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Friday, August 16, 2013

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August 16, 2013

Top Headlines

Sensex falls nearly 4% on US stimulus, capital control fears
The Sensex provisionally fell 3.87%, while the Nifty ended down 4.08%, marking their biggest single-day fall since September 22, 2011.

Hopes of miracle fade, 4 bodies pulled out of INS Sindhurakshak
More than two days after serial explosions on INS Sindhurakshak, naval divers have extricated four "severely disfigured" bodies since Friday morning.

As crisis deepens, Egypt braces for more violence
Deeply polarized Egypt braced for renewed confrontation on Friday after the Muslim Brotherhood called for a nationwide march of millions to show anger.

Cities

Doctors declare woman cop aspirant male
The gender and fate of an 18-year-old applicant for a woman police constable's job has been decided.

Toddler slips from hand, washed away by Musi river
In a tragic incident, a UK-based NRI doctor's one-and-half-year-old daughter slipped from his hands and fell into the Musi at the Nagole bridge on Thursday afternoon.

Business

Gold futures regain Rs 30,000 level
Gold prices again crossed Rs 30,000 per ten gram level in futures trade on Friday by rising 3.56% as speculators engaged in building up positions.

Jewellery stocks tank
Led by Titan Industries, jewellery stocks on Monday tanked as much as 14 per cent, after the Reserve Bank prohibited inward shipment of gold coins.

Sports

Gambhir heads to England in search of form
Gautam Gambhir has been allowed to fly to Essex, north-east of London, to play with the first division county for the remaining season.

Former tennis champ Bob Hewitt charged with rape
Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt was charged in a South African court on Friday with two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of minor.

Entertainment

Shahid Kapoor to go bald?
Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor is allegedly going bald to play Hamlet in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Shakespeare's popular tragedy 'Hamlet'.

Shah Rukh Khan denied entry in Mumbai multiplexes
Even after 'Chennai Express' being declared a hit in its first few days of release, Shah Rukh is leaving no stone unturned to promote the movie.

Infotech

Wipro eyeing more deals in US
Wipro is looking to gain from a trend among large banks in North America to reduce the number of technology service providers they work with.

Google and Microsoft in a bitter fight over YouTube app
The tussle between Google and Microsoft over the "official" YouTube app for Windows Phone turned nasty on Thursday.

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

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August 15, 2013

Top Headlines

3 Indian Army jawans injured in fresh Pak firing at LoC
Three jawans were injured today in Pakistani firing on forward posts along the LoC in Balakote area of Poonch district in J&K, an Army official said.

Egypt crisis: Muslim Brotherhood remains defiant, calls for protest march in Cairo
Muslim Brotherhood called on followers to march in protest in Cairo today, after at least 421 people were killed in a security crackdown on the Islamist movement.

We are treated as if we don't belong to India: J&K CM Omar Abdullah
Pained by the criticism over the communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah demanded to know why Kashmiris were treated differently.

Cities

Brutally beaten by teacher, boy dies
A 10-year-old boy, allegedly beaten by his teacher at the Abhinaypura Government Primary School in Etawah, succumbed to his injuries at the SGPGI in Lucknow.

3000 newborns in Mumbai die before their 1st birthday
Two out of three infants who die in the city are newborns. An estimated 3,000 babies born in the city each year do not get to celebrate their first birthday, said experts.

Business

Economic slowdown won't last long: PM
The slowdown in Indian economy will not last long as government is working hard to remedy the situation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.

Journey of Indian rupee since independence
The Indian rupee, which was at par with the American currency at the time of independence in 1947, hit a record low of 61.80 against the dollar recently.

Sports

MSD to lead Kapil's best Indian ODI XII
Kapil Dev decided to keep himself "out" of the best-ever Indian ODI line-up which he feels should be led by another limited overs legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Premier League chief slams 'winter' 2022 World Cup
The chief executive of England's Premier League has said switching the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the European winter would be "nigh-on impossible".

Entertainment

Emraan Hashmi's grandmother passes away
Yesteryear actor Poornima and grandmother of actor Emraan Hashmi passed away late Wednesday night. Poornima had been in the hospital for a few days.

Bollywood's top patriotic songs
On the auspicious occasion of Independence Day, singers and musicians talk to us about their favourite patriotic song and what it means to them.

Infotech

Cisco to lay off 4,000 employees
Cisco's earnings and revenue grew in the latest quarter as demand for its computer networking equipment increased.

US county abandons TCS project, files lawsuit
Tata Consultancy Services, has been slapped with a lawsuit by Orange County in California for making "a series of false promises and intentional misrepresentations."

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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August 14, 2013

Top Headlines

Can't say what went wrong on submarine: Navy chief
Three officers are believed to be among the 18 men who met a tragic watery grave after a deafening blast tore through INS Sindhurakshak.

At least 43 dead as police swoop on pro-Morsi Cairo protest camps
Ousted President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood urged Egyptians to take to the streets in their thousands to denounce the 'massacre'.

LoC attacks: Parliament rejects Pak National Assembly resolution
Parliament rejected the Pakistan National Assembly resolution, saying it levelled "absolutely baseless and unfounded" allegations against India.

Cities

Three stuntboys make robbery bid on train
Three boys tried to rob a woman journalist at knife-point in MUMBAI, after she warned them not to perform dangerous stunts.

30 suspected dengue cases at IIT Bombay in two months
Over 30 suspected cases of dengue were reported on the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) campus in Powai in the last two months.

Business

Sensex extends gains to fourth day
Tata Motors Ltd rose 9.71 percent, marking its biggest single day percentage gain since March 2010, while Tata Steel Ltd ended 3.6 percent higher.

SAIL Q1 net down 35.25% to Rs 451 crore
State-owned steelmaker SAIL reported a 35.25% fall in standalone net profit to Rs 450.91 cr during the April-June quarter as revenue declined and costs rose.

Sports

Happiest moment yet, Virat Kohli on Arjuna nomination
Elated at being recommended for the Arjuna award, star cricketer Virat Kohli said it counts among the happiest moments of his life.

Warne slams Cook's tactics, McGrath hails England
Australia great Shane Warne maintained that England had won the Ashes in spite, rather than because, of Alastair Cook's overly defensive captaincy.

Entertainment

Aamir Khan does a Salman in 'Dhoom 3'
Although the face is not visible, the man in the poster looks like Aamir Khan giving a glimpse of his well-toned body.

'Chennai Express' breaks multiple records
The comedy, which urges you to leave rationality behind and encourages you to roll on the floor with laughter, has managed to bring the house down.

Infotech

Hyderabad-born Prem Watsa may bid for BlackBerry
Just over a year ago, Prem Watsa said BlackBerry was a "Canadian success story," a good buy and a likely turnaround story, despite declining market share.

In Pics: Samsung’s Dual Screen Flip Phone
With Galaxy W789, Samsung mixes the old-school flip phone design with two touchscreens of today.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

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August 13, 2013

Top Headlines

Will not allow repeat of forced migration from J&K: Centre
"We will not allow repetition of 1990. We will not allow forced migration. We will not allow forced resettlement," Chidambaram said in Rajya Sabha today.

Pak violates ceasefire again; forces free to respond to situation on LoC, Antony says
Pak troops targeted forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district with mortar shells and rockets. Indian troops retaliated resulting in heavy exchange.

2 more Andhra ministers resign, lakhs of employees to go on indefinite strike
Two more Andhra Pradesh ministers on Monday submitted resignations in protest against the Congress Working Committee's decision to create Telangana.

Cities

Student falls to death at Hyderabad university campus
A 19-year-old student of Hyderabad varsity had a fatal fall when she was talking over the cellphone while walking on the terrace of a building under construction.

Five Delhi students held in Agra for harassing US girls
Five students from Delhi who followed a tourist bus with 13 American girls and teachers and made lewd gestures here have been arrested, police said on Monday.

Business

SBI profit declines by 13.6%
SBI on Monday reported 13.6% decline in standalone net profit to Rs 3,241.08 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

Exports grow by 11.6% to $25.83 billion in July
Exports grew by 11.64 per cent to $25.83 billion in July, snapping two consecutive months of decline, on the back of demand from Africa, Asean and Far East regions.

Sports

Dravid in Kirmani's greatest Test team
Rahul Dravid and GR Vishwanath are among the 12 Karnataka players picked by Syed Kirmani in his personal list of the state's greatest ever in Test cricket.

Ashes: Bell emulates David Gower, Maurice Leyland
Ian Bell continued his purple patch of form against Australia on Sunday, becoming only the third Englishman to score three centuries in a home Ashes series.

Entertainment

Amitabh Bachchan meets Shah Rukh's newborn
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan met Shah Rukh Khan's son AbRam during the superstar's Eid party at his residence Mannat.

Jackie Shroff is the villain in 'Happy New Year'
The cast of Farah Khan's Happy New Year has been much speculated about. We have learnt that Jackie Shroff aka Jaggu Dada will be playing the villain in the film.

Infotech

Chinese IT companies new mantra to counter Indian rivals
Chinese technology outsourcing companies, once seen as a rising threat to Indian software services exporters, are beating a retreat from US stock exchanges.

Obamacare: How small IT cos are stealing march over TCS, Infosys
Indian companies that make specialised software and analytics for global healthcare providers are recording a sharp upswing in business.

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