, there's buzz that indicates SLB is in talks with Ajay Devgn.

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia’s first wife, sons left out of biopic
Bansuri legend's estranged eldest son from first wife late Kamala Devi says his famous father can't undo 'history'; all he wants from him is love and acceptance

Infotech

Smartphones to have bendable, foldable screens soon
The touted arrival this year of wearable gadgets such as computer displays strapped to wrists and in wrap-around glasses is just a step towards a bigger revolution.

Dell XPS 12 review: A remarkable, expensive affair
Laptops took a beating ever since iPad and other tablets arrived in the market. Let's find out if Dell XPS 12 is worth a buy, considering that its price starts at Rs 1.07 lakh.

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