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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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October 08, 2013

Top Headlines

Trains, airports, hospital services hit by Andhra protests
Rail and air traffic beside emergencies like medical services have been hit due to lack of electricity. Tirupati and Vijayawada airports are running on backup power.

Desperate infiltration bid in J&K's Keran sector foiled: Army chief
Army chief Gen Bikram Singh said the "desperate infiltration bid" by terrorists in Keran sector in Jammu and Kashmir has been foiled.

Rahul defends timing of ordinance remark, says there is no 'right time' to speak truth
Rahul Gandhi accused the opposition BJP of not having an understanding about the poor.

Cities

Tandoor murder case: SC commutes death penalty of Sushil Sharma to life term
Former Delhi Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma was convicted for murdering his wife Naina Sahni and trying to burn her body in a restaurant tandoor in 1995.

Telangana shadow on Tirupati festival
The Seemandhra protests have choked the flow of devotees for the annual Tirupati Brahmotsavam , Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board (TTD) data shows.

Business

Domestic car sales in September climb to highest this fiscal
Car sales in India rose to 1,56,018 units in September, the highest level this fiscal, raising hopes of a rebound in the market.

FIPB to take call on Tata-Singapore Airlines deal on Oct 18
The venture, to be called Tata SIA Airlines Ltd, will have Tata Sons as the majority partner with a 51 per cent stake, while Singapore Airlines will hold a 49 per cent stake.

Sports

Srinivasan back as BCCI chief, new probe panel formed
The SC allowed N Srinivasan to take charge as the BCCI president and formed a fresh probe panel to investigate IPL 6 spot-fixing scandal.

Sanju Samson's Royal salute to Rahul Dravid
During the course of the CLT20 final, 18-year old Sanju Samson grabbed the spotlight from Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid albeit for a brief period.

Entertainment

Salman Khan speaks about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
In the recent weekend episode of Bigg Boss 7, the actor told Shilpa Saklani that she resembles Aishwarya, especially her eyes.

Rekha and Amitabh's flight picture goes viral
When Amitabh was recently approached mid-flight by the pilot for a photograph, he obliged. But little did the fan know that this image would soon go viral, thanks to the presence of Rekha in the backseat.

Infotech

iPhone 6 to have 4.8-inch screen: Analyst
Apple is said to be working on an iPhone with a 4.8-inch screen, a 20% increase in screen size.

YouTube coming soon to TVs in India
Google is making a big push to boost YouTube usage in India and is in talks with direct-to-home cable providers to bring the service to televisions screens.

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Buying your first house? Here's a checklist of 9 sales pitches that you should be wary of

Buying your first house? Here's a checklist of 9 sales pitches that you should be wary of
As the festive season approaches, salesmen and agents are preparing to lure you with freebies and discounts. Here’s how to take a decision based on facts.
Before buying a property, read the sales agreement carefully
ET Wealth looks at a few clauses in a sale deed that you should examine closely before signing it.
Now pay more for banking services
While the increase in repo rates will make loans more expensive, you also need to be cautious about the fees and charges for other banking services and transactions, which have been hiked in the recent past.
Exposure to $100 billion unhedged foreign loans: How deep a trouble is India Inc in?
The rupee’s depreciation will result in higher input costs as well as higher spend on the interest payment for foreign loans.
IIFCL or Hudco: Which of the two tax-free bonds should you opt for?
The rating differential will come into play if you want to sell the bonds later. An AAA paper usually commands a better price than AA+ paper in the secondary market.
Quote of the week
"Today, we have an explosion in banking, wherein a bank’s most trusted customers are not the rich but the poor."
P Chidambaram Union Finance Minister
Family finances: High income, early start make goals of Khobragades within reach

Family Finances

The Khobragades have done well in buying adequate insurance and a house early in life. Now, they must shed their inhibitions about equity investment.
Financial mistakes young investors should avoid

Financial Planning

Youth should do away with lame excuses about managing money and develop good financial habits that can serve them well in later life.
Healthspring: Kaushik Sen's Rs 5 crore venture brings back concept of a family doctor

Money-making venture

If one was ill, the doctor would even visit your home and recommend medication,” says Sen, adding, “In the past 10-15 years, the concept of family doctor has vanished.
How Sudhakar Chirra’s online venture, AbhiBus turned into a multi crore venture in six years

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'The untapped potential of the bus transport vertical will keep us busy, and hopefully, profitable,' says Sudhakar Chirra.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

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October 07, 2013

Top Headlines

Seemandhra students 'missing' from Hyderabad colleges
Attendance in Hyderabad's colleges has shown a 25% decline and teachers are blaming it on the ongoing Seemandhra protests.

Air India’s Dreamliner aircraft develops technical snag before take-off in Chennai
The snag could not be rectified and passengers were made to disembark at around 1.45pm.

Two Americans, German win 2013 Nobel prize for medicine
Americans James Rothman and Randy Schekman and German-born researcher Thomas Suedhof won the 2013 Nobel prize for medicine.

Cities

Man held selling off his 20-year-old wife
Burtolla police arrested a man for selling off his 20-year-old wife in 2011 and then selling her off to a 'flesh trade' agent two months back.

Maid rescue: Employer denied bail, to be counselled in jail
A 50-year-old woman, arrested for allegedly assaulting and illegally confining a maid in her house here, was denied bail by a Delhi court.

Business

Gold futures rise on firm global cues
Gold futures prices rose by 0.79 per cent to Rs 29,000 per 10gm as speculators enlarged their positions on the back of firming global trends.

RBI to relax norms for forex futures after rupee stabilizes
RBI said it will look at easing restrictions on the forex futures market once stability improves in the foreign exchange market.

Sports

Ready to open innings in all three formats: Rohit Sharma
After guiding Mumbai Indians to their second Champions League T20 title, Rohit Sharma said he is ready to open in all 3 formats of the game.

Rafael Nadal eyes Masters record in Shanghai
After replacing Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings, Nadal can now become the first man to win six Masters trophies.

Entertainment

It’s difficult for me to get over my father’s betrayal: Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat opens up to TOI just ahead of her upcoming show 'The Bachelorette India — Mere Khayalon Ki Mallika' on Life OK.

Will never work with Sanjay Dutt again: Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma on the sets of Satya 2, talks about Jiah Khan, Sanjay Dutt, KJo and his upcoming films.

Infotech

Google to launch Gem smartwatch in October: Report
Search engine giant Google may launch a smartwatch called Gem later this month to coincide with the release of its Android 4.4 Kit Kat.

LG to launch 6-inch curved screen phone in November
LG Electronics's display unit said it will start mass production of curved smartphone displays.

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Sunday, October 6, 2013

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October 06, 2013

Top Headlines

Protesters defy curfew, shoot-at-sight orders in Vizianagaram
Satyna Engineering College, run by family members of the AP Congress chief B Satyanarayana, on the outskirts of Vizianagaram, was targeted by the protesters.

International inspectors start destroying Syria's chemical weapons: UN
A UN official says international inspectors have started destroying Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and the machinery used to create it.

It's all right if minorities don't repay loans, Karnataka Congress chief says
KPCC president G Parameshwara on Saturday suggested it's all right for them to cheat by not repaying loans taken from government agencies.

Cities

Air Force glider lands in park in Delhi
An IAF microlite aircraft made an emergency precautionary landing in a park near a metro station in east Delhi after the pilot suspected a problem in the plane.

Man hangs son, self over wife's illicit affair
Suspecting his wife of having an illicit affair, a man allegedly killed his five-year-old son and later committed suicide here, police said on Sunday.

Business

SBI lags in business: RBI report
SBI is number one in many aspects but when it comes to business and profits per employee, the country's largest lender ranks below the national average.

Gold imports may pick up this fiscal: GJF
The country's gold import, which is at a "standstill" now, are expected to pick up and may touch 725 tonnes this fiscal, a top industry body has said.

Sports

It's Sachin vs Dravid for the last time
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid - will be up against each other for the last time as both the batsmen will quit the shortest format.

Djokovic beats Rafa Nadal for fourth China Open win
Novak Djokovic won his 4th China Open title in 5 years, prevailing 6-3 6-4 in the final against Rafael Nadal who will replace him as the men's new world number one.

Entertainment

Is Shah Rukh Khan controversy's favourite child?
Shah Rukh is helmed as the new 'King' of box-office and the actor, who is basking in the success of his blockbuster movie Chennai Express, is on cloud nine these days.

I would respect a marriage where man, woman be free to sleep with anyone: Irrfan
Irrfan Khan is everything that he does not play on screen. Maybe that's why he keeps emphasising on lighter, romantic roles.

Infotech

'Obamacare site architecture flawed'
Days after the launch of Obamacare website, millions of Americans looking for information on new health insurance plans were still locked out of the system.

HTC One mini available online for Rs 35,000
One mini, the smaller version of HTC One smartphone, may finally be launched in India soon.

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